Saturday, May 8, 2021

Independence movements in Scotland and Quebec are heading in different directions

Britain Elections

As Scots contemplate becoming an independent country again — just seven years after deciding against it in a 2014 referendum — Quebec seems further away from independence than it has been for decades.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-scotland-quebec-1.6018202?cmp=rss

Scottish National Party wins parliamentary election, plans 2nd referendum on independence

Nicola Sturgeon posing for a photograph in Glasgow

The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the United Kindgom even though it failed by one seat to secure a majority.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scottish-national-party-uk-election-2021-1.6019627?cmp=rss

Here's why people are protesting across Colombia

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Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and is so out of touch that it proposed tax increases during the coronavirus pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colombia-protests-government-1.6019624?cmp=rss

Barack Obama's dog Bo, once a constant presence at the White House, dies from cancer

Obama Dog

Former U.S. president Barack Obama's dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media, calling him a 'true friend and loyal companion.'



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/obama-dog-bo-dies-cancer-1.6019565?cmp=rss

Bomb blasts kill dozens near school in Afghan capital

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Multiple blasts targeted a school in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens more, mostly students, a senior Interior Ministry official said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kabul-afghanistan-school-bombing-1.6019356?cmp=rss

More than 200 hurt in night of clashes between Palestinians and police in Jerusalem

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A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem left more than 200 Palestinians wounded, medics said Saturday, as the city braced for even more violence after weeks of unrest.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/palestinians-israel-police-clash-al-aqsa-mosque-1.6019289?cmp=rss