Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Medical officials in Gaza sound the alarm after 6 infants die from cold weather

An infant in a hospital incubator.

At least six infants have died from cold-related injuries over the past two weeks in the Gaza Strip, local medics say, due to a lack of adequate shelter and heating.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/infants-dead-hypothermia-gaza-winter-israel-1.7467635?cmp=rss

Apple shareholders say no to scrapping company's diversity programs

A large Apple logo, seen from a low angle, is displayed on the side of a building.

Apple shareholders rebuffed an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into joining U.S. President Donald Trump's push to scrub corporate programs designed to diversify the workforce.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-shareholders-dei-vote-1.7467807?cmp=rss

Monday, February 24, 2025

Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against U.K. band for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival

A mean wearing a suit is seen onstage.

Members of the British band the 1975 cannot be held personally liable for losses of a Malaysian music festival that was shut down by authorities after lead singer Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate on stage, a London judge ruled Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/lawsuit-1975-malaysia-gay-kiss-1.7467157?cmp=rss

Nordic combined, lone Winter Games sport without gender equity, faces shaky Olympic future

American athlete Alexa Brabec competes in the women's five-kilometre leg of the nordic combined at the Nordic World Ski Championships Planica on February 24, 2023 in Slovenia.

Since the first Winter Games in 1924, nordic combined has tested the bravery and endurance of athletes in ski jumping and cross-country skiing. A year from now, it might be a former Olympic sport.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/nordic-combined-shaky-winter-olympics-future-1.7466712?cmp=rss

Sunday, February 23, 2025

In Ukraine, wounded warriors scoff at notion that Trump can bring peace with Russia

A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a black sweater, puts his fingers to his forehead as he sits beside a blue and yellow flag.

As Ukraine prepares to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy engages in some public negotiating with the U.S. as those doing the fighting cast doubt that peace will come soon.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-trump-wounded-soldiers-1.7466447?cmp=rss