The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/09 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/09 at 12:00 EST

This ascent isn't for everyone. You need grit to climb this high this often. You've got to be an underdog that always over-delivers. You've got to be 6,500 hospital staff, 1,000 doctors, all doing so much with so little. You've got to be Scarborough. Defined by our uphill battle and always striving towards new heights. And you can help us keep climbing.

Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fay we begin in the philippines where super typhoon fung wong has made landfall in the northeastern coast of the city of the country leaving at least two people dead more than a million people have already been evacuated winds wailed as officials loaded residents on trucks headed to shelters in Metro Manila. The edge of the storm had earlier today, packing winds estimated at 185 kilometers an hour, while heavy rain is flooding rivers and turning many roads into waterways. The country is under a state of emergency. Ukraine is facing a catastrophic energy crisis this morning after the devastating Russian weekend attacks targeted its power

infrastructure. Authorities in Kiev say power will be rationed across the country for up to 16 hours a day to allow for emergency repairs. Dominic Volaitis has the latest. At least seven people have been killed across Ukraine this weekend as Russia targeted the country with hundreds of drones. It was, according to Ukraine's presidents Volodymyr Zelensky, another huge attack. The strike was massive with a lot of ballistic missiles, he says. There were at least 25 and more than 450 drones of various types. Ukraine's energy infrastructure was badly damaged in the latest assault.

The state power firm warning generating capacity is down to zero as a result, meaning electricity will be cut for up to 16 hours in several parts of the country today. Ukraine too is stepping up its attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, striking oil depots and refineries. Overnight, Ukrainian drones temporarily disrupted power and heating in the southwestern Russian city of Veronish. Dominic Volaitis for CBC News, Bristol, England. The U.S. Senate is holding a rare, urgent Sunday session, hoping to resolve the crippling 40-day government shutdown. Lawmakers have been meeting throughout the weekend, but there are no signs of a breakthrough.

More than 1,400 flights were canceled yesterday, with thousands of others significantly delayed. Speaking to Fox News this morning, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that he expects the situation to get worse over the coming days. As I look two weeks out as we get closer to Thanksgiving travel, listen, I think what's going to happen is you're going to have air travel slow to a trickle. As everyone wants to travel to see their families, I think we're going to see air traffic controllers. Very few of them coming to work, which means, yes, you'll have a few flights taken off and landing at our different airports across the country. country. But the thousands of flights that happen every day to move people around the country for this great American holiday, it's not going to happen. Air traffic controllers have been working without a paycheck during the shutdown and many are now reporting dangerous levels of fatigue.

Singapore will start caning people convicted of scamming. The punishment is part of a new law aimed at tackling a surge and financial fraud. The Southeast Asian nation calls it necessary. Patrick Falk reports. They include fake job and love scams, among others. Scamming now accounts for about 60% of all reported crimes in Singapore. To crack down on it, the city-state is turning to caning. Criminal lawyer Josephus Tarn says the penalty is meant to send a clear message. The whole idea about caning is really not a form of torture.

It's really a lesson. Criminal's court scamming could now be sentenced to between 6 and 24 strokes of the cane. depending on the severity of the case. Many people in Singapore support the deterrent. Local Harry Tanayas says it's an effective way of dealing with criminals. These kind of law in place, they'll think twice before scamming others. Scamming has proliferated across Southeast Asia in recent years. Cyber scam hubs in countries like Cambodia and Myanmar have cheated people out of billions of dollars worldwide.

Patrick Fock for CBC News, Singapore. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg.