Sunday, November 15, 2020

British PM Boris Johnson isolating after contact tests positive for COVID-19

Britain Politics

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after being told he came into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/british-pm-boris-johnson-isolating-covid-19-1.5803035?cmp=rss

Peru's interim president resigns amid protests, constitutional crisis

Peru Political Crisis

Peru's interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed when Congress ousted the nation's popular leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peru-interim-president-resigns-protests-constitutional-crisis-1.5802998?cmp=rss

Azerbaijan delays Nagorno-Karabakh takeover, denounces fleeing Armenians for burning homes

APTOPIX Armenia Azerbaijan Burning Houses

Azerbaijan on Sunday postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a ceasefire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing what it called "ecological terror."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/azerbaijan-armenia-takeover-delay-burning-homes-1.5802909?cmp=rss

4 astronauts set to begin historic SpaceX-NASA flight to space station

SPACE-EXPLORATION/SPACEX

SpaceX, the rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, was due on Sunday to launch four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station, NASA's first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-launch-1.5801387?cmp=rss

'I concede nothing': Trump backtracks after appearing to acknowledge Biden win

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U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked after appearing on Sunday to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election, saying he conceded "nothing" and repeating his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voting fraud.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-backtracks-on-twitter-on-biden-election-win-1.5802803?cmp=rss

Violence, arrests overnight after tense pro-Trump rally in Washington

USA-ELECTION/PROTEST

After several thousand supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protested the election results and marched to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., nighttime clashes with counter-demonstrators led to fist fights, at least one stabbing and more than 20 arrests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-supporters-washington-clashes-1.5802749?cmp=rss

Dozens arrested as Belarus police break up street protests

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Police in Belarus on Sunday arrested dozens of people in Minsk demonstrating against Alexander Lukashenko, leader of the former Soviet country, several media outlets reported.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/protest-minsk-belarus-arrests-1.5802726?cmp=rss

Ethiopia's Tigray leader threatens to fire more missiles at Eritrea

Ethiopia Military Confrontation

The leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighbouring Eritrea's capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigray forces and the federal government spills across an international border.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopia-eritrea-tigray-conflict-1.5802732?cmp=rss

Ontario workplace injury board considers Afghan war advisers' claims

Canadian Troops -Afghanistan

A handful of language and cultural advisers who served alongside the Canadian army during the Afghan war have filed injury claims with Ontario's workplace safety board. Many of those who ended up with PTSD as a result of their experiences have been unable to access federal benefits because they were contract employees.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/afghan-advisers-injuries-1.5801388?cmp=rss