Friday, March 13, 2020

Bill Gates stepping down from Microsoft board

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The billionaire announced Friday that he's leaving the Microsoft board entirely as well as his seat on the board of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate headed by fellow billionaire Warren Buffett.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bill-gates-microsoft-board-1.5497762?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in Canada and around the world

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Canada's chief public health officer is asking people to postpone or cancel all non-essential travel outside Canada amid concern about the growing coronavirus outbreak. Here's a look at what the government is saying, how provinces are faring and what's happening around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/coronavirus-updates-1.5496334?cmp=rss

U.S. lawmakers talk sweeping COVID-19 aid package as states grapple with testing shortages

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration hoped to announce agreement Friday on a coronavirus aid package to reassure anxious Americans by providing sick pay, free testing and other resources.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-coronavirus-response-1.5496492?cmp=rss

Russia, Turkey hammer out details on joint patrols, ceasefire in Syria

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Turkey and Russia have agreed on the details of a ceasefire in Syria's Idlib region after four days of talks in Ankara, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday, adding that joint patrols along a key highway will begin on Sunday as planned.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-turkey-syria-1.5496440?cmp=rss

Iraqi military condemns U.S. airstrikes

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Iraq's military condemned overnight U.S. airstrikes on Friday, saying they had killed six people and describing them as a violation of sovereignty and a targeted aggression against the nation's formal armed forces.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iraq-united-states-airstrike-reaction-1.5496360?cmp=rss