The Daily Populous

Wednesday December 14th, 2022 morning edition

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Canada will transfer $115 million to repair Kyiv's power grid after repeated Russian attacks against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

The money will come from tariff revenues collected on imports from Russia and Belarus, Freeland said at the Standing with the Ukrainian People conference in Paris.

"Putin and his henchmen are war criminals, and they are attempting to use the cold as a weapon to break the spirit of the remarkable people of Ukraine," Freeland said.

The support from Canada "will help ensure that Ukraine can secure its energy infrastructure and make it through the difficult winter to come," she added.

The Group of Seven rich nations said on Monday they would set up a multi-agency platform to coordinate aid to Ukraine and support its repair, recovery and reconstruction.

Canada, the United States and other western allies have provided other forms of financial, intelligence and military assistance to Ukraine to deal with Russia's invasion while imposing multiple sanctions on Moscow.

(Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Michael Perry). »

Brett Kavanaugh Partying With Matt Gaetz Raises Questions

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He tweeted: "Not kidding here: Brett Kavanaugh, a sitting Supreme Court Justice, was partying with Matt Gaetz, Stephen Miller, Sebastian Gorka, Erik Prince, & more right-wing extremists the other day.

Not kidding here: Brett Kavanaugh, a sitting Supreme Court Justice, was partying with Matt Gaetz, Stephen Miller, Sebastian Gorka Erik Prince, & more right-wing extremists the other day.

He tweeted: "Brett Kavanaugh was just at a holiday party with Matt Gaetz, Stephen Miller, and Erik Prince, all of whom may soon be implicated in various federal crimes. »

U.S. announces nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: "One of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century"

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"Today, we tell the world that America has achieved a significant scientific breakthrough," said Granholm. U.S. expected to announce fusion energy "breakthrough".

Nuclear fusion has been considered the holy grail of energy creation that some say could save humans from extinction.

Scientists believe fusion plants would be much safer than today's nuclear fission plants — if the process can be mastered. »