Sunday, August 23, 2020

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway to leave at end of August

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White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late on Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August, citing the need to focus on her family.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/conway-quit-white-house-1.5697341?cmp=rss

California firefighters brace for high winds that could fan already enormous wildfires

California Wildfires

A calm overnight allowed firefighters to make progress against a trio of massive wildfires burning in northern California, but they were girding for a weather system Sunday that ould spark new fires and fan existing blazes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-wildfires-firefighters-winds-1.5697073?cmp=rss

Vast protest in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president following disputed election

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More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus's authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital, keeping up the massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since a disputed presidential election two weeks ago.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belarus-protests-1.5696902?cmp=rss

Israeli lawmakers negotiate ahead of looming budget deadline

Israel politics

Israeli lawmakers were trying to negotiate a last-minute deal on Sunday to push back a looming budget deadline and avoid sending the country to its fourth parliamentary elections in less than two years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-budget-deadline-1.5696912?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Sunday

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Thirteen people died in a stampede at a disco in Peru after a police raid to enforce the country's lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday. Here's a look at coronavirus news from around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-aug-23-1.5696839?cmp=rss

As COVID-19 deaths surpass 60,000, Mexico hits 'catastrophic scenario' officials warned about

Mexico covid Masks

With a lack of widespread testing, an underfunded and mistrusted health care system and a government that's prioritized opening the economy back up, Mexico is one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-covid-deaths-1.5695625?cmp=rss

Tokyo's new see-through toilets draw crowds — even if people are afraid to use them

Translucent toilets

Would you use a see-through public washroom? Japan’s giving park-goers the chance, with imaginative new transparent restrooms courtesy of the Tokyo Toilet Project.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tokyo-transparent-toilets-crowds-1.5696834?cmp=rss

Tropical storms Marco and Laura both heading to U.S. Gulf Coast

APTOPIX Puerto Rico Tropical Storm

Tropical storm Marco is swirling over the Gulf of Mexico heading for a possible hit on the Louisiana coast as a hurricane, while tropical storm Laura knocked utilities out as it battered Hispaniola early Sunday, following a track forecast to take it to the same part of the U.S. coast, also as a hurricane.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/tropical-storms-marco-laura-1.5696822?cmp=rss

Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from Flight 752 black boxes

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Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176 people on board, including 55 Canadians, an Iranian official says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-downed-jetliner-ukraine-canadians-black-box-recording-1.5696812?cmp=rss