Monday, April 3, 2023

Deepest-ever fish caught and filmed off Japan by scientists

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Fish have been caught more than eight kilometres under the surface of the ocean for the first time ever — and filmed even deeper — by a joint Japanese-Australian scientific expedition.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/deepest-fish-1.6799909?cmp=rss

Virginia hospital patient Irvo Otieno, who was pinned by officers, staff, died of asphyxia, autopsy shows

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Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has sparked outrage and led to second-degree murder charges against 10 defendants, died of "positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints," a medical examiner's office said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/otieno-homicide-virginia-police-autopsy-1.6799963?cmp=rss

Russian athletes returning to international competition at taekwondo worlds in May

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Russian athletes are set to compete again in taekwondo at next month's world championships, the sport's governing body said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/russian-athletes-return-taekwondo-world-championships-1.6799659?cmp=rss

UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B US sports entertainment company

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WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/ufc-wwe-sports-entertainment-company-1.6799418?cmp=rss

Oil price jumps 8% as OPEC announces surprise million-barrel production cut

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Oil prices surged on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ producers announced a surprise cut in the amount of crude they plan to pump out every month.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/oil-price-opec-1.6799412?cmp=rss

Israel approves controversial new national guard

Israel approves controversial new national guard

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his cabinet to create a new and controversial national guard. Opponents argue the force will act as a special militia for the national security minister.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/israel-approves-controversial-new-national-guard-1.6799329?cmp=rss

Seymour Stein, record label boss who signed Madonna and top alternative acts, dead at 80

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Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died on Sunday at age 80.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-sire-records-stein-1.6799364?cmp=rss

Finland's Marin defeated by pro-business party in tight election

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Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/finland-election-marin-defeat-1.6799358?cmp=rss