Trump should be banned from holding public office, ex-FBI director says

Former FBI director James Comey says Donald Trump should be tried and convicted in the U.S. Senate for his role during the Capitol Hill riots earlier this month. 

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/james-comey-donald-trump-ban-1.5890924?cmp=rss

Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary of liberation online amid pandemic

A Jewish prayer for the souls of the people murdered in the Holocaust echoed Wednesday over where the Warsaw ghetto stood during the Second World War, as a world paused by the coronavirus pandemic observed the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/holocaust-memorial-day-pandemic-1.5890395?cmp=rss

Biden pauses oil and gas leases, cuts subsidies to act on climate

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a raft of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies, as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon to the economy.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/biden-oil-gas-leases-1.5890467?cmp=rss

Indonesia's most active volcano erupts

Indonesia's Mount Merali erupted Wednesday, forcing more than 150 people, mostly elderly, living within five kilometres of the crater to flee. It was Merapi's biggest lava flow since authorities raised its danger level in November. The volcano is on the densely populated island of Java.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/indonesia-s-most-active-volcano-erupts-1.5890403?cmp=rss

U.S. warns of heightened domestic terrorism threat after election, Capitol riot

The United States could face a heightened threat of domestic extremist violence for weeks from people angry at Donald Trump's election defeat and inspired by the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security warned on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-dhs-terrorism-advisory-election-1.5890030?cmp=rss

Doomsday Clock hovers dangerously close to midnight, as experts warn of 'crossroads' on climate change

The Doomsday Clock, introduced in 1947 as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying civilization, remains at 100 seconds to midnight, as experts warn the world is at a 'crossroads' on climate change, but see some positive developments.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/doomsday-clock-1.5889855?cmp=rss

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy over plot to kidnap Michigan governor

One of six men charged in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, admitting that the group discussed an incredible scheme to snatch her at her lakeside vacation home and destroy a bridge to slow down police.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/michigan-governor-kidnap-plot-guilty-plea-1.5889879?cmp=rss

Russian police search Alexei Navalny's residence, business offices

Police on Wednesday searched the Moscow apartment of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, another residence where his wife is living and offices of his anti-corruption organization.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-navalny-search-1.5889833?cmp=rss

Battling COVID-19 resurgence, South Africa prepares for first vaccines

Battling a COVID-19 resurgence driven by what health officials say is a more infectious variant, South Africa is preparing to roll out its first vaccines to front-line health-care workers. A delivery of one million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to arrive imminently at Johannesburg's international airport.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-africa-covid-vaccine-campaign-1.5889577?cmp=rss

GameStop's stock run hits 1000% as 2 Wall Street hedge funds admit defeat and bail out at huge loss

A pair of professional investment firms that placed big bets that money-losing video game retailer GameStop's stock will crash have admitted defeat in the David vs. Goliath battle that has seen retail investors on Reddit drive shares to record high after record high — forcing billions of dollars in losses to Wall Street firms along the way.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/gamestop-wednesday-1.5889652?cmp=rss

U.K. plant producing AstraZeneca vaccines partially evacuated over suspicious package

A plant in Wales that produces AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine has been partially evacuated after receiving a suspicious package, the company that operates it said on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-plant-producing-astrazeneca-vaccines-partially-evacuated-over-suspicious-package-1.5889522?cmp=rss

Bill Gates says gap in vaccine rollout between rich and poor countries will be '6 to 8 months, best case'

Poorer countries face a best-case scenario of a six- to eight-month lag behind richer nations in getting access to COVID-19 vaccines, philanthropist Bill Gates said on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gates-interview-covax-vaccines-1.5889504?cmp=rss

Protesting Indian farmers return to camp after storming historic fort

Leaders of a protest movement sought Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when thousands of farmers stormed India's historic Red Fort, the most dramatic moment in two months of demonstrations that have grown into a major challenge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-farm-protest-1.5889448?cmp=rss

U.S. promises to ramp up vaccine deliveries to states in coming weeks

Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-janary27-1.5889414?cmp=rss

Canadian among private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men, including a Canadian, who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canadian-private-space-crew-1.5888445?cmp=rss

Class-action suit alleges French police discriminate in identity checks

In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/class-action-suit-alleges-french-police-discriminate-in-identity-checks-1.5889407?cmp=rss

Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption

Indonesia's most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 metres down its slopes.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/volcano-indonesia-eruption-1.5889399?cmp=rss