Sunday, June 21, 2020

Concerns grow that Iran will use downed Flight 752 to reopen ties with Canada

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Iran's efforts to resume diplomatic relations with Canada — while the country is under international pressure to release flight information and conduct a transparent investigation into the downing of Flight 752 — has some worried that Iran is using the tragedy as a bargaining tool.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/iran-flight-752-1.5621615?cmp=rss

Mexico to resume sending farm workers to Canada after COVID-19 safety agreement

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Mexico will resume sending temporary farmworkers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for labourers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-farm-workers-canada-resume-coronavirus-1.5621668?cmp=rss

Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for COVID-19 after appearance at Djokovic tourney

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Grigor Dimitrov said on Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the highest-profile tennis player to reveal he has contracted the virus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/tennis-grigor-dimitrov-coronavirus-positive-test-1.5621524?cmp=rss

MLBPA reverses course, will vote Sunday on MLB proposal for 60-game season: report

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The Major League Baseball Players Association reportedly will vote Sunday on the league’s latest offer after it was thought there would be a delay to collect further information on health and safety protocols as COVID-19 continues to be an issue.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-negotiations-june-19-1.5621468?cmp=rss

UN special report documents 'deliberate attacks' against Afghan health-care workers

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The United Nations on Sunday released a special report expressing concerns over what it called recent "deliberate attacks" against healthcare workers and facilities in Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-health-care-workers-1.5621308?cmp=rss

U.K. park stabbings that killed 3 was terror attack, police say

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British police said Sunday they are treating a stabbing rampage in a park that killed three people as a terrorist attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/reading-england-park-stabbing-1.5621298?cmp=rss

China may enact Hong Kong security law at end of June

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China's top lawmaking body has announced a three-day session for the end of this month, a move that raises the possibility of the enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong that has stirred debate and fears in the semi-autonomous region.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-china-national-security-law-1.5621294?cmp=rss

1 dead, 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting

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One man is dead and 11 people suffered non-life-threatening wounds in a shooting in Minneapolis, police said early Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minneapolis-shooting-1.5621286?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Sunday

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Here's what's happening with COVID-19 around the world on Saturday as coronavirus case numbers top 8.8 million.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-june21-1.5621292?cmp=rss