Sunday, May 21, 2023

NAACP among civil rights groups warning tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws

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The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are "openly hostile toward African Americans, people of colour and LGBTQ+ individuals."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-travel-warnings-naacp-lgbtq-1.6850920?cmp=rss

Zelenskyy says Bakhmut 'only in our hearts' after Russia claims control of destroyed Ukrainian city

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was "only in our hearts," hours after Russia's defence ministry reported that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, had seized the city in Eastern Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bakhmut-zelenskyy-g7-1.6850831?cmp=rss

Saturday, May 20, 2023

At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

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At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/stampede-soccer-stadium-el-salvador-1.6850818?cmp=rss

Zelenskyy and Trudeau meet face-to-face at G7 in Japan

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy early Sunday on the margins of the Group of Seven summit, CBC's Murray Brewster reports from Hiroshima, Japan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/japan-g7-summit-zelenskyy-trudeau-1.6850676?cmp=rss

Russia's Wagner Group claims control of Bakhmut, but Ukraine says fighting continues

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Russia's Wagner Group private army claimed on Saturday to have finally captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after the longest and bloodiest battle of the war. Kyiv denied the city had fallen, though it called the situation there critical.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-day-451-1.6850552?cmp=rss