Monday, October 19, 2020

Trump goes after Fauci as his campaign trails in the polls

Virus Outbreak Congress

President Donald Trump said Monday he believes he's going to win the U.S. election and blasted his government's own scientists for their criticism of his performance. "People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots," Trump said of the government's top infectious disease expert.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-goes-after-fauci-as-his-campaign-trails-in-the-polls-1.5768299?cmp=rss

Russian hackers charged with trying to disrupt Olympics, French election

Russian Hackers Charged

Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a U.S. Justice Department indictment unsealed Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-hackers-charged-olympics-election-1.5768003?cmp=rss

Luis Arce set to win Bolivia presidential election, returning socialists to power

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Bolivian presidential candidate Carlos Mesa of Comunidad Ciudadana conceded the election on Monday after fast counts of the vote showed a strong win for the socialist candidate Luis Arce.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bolivia-arce-presidential-election-1.5767831?cmp=rss

Supreme Court to hear cases on Trump refugee policies, border wall

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-IMMIGRATION

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the legality of one of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies that has forced tens of thousands of migrants along the southern border to wait in Mexico, rather than entering the United States, while their asylum claims are processed.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ussc-trump-mexico-border-cases-1.5767647?cmp=rss

Greece plans to build wall along Turkish border to deter migrant crossings

Turkey Greece Migrants

Greece's government says it has finalized plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-turkey-border-wall-1.5767596?cmp=rss