Friday, January 31, 2020

A charger that works for all new smartphones? The EU wants to make it happen

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European lawmakers have agreed to forge ahead with a plan to push smartphone makers — namely Apple — to all use the same, standard charger. Despite protests from the tech giant, it could spell the end of the iPhone’s signature Lightning cable. And not just in Europe.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/universal-cable-eu-parliament-1.5448213?cmp=rss

After years of Brexit turmoil, U.K. officially leaves European Union

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Britain has left the European Union after 47 years, leaping into an unknown future in a historic blow to the bloc.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brexit-official-1.5448443?cmp=rss

Trump administration curbs immigration from 6 countries

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U.S. officials said immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will face new restrictions in obtaining certain visas to enter the United States.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-immigration-restrictions-1.5448111?cmp=rss

Greece to boost border patrols, install cameras in effort to stop migrants

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Greece is stepping up security on its porous land border with Turkey, used by thousands of migrants to clandestinely enter Europe, with extra guards supported by a network of powerful surveillance cameras, officials said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-border-security-patrols-cameras-migrants-1.5448294?cmp=rss

Michael Bloomberg has spent well over $200M on presidential campaign so far

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Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed more than $200 million US of his own money to his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as of the end of 2019, according to disclosures his campaign filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bloomberg-expenditures-election-1.5447814?cmp=rss

Police fire shots at vehicle outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

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Authorities say officers fired shots at a vehicle that breached security Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fla-mar-a-lago-shots-incident-1.5447681?cmp=rss

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi airports and Aramco oil facilities in airstrikes

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Yemen's Houthi military spokesperson said on Friday the group had launched 26 rocket attacks in the past week against airports in southern Saudi Arabia, facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco and "two sensitive targets deep in" the kingdom.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yemen-war-saudis-aramco-1.5447625?cmp=rss

Romney supports hearing more witnesses at Trump impeachment trial

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A second Republican senator declared support on Friday for calling witnesses at Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but it appears the way is still for a swift acquittal of the president.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fri-trump-impeachment-file-1.5447512?cmp=rss

Brexit Day: United Kingdom divorces from EU, steps into transition twilight zone

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The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, the most significant change to its place in the world since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of war.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-divorces-from-eu-1.5447221?cmp=rss

Controversial Nike shoe design cleared by track body despite risks

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While the governing body of track and field acknowledged on Friday that shoe technology poses a risk to the sport, it cleared distance runners to keep wearing a favoured Nike design.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/nike-shoe-design-track-and-field-ruling-1.5447481?cmp=rss

Harvey Weinstein rape accuser to testify in pivotal trial moment

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The woman whose rape allegation led to criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein is set to testify Friday in a pivotal moment for both sides in his #MeToo-era trial.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/weinstein-accuser-testifimony-1.5447164?cmp=rss

Japan panel finds Fukushima nuclear plant water release to sea is best option

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A Japanese government panel has roughly accepted a draft proposal for releasing into the sea massive amounts of radioactive water now being stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fukushima-nuclear-plant-water-release-1.5447167?cmp=rss

Pentagon chief defends Trump over comments on brain injury cases

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U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended President Donald Trump's response to American troops being diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Iran's missile strike, saying he cared about the servicemembers, as the number of servicemembers diagnosed increased to 64.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-military-brain-injuries-1.5447131?cmp=rss

Tokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumours amid global coronavirus outbreak

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Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumours that this year's 2020 Games might be cancelled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/coronavirus-olympics-tokyo-1.5447159?cmp=rss

WHO says borders should be kept open during coronavirus outbreak

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Borders should be kept open and people and trade flowing in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, although countries have a sovereign right to take measures to try to protect their citizens, the World Health Organization says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/who-borders-open-coronavirus-1.5447071?cmp=rss

Pompeo visits Ukraine as U.S. Senate prepares to debate witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and denied allegations that vital military aid and a White House visit was conditioned on a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden's family.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pompeo-visits-ukraine-trump-impeachment-trial-1.5447087?cmp=rss

Australia's capital declares state of emergency over out-of-control wildfire

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The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-s-capital-declares-state-of-emergency-over-out-of-control-wildfire-1.5447078?cmp=rss

Brexit Day: What you need to know

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The United Kingdom will officially cease to be a member of the European Union at 6 p.m. ET today, after 47 years of membership. Here's what you need to know.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brexit-arrives-explainer-1.5444287?cmp=rss

In Iowa, Republicans indifferent to Democratic caucuses. No one can beat Trump, they say

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Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn't matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-supporters-iowa-caucus-1.5446953?cmp=rss

Brexit arrives but 'the unknown' still looms over Northern Ireland

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Britain leaves the European Union today, and frustration over the potential impact of Brexit on trade is high throughout parts of Northern Ireland that have relied on the free flow of goods and people within the EU for decades.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brexit-northern-ireland-border-european-union-1.5445825?cmp=rss

'A descent into constitutional madness': Legal defence of Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo draws ire

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As if the impeachment trial taking place south of the border weren't alienating enough, with its arcane protocols, dense arguments and predictable partisanship, there is now a legal battle raging outside the Senate chamber that has the country's leading constitutional experts taking to Twitter and the op-ed pages.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dershowitz-presidential-power-impeachment-1.5447044?cmp=rss