Saturday, November 21, 2020

U.S. federal judge throws out Trump bid to stop Pennsylvania vote certification

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Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday, dealing U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pennsylvania-vote-certification-trump-biden-1.5811628?cmp=rss

Death threats, intimidation and fear for U.S. democracy — the fallout of Trump's refusal to concede

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While some may dismiss the futile attempts by Donald Trump and his lawyers to overturn the result of the U.S. presidential election, out in state capitals, officials are worried for their own safety and the fate of U.S. democracy as they face death threats, intimidation tactics and harassment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-threats-cost-1.5810848?cmp=rss

Proposed law on publishing police images sparks protests across France

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Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris and other French cities Saturday at the urging of civil liberties campaigners and journalist groups to protest a proposed security law they say would impinge on freedom of information and media rights.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-protests-bill-publish-police-images-1.5811607?cmp=rss

Bodies of man and his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii

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Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompeii, officials at the archeological park in Italy said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pompeii-bodies-ashes-found-man-slave-1.5811463?cmp=rss

Canada, U.K. strike transitional post-Brexit trade deal

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Negotiations between Canada and the United Kingdom to hammer out the terms of their post-Brexit trade deal have concluded, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a video released to the media Saturday morning.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-uk-transitional-trade-agreement-1.5811269?cmp=rss

G20 to discuss COVID-19 vaccine access for low-income countries

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Leaders of the G20 countries will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the coronavirus is under control.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/g20-brussels-pandemic-debt-1.5811304?cmp=rss

Rockets hit residential area of Kabul, killing at least 8 and wounding 31

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Several rockets hit residential areas in the early rush hour in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, police officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-kabul-attack-1.5811259?cmp=rss

Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble postponed

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Singapore and Hong Kong have postponed a planned air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in Hong Kong.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/singapore-hong-kong-bubble-covid-19-1.5811250?cmp=rss