Tuesday, April 27, 2021

First Palestinian elections in 15 years could be postponed again this week

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Egyptian officials say the Palestinian Authority later this week plans to call off its first elections in 15 years, citing Israel's refusal to allow voting in East Jerusalem. Israel told European ambassadors on Tuesday that it would not prevent Palestinian elections, but authorities have yet to say whether they will allow voting in East Jerusalem.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/palestinian-elections-israel-1.6003453?cmp=rss

Life is returning to normal in parts of the post-COVID world

Life is returning to normal in parts of the post-COVID world

Life is inching back to normal in some parts of the world where COVID-19 rates are low. It might still be early to make travel plans, but it's closer than you might think.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/life-is-returning-to-normal-in-parts-of-the-post-covid-world-1.6003376?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Tuesday

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Manitoba is in a "very precarious" place, the province's top doctor said Monday, as officials announced stepped up restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april27-2021-1.6003288?cmp=rss

Health-care workers feel the strain as Michigan remains a national COVID-19 hot spot

Nikki Hillis-Walters

Though the world is more than a year into the pandemic and the United States has a robust vaccine rollout, Michigan nurse Nikki Hillis-Walters, who used to work in Windsor, Ont., says this time around is worse than when COVID-19 first hit. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/michigan-covid-19-nurses-speak-out-1.6002516?cmp=rss

India's death toll nears 200K as foreign medical aid pours into country

India-Covid-19

Much needed medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as overrun hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-covid-19-crisis-1.6003277?cmp=rss