NFL considers incentivizing minority hires: reports

The NFL reportedly might allow teams to improve their draft status based on minority hires.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/nfl-minority-hire-1.5573053?cmp=rss

Hong Kong leader rejects protesters' call for independent probe after review clears police

The Beijing-backed leader of Hong Kong on Friday ruled out an independent inquiry into allegations of police brutality against pro-democracy protesters, though she did accept a watchdog's recommendations on tear gas and training.

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Brazil health minister resigns after a month on the job as COVID-19 deaths surge

Brazil's health minister Nelson Teich handed in his resignation on Friday after less than a month on the job, adding to turmoil in the government's handling of the novel coronavirus as the country becomes a global hot spot for the pandemic.

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U.S. considering dozens of candidates in push for COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines that are under development to combat the novel coronavirus, with the goal of having one or more vaccines ready to deploy by the end of the year, the country's health secretary said on Friday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-azar-vaccine-global-supply-1.5571264?cmp=rss

Ozone layer deal may have led to new contaminant problem, researchers say

A landmark environmental agreement that helped close the ozone hole in the 1990s has led to new chemical contaminants forming in the atmosphere and accumulating on land, researchers say.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ozone-contaminant-1.5571201?cmp=rss

New U.S. rule aimed at Huawei's influence focuses on semiconductor suppliers

The U.S. administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action that could ramp up tensions with China.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-huawei-commerce-semiconductors-1.5571059?cmp=rss

Swedish PM bristles at foreign criticism over COVID-19 fight

Impressions conveyed abroad that Sweden has adopted a "business as usual" approach to the coronavirus are wrong, its prime minister said on Friday, adding that strong co-operation between countries was key to combating the epidemic.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sweden-pm-lofven-coronavirus-1.5571073?cmp=rss

Slovenia is 1st in Europe to call an end to its coronavirus epidemic

The Slovenian government late on Thursday called an official end to its coronavirus epidemic, becoming the first European country to do so, after authorities confirmed fewer than seven new coronavirus cases each day for the past two weeks.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/slovenia-coronavirus-borders-1.5571040?cmp=rss

United States blames Islamic State for Afghan maternity hospital attack

A U.S. official said Friday the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan carried out this week's horrific attack on a maternity hospital in a majority Shiite Muslim neighbourhood in Kabul, killing 24 people including newborn babies and mothers.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-maternity-hospital-attack-united-states-islamic-state-1.5571026?cmp=rss

1st COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Authorities have reported the first coronavirus case in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rohingya-bangladesh-coronavirus-1.5571007?cmp=rss

U.S. FDA probes accuracy issue with Abbott's rapid virus test

United States health officials are alerting doctors to a potential accuracy problem with a rapid test for COVID-19 used at thousands of hospitals, clinics and testing sites across the U.S., including the White House.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fda-abbott-coronavirus-1.5570993?cmp=rss