Saturday, January 18, 2025

Dozens injured after ski lift collapses at Spain resort

An overhead view of a ski mountain covered in snow with a broken ski lift.

A ski lift collapsed at a resort in the Spanish region of Aragon on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine of them very seriously and eight seriously, the regional government said. Around 80 people remain trapped, hanging in the chairlift at the ski resort of Astun, in the province of Huesca, according to state TV channel TVE.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6617246?cmp=rss

South Korean court extends president's detention over concerns he will 'destroy evidence'

A man gets out of a car and heads into a building.

South Korean investigators probing impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention after he refused to be questioned.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-court-detention-extension-impeached-president-yoon-1.7435373?cmp=rss