Friday, March 25, 2022

Ice shelf the size of New York City collapses in previously stable East Antarctica

Antarctic Ice Collapse

An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/east-antarctica-ice-shelf-collapse-1.6397863?cmp=rss

Yemen rebels attack oil depot in Saudi city hosting Formula One race

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Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot on Friday in the Saudi Arabia city of Jeddah ahead of a Formula One race in the kingdom. It was the rebels' highest-profile assault yet, though Saudi authorities pledged the upcoming grand prix would go on as scheduled.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yemen-rebels-attack-oil-depot-saudi-f1-race-1.6397763?cmp=rss

Trudeau faced harsh critics in the EU Parliament this week. Here's who launched the attacks

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This week, criticism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by far-right, populist and anti-vaccine members of the European Parliament went viral on social media. CBC News takes a look at what was said, who said it and how the European Parliament is vastly different from parliaments anywhere else in the democratic world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/european-members-parliament-attact-trudeau-1.6397579?cmp=rss

Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson denies sexual assault allegations at introductory press conference

Browns Watson Football

Deshaun Watson maintained his innocence and strongly denied committing any sexual misconduct despite allegations made by 22 women against the Cleveland Browns' new starting quarterback.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/deshaun-watson-denies-allegations-nfl-1.6397820?cmp=rss

Anti-trans bills sweep the U.S.

Transgender Legislation Texas

A look at the conservative forces behind a spate of bills targeting transgender people in the United States.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/anti-trans-bills-sweep-the-u-s-1.6396149?cmp=rss

Italy to miss World Cup again following stunning upset loss to North Macedonia

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European champion Italy will miss the World Cup. Again. The unthinkable happened in Palermo, Italy on Thursday as the Azzurri were beaten 1-0 by North Macedonia following a last-gasp goal by Aleksandar Trajkovski in their playoff semifinal.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/soccer-italy-ousted-world-cup-contention-2022-1.6396818?cmp=rss

5 days after crash, 2nd black box eludes China searchers

China Plane Crash

Five days after the crash of a passenger jet in mountainous southern China, the disaster's cause remains a mystery while the search for the plane's second "black box" continued Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-crash-black-box-1.6397127?cmp=rss