Monday, March 15, 2021

Tapes reveal Trump never told Georgia officials to 'find the fraud' but did press them to investigate

Quotes of the Year

The Associated Press says a report that Donald Trump told Georgia officials on a December phone call about the November election to 'find the fraud' was incorrect and that he never used those words.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-georgia-corrected-report-fraud-call-1.5951110?cmp=rss

Brazil's president chooses 4th health minister as hospitals teeter on collapse from COVID-19

Virus Outbreak Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday picked his fourth health minister since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, amid the worst throes of the disease in the country yet and after a series of errors decried by public health experts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-health-minister-jair-bolsonaro-pandemic-1.5951065?cmp=rss

Myanmar military imposes martial law over country's largest city after dozens killed

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Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country's largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month's military coup.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-coup-junta-army-killings-un-martial-law-1.5950519?cmp=rss

2 men charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer who died following Jan. 6 riot

Capitol Breach Officer Killed

U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer's death.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/capitol-attack-two-arrested-officer-death-1.5950463?cmp=rss

Moderna begins testing on its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate

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Moderna Inc said on Monday it had dosed the first participant in an early-stage study of a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could potentially be stored and shipped in refrigerators instead of freezers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/moderna-testing-covid-vaccine-1.5950322?cmp=rss

Canadian girl, 4, freed from Syrian detention camp

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The Canadian government said it provided consular services to a four-year-old girl who escaped an Islamic State detention camp in northeastern Syria, but did not facilitate her exit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/isis-detention-camp-child-canada-1.5949996?cmp=rss

Trudeau says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after some European countries suspend its use

Man being vaccinated against the coronavirus in Vantaa, Finland

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and Canadians should have no concerns about receiving it, after nearly a dozen European countries suspended its use over concerns about blood clots.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-astrazeneca-safe-1.5950176?cmp=rss

Vatican says Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions as God 'can't bless sin'

Vatican Pope

The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God "cannot bless sin," while upholding the church's welcoming and blessing of gay people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vatican-catholic-church-excludes-same-sex-blessing-1.5949853?cmp=rss

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

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Quebecers in the Montreal area should be able to book vaccine appointments at local pharmacies starting Monday as the province continues to expand its COVID-19 immunization campaign, while Ontario is expected to launch its vaccination booking website.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-march15-2021-1.5949779?cmp=rss

The Canada-U.S. border's been shut down for a year — and there's no reopening plan

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The one-year anniversary of the tightening at the Canada-U.S. border is approaching. Restrictions on border crossings will be extended another month. Pressure is growing for governments to explain their plan for reopening. But the truth is: There is no plan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-border-restriction-reopening-1.5948695?cmp=rss

India's COVID-19 cases rising despite widespread belief in country's natural immunities

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The Maha Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, one of the most important Hindu festivals that last week saw thousands upon thousands of people line the banks of the Ganges River in the holy city of Haridwar, is taking place just as India is seeing some of its highest numbers of new infections so far this year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-covid-19-immunity-1.5947454?cmp=rss

Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup

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Myanmar activists planned more anti-coup rallies on Monday, a day after dozens of protesters were killed in clashes with security forces and unidentified assailants torched several Chinese-financed factories in the commercial hub of Yangon.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-protestors-coup-1.5949763?cmp=rss