Wednesday, March 1, 2023

'A little scary': Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race to begin with smallest field ever

Iditarod Dwindling Mushers

The second half-century for the world's most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33 mushers will participate in the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, the smallest field ever.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iditarod-smallest-field-ever-1.6764562?cmp=rss

How reality TV is bringing back Vermeer paintings that have been lost for centuries

 Maudy Alferink

The New Vermeer, a new hit series in the Netherlands, challenges artists to recreate the six lost works of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/the-new-vermeer-1.6764411?cmp=rss

Movement out of India that 'disseminates hate' victimizes religious minority groups, report says

INDIA-RELIGION/

Canada shouldn't allow a movement out of India that "disseminates hate" and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization of Canada.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rss-hindutva-india-report-1.6764114?cmp=rss

What time is it on the moon? Europe pushing for lunar time zone

Mexico Daily Life

The European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. That could be a challenge in a place where there are 29.5 Earth days between two sunrises and clocks run faster than they do on Earth.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/moon-time-zone-1.6763962?cmp=rss

Bola Tinubu declared winner of Nigeria election

Nigeria Elections

Nigerians awoke to a new president Wednesday, with ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu declared the winner of the country's election. As he thanked his supporters he appealed for reconciliation with his rivals, who are already demanding a revote in Africa's most-populous nation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-election-1.6763863?cmp=rss

Kobe Bryant family settles crash photos lawsuit for $28.5M US

Kobe Bryant Crash Photos

The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/vanessa-bryant-crash-photos-settlement-feb-28-1.6763836?cmp=rss

We may never know where COVID originated. Here's why

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/FACEBOOK

A classified intelligence report from the U.S. Department of Energy that concluded the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory leak may give a boost to those who support the theory, but scientists say it likely won't end the debate over the origin of the virus, and some say a definitive answer may never be discovered.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-lab-leak-1.6762892?cmp=rss