Wednesday, December 23, 2020

China launches anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba

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Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up official efforts to tighten control over China's fast-growing tech industries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-alibaba-anti-monopoly-probe-1.5854006?cmp=rss

Trump pardons former campaign chair Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner's father

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chair Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest burst of clemency in his final weeks at the White House.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-pardon-manafort-kushner-1.5853921?cmp=rss

Trump vetoes defence bill, potentially setting up first override of his presidency

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-veto-defence-bill-1.5853602?cmp=rss

More than 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre, says Ethiopian human rights group

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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says more than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the western part of the country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopia-massacre-1.5853324?cmp=rss

Dominion election systems worker sues Trump campaign, conservative media for defamation

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An election systems worker driven into hiding by death threats has filed a defamation lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers and some conservative media figures and outlets.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dominion-us-election-sues-trump-campaign-conservative-media-1.5852862?cmp=rss