Sunday, October 11, 2020

Flooding in Cambodia leaves at least 11 dead

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Seasonal rains were made worse by a tropical storm, which caused flash floods in several provinces last week, said Khun Sokha, a spokesperson for the National Committee for Disaster Management.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cambodia-flooding-1.5759276?cmp=rss

Photo exhibit captures early months of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Photo exhibit captures early months of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Lockdown in Italia: As Seen by the Foreign Press, an exhibit at Rome's Capitoline Museums, features 73 photographs of life in Italy during the pandemic — from hospitals and funerals to moments of generosity.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photo-exhibit-captures-early-months-of-covid-19-pandemic-in-italy-1.5759165?cmp=rss

Trump says he's recovered from COVID-19, Twitter flags his claim of immunity

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U.S. president said, without producing evidence, that he was now immune, a claim that drew a flag from Twitter for violating the social media platform's rules about misleading information related to COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-claim-covid-19-recovery-immunity-twitter-flagged-1.5759158?cmp=rss

Trump's Supreme Court nominee to senators: Courts 'should not try' to make policy

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators that courts "should not try" to make policy, leaving those decisions to the political branches of government, according to opening remarks for her confirmation hearing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/barrett-supreme-court-nomination-1.5758988?cmp=rss

Azerbaijan, Armenia report shelling of cities despite truce

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Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of attacking large cities overnight in violation of the ceasefire deal brokered by Russia that seeks to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-fighting-1.5758923?cmp=rss