Sunday, September 13, 2020

More than 100,000 take to Belarus capital as protests against president enter 6th week

Belarus Protests

More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belarus-protests-president-lukashenko-1.5722032?cmp=rss

Hurricane Paulette rolls toward Bermuda as tropical storm Sally threatens U.S. Golf Coast

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Residents of Bermuda were urged to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette, while tropical storm Sally threatened to intensify into a hurricane as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paulette-sally-tropical-storm-hurricane-1.5722441?cmp=rss

Search for survivors on as wildfires rage in 3 western U.S. states, including Oregon, California

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Crews were to resume searching for the dead on Sunday among blackened ruins left by massive wildfires raging in three western U.S. states, where millions of hectares have burned in weeks and "mass fatality" incidents are feared in Oregon.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-west-wildfires-survivors-search-1.5722326?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

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Six months after the federal government cancelled citizenship tests due to COVID-19, many immigrants say they fear a growing backlog in the citizenship queue will delay indefinitely their goal of becoming Canadians. Here's a look at what's happening with the coronavirus in Canada and around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-sept13-1.5722230?cmp=rss

No masks, no distancing: Schools in Denmark defy COVID-19 - with success so far

Jens Rødgaard

Students in Denmark were some of the first in the world to head back to school after COVID-19 lockdowns.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/denmark-schools-covid-19-pandemic-1.5720508?cmp=rss

How Trump's dairy deal with Canada is viewed in swing-state Wisconsin

Dave Daniels

Here's how Donald Trump's new dairy deal with Canada is viewed in Wisconsin, a swing state where the new NAFTA is central to the president's re-election message. It could heat up politically, as dairy risks resurfacing as a binational dispute.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wisconsin-dairy-canada-1.5718963?cmp=rss

Why Harry and Meghan have a 'long road ahead' with Netflix

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Word that Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have struck a deal with Netflix came with a lot of fanfare, but there is a lot of uncertainty about how this might succeed.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-fascinator-harry-meghan-netflix-frogmore-repayment-camilla-domestic-abuse-1.5720499?cmp=rss