Friday, December 1, 2023

Counting sheep, and their burps, may help lower global methane emissions

Five sheep in an indoor pen look at the camera.

Two years ago at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, global leaders pledged to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent. In the U.K., some of that work is happening on sheep farms in the English countryside.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sheep-methane-climate-cop28-1.7045185?cmp=rss

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Dutch version of tell-all book purportedly names royals who discussed skin colour of Harry and Meghan's son

A book held in a woman's hands.

Rumblings about racism have plagued Britain’s royal family for the past several years, but a translated version of a new tell-all book purportedly reveals which senior royals allegedly made comments about the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first-born child.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-family-racism-endgame-1.7045622?cmp=rss

One house. Hundreds of Christmas trees.

A German couple has set a local record with their epic Christmas spirit. Thomas and Susanne Jeromin have crammed 555 decorated Christmas trees into their home — and Thomas says he wants to go for 600 next year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/one-house-hundreds-of-christmas-trees-1.7045494?cmp=rss

Videos purportedly show 2 Palestinian boys shot dead during Israeli raid in West Bank

Several dark green military vehicles gathered on a dirt road.

Four Palestinians, including an 8-year-old and a 15-year-old, as well as two senior militant commanders, were killed on Wednesday by Israeli forces in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/west-bank-palestinian-boys-shot-1.7044430?cmp=rss

Wednesday, November 29, 2023