Malaysian ex-PM Najib convicted of 7 graft charges over 1MDB

A Malaysian court has pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/malaysia-pm-najib-guilty-1.5665394?cmp=rss

John Lewis, late U.S. civil rights icon, hailed as 'conscience' of Congress by fellow lawmakers

In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised the late Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the late civil rights icon.

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NHL announces no positive coronavirus tests over final week of Phase 3

The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-no-positive-coronavirus-tests-over-final-week-1.5664479?cmp=rss

Saudis prepare for downsized, dramatically different hajj this week

Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's oversight of one of Islam's key pillars and the safety of visitors in the face of a global pandemic.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/saudi-arabia-hajj-coronavirus-1.5664161?cmp=rss

Cat tests positive for coronavirus in U.K.

A pet cat has tested positive in England for the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the government said on Monday in the first confirmed case of an animal being infected with the virus in Britain.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cat-covid-19-1.5664338?cmp=rss