Sunday, November 14, 2021

Son of former Libyan ruler running for president

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The son of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi registered on Sunday as presidential candidate in December's planned election as disputes rage over the rules of a vote proposed as a way to end a decade of violence.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gadhafi-son-runs-for-president-1.6248507?cmp=rss

Queen Elizabeth has sprained her back, won't attend Remembrance service in London

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Queen Elizabeth has sprained her back and will not attend the Remembrance Sunday service in central London to remember Britain's war dead, Buckingham Palace says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-elizabeth-1.6248505?cmp=rss

Group of 50 migrants broke through Belarus border, Polish police say

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A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police say, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/poland-belarus-migrant-crisis-1.6248502?cmp=rss

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Gang shootout in Ecuador's largest prison kills at least 68, wounds 25

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A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador's largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said clashes were still uncontrolled hours later at the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country's worst prison bloodbath.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ecuador-prison-gang-shootout-1.6248381?cmp=rss

Sudan security forces fire on protesters, kill 1, activists say

Pro-democracy protesters gathered in Khartoum, Sudan

Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military's tightening grip on the country, killing at least one and wounding several, activists said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-anti-military-coup-protests-security-forces-1.6248107?cmp=rss