Friday, January 12, 2024

Trump must pay New York Times, 3 reporters nearly $400,000 US in legal fees

An image of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president, is seen on a bus in Urbandale, Iowa.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about his family's wealth and tax practices.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-nyt-lawsuit-fees-1.7082706?cmp=rss

Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration

A composite photo shows a woman in a white blazer speaking at a podium in front of a row of Canadian flags. On the right, a man in a black suit speaks at a podium in front of a blue background.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-china-foreign-ministers-pledge-dialogue-1.7082458?cmp=rss

U.S. Justice Department authorizes death penalty for 1st time in Biden term, for Buffalo mass shooter

Two women embrace outside, with a building in the background that says, 'Tops.'

U.S. federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court filing Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-justice-dept-death-penalty-gendron-1.7081647?cmp=rss

2024 is the year the world could reach peak coal use. But it's a tough habit to quit

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Some researchers say the moment is here when coal consumption in power plants around the world finally peaks before beginning a perpetual fall.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-coal-china-power-cop28-1.7080706?cmp=rss

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Upheaval in Ecuador: Gangs, drugs, a live TV takeover | About That

Violence erupted in Ecuador this past weekend when notorious drug lord Adolfo (Fito) Macías escaped from prison. Andrew Chang breaks down the chaos and why authorities have struggled to restore peace in this small coastal nation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/upheaval-in-ecuador-gangs-drugs-a-live-tv-takeover-about-that-1.7081229?cmp=rss