Tuesday, April 1, 2025

In marathon speech, U.S. Senator Cory Booker accuses Trump of 'recklessly' attacking democratic institutions

U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker accused U.S. President Donald Trump of "recklessly" attacking the nation's democratic institutions in a speech that began at around 7 p.m. Monday and is approaching a Senate record for continuous speech.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/booker-trump-marathon-speech-1.7499523?cmp=rss

Fungal diseases 'growing increasingly resistant to treatment,' WHO says

An Indian anesthetist and members of a surgical team attend to a patient suffering from mucormycosis at the end of an endoscopic surgery to remove a fungal infection associated with the disease at the Maharao Bhimsingh Hospital on June 2, 2021 in Kota, Rajasthan, India.

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fungal-diseases-who-1.7499070?cmp=rss

IN PHOTOS | It's cherry blossom viewing season

Two visitors take pictures with cherry blossoms at a Tokyo park.

A look at cherry blossom trees in Japan and other parts of the world, as blooming season is underway.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/cherry-blossoms-scroller-1.7499287?cmp=rss

Meet the (onscreen) Beatles: Who are the actors starring in separate Fab Four biopics?

Four young men in black clohting and an older, bearded man wearing a blazer are shown posing for a photo.

Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn were officially introduced on Monday as the four actors tackling a huge challenge — portraying the Beatles in four films, part of Sam Mendes's ambitious project slated for the big screen in 2028.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/beatles-actors-biopics-1.7498768?cmp=rss

China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a 'parasite'

An East Asian man wearing a suit is tight-lipped behind a podium

China began joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday as a "stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a "parasite," as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China's navy approaching its coast.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-military-drills-taiwan-1.7498703?cmp=rss