Saturday, February 20, 2021

Trump to make 1st post-presidential appearance at upcoming conservative gathering in Florida

Jonny Riches holds up cardboard image of Donald Trump

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is expected to speak about the future of the Republican Party at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28 in Orlando, Fla.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-public-appearance-cpac-1.5921948?cmp=rss

Plane drops debris in neighbourhoods while making emergency landing in Colorado

Emergency Landing Plane Debris

A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighbourhoods during an emergency landing on Saturday. The plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and no injuries had been reported from the incident, police said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colorado-plane-emergency-landing-1.5921973?cmp=rss

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old father, Prince Philip, in London hospital

Prince Charles arrives at London's King Edward VIII hospital on Feb. 20, 2021

Prince Charles went to a London hospital on Saturday to visit his father, Prince Philip, who was admitted earlier this week for "observation and rest" after falling ill.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-charles-visits-father-hospital-1.5921846?cmp=rss

Russia reports world's 1st case of H5N8 bird flu virus in humans

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Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds and has reported the matter to the World Health Organization, an official said on Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-h5n8-bird-flu-humans-1.5921834?cmp=rss

Biden to meet virtually with Trudeau on Tuesday in first meeting with a foreign head of government

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U.S. President Joe Biden‘s first official meeting with a foreign head of government will be a virtual encounter on Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/biden-trudeau-tuesday-meeting-1.5921708?cmp=rss

2 Myanmar protesters killed by police, local media reports say

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Two anti-coup protesters were shot dead by riot police who fired live rounds on Saturday in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, local media reported.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-mandalay-protesters-hurt-1.5921613?cmp=rss

Princess Eugenie names newborn son after Victorian ancestor

Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank and baby August

Britain's Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, have named their baby boy August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/princess-eugenie-newborn-son-name-1.5921617?cmp=rss

In Myanmar, the generals are used to getting their way. Did they miscalculate this time?

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The military coup, now three weeks old, is facing daily protests from a wide swathe of civilians, including youth that grew up with the internet and expectations of western freedoms. Now, a widespread civil disobedience movement has brought the country's government and the generals' cash flow to a near standstill.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sasa-petricic-myanmar-generals-miscalculated-1.5920901?cmp=rss

Assessing Trump's potential legal fallout for Capitol riot and Georgia election phone call

Trump Impeachment

So how much potential legal trouble is Donald Trump facing now that he's out of the White House? Here is a close look at two files: the Capitol riot and Trump's phone call with Georgia's secretary of state about the election results.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-lawsuit-riot-charges-georgia-1.5918221?cmp=rss

Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny's appeal against jail term

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A court in Moscow has rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against his prison sentence.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-navalny-court-appeal-1.5921561?cmp=rss