Category Archives: TV

Brexit: The End of the Beginning

Posted on February 1, 2020 | Leave a comment

After three-and-a-half years of rancour and delays, the UK finally leaves the EU. Here’s my take from Westminster on Brexit Day:

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Apple Maps’ Crimea border shift highlights role of online map providers in defining statehood

Posted on December 23, 2019 | Leave a comment

Tech giant Apple recently changed the borders of Crimea for users of Apple Maps in Russia.

The border shift is highlighting the role of online map providers, including Google and Microsoft, in defining accepted international frontiers and sovereignty.

Read more here: http://globalnews.ca/news/6306941/apple-maps-crimea-statehood/

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Normandy school renamed after New Brunswick D-Day hero

Posted on June 10, 2019 | Leave a comment

How a Normandy village chose to recognise the bravery of Canadian solider Pte. Louis Valmont Roy on D-Day.  His sister and nephew travelled from Canada to unveil the new school name, 75 years after the soldier’s death.

Watch the full story here: https://globalnews.ca/news/5367370/normandy-school-renamed-new-brunswick-d-day-hero/

 

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How the UK painted itself into a corner

Posted on April 14, 2019 | Leave a comment

Explaining why the UK is finding it so difficult to leave the EU.

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The timeline of Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance

Posted on October 11, 2018 | Leave a comment

What really happened to missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi? As the mystery deepens, pressure is mounting on U.S. President Donald Trump to confront Saudi Arabia over the case. (click on image to view story)

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Amesbury couple “handled contaminated item”

Posted on July 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

A British government minister has accused Russia of using the United Kingdom as a “dumping ground for poison”. It comes as a team of British counter-terrorism investigators work on the second Novichok nerve agent poisoning in four months. (Click on picture to view the story).

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London Bridge attack

Posted on June 10, 2017 | Leave a comment

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Global National television (Click on image):

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Global National news report June 4, 2017 (Click on image):

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BBC Radio 5 Live. June 3, 2017

RTÉ Radio 1 (Ireland). This Week programme. June 4, 2017.

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