Sunday, January 23, 2022

U.S. orders families of embassy staffers to leave Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion

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The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-embassy-ukraine-families-1.6324957?cmp=rss

Gunfire heard near home of Burkina Faso's president hours after army mutiny

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Gunfire rang out late Sunday near the home of embattled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, raising the spectre that a military coup might still be underway after mutinous soldiers seized a military base earlier in the day.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/burkina-faso-army-mutiny-president-1.6324944?cmp=rss

Armenia's president resigns after finding himself more figurehead than power broker

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Armen Sarkissian, who was chosen in 2018, complained that his office is not granted sufficient powers to allow him to be an effective head of state.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/armenia-president-resigns-sarkissian-1.6324867?cmp=rss

Armenia's president resigns after finding himself more figurehead than power broker

Climate COP26 Summit

Armen Sarkissian, who was chosen in 2018, complained that his office is not granted sufficient powers to allow him to be an effective head of state.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/armenia-president-resigns-sarkissian-1.6324867?cmp=rss

Canada's Jacob Panetta suspended indefinitely by ECHL for apparent racist gesture

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The ECHL acted swiftly on Sunday, suspending Jacksonville Icemen defenceman Jacob Panetta indefinitely, pending a hearing, for an apparent racial gesture toward fellow Canadian Jordan Subban of the South Carolina Stingrays during Saturday night's game.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/jacob-panetta-suspension-echl-apparent-racial-gesture-1.6324762?cmp=rss