Thursday, November 21, 2024

Former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro accused of plotting to overturn 2022 election

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, is seen posing for a photo, during an event in Brazil's Goias state in September.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation filed on Thursday with the country's Supreme Court.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-bolsonaro-plot-1.7390322?cmp=rss

Why police are in a standoff with people working an abandoned South African mine

A woman in a crowd holds a cardboard sign that reads: Free Our Borthers

For weeks, police have been stationed at the opening of an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, trying to smoke out the people illegally working deep inside. Here's what we know so far.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/south-africa-mine-standoff-1.7389931?cmp=rss

Court overturns Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 alleged attack that prosecutors said was staged

A man wearing a blue jacket and black gloves smiles and waves to the camera.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/smollett-charges-overturned-1.7389582?cmp=rss