Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Alexei Navalny accuses Russian government of intimidation tactics in court appearance

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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny denounced a Moscow court hearing Tuesday on whether he should be sent to prison for years, calling it a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of Russians into submission.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-navalny-court-1.5897347?cmp=rss

FBI agents wounded in shooting in South Florida

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Police in South Florida have swarmed a neighbourhood following a Tuesday morning shooting that wounded several FBI agents.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fbi-agents-wounded-in-shooting-in-south-florida-1.5897416?cmp=rss

Biden expected to announce task force to reunite separated migrant families

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The Biden administration on Tuesday announced steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, expanding efforts to quickly undo relentless changes to immigration policy over the last four years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-biden-immigration-reforms-1.5897353?cmp=rss

U.K. steps up COVID-19 testing in hopes of stemming spread of new variant

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Britain begins a door-to-door COVID-19 testing of 80,000 people on Tuesday in a bid to stem the spread of a variant of the novel coronavirus first identified in South Africa.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-february2-2021-1.5897313?cmp=rss

Myanmar lawmakers say they're confined and under guard following coup

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Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-military-coup-1.5895753?cmp=rss