Saturday, August 24, 2024

Judge dismisses charges against officers who shot Breonna Taylor, says boyfriend was 'legal' cause of her death

A person in uniform smiles and poses for a photograph while holding flowers and a certificate.

U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson's ruling declared that the actions of Taylor's boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/breonna-taylor-cause-of-death-boyfriend-judge-ruling-1.7304319?cmp=rss

WATCH | Modi visits Ukraine a month after warm Putin meeting

Two men look straight ahead and shake hands inside a formal room.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Ukraine a month after a warm meeting with President Vladimir Putin as Russia bombed a Kyiv children’s hospital.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6489962?cmp=rss

Friday, August 23, 2024

How rural Guatemalan communities are fighting malnutrition, climate change

woman with plants

Recent droughts and crop failures have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in Guatemala, prompting aid organizations like the UN's World Food Program to step in with training and financial aid to improve nutrition. Rural communities, like Tecuiz here, are learning new and innovative ways to improve local food production, both traditional and unconventional, such as aquaculture, in the country's rural Dry Corridor.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6489903?cmp=rss

Why is the U.S. cracking down on its northern border? | About That

A map of the U.S-Canada border east of Lake Ontario with spots highlight. Captions read '15k+ Illegal Crossings'.

While the U.S. deals with a crisis at its border with Mexico, it's also moving to curb a sharp increase in illegal crossings of asylum seekers at its northern border with Canada. About That producer Lauren Bird explains why experts say these crossings are straining the system and breaks down the changes the U.S. government is making in response.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6489454?cmp=rss

U.S. promises more aid for Ukraine as Zelenskyy drives home Kyiv's need for support now

A view of the Ukrainian flag fluttering above the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv on Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is reminding Kyiv's allies that his country cannot rely on IOUs to defend its borders, calling on those same partners to follow through on defence provision commitments promptly.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-aid-ukraine-biden-zelenskyy-1.7303635?cmp=rss