Sunday, December 19, 2021

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai denies sexual assault accusation in video released online

China Missing Tennis Star

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Sunday that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that a social media post she had made early last month had been misunderstood.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/tennis-peng-shuai-1.6292163?cmp=rss

Leftist millennial wins election, becomes Chile's youngest president

Chile Election

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government student protests was elected Chile's next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chile-election-1.6292170?cmp=rss

Thousands take to Sudan's streets to protest military takeover

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Sudanese took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere across the country for mass protests Sunday against an October military takeover and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok but sidelined the movement.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-coup-anniversary-protests-1.6292147?cmp=rss