Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Super Bowl most-watched U.S. program ever, averaging 123.4 million viewers

Male NFL quarterback poses with the MVP award during a news conference for the winning head coach and MVP of Super Bowl LVIII at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Feb. 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/nfl-super-bowl-most-watch-program-in-u-s-1.7113427?cmp=rss

Russia puts PM Kaja Kallas of NATO member Estonia on criminal wanted list

A woman wearing a suit blazer and a turtleneck is shown in closeup.

Estonia's prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era Second World War monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday, as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-kallas-watch-list-1.7113384?cmp=rss

Monday, February 12, 2024

Man killed, 4 Canadians injured after plane lands on Mexican beach

A small aircraft is seen lying on a sandy beach next to a damaged structure as a person stands nearby.

A plane carrying four Canadian skydivers made an emergency landing on a beach in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Sunday, the state civil defence's office said, resulting in the death of a 62-year-old man who was on the beach at the time.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-skydiving-plane-crash-1.7112334?cmp=rss

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach die in car crash in Kenya

A men's runner sits in front of a backdrop, wearing a tracksuit.

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/kenya-kelvin-kiptum-death-feb-11-1.7112156?cmp=rss

Threats to world's migratory animals greater than ever, says landmark UN report

two birds looking up as they swim

A landmark report highlights the challenges facing migratory species, and their importance in being saved from extinction.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/migratory-species-report-1.7110851?cmp=rss