Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Eight Conservative MPs in the running to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister

BRITAIN-POLITICS/

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak is seen as the frontrunner to replace embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as rival leadership campaigns begin to launch attacks on each other's candidates.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eight-conservative-mps-leadership-pm-1.6518149?cmp=rss

Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Shinzo Abe's assassination

Fumio Kishida

Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-election-kishida-1.6516544?cmp=rss

Djokovic outlasts Kyrgios to claim 4th consecutive Wimbledon title

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Novak Djokovic used his steady brilliance to beat the ace-delivering, trick-shot-hitting Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship and seventh overall.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/tennis-2022-wimbledon-final-recap-july-10-1.6516211?cmp=rss

Gunmen kill 19 people at taverns in South Africa

South Africa Bar Shooting

Gunmen killed 19 people in two apparently random shootings within hours of each other at taverns in South Africa, police said on Sunday, reinforcing the country's bleak status as a global centre for murder.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mass-shooting-south-africa-1.6516184?cmp=rss

Refurbishing Buckingham Palace helps push royal spending up 17%, cut into reserves

Britain Royals

Money — along with how taxpayers' money is spent — can often be at the root of controversy and debate. So it came as no surprise when recent headlines focused on the Royal Family's finances, along with what some outside palace walls would consider, at the very least, an unusual scenario: that a royal charity might be the recipient of bags full of cash.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-family-sovereign-grant-1.6514811?cmp=rss