Monday, February 3, 2025

Festival brings light to unexpected places in Copenhagen

A light installation heavily resembles a blazing fire, with long, flexible tubes slowly pulsing an orange glow.

The Copenhagen Light Festival is back with dozens of light installations brightening up various locations around the Danish capital including bridges, buildings and even a cemetery. Visitors can join walking or canal tours to see the installations and can also take part in light treasure hunts, concerts, a silent disco and a light run during the festival, which runs until Feb. 23.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6633874?cmp=rss

Mexico president says U.S. tariffs on her country delayed for 1 month

A woman in black and white clothing looks to her left.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo says American tariffs on her country have been delayed for a month after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-united-states-tariffs-delayed-1.7448912?cmp=rss

European leaders plot responses to potential Trump tariffs

Two women in blazers, one dark haired and one blonde, are shown in closeup in conversation.

European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a trade war that would cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-trump-tariffs-1.7448782?cmp=rss

Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown

A woman with her back to the camera sits at a desk and writes down information as a dark-complected woman and a small child sit at another part of the desk.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-musk-doge-government-concerns-1.7448728?cmp=rss