Tuesday, July 5, 2022

U.K. PM Boris Johnson in crisis as finance, health ministers quit

Britain Politics

Britain's finance and health ministers resigned on Tuesday, in what looked to be a final blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson who had tried to apologize for the latest scandal involving a sexual misconduct complaint about one of his ministers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uk-finance-health-ministers-quit-1.6510952?cmp=rss

7th person dies after mass shooting at July 4 parade near Chicago

Shooting July Fourth-Parade

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gunman-chicago-parade-1.6510882?cmp=rss

Fourth of July shooting victims include synagogue teacher, grandfather visiting from Mexico

Shooting July Fourth Parade

Among those killed in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park were a teacher at a synagogue and a man in his 70s who came from Mexico to visit his family.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fourth-of-july-chicago-shooting-victims-1.6510666?cmp=rss

China is barring diplomats from trial of Canadian tycoon who disappeared 5 years ago, Ottawa says

China Canada Missing Tycoon

Chinese authorities refused to let Canadian diplomats attend the trial of a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong five years ago, Ottawa said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-canada-tycoon-1.6510597?cmp=rss

Finland, Sweden take huge step toward NATO membership

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The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nato-finland-sweden-1.6510575?cmp=rss

WNBA star Brittney Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

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Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not "forget about me and the other American Detainees."



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/brittney-griner-sends-letter-president-biden-pleading-help-1.6510423?cmp=rss