Saturday, February 22, 2020

Sanders' socialist revolution sweeps Sin City with Nevada caucus win

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What a setting for a socialist revolution: Las Vegas. Bernie Sanders swept Sin City on Saturday, dominating the Nevada caucuses in a victory that makes the senator the unequivocal 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sanders-socialist-revolution-sweeps-sin-city-with-nevada-caucus-win-1.5472925?cmp=rss

New coronavirus cases reported in South Korea and China, as Iran, Italy battle outbreak

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South Korea and China both reported a rise in new coronavirus cases on Sunday, as the South Korean prime minister warned that the fast-spreading outbreak linked to a local church and a hospital in the country's southeast had entered a "more grave stage."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-coronavirus-cases-reported-in-south-korea-and-china-as-iran-italy-battle-outbreak-1.5472986?cmp=rss

Trump's son gets permit allowing him to hunt Alaska grizzly bear

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The son of U.S. President Donald Trump was one of three people who applied for 27 spots for non-resident hunters targeting grizzlies in a designated region of northwestern Alaska's Seward Peninsula.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/trump-hunts-grizzly-1.5472756?cmp=rss

Nevada caucuses to test Democrats for support among diverse population

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Nevada Democrats will host hundreds of caucuses on Saturday, the third contest in the state-by-state U.S. presidential nominating process, and nomination candidate Bernie Sanders will face a major test of his front-runner status.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/democrats-nevada-caucuses-1.5472628?cmp=rss

Can anyone catch up to Bernie Sanders now?

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In the race for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders will be looking for his first big win in the Nevada caucuses today — while Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will be looking for renewed signs of life.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-nevada-caucuses-1.5471394?cmp=rss

Iran's hardliners take early lead in Tehran in parliamentary vote

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Iranian state TV has announced the first partial results from the country's parliamentary elections, indicating a strong showing by hardliners in the capital Tehran.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-elections-1.5472592?cmp=rss

South Sudan's rival leaders form coalition government

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South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time around.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-sudan-1.5472611?cmp=rss

Coronavirus spreads in South Korean city as thousands are screened

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South Korea on Saturday reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 433, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the country's fourth-largest city, where health workers scrambled to screen thousands of worshippers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-feb-22-1.5472583?cmp=rss