Tropical storm Eta forms, ties record for most named storms in single Atlantic season

Tropical storm Eta formed in the Caribbean late Saturday, tying the record for most named storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-eta-ties-record-1.5785393?cmp=rss

Why a Black Republican in Michigan could be key for the party to stay in control of the Senate

With Democrats hoping to take control of the U.S. Senate, John James, a Black Republican businessman and war veteran from Michigan with no political experience could be key to thwarting those plans.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/john-james-michigan-ralph-peters-senate-1.5782990?cmp=rss

Police launch manhunt after Orthodox priest shot in Lyon, France

A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, police said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lyon-france-greek-orthodox-priest-shot-1.5785095?cmp=rss

U.K.'s Boris Johnson to impose lockdown for England until Dec. 2, ITV reports

It's not yet clear when the lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 will begin. The prime minister is expected to announce his government's plan following a cabinet meeting on Saturday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boris-johnson-uk-coronavirus-1.5785053?cmp=rss

Joe Biden, Barack Obama make a final appeal to Michigan's Black voters

Joe Biden enters the final weekend of the presidential campaign with an intense focus on appealing to Black voters, whose support will be critical in his bid to defeat U.S. President Donald Trump.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-election-biden-obama-black-voters-michigan-1.5784987?cmp=rss

Philippines orders evacuation as world's strongest 2020 typhoon approaches

Philippine officials on Saturday ordered evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a Category 5 storm that is the world's strongest this year approaches the Southeast Asian nation.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/philippines-typhoon-goni-1.5784950?cmp=rss

Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

Rescue teams are searching the debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey's Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 27 people and injuring hundreds more.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-greece-earthquake-search-1.5784945?cmp=rss