Saturday, May 30, 2020

Trump says postponing G7, calls for expanding membership

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will postpone a meeting of Group of 7 nations until fall and called for an expansion of the group's membership because he considers it an outdated group that doesn't properly represent what's taking place in the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-g7-postpone-expansion-1.5592149?cmp=rss

COVID-19 around the world: U.S. cities fear protests may fuel new wave of outbreaks

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The massive protests sweeping across U.S. cities following the police killing of a black man in Minnesota have sent shudders through the health community and elevated fears that the huge crowds will lead to a new surge in cases of the coronavirus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-19-coronavirus-u-s-protests-1.5592092?cmp=rss

One dead and a police officer injured as violent clashes unfold on the streets of Detroit

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One person was killed in downtown Detroit after someone in an SUV fired shots into a crowd of people protesting George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis custody, a Detroit police spokeswoman said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/detroit-chief-reacts-to-minneapolis-cop-arrest-1.5591398?cmp=rss

'Vicious dogs' and 'ominous weapons': The politics behind Trump's latest protest threats

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U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling, tripling, quadrupling down on a bet rooted in history: that when civil-rights protests turn riotous, Americans will favour the iron fist. His Twitter feed is now filled with martial language.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-politics-protests-1.5591527?cmp=rss

Trump warns protesters would meet 'vicious dogs' if White House fence breached

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck would have been "greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-protesters-george-floyd-white-house-dogs-weapons-1.5591890?cmp=rss

UN adopts new voting procedure during COVID-19 pandemic

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The United Nations General Assembly adopted a new voting procedure Friday for the upcoming election of new members of the Security Council aimed at preventing a large gathering and ensuring social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/un-adopts-new-covid-19-voting-procedure-1.5591853?cmp=rss

What we can learn from China and Sweden about post-lockdown traffic and travel

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Data on travel from China and Sweden is painting an early picture of how different a post-lockdown world could look.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/covid-sweden-china-data-travel-traffic-1.5589649?cmp=rss

Russia's COVID dissenters: Underground bars, gyms and hair salons flout tough quarantine rules

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In Russia, restrictions on movement and business openings could be loosened over the coming days, but many people aren't waiting. A crew from CBC News discovered a thriving subculture of bars, gyms and other services that have been operating clandestinely for months.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-covid-underground-business-1.5587108?cmp=rss

Germany, a global leader on COVID-19 response, cautiously comes out of lockdown

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Germany’s robust response to the coronavirus crisis early on has been widely praised — a high number of infections, yes, but a much lower death rate compared to other Western countries. As it emerges from its phased-in lockdown, the debate has turned to the question of whether it's being eased too fast or not fast enough.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-coronavirus-covid-lockdown-merkel-1.5590731?cmp=rss

'You need to go home,' Minnesota governor says as violence continues over George Floyd's death

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged protesters to go home early Saturday after they took to the streets of Minneapolis for a fourth day and defied an 8 p.m. curfew imposed following the death of an unarmed black man.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minneapolis-george-floyd-protest-may30-1.5591731?cmp=rss

SpaceX, NASA to try again for launch of 2 astronauts from Florida

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Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-rocket-launch-1.5591728?cmp=rss