The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/26 at 03:00 EST

Episode Date: January 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/26 at 03:00 EST

What does a mummified Egyptian child, the Parthenon marbles of Greece and an Irish giant all have in common? They are all stuff the British stole. Maybe. Join me, Mark Fennell, as I travel around the globe uncovering the shocking stories of how some, let's call them ill-gotten, artifacts made it to faraway institutions. Spoiler, it was probably the British. Don't miss a brand new season of Stuff the British Style. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Miles.

US President Donald Trump says he has a plan for Gaza, and it involves relocating many of the Palestinians living there to other countries. Here's what he told reporters on Air Force One. I'd like Egypt to take people and I'd like Jordan to take people. You're talking about probably a million and a half people. And we just clean out that whole thing. Something has to happen.

It's literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything's demolished. Trump says he's already talked to Jordan's king and will talk today with Egypt's president. Also, Trump added that Israel will now be getting 2,000-pound bombs. Former President Joe Biden had put deliveries on hold in an attempt to deliver civilian casualties in Gaza. Trump said he released the bombs, quote, because they bought them. Can you hear me okay?

Yes, we can hear you. By a video, Elon Musk addressed a Saturday rally by far-right party, AfD, or Alternative for Germany. It was the party's election campaign launch. The U.S. tech billionaire and ally of Donald Trump has been accused of interfering in European politics with his comments about British and German politicians. Musk called AFD Germany's best hope for the future. It's okay to be proud to be German.

This is a very important principle. Fight for a great future for Germany. Fight for a great future for Germany. Go, go, go. That's your grandest for this, everyone. Let's go. Many AFD policies align with Trump, including opposition to immigration and denial of climate change. It's currently in second place at the polls at 20 percent, seen as a record for a far-right party in post-war Germany. The country goes to the polls later next month. Canada's insurers are casting

a wary eye south after a record-setting year for insurance claims. The nation's insurance bureau says fires and floods in California, Louisiana and Florida are a hint of what's to come, both for the cost and availability of home insurance here. Laura Lynch of CBC Radio's What on Earth has the story. Naomi Cook admits to getting nervous when the rain starts falling on her street in Sackville, Nova Scotia. That's because it reminds her of the storm water that flooded her home in July of 2023.

It was running so fast by my basement door. It was up at least two feet. Cook paid several thousand dollars for repairs because insurers say her home is at too great a risk for floods. The industry and its overseers call them insurance deserts, places that have become too hazardous for coverage. And the Insurance Bureau of Canada's

Craig Stewart says when he looks at what's happening in the U.S., he sees Canada's future in a changing climate. So in Louisiana, Florida and now California, what we're seeing is you're seeing insurers pull out. They're reducing their exposure. Stewart says Canada needs to follow the lead of those states and other nations by establishing

a government-backed insurance program. Ottawa has been negotiating with the provinces and plans to have the program set up this year. Laura Lynch, CBC News, Vancouver. You can hear more about the future of insurance as costly climate-linked disasters mount. That's later this morning on What on Earth? 11 o'clock local time, 11.30 in Newfoundland on CBC Radio or wherever you get your podcasts. Paul McCartney is urging the UK government to stop an incoming change to copyright law he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists. He gave the BBC this example. You get young guys, girls coming up and they write a beautiful song and they don't own it and they don't have anything to

do with it and anyone who wants can just rip it off. I mean the truth is the money's going somewhere you know it gets on the streaming platforms somebody's getting it and it should be the person who created it. The UK government is consulting on whether to let tech firms use copyrighted material to help train artificial intelligence models. Creators would have the option to opt out, but McCartney says that would make it harder for artists to retain control of their work and undermine Britain's creative industries. That is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. and undermine Britain's creative industries. That is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.