Saturday, January 8, 2022

U.S. suggests it's open to limiting military exercises, missile deployments in talks with Russia

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A senior official says the United States is open to discussions with Russia on curtailing possible future deployments of offensive missiles in Ukraine and putting limits on U.S. and NATO military exercises in eastern Europe as part of strategic talks to begin next week.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-russia-military-exercises-missiles-1.6308639?cmp=rss

NASA's James Webb telescope opens its 'golden eye' mirror

Engineering teams celebrate opening of James Webb's second primary mirror

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/james-webb-telescope-nasa-mirror-golden-eye-1.6308532?cmp=rss

Turkmenistan leader wants to find way to put out 'Gates of Hell' fire burning for decades

'Gates of Hell' fire in Turkmenistan

The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights — the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the "Gates of Hell."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkmenistan-gates-of-hell-gas-crater-1.6308566?cmp=rss

22 dead after snowfall traps people in cold cars in Pakistan resort town

Cars trapped by snowfall in Murree, Pakistan, in January 2022

Temperatures fell to –8 C amid heavy snowfall at Pakistan's mountain resort town of Murree overnight, killing at least 22 people who were stuck in their vehicles, officials said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-snow-cold-resort-town-fatalities-1.6308458?cmp=rss

Kazakhstan arrests former security agency chief over protests

Armed riot police officers in Almaty, Kazakhstan

The former head of Kazakhstan's counterintelligence and anti-terror agency has been arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent protests that the president has blamed on foreign-backed terrorists.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kazakhstan-protests-arrest-security-chief-1.6308481?cmp=rss

Court documents show Novak Djokovic had COVID-19 last month

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Novak Djokovic's lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country's strict vaccination rules.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-court-documents-1.6308436?cmp=rss