Tuesday, October 11, 2022

When does art transform rather than copy? U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on Warhol painting of Prince

USA-COURT/WARHOL

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday will hear arguments in a copyright dispute between Andy Warhol's estate and photographer Lynn Goldsmith over his paintings of Prince, based on a photograph she took.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/supreme-court-warhol-goldsmith-1.6612368?cmp=rss

Japan welcomes foreign tourists after lifting pandemic border restrictions

Virus Outbreak Japan

Droves of tourists from abroad began arriving in Japan on Tuesday, with the end of pandemic-fighting border restrictions that had been in place for more than two years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-tourists-covid-pandemic-1.6612357?cmp=rss

Iran intensifies crackdown on protests in Kurdish region

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Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country's west as protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police rage on, activists said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-crackdown-mahsa-amini-kurdish-1.6612347?cmp=rss

New Zealand's plan to tax cow burps condemned by farmers

New Zealand Farm Emissions Tax

New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-zealand-proposes-taxing-cow-burps-1.6612302?cmp=rss

Monday, October 10, 2022

People describe harrowing tales of escape from deadly landslide in Venezuela

Venezuela Floods

Rescue workers using drones and trained dogs searched for survivors Monday following a massive landslide in central Venezuela, as the death toll rose to 34 and residents described harrowing tales of escape from the water and mud.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/venezuela-landslide-1.6612271?cmp=rss