Dozens hurt after fire engulfs South Korean high-rise

A fire spread through a high-rise apartment building in a South Korean port city early Friday, causing minor injuries to scores of people, officials said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-apartment-fire-1.5756377?cmp=rss

Trump balks at plan for presidential candidates to be in separate locations at next debate

The fate of the final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was thrown into uncertainty Thursday as the campaigns offered duelling proposals for moving forward with a process that has been upended by the president's coronavirus infection.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-second-presidential-debate-1.5754889?cmp=rss

13 men charged in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in reaction to what they viewed as her "uncontrolled power," authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/michigan-whitmer-plot-1.5755273?cmp=rss

Taliban would welcome U.S. troop withdrawal by Christmas

The Afghan Taliban on Thursday welcomed a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he proposed having U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas.

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England's big northern cities brace for more COVID-19 restrictions

The United Kingdom recorded more than 17,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the government mulled fresh restrictions on everyday life in England, potentially in the big northern cities, such as Liverpool and Manchester.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-kingdom-further-coronavirus-restrictions-1.5755229?cmp=rss

Pence-Harris VP debate foreshadows fight over U.S. Supreme Court

Vice-presidential debates are notorious for their inability to foreshadow election outcomes. Yet they can still be instructive, and last night's contest between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence gave hints about the upcoming battle over the Supreme Court.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pence-harris-debate-revelations-1.5754827?cmp=rss

Britain's Prince William recruits celebrities to launch global environment prize

Britain's Prince William launched a multi-million-pound environmental prize on Thursday, teaming up with celebrities including footballer Dani Alves and Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch a prize aimed at tackling the world's climate problems.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/earthshot-prize-1.5754977?cmp=rss

Separated by barriers, Pence and Harris debate Trump administration's response to COVID crisis

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on Wednesday defended the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Democratic challenger Kamala Harris condemned it as "the greatest failure" of any administration in U.S. history at Wednesday's vice-presidential debate

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pence-harris-vice-presidential-debate-1.5754336?cmp=rss

NFL nears COVID-19 crisis as Titans, Patriots reveal more positive tests

Two more Titans players have tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, according to a person familiar with the situation. They say the outbreak has expanded to 22 cases with 20 returned since Sept. 29.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/titans-coronavirus-nfl-1.5753448?cmp=rss

U.S.-China tension will persist after this election — and Canada will feel it

Canada has learned a brutal lesson in modern geopolitics: when the globe's superpowers clash, we risk getting sideswiped. That makes U.S. election rhetoric on China relevant on multiple fronts.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-us-election-1.5751119?cmp=rss