Tag Archives: worlds

Yemen is suffering through what UN representatives are calling “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” Médecins Sans Frontières’ country director explains how he navigates a civil war and a major cholera outbreak while MSF’s own people come under fire. CBC | World News

Outside my nearest Tube station there’s a coffee kiosk and a news stand but, if anyone’s interested in applying, a vacancy for a blessing hut. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed

THE WORLD’S longest zip line has recently been revealed, which can reach speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. Daily Express :: Travel Feed

GREENLAND’S capital city, Nuuk, then known as the fort of Godt-Haab, was founded on August 29, 1728. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

ONE day in 1974, a pilot called Andy Alsop took off from a grass airstrip on the Orkney island of Westray and landed on a runway on the neighbouring island of Papa Westray 1.7 miles away exactly 69 seconds later. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

For some of Canada’s top wrestlers, this week’s world championships — running Monday through Saturday in Paris — will punctuate a difficult year, for individually unique reasons. CBC | Sports News

After being disqualified in the semifinals at the track and field world championships earlier this month, Aaron Brown responded by finishing third in the 200-metre race at the Diamond League event in Birmingham, England, on Sunday. CBC | Sports News

AUGUST 16 is celebrated by many people around the world as Rollercoaster Day. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed

The track and field world championships were supposed to be filled with golden goodbyes and a clash of rivalries. Unfortunately for athletes and fans, the farewells were not so fond, and it turned out that the biggest rivalry that played out over the past 10 days was between the human body and a stomach virus. CBC | Sports News

Canada’s Melissa Bishop finished fifth in the women’s 800-metres at the world track and field championships. The 29-year-old from Eganville, Ont., ran one minute 57.68 seconds. CBC | Sports News