Sunday, May 30, 2021

Naomi Osaka wins, fined $15K for skipping French Open news conference

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Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 at the French Open for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory Sunday — and threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with stiffer penalties, including being defaulted, if she continues to avoid meeting with the media.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/naomi-osaka-french-open-roundup-1.6046069?cmp=rss

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu in danger of losing PM role as rivals propose new coalition

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The head of a small hard-line party on Sunday said he would try to form a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents, taking a major step toward ending the 12-year rule of the Israeli leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-netanyahu-coalition-government-rivals-1.6046201?cmp=rss

U.K. PM Boris Johnson says he wants a deal with G7 on vaccine passports

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is looking to the G7 to come to an agreement on implementing vaccine passports and to start discussions on a global pandemic preparedness treaty at next month’s meeting in the United Kingdom.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boris-johnson-rosemary-barton-vaccine-passports-1.6045099?cmp=rss

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

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Saskatchewan begins the first of its three-step plan to reopen on Sunday, easing some measures enacted to help curb the spread of COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-may30-2021-1.6046030?cmp=rss

'Too much British cheese'? U.K. PM Boris Johnson on trade, climate co-operation

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he's hopeful his country can reach a permanent agreement with Canada on dairy trade. He also highlighted the importance of an agreement on climate financing for developing countries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boris-johnson-rosemary-barton-trade-climate-1.6045659?cmp=rss

100 years after Tulsa race massacre, a landmark lawsuit could finally lead to reparations

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Advocates for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, and their descendants, say they hope a landmark lawsuit filed against the City of Tulsa and other defendants could finally lead to some form of restitution, despite decades of previous effort.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/covid-19-lab-leak-theory-protesting-old-growth-logging-in-b-c-reparations-for-the-tulsa-massacre-and-more-1.6043268/100-years-after-tulsa-race-massacre-a-landmark-lawsuit-could-finally-lead-to-reparations-1.6043272?cmp=rss

U.K. PM Boris Johnson marries fiancée in private ceremony

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds are newlyweds. His Downing Street office says they were married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boris-johnson-wedding-1.6046031?cmp=rss

Blind Chinese mountaineer reaches top of Mount Everest

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A 46-year old man from China has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man from Asia to climb Mount Everest.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/zhang-hong-blind-climber-reaches-everest-summit-1.6046036?cmp=rss