Friday, January 28, 2022

Sales soar for Maus after school district in U.S. banned the Holocaust graphic novel

USA-EDUCATION/MAUS

Just days after the banning of Maus by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.com and are in limited supply.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/maus-sales-graphic-novel-holocaust-tennessee-1.6332181?cmp=rss

Omicron now driving more COVID-19 deaths in U.S. than during Delta wave

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA

Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the U.S., is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's Delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/omicron-now-driving-more-covid-19-deaths-in-u-s-than-during-delta-wave-1.6331871?cmp=rss

Residents, soldiers in Eastern Ukraine village watch and wait to see what comes next

Two men seen taking part in operation of an armoured personnel carrier in eastern Ukraine

A visit to a village near the rebel-held part of Eastern Ukraine provides a glimpse of what daily life is like for civilians and soldiers as Russian troops amass along the border.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-village-zolote-war-1.6332028?cmp=rss

London police seek to limit mentions of Downing Street parties in Gray report

BRITAIN-POLITICS/JOHNSON

An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's future could be further delayed after the police asked for the report to make only "minimal reference" to those events.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/partygate-london-police-report-downing-street-gray-report-1.6331573?cmp=rss

Nearly 4 in 10 people in Ethiopia's Tigray region struggling to eat: World Food Program

Ethiopia Tigray Crisis City Under Siege

Although the ability of aid workers to enter Tigray improved during the summer months and "kept starvation at bay" for people there, no aid convoy has reached Tigray since mid-December, the United Nations agency said in an assessment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tigray-hunger-ethiopia-wfp-sudan-1.6331558?cmp=rss

Russia now has needed 'capability' for moving against Ukraine, U.S. defence secretary says

A Ukrainian soldier takes part in an exercise involving use of an anti-tank missile

Top U.S. defence officials said Friday they remain concerned about Russia's intentions amid a troop buildup along Ukraine's borders that is sufficient for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move forward with military action.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-nato-tension-invasion-1.6330910?cmp=rss

Russia won't start a war in Ukraine, says foreign minister

Russia Foreign Policy

Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not start a war in Ukraine, but warned that it wouldn't allow the West to trample on its security interests, amid fears it is planning to invade its neighbour.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-united-states-nato-tension-invasion-1.6330910?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

Kenney and Hinshaw

Premier Jason Kenney says he wants to eliminate Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport program as soon as it's safe to do so, but noted that it's not yet the right time, as hospitals continue to feel pandemic pressures.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-january28-22-1.6330876?cmp=rss

On NATO's front lines, a difference of opinion on how to best respond to Russia

German carrier

The U.S. and its NATO allies have started planning to bolster military power in eastern Europe. But another key player has not: Germany. In the Baltic nation of Lithuania, CBC News heard from both perspectives.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nato-base-visit-lithuania-1.6330281?cmp=rss