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Lego has unveiled new high-tech “smart bricks” it says will bring its classic toys to life with lights, sound and interactive movement. But one expert on early learning says the innovation may lessen the potential for imagination that makes Lego a good toy for children’s development. CBC | World News
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The U.S. imposed a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers tied to Venezuela. How is that working out?
Questioned over the weekend about how the U.S. government will take over governing Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio instead shifted the focus to the U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil tankers. CBC News looks at the origins of the blockade, what it entails, whether it’s considered legal and just how effective it is. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian tourists voice concerns over Caribbean travel after U.S. strike on Venezuela
Travellers planning trips to the Caribbean are voicing trepidation online after the U.S. strike on Venezuela that captured president Nicolás Maduro, while one Latin America expert says it’s not a good time to travel to the region. CBC | World News
Read More »Why Venezuela has Marco Rubio’s handprints all over it
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Read More »Kremlin slams ‘illiterate fool’ Starmer as Putin claims God ordered him to invade Ukraine
Vladimir Putin made a bizarre Orthodox Christmas address to his senior offices claiming God was on their side in their war on Ukraine Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Military ‘always an option’ to achieve Trump’s goal of controlling Greenland, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing various options for acquiring Greenland, including buying it, but the use of the U.S. military in furthering that goal is “always an option,” the White House said on Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Coalition’s Ukraine security guarantees include deploying troops if ceasefire is reached
After almost four years of major conflict, Ukraine has been given a series of concrete security guarantees — backed by more than 30 countries including Canada — that it can take into possible peace talks with Russia. CBC | World News
Read More »Farage slams po-faced Starmer’s new drink drive limit as ‘a death knell for country pubs’
In the heart of Britain’s countryside, a quiet crisis brews as rural pubs face an uncertain future. The latest policy changes could spell the end. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »US military surge intensifies in the UK as WW3 fears explode
A flurry of American military aircraft has descended upon British RAF bases, sparking whispers of a looming operation. What could be brewing on the horizon? Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Storm Goretti set to dump 20cm snow on swaths of UK amid horrific -12C freeze
Met Office warns Storm Goretti will bring up to 20cm of snow to the Midlands and East England, with temperatures dropping to -12.5C – colder than Iceland Daily Express :: News Feed
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