Hong Kong authorities arrest lawyer, 10 others under national security law

Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city, media reported.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-arrest-lawyer-1.5872634?cmp=rss

Former Michigan governor charged in 2014 Flint water crisis

Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left the city of Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/flint-governor-charged-water-1.5872585?cmp=rss

5-time U.S. Olympian Klete Keller charged for taking part in Capitol riots

Five-time Olympic swimming medallist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the building last week.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/us-capitol-riots-klete-keller-swimmer-charged-fed-crime-1.5872171?cmp=rss

Investigators pouring through tips, threats and leads ahead of inauguration

Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies across the U.S. after the insurrection at the Capitol last week.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/capitol-hill-investigation-intelligence-1.5872350?cmp=rss

These are the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump a 2nd time

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump a second time on Wednesday. The House voted 232-197 in favour, just one week after the violence on Capitol Hill. Those 232 votes were cast by 222 Democrats and 10 Republicans, members of Trump's own party.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/republicans-impeach-trump-1.5872083?cmp=rss

Pursuing clean energy will be at the core of Biden's jobs agenda

Solving the climate crisis by boosting investments in new technologies will be at the centre of the Biden administration's job creation agenda, the incoming top economic White House adviser said on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pursuing-clean-energy-will-be-at-the-core-of-biden-s-jobs-agenda-1.5871910?cmp=rss

Irish PM issues state apology following report about 'traumatic' mother and baby homes

Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin has offered a state apology to the survivors of mother and baby homes, where unwed women were forcefully separated from their children. We discussed the trauma of these institutions with survivor Anne Harris and Colm O'Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-jan-13-2021-1.5871185/irish-pm-issues-state-apology-following-report-about-traumatic-mother-and-baby-homes-1.5871308?cmp=rss

Olympic gold medallist Klete Keller identified as part of U.S. Capitol siege

American Klete Keller, who won two Olympic gold medals as a relay teammate of Michael Phelps, was identified as being among the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, according to multiple reports.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/us-capitol-riots-klete-keller-swimmer-1.5870955?cmp=rss

Uganda's Bobi Wine looks to unseat long-serving autocrat Museveni in fiery election

Ugandans vote on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against 10 candidates, including opposition front-runner Bobi Wine, a singer-turned-lawmaker whose star power has rattled the ruling party.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uganda-election-museveni-wine-1.5871114?cmp=rss

U.S. House expected to vote on impeachment of Donald Trump today

President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in an unprecedented House vote Wednesday, a week after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to "fight like hell" against election results just before they stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly siege.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/house-trump-impeachment-wednesday-1.5871116?cmp=rss

Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in space

Twelve bottles of French Bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday — and some lucky wine connoisseurs will soon get a taste.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/space-wine-1.5871098?cmp=rss

Italy targets violent clan in biggest Mafia trial in decades

One of Italy's largest-ever Mafia trials kicked off on Wednesday, with more than 320 suspected mobsters and their associates facing an array of charges, including extortion, drug trafficking and theft.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-mafia-trial-1.5871081?cmp=rss

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he will return to Russia on Sunday

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he would fly back to Russia on Jan. 17 from Germany where he has been convalescing after being poisoned.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navalny-russia-return-poison-1.5871047?cmp=rss