Sunday, February 5, 2023

Ukraine to replace defence minister as fighting rages in Donetsk

Russia Ukraine War

Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, in a reshuffle at the forefront of Ukraine's war campaign.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-defence-minister-1.6737932?cmp=rss

Viola Davis joins EGOT club after her audiobook memoir nets Grammy win

65th Annual Grammy Awards - Show

Viola Davis won a Grammy Award Sunday for the recording of her memoir, Finding Me. She has previously won an Emmy, Oscar and two Tony awards.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/viola-davis-egot-grammy-finding-me-1.6737960?cmp=rss

International help set to arrive in Chile after dozens killed in raging wildfires

Chile Wildfires

Firefighters were battling dozens of raging wildfires in Chile on Sunday, trying to gain control of one of the country's worst natural disasters in years as the death toll rose to at least 24 with nearly 1,000 more injured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/international-help-set-to-arrive-in-chile-after-dozens-killed-in-raging-wildfires-1.6737834?cmp=rss

Finland working to convince Turkey to resume NATO bid talks, foreign minister says

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Finland’s foreign minister says he’s working to convince Turkey to resume talks to ratify his country’s bid to join the NATO alliance along with Sweden, despite stalled negotiations.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/finland-minister-nato-turkey-1.6737789?cmp=rss

Iran acknowledges 'tens of thousands' detained in protests

Vatican Iran

Iran's supreme leader has reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for "tens of thousands" of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests. However, state media reports multiple exclusions, with the order not applying to anyone charged with spying.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-prison-sentences-khamenei-decree-1.6737710?cmp=rss

Canadian architects help lift 'curse' of bad sound at New York's famed Lincoln Center

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In 2016, a Canadian architecture firm was asked to help solve a notorious problem in one of the greatest concert halls in the United States: terrible acoustics. When it reopened last fall, the renovation received rave reviews.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/lincoln-center-sound-diamond-schmitt-1.6736541?cmp=rss

Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan president, dead at 79 after years in exile

Pakistan Musharraf

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died, an official said Sunday. He was 79.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pervez-musharraf-dead-dies-obit-1.6737692?cmp=rss