Friday, April 3, 2020

Trump fires watchdog who handled complaint that triggered impeachment

Trump Impeachment

Trump informed the Senate intelligence committee Friday of his decision to fire Michael Atkinson, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-watchdog-fired-impeachment-michael-atkinson-1.5521927?cmp=rss

Search underway for Kennedy Townsend's daughter, grandson

Chesapeake Bay Report Card

Authorities were searching for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Friday after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay didn't return to shore.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kennedy-townsend-daughter-grandson-search-chesapeake-bay-1.5521290?cmp=rss

UN chief warns of 'COVID-19 storm' for warring nations but some conflicts still flaring

UN-RIGHTS/

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said Friday that warring parties in 11 countries have responded positively to his appeal for a global ceasefire to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. But turning words into peace is enormously difficult and fighting has escalated in some major conflicts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/guterres-wars-coronavirus-1.5520795?cmp=rss

Prince Charles opens new London hospital for coronavirus patients

Virus Outbreak Britain

Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London's main exhibition and conference centre, a temporary facility that will soon be able to treat 4,000 people who have contracted COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/london-nightingale-hospital-1.5520399?cmp=rss

White House expected to roll out mask guidance to combat COVID-19 spread

Virus Outbreak Fauci Bobblehead

The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, but top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci says there's no substitute for physical distance in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-cdc-mask-wearing-1.5520291?cmp=rss