China reports 1st death from 'new type of coronavirus'

Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan are reporting the first death from a new type of coronavirus.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-virus-death-pneumonia-coronavirus-1.5423576?cmp=rss

India's Supreme Court declares internet shutdown in Kashmir illegal

India's Supreme Court said on Friday that an indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was illegal, rebuking the government for the communications lockdown imposed after it withdrew the Muslim-majority region's autonomy in August.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-kashmir-internet-ruling-1.5422243?cmp=rss

Northern Ireland's major parties end 3-year stalemate to share power

The main Irish nationalist and pro-British unionist parties in Northern Ireland agreed to return to a power-sharing government on Friday after a three-year hiatus, ending a standoff that had threatened a key part of the province's 1998 peace settlement.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/northern-ireland-government-deal-1.5422312?cmp=rss

U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran after attack on military bases

The Trump administration on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-iran-after-attack-on-u-s-allied-troops-1.5422113?cmp=rss

Turkey, Russia agree to ceasefire in war-torn Idlib, Syria

Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Friday that it had agreed with Russia that a ceasefire will be implemented on Sunday in northwestern Syria's Idlib region to stem the flow of civilians uprooted by the violence.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-russia-idlib-1.5422193?cmp=rss

At least 13 killed in Pakistan mosque bombing

A blast at a mosque in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Friday killed at least 13 people, including a senior police officer, and injured 20 others, police said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-quetta-mosque-bombing-1.5422033?cmp=rss

Australia urges hundreds of thousands to flee as winds fan huge bushfires

Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as authorities said the next few hours could be "very, very challenging" even as rain poured down in some parts.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-urges-quarter-of-a-million-flee-huge-bushfires-1.5421851?cmp=rss

Taiwan's election being watched closely in Beijing, Washington

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen urged her supporters to turn out at the polls in force as campaigning for national elections wrapped up Friday with last-minute stumping and rousing rallies before this weekend's election.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-election-tsai-han-1.5421878?cmp=rss

'Designed by clowns': Boeing employees ridicule 737 Max, regulators in internal messages

Boeing has released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments about the development of its 737 Max, including one that said the plane was "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boeing-employees-ridicule-737-max-in-internal-messages-1.5421816?cmp=rss

Meghan goes back to Canada to be with son Archie after royal rift

Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, has gone back to Canada to be with their son after the couple provoked a rift with Britain's Royal Family by unexpectedly announcing they would be stepping back from their royal roles.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meghan-goes-back-to-canada-to-be-with-son-archie-1.5421839?cmp=rss

The top threat in Lebanon is the country's economy, not tension between the U.S. and Iran

Lebanon has too much history perched on the edge of wider regional conflicts to be too rattled by fears of another one between the U.S. and Iran. As Margaret Evans reports, what people fear most is an economic collapse.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-beirut-economy-protests-margaret-evans-1.5421371?cmp=rss