Mediacom world news portal
It’s been a long time coming, but Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally returning to Earth — without its two astronauts. The capsule is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday and land at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico early Saturday morning. CBC | World News
Read More »World
Paris mayor wants to keep Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. Not everyone is pleased
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plans to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower permanently has drawn the ire of some Parisians, French politicians, and the descendants of the man who designed the iconic structure. CBC | World News
Read More »Asda launches Cashpot for Schools initative with the help of Joe Wicks
Nine in 10 parents have been asked to donate to their child’s school – with 51 per cent of these asked ‘multiple times a year’. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.K. report on deadly Grenfell highrise fire slams unscrupulous companies, complacent government
A damning report on a deadly 2017 London highrise fire said on Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a “death trap” where 72 people lost their lives. CBC | World News
Read More »Woman who got Trump tattoo on forehead is now ‘fundraising thousands for removal’
Social media influencer, Rain Monroe caused a stir last month after appearing with a Donald Trump tattoo on her forehead – but now she’s considering her options Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Ukraine faces more deadly missile strikes as foreign minister submits resignation
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, the most major move in a government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a crucial juncture in the war against Russia. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed at least seven people in the Ukrainian city of Lviv near the Polish border. CBC | World News
Read More »WATCH | Pregnant woman, 6 children among migrants killed crossing English Channel
At least 12 people, including six children and a pregnant woman, were killed after a migrant ship capsized on the English Channel. The disaster has reignited calls for stronger measures to address the migrant crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »What’s happening in Sudan? All about the war and humanitarian crisis going mostly unnoticed
More than 500 days after a brutal civil war broke out in Sudan, little global attention is being paid to the tens of thousands who’ve been killed, the risk of famine and fears of genocide in the northeast African nation. And there are few signs the situation will get any better. CBC | World News
Read More »Desperate search launched in Majorca as two British hikers vanish after huge storm
Police are trying to establish the whereabouts of the missing hikers by triangulating their mobile phones. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘I was terrified’: Palestinian says he was forced to act as human shield for Israeli troops
A Palestinian civilian says he was unjustly detained by the IDF and made to take part in house-clearing operations in Gaza, forced to search buildings for explosives and Hamas militants before Israeli troops were cleared to enter. Rights advocates say it’s something the IDF has done before in this and past conflicts. CBC | World News
Read More »