Saturday, May 16, 2020

Fire, explosion in Los Angeles injures 10 firefighters

Breaking News

An explosion in downtown Los Angeles injured 10 firefighters Saturday, and more than 200 others rushed to the scene as the flames spread to several buildings.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/fire-los-angeles-explosion-firefighters-injured-1.5573625?cmp=rss

Obama slams U.S. government's virus response in online graduation speech

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Former U.S. president Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation's response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials "aren't even pretending to be in charge."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/obama-commencement-address-covid-19-1.5573464?cmp=rss

Arrests in Warsaw, London as anti-lockdown protests flare across Europe

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN

Demonstrations took place Saturday in several European cities against restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus, with tear gas used on protesters in Poland and arrests made at a gathering in London's Hyde Park.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/anti-lockdown-protests-europe-arrests-1.5573326?cmp=rss

Trump fires State Department watchdog critical of administration moves

United States State Department

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired the State Department's inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency's management.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-fires-state-department-inspector-general-steve-linick-1.5573197?cmp=rss

Wuhan continues ambitious COVID-19 testing campaign

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After a cluster of new cases, Wuhan, the original epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, is continuing mass testing of the city's population.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wuhan-china-coronavirus-testing-1.5573175?cmp=rss

Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga arrested in France

RWANDA WANTED

Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 25 years on the run, the French justice ministry said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rwanda-genocide-suspect-felicien-kabuga-arrested-1.5573148?cmp=rss