Sunday, January 2, 2022

Another Hong Kong news outlet announces closure amid crackdown on dissent

Hong Kong

A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-citizen-news-close-1.6302415?cmp=rss

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19

United States China

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-defence-secretary-lloyd-austin-tests-positive-covid-19-1.6302390?cmp=rss

Sudan's prime minister resigns just 6 weeks after reinstatement amid political deadlock

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Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after being reinstated as part of a political agreement with the military.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-pm-hamdok-resigns-deadlock-1.6302274?cmp=rss

Twitter bans personal account of U.S. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, according to a statement from the company.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/twitter-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-1.6302175?cmp=rss

Thousands protest in Amsterdam against COVID-19 measures

Virus Outbreak Netherlands Protest

Thousands of people in the Netherlands defied a ban on assembling and demonstrated Sunday against the Dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures, gathering in a central square before marching toward a park in Amsterdam.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netherlands-covid-19-protest-1.6302099?cmp=rss

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

Quebec curfew

Dozens of people marched in downtown Montreal late Saturday in defiance of the province's pandemic-related curfew. Police made one arrest and handed out dozens of tickets.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-jan2-2022-1.6302053?cmp=rss

South African Parliament complex in Cape Town on fire

South Africa Parliament Fire

Firefighters battled a blaze at South Africa's national Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the centre of Cape Town.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-africa-parliament-fire-1.6302049?cmp=rss