Friday, January 31, 2020

Australia's capital declares state of emergency over out-of-control wildfire

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The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-s-capital-declares-state-of-emergency-over-out-of-control-wildfire-1.5447078?cmp=rss

Brexit Day: What you need to know

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The United Kingdom will officially cease to be a member of the European Union at 6 p.m. ET today, after 47 years of membership. Here's what you need to know.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brexit-arrives-explainer-1.5444287?cmp=rss

In Iowa, Republicans indifferent to Democratic caucuses. No one can beat Trump, they say

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Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn't matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-supporters-iowa-caucus-1.5446953?cmp=rss

Brexit arrives but 'the unknown' still looms over Northern Ireland

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Britain leaves the European Union today, and frustration over the potential impact of Brexit on trade is high throughout parts of Northern Ireland that have relied on the free flow of goods and people within the EU for decades.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brexit-northern-ireland-border-european-union-1.5445825?cmp=rss

'A descent into constitutional madness': Legal defence of Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo draws ire

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As if the impeachment trial taking place south of the border weren't alienating enough, with its arcane protocols, dense arguments and predictable partisanship, there is now a legal battle raging outside the Senate chamber that has the country's leading constitutional experts taking to Twitter and the op-ed pages.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dershowitz-presidential-power-impeachment-1.5447044?cmp=rss