Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Trump attorney general heads to Capitol Hill for expected contentious hearing

Trumps Attorney General

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America while making reference to the 'bogus' Russia investigation in prepared testimony for an appearance at the House judiciary committee beginning at 10 a.m. ET that is expected to be heated.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/house-judiciary-barr-testimony-1.5665451?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Tuesday

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The biggest test yet of an experimental coronavirus vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the pandemic. Here's what's happening with the pandemic in Canada and around the world on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-july28-1.5665421?cmp=rss

Barbados offers work visa program to encourage Canadians to work from home, from Barbados

Barbados Tropical Weather

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados has a tantalizing suggestion for quarantine-weary Canadians: Working from home is a lot more palatable when you're doing it remotely from a tropical paradise.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/barbados-tourism-canada-covid-19-1.5664283?cmp=rss

Vietnam suspends flights to and from Danang due to coronavirus outbreak

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Vietnam has suspended all flights to and from Danang for 15 days after at least 14 cases of the novel coronavirus had been detected in the city, the government said on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vietnam-flights-coronavirus-1.5665412?cmp=rss

Australian police disperse Black Lives Matter rally

Sydney protest

Police arrested a leader of an anti-racism protest and shut down the demonstration before it started Tuesday after courts ruled the gathering in downtown Sydney was illegal due to the pandemic threat.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sydney-protest-arrest-1.5665404?cmp=rss