Thursday, September 28, 2023

The saga of the U.S. soldier who fled to North Korea

An American soldier who fled to North Korea over two months ago is now back on U.S. soil. Andrew Chang breaks down Travis King's saga, from his unauthorized departure from the U.S. Army, to his safe return home, moment by moment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-saga-of-the-u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-1.6981997?cmp=rss

'Absolutely horrendous': Famous tree at Hadrian's Wall in U.K. cut down overnight

Police tap blocks off people from approaching a fallen tree.

A famous tree at historic Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland county, near the England-Scotland border, has been cut down. Local photographer Ian Sproat spoke with As It Happens host Nil Köksal about what he saw.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/uk-tree-cut-down-1.6981755?cmp=rss

Azerbaijan urges Armenians to stay in Nagorno-Karabakh and guarantees their safety

Refugees make a drink on a roadside as they queue on a highway.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nagorno-karabakh-refugees-azerbaijan-1.6980994?cmp=rss

Republicans' witnesses tell inquiry there's no evidence yet to support Biden impeachment charges

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U.S. House Republicans launched their impeachment inquiry Thursday against President Joe Biden, saying they intend to "provide accountability" as they make their case to the public, their colleagues and skeptics.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-impeachment-inquiry-1.6981132?cmp=rss

Fortnite maker Epic Games laying off 16% of staff

A bunch of young people sit in front of computers, with the poster of Fortnite in the background.

Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, is laying off about 870 employees, roughly one-sixth of its staff.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fortnite-epic-layoffs-1.6980953?cmp=rss

More than half of its population has fled. Soon, Nagorno-Karabakh will no longer exist

An old woman in traditional dress sits by a tree.

On Thursday, ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had defended for three decades, where more than half the population has fled since Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive last week.  



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nagorno-karabakh-evacuation-1.6980696?cmp=rss

Swiss glaciers are disappearing, with 'massive ice loss' tracked in past 2 years

A sweeping view of a snow-capped mountain range is shown, with several people shown in the distance.

A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10 per cent of its ice volume in the past two years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/swiss-scientists-alps-glacier-melt-1.6980722?cmp=rss

Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in Harry Potter films, dead at 82

 A man in a blue jacket and yellow tie smiles.

Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/michael-gambon-harry-potter-dumbledore-obit-1.6980744?cmp=rss