New calls for a lockdown in Italy as cases surge again

Italy's hospitals struggle to cope with a fast-growing load of COVID-19 cases, amid calls for a new lockdown.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/new-calls-for-a-lockdown-in-italy-as-cases-surge-again-1.5802227?cmp=rss

Biden wins Georgia as Trump continues baseless fraud claims, secures North Carolina

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's legal team in Georgia said on Friday they do not expect a hand recount of votes in the state to change the results of the Nov. 3 election.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-wins-georgia-legal-claims-trump-north-carolina-1.5801845?cmp=rss

Trump says COVID-19 vaccine will ship in 'a matter of weeks' — but excludes New York

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday hailed developments in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine as he delivered his first public remarks since his defeat by president-elect Joe Biden, even as he refuses to concede the election.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-new-york-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-exclusion-1.5801612?cmp=rss

Strong typhoon leaves 42 dead, 20 missing in Philippines

Thick mud and debris coated many villages around Manila on Friday after a typhoon killed at least 42 people and caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs, officials said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/philippines-typhoon-1.5801705?cmp=rss

SpaceX to launch first official crewed mission to space station

Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to send a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday evening in NASA's first operational mission using the Crew Dragon capsule.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-astronauts-1.5801370?cmp=rss

Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking legal action to force the shutdown of a pipeline that carries oil beneath the channel linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/michigan-gov-shutdown-great-lake-pipe-line-1.5801015?cmp=rss

Dutch students build electric car entirely from recycled materials

Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled plastic bottles and unsorted household garbage.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/recycled-electric-car-1.5800761?cmp=rss

Miami Marlins make Kim Ng the 1st female GM in MLB history

The Miami Marlins announced on Friday that they have hired Kim Ng as their new general manager. Ng becomes the first female general manager in Major League Baseball history and the highest-ranking woman team executive in the major leagues.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/miami-marlins-kim-ng-first-female-gm-mlb-history-1.5800807?cmp=rss

World's top intensive care body advises against use of remdesivir for sickest COVID-19 patients

The antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards, the head of one of the world's top bodies representing intensive care doctors said, in a blow to the drug developed by U.S. firm Gilead.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/remdesivir-covid-19-critical-care-patients-1.5800609?cmp=rss

China congratulates Biden on U.S. election win

China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate U.S. president-elect Joe Biden.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-biden-us-election-1.5800598?cmp=rss

British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dead after positive COVID-19 test

The British serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, who instilled terror and fear across northern England in the 1970s, died Friday at a hospital there. He was 74.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-sutcliffe-death-1.5800653?cmp=rss

U.S. Commerce Department says it won't enforce ban for now, as TikTok sale deadline passes

The U.S. Department of Commerce has backed down from its previous order for Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok to sell its assets in the U.S. or shut itself down.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tiktok-us-sale-1.5800622?cmp=rss

France pays tribute to victims of Bataclan, Paris attacks on 5th anniversary

Five years after Islamist killers struck in postwar France's deadliest attack, the country's prime minister on Friday paid tribute to the victims, with the country again on high alert following a new wave of ideologically driven violence.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-bataclan-paris-attacks-1.5800534?cmp=rss

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict risks 'spiralling out of control': UN human rights chief

Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on Friday, as repercussions spread around the volatile Horn of Africa.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethoipia-tigray-sudan-refugees-1.5800527?cmp=rss

Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness

Polls over the last several months show Japanese — and Japanese companies — are divided about holding the Games, or doubtful they should be held at all.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/tokyo-olympics-fans-critics-leaders-raise-question-games-1.5800467?cmp=rss

Top officials say Nov. 3 election was most secure in U.S. history

A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week's presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud advanced by President Donald Trump and many of his supporters.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/election-voting-fair-1.5800488?cmp=rss

Could Trump pardon himself before he leaves office? Your U.S. election questions answered

Is there a way a president can pardon himself if he's convicted of a crime while still in office? Could the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the election results? Can the Electoral College can go against popular vote? What happens if you die after casting your ballot? Here are the answers to your latest questions about the 2020 U.S. election.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ask-us-election-president-pardon-themselves-1.5799320?cmp=rss