Sunday, August 2, 2020

'Health restrictions' mean no media at Trump renomination in North Carolina

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The vote to renominate U.S. President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the media present, a spokesperson for the Republican National Convention said, citing the coronavirus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-charlotte-renomination-no-media-1.5672235?cmp=rss

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks at breeding farms in Europe

Virus Outbreak Mink Farms

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink breeding farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/coronavirus-europe-minks-killed-1.5672182?cmp=rss

Downgraded Isaias expected to scrape past Florida with heavy rains

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Early bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast early Sunday as authorities warily eyed the approaching storm, which threatened to snarl efforts to quell surging cases of the coronavirus across the region.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/storm-isaias-florida-mid-atlantic-1.5672171?cmp=rss

Portland police declare unlawful assembly during protest

Racial Injustice Portland

The Portland Police Bureau declared an unlawful assembly Saturday night when people gathered outside a police precinct in Oregon's largest city and threw bottles toward officers, police said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/portland-protest-police-declare-unlawful-1.5672164?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Sunday

APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Philippines

Coronavirus infections in the Philippines surged past 100,000 Sunday after medical groups declared that the country was waging "a losing battle" against the virus and asked the president to reimpose a lockdown in the capital.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-aug2-1.5672148?cmp=rss

Heavy rain hammers South Korea, leaving 6 dead, 7 missing

South Korea Rain

Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea over the weekend, leaving six people dead and seven others missing, officials said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-storm-1.5672159?cmp=rss

Countries around the world are scrambling to find a COVID-19 vaccine, but access remains uncertain

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Countries around the globe are anxious to get their hands on a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s a closer look at what countries are doing to ensure supplies when a vaccine becomes available, how that might affect other countries, how Canada might fare and efforts to distribute the vaccine more fairly.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-countries-world-1.5668835?cmp=rss

Family grievances: New book on Prince Harry and Meghan offers royal dé​​​​​​​jà​​​​​​​ vu

Britain Meghan Lawsuit

A sense of history repeating itself has been emerging for the past few days, as the first excerpts of a highly anticipated book about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have been published in the U.K.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-fascinator-harry-meghan-finding-freedom-beatrice-wedding-1.5670564?cmp=rss