Saturday, January 30, 2021

How an elite family's decades-old secret sparked a reckoning about sexual abuse in France

France Tackling Incest

Sexual abuse within families had long been a problem France failed to confront. That appears to have changed recently with the release of a book that exposed a dark and decades-old secret of a prominent French family.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-sexual-abuse-book-elites-1.5892765?cmp=rss

Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers as trial nears, sources say

Trump Florida

Former U.S. president Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-loses-lead-impeachment-lawyers-1.5895180?cmp=rss

Fearing Beijing crackdown, thousands flee Hong Kong for the U.K.

China Britain Hong Kong

Cindy, a businesswoman and mother of two young children, is one of thousands of people fleeing Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory last summer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-flee-china-uk-crackdown-1.5895151?cmp=rss

2 Proud Boys face federal conspiracy charges over U.S. Capitol riot

Capitol Breach New-York-Arrests

Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the U.S. Capitol riot as prosecutors raise the stakes in some of the slew of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/proud-boys-conspiracy-charges-capitol-riot-1.5895030?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

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Canadians still planning for a winter vacation will face stricter travel rules aimed at keeping new variants of the coronavirus from entering the country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-january30-2021-1.5894774?cmp=rss

CDC orders sweeping U.S. public transportation mask mandate

Virus Outbreak California

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cdc-mask-mandate-1.5894793?cmp=rss

Indian farmers stage hunger strike in fight against agricultural reforms

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India blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and hundreds injured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-farmers-hunger-strike-1.5894769?cmp=rss