Monday, December 30, 2024

South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol

A figure of a man with his arms chained is pictured behind protesters.

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3, investigating authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yoon-suk-yeol-warrant-1.7420667?cmp=rss

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning actor who starred in landmark sitcom Alice, dead at 87

A woman is pictured smiling wearing glasses and a suit jacket.

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom Alice, has died at 87 of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, according to a representative.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tony-winner-linda-lavin-dead-at-87-1.7420387?cmp=rss

India launches its 1st space docking mission

A rocket on the launchpad at night

India's space agency launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket on Monday in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/isro-space-docking-mission-1.7420286?cmp=rss

Taliban to close all NGOs employing Afghan women

People stand next to bags of food aid inside a gymnasium.

The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taliban-ngos-afghanistan-women-1.7420073?cmp=rss