Bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak

As Wuhan is quarantined, countries around the world are preparing for the coronavirus to spread to their country.

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Brexit bill becomes law, paving the way for Britain to leave the EU next week

Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last parliamentary obstacle to leaving the European Union in just over a week.

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What we know (and don't know) about the new coronavirus outbreak

With the confirmation that a new coronavirus in China has been transmitted between humans, here's a quick look at what you need to know.

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Greenpeace loses Norway Arctic oil lawsuit appeal

An Oslo appeals court approved Norway's plans for more oil exploration in the Arctic on Thursday, dismissing a lawsuit by environmentalists who had said it violated people's right to a healthy environment.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/greenpeace-loses-oil-appeal-norway-1.5437657?cmp=rss

Jim Lehrer, longtime PBS anchor and journalist, dead at 85

Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS NewsHour that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85.

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Actress Annabella Sciorra testifies that Harvey Weinstein raped her

Actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, telling a jury in a quivering voice that the burly Hollywood studio boss barged into her apartment in the mid-1990s, overpowered her and raped her as she tried to fight him off by kicking and punching him.

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Democrats resume their impeachment case against Donald Trump

Democrats are pressing forward with their case at U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Thursday, but his fellow Republicans have shown no signs of softening their resistance to arguments for removing him from office.

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Spanish government holds emergency meeting on Gloria, storm that has killed 11

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an emergency meeting to deal with the impact of storm Gloria after flying over areas of eastern Spain where heavy rains, powerful winds and huge waves have killed at least 11 people.

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Spanish government holds emergency meeting on Gloria, storm that has killed 11

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an emergency meeting to deal with the impact of storm Gloria after flying over areas of eastern Spain where heavy rains, powerful winds and huge waves have killed at least 11 people.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/spain-storm-gloria-recovery-1.5437534?cmp=rss

World leaders commemorate Auschwitz anniversary, Netanyahu slams Iran

Dozens of world leaders gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, amid a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in Europe and the United States.

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UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from atrocities

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect its Muslim Rohingya population from persecution and atrocities, and preserve evidence of alleged crimes against them.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/world-court-myanmar-protect-rohingya-genocide-1.5437258?cmp=rss

U.S. border officers were told to target Iranian-born travellers, officer alleges in email

U.S. officers working at multiple Canada-U.S. border crossings were instructed to target and interrogate Iranian-born travellers earlier this month, said a U.S. border officer in an email obtained by CBC News. U.S. border authorities denied detaining Iranian-born travellers.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-border-peach-arch-crossing-iranian-travellers-cbp-1.5436384?cmp=rss

'Alone and lost': Family of Canadian killed in Ethiopian air crash says government 'abandoned' them

A Toronto couple whose daughter died in a plane crash in March say they're heartened by what Ottawa is doing to support victims of the more recent crash in Iran — but they still feel they were abandoned by their government.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ethiopian-airlines-crash-2019-update-downing-iran-plane-1.5433988?cmp=rss