The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: February 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 15:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world is sour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. We begin with a dramatic day in Washington. I don't think you'd be a tough guy without the United States. That's US President Donald Trump berating the Ukrainian leader. Vladimir Zelensky was at the White House to sign a deal giving the U.S. access to Ukrainian rare earth mineral deposits. But the meeting devolved into a combative argument when Zelensky questioned Russia's commitment to diplomacy.

From the very beginning of the war, you're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now. and could return when he is ready for peace. Zelensky then abruptly left the White House without signing the minerals deal. Later in a post on X, he thanked America and Trump for their support. There is jubilation in Moscow after the dressing down the Ukrainian president received in Washington. But European leaders say their support for Ukraine is unwavering. French President Emmanuel Macron says Western allies will continue to support Kyiv in its fight against Russian aggression.

And Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says his country stands with Ukraine. Some 200,000 people clashed with police in central Athens today. They were demanding justice for dozens of victims of a train accident two years ago. Many believe the government failed the victims of the deadliest crash in Greek history. Crystal Gamansing reports. Purling Molotov cocktails and projectiles, furious demonstrators lashed out at police around the Greek parliament building.

Riot officers tried with little success to quell the anger with tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons. This is a crime that we won't forget, says one demonstrator. We want everyone responsible held to account. It was two years ago that 57 people died when a passenger and freight train collided head-on in Tempe Gorge. So far, only railway employees have been charged in connection with the crash. But many believe the government covered up the failings of high-ranking officials. A report on the investigation was released Thursday and named human error, outdated infrastructure

and major systematic failures among the causes of the crash. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. The Canadian economy finished last year in much better shape than expected. Statistics Canada says the gross domestic product rose by an annualized rate of 2.6% in the final quarter of 2024. A jump in retail activity and residential construction were the two main factors. Skype calls will soon become a relic of the past. It was one of the first internet calling services, but its owner Microsoft says Skype will be

shut down in May. Anis Hadari has the details. It's the ringtone familiar for many, but Skype's owner, Microsoft, is hanging up on the service. The tech giant wants to move Skype users over to its competing service, Teams. It is one of the few apps that actually became a verb. I will Skype you. Carmi Levy is a tech analyst in London, Ontario. He says the pandemic was the beginning of the end for Skype. Group video conferencing became the things. Being able to manage calendars and invitations. Microsoft put all of its eggs in the Microsoft Teams basket,

which is very much like Zoom. Now Zoom is the hot new verb and Skype is forgotten. Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion US back in 2011. No word yet on how many users are affected today, but Microsoft says they can use Skype until May 5th and then have to log into Teams. And he's hit RECBC News, Calgary. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.