Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon

Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and battered Beirut's southern suburbs. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-lebanon-truce-push-1.7370559?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop 

 Florida teachers can 'say gay' in classroom after lawsuit settlement

Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law critics dubbed "Don't Say Gay." #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/don-t-say-gay-florida-1.7141040?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop 

 A prominent U.K. Sikh died just before another activist was killed in B.C. Some see a connection

One Sikh community near Birmingham, U.K., is questioning the official version of the death of a prominent local independence activist in light of the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/avtar-singh-khanda-inquest-1.6989059?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop 

 Rare tidal phenomenon in Chinese river creates pec

The Qiantang River in eastern China was a sight to behold as a fish scale-shaped tide was seen forming on the water's surface. This type of tide is rare, discovered only in the past few years, and usually lasts only about a dozen minutes before fading. There was also a crossing tide  — where two tides collide into... #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rare-tidal-phenomenon-in-chinese-river-creates-pec-1.6984769?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop