Thursday, May 30, 2024

12-year-old Bruhat Soma wins prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee title in a tiebreaker

Twelve-year-old Bruhat Soma of Tampa, Fla., is presented with a trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scripps-spelling-bee-finals-1.7219127?cmp=rss

Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler holds 'no ill will' toward golfer, criticizes attorney

Golfer looks on after his swing.

The Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler said he has "no ill will" toward the pro golfer for injuries he said he suffered while directing traffic after a fatal accident during the PGA Championship.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/officer-arrested-scheffler-no-ill-will-criticizes-attorney-1.7219709?cmp=rss

As press freedoms decline in Israel, people there see the war differently from the rest of the world

A boy stands in front of the wreckage of a burned vehicle destroyed in an airstrike, with ash and burned clothing strewn on the ground, while a crowd of people examines the scene in the background.

Israel’s brief seizure of The Associated Press’s video equipment last week may have proven to be a step too far in the government’s limiting of press freedoms amid the war in Gaza.  



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-war-press-freedom-1.7218365?cmp=rss

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists, but acquits 2 in subversion trial

A Correctional Services Department bus arrives outside a Hong Kong court on Thursday. The court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-activists-convicted-1.7219014?cmp=rss

'Finish them': Nikki Haley's message on Israeli artillery shell condemned amid Rafah assault

A woman wearing a flak jacket squats in front of rows of artillery and writes a message on one of the weapons.

Amnesty International is among those criticizing former Republican former presidential contender Nikki Haley, the former. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, after she wrote "Finish Them!" on an Israeli artillery shell during a recent visit to Israel.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-nikki-haley-finish-them-1.7218504?cmp=rss