Monday, October 12, 2020

Trump resumes campaign with Florida rally 10 days after COVID-19 disclosure

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U.S. President Donald Trump will try to put his bout with COVID-19 behind him when he returns to the campaign trail on Monday, beginning a three-week sprint to the Nov. 3 election with a rally in the battleground state of Florida.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-election-campaign-florida-1.5759498?cmp=rss

The Wanted singer Tom Parker diagnosed with terminal brain cancer

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Singer Tom Parker, formerly of the British-Irish boy band The Wanted, has revealed he has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tom-parker-brain-tumour-1.5759606?cmp=rss

Israeli government approves normalization deal with U.A.E.

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The Israeli government unanimously approved the country's recently signed normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Monday ahead of a ratification vote by parliament.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-uae-relations-1.5759438?cmp=rss

Confirmation hearings begin for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett amid virus concerns

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Confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett begin today as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cement a conservative court majority before Election Day.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-senate-confirmation-hearings-1.5759452?cmp=rss

U.K. PM Johnson to impose further COVID-19 restrictions, but anger rising

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday impose a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England as the COVID-19 outbreak accelerates, though anger is rising at the cost of the stringent curtailment of freedoms.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/uk-pm-johnson-covid-19-restrictions-1.5759400?cmp=rss

Women in Egypt thronging to social media to reveal sexual assaults, hold abusers to account

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In Cairo, secrets long suppressed have been rising to the surface — and with them hopes the country may be experiencing a feminist movement capable of challenging the culture of impunity that has long accompanied gender-based violence in Egypt.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/egypt-women-social-media-assaults-1.5756098?cmp=rss

In battleground Pennsylvania, meet some of the suburban women who could decide Donald Trump's fate

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There's a movement growing in the suburbs of Pennsylvania that could hand the battleground state to Joe Biden and the Democrats. Republican women, disaffected with the president, are increasingly looking to vote against Donald Trump — and their impact could sway the election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/in-battleground-pennsylvania-meet-some-of-the-suburban-women-who-could-decide-donald-trump-s-fate-1.5755950?cmp=rss

New attacks increase strains on Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

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Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces accused each other on Monday of launching new attacks in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, increasing pressure on a humanitarian ceasefire intended to stop the heaviest fighting over the enclave for more than 25 years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-armenia-azerbaijan-1.5759396?cmp=rss

Daily lives of Italians during pandemic lockdown preserved by photojournalists at new exhibit

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Lockdown Italia: As Seen by the Foreign Press, a new exhibit in Rome, features the work of 73 photographers who capture the exhaustion of health-care workers, follow funerals and portray moments of everyday generosity and community across balconies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italians-pandemic-lockdown-photos-exhibit-1.5759042?cmp=rss

Becoming Diana: Emma Corrin on playing the Princess of Wales in Season 4 of The Crown

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There is, perhaps, an irony in the experience of taking on the role of Diana, Princess of Wales, in Netflix’s hit drama The Crown.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/diana-the-crown-emma-corrin-1.5757000?cmp=rss