Friday, February 21, 2020

Alaska needs broad review of aviation safety, officials say

Plane takes off near cemetery in Alaska

Alaska's aviation accident rate was 2.35 times higher than the rest of the nation from 2008 to 2017, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Now, it's calling for a comprehensive review.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-review-aviation-safety-1.5471123?cmp=rss

Russia denies trying to interfere in 2020 U.S. election to benefit Trump

Election 2020 Trump

The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump's re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-denial-us-election-1.5471094?cmp=rss

Trump blasts best-picture Oscar for South Korean film Parasite

Election 2020 Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film Parasite, telling a Colorado campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939's Gone with the Wind.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/trump-parasite-criticism-1.5458201?cmp=rss

Thailand's constitutional court dissolves opposition party

Thailand Politics

Thailand's constitutional court has ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by accepting a loan from its charismatic leader. The court also imposed a 10-year ban on the party's executive members holding political office.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thailand-ruling-opposition-party-1.5471054?cmp=rss

Lesotho prime minister, suspected in ex-wife's murder, skips court appearance

Lesotho Prime Minister Killing

Maesaiah Thabane, the spouse of Lesotho's prime minister, is set to be charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of the PM's former wife, police said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lesotho-pm-thabane-murder-charges-1.5471046?cmp=rss