Peru plunged into political upheaval as lawmakers oust president

Peru's Congress ousted President Martín Vizcarra on Monday in an impeachment vote over corruption allegations, prompting immediate tensions in the Andean nation.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peru-impeach-vizcarra-1.5796276?cmp=rss

Here's some of what's at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the future of Obamacare

The U.S. Supreme Court begins weighing the fate of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, on Tuesday. Here's some of what's at stake.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he has signed a deal with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday morning local time after more than a month of bloodshed.

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Top Senate Republican says Trump is 'within his rights' to question election results

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump is "100 per cent within his rights" to question election results that declared Joe Biden the winner and consider legal options.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mcconnell-biden-trump-challenge-election-1.5795884?cmp=rss

U.S. defence secretary Mark Esper fired, Trump announces on Twitter

President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Monday that Mark Esper, his defence secretary, "has been terminated," adding more uncertainty to the weeks ahead of the next U.S. inauguration.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-esper-defence-firing-1.5795341?cmp=rss

GM recalling 217,000 SUVs in U.S., Canada because transmission oil can leak

General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop moving or possibly catch fire.

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Trudeau calls Kamala Harris an 'inspiration' after groundbreaking U.S. election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today praised the "historic milestone" marked in the United States by the election of Kamala Harris to the nation's second-highest office.

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Trump faces several legal challenges when he leaves office

Donald Trump's time out of office could be consumed by meetings with lawyers and possibly depositions under oath or testimony at trial as he will lose protections the U.S. legal system affords to a sitting president. Here's a look at some of Trump's legal challenges.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-2021-legal-challenges-1.5794891?cmp=rss

Bolivia's longtime leader Evo Morales returns to country after a year in exile

Former longtime Bolivian leader Evo Morales crossed the border back into the country on Monday, ending a year in exile, after a close ally and member of his MAS socialist party was sworn in as president.

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Biden's coronavirus advisory board to include whistleblower demoted in Trump administration

President-elect Joe Biden will convene a coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the No. 1 problem confronting him when he takes office in January, while President Donald Trump pursues several long-shot gambits to hold on to his job.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-coronavirus-board-1.5794918?cmp=rss

Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective

Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/pfizer-says-early-data-signals-covid-19-vaccine-is-effective-1.5794899?cmp=rss

Virgin Hyperloop hosts first human ride on new transport system

Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world's first passenger ride on a super high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/virgin-hyperloop-first-human-ride-1.5794902?cmp=rss

Tropical Storm Eta strikes Florida Keys; expected to become hurricane

A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Florida' Matecumbe Key on Sunday night, days after leaving scores of dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eta-tropical-storm-florida-1.5794837?cmp=rss

In Georgia, Trump supporters eye Biden term with anxiety, fear

Many Trump supporters say they're skeptical of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's progressive policies on the environment, the economy and abortion. They also fear a Biden administration might raise taxes and the economy could suffer.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/trump-supporters-biden-administration-anxiety-1.5794781?cmp=rss

What to expect on the trade file from a Biden administration

Canadians who found Trump’s trade assault stressful might welcome the reprieve a Biden presidency could bring. But Canadian trade irritants will be harder to fix if they’re snowed deep under the incoming administration's other agenda items this January.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monday-trade-biden-1.5792907?cmp=rss