Saturday, July 11, 2020

Robert Mueller defends Russia probe, says Roger Stone 'remains a convicted felon' in op-ed

USA-TRUMP/MUELLER

An op-ed in The Washington Post marked Robert Mueller's first public statement on his investigation since his congressional appearance last July.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rober-mueller-roger-stone-russia-investigation-trump-commute-sentence-1.5646624?cmp=rss

Trump wears face mask in public for 1st time during military hospital visit

APTOPIX Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-face-mask-public-1st-time-military-hospital-visit-1.5646591?cmp=rss

Police search St. Louis mansion of couple who pointed guns at protesters, local reports say

Racial Injustice Missouri

Police in St. Louis, Mo., searched the mansion of the couple who brandished guns at protesters marching outside their home last month in widely seen videos, local media reported.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/st-louis-couple-guns-protesters-home-1.5646373?cmp=rss

5 dead, dozens arrested after shooting at South African church

South Africa church shooting

Five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a long-troubled church near Johannesburg, police in South Africa said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-africa-church-shooting-1.5646299?cmp=rss

Book by Trump's niece claims he has psychological disorders. We asked psychologists

USA-TRUMP/

A book by President Donald Trump's estranged niece claims he has psychological disorders. Trump's niece is a clinical psychologist. We asked colleagues of hers about the book: Is it ethical? Is it accurate?



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-niece-book-1.5646052?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Saturday

Coronavirus

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the "highest bidder," saying relying on market forces would prolong the deadly pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-july-11-covid-19-1.5646252?cmp=rss

How a Canadian woman pushed a popular South Asian matchmaking site to drop its skin-tone filter

NAGPAL 1

When Meghan Nagpal decided to take her chances at finding love by signing up for a popular matchmaking website, she never expected she would be asked to describe her skin tone — let alone the skin tone she would find desirable in a partner.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/woman-forces-change-shaadi-matchmaking-1.5644916?cmp=rss

Virus-free U.K. pilot, symbol of Vietnam's pandemic success, to return home

Stephen Cameron

Vietnam's most seriously ill COVID-19 patient, a British pilot who at one point seemed close to death, left hospital on Saturday on his way home after a dramatic recovery that attracted national attention.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-vietnam-stephen-cameron-1.5646249?cmp=rss