Monday, February 21, 2022

Colombia becomes 4th Latin American country to decriminalize abortion

Colombia Abortion

Colombia's Constitutional Court issued an order on Monday decriminalizing abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy, making the country the fourth in Latin America to expand access to the procedure.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colombia-decriminalize-abortion-1.6359693?cmp=rss

Prosecutors say men who pursued and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery were 'looking for a reason' to kill a Black man

Ahmaud Arbery

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery "was just looking for a reason" to hurt a Black person when he saw the 25-year-old jogging on his street, a prosecutor argued Monday, citing a slew of racist comments and videos Travis McMichael had posted online.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ahmaud-arbery-hate-crime-trial-closing-arguments-1.6359421?cmp=rss

Remaining COVID-19 restrictions scrapped in England

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he is removing the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement that people with COVID-19 self-isolate.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-restrictions-england-scrapped-1.6359373?cmp=rss

Trump and 2 of his children must testify under oath in civil probe

Former U.S. president Donald Trump at rally held in Conroe, Tex., in January 2022

A New York judge ruled on Thursday that former U.S. president Donald Trump and two of his adult children must answer questions under oath within 21 days in the state attorney general's civil probe into their family company.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-former-president-family-members-questions-1.6355793?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Feb. 18

Montreal, 18 Feb

Canada's two largest provinces are expanding vaccine eligibility. Ontario on Friday began booking third doses for those aged 12-17 on Friday, while Quebec announced that same age group can start booking their appointments for a third dose online as of Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb18-2022-1.6356420?cmp=rss

China's high-tech repression of Uyghurs is more sinister – and lucrative – than it seems, anthropologist says

Checkpoint in Xinjiang

Anthropologist Darren Byler sees a confluence in Xinjiang province in China of constant surveillance, state data harvesting and private companies driven by profit. How does this apply to the global race for supremacy in artificial intelligence?



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/china-s-high-tech-repression-of-uyghurs-is-more-sinister-and-lucrative-than-it-seems-anthropologist-says-1.6352535?cmp=rss