Monday, April 5, 2021

Prince Hamzah pledges loyalty to Jordanian king after public feud

Jordan

Mediation between Jordan's King Abdullah II and his outspoken half-brother, Prince Hamzah, successfully de-escalated one of the most serious political crises in the kingdom in decades, the palace and a confidant of the prince said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jordan-prince-hamzah-mediation-1.5976200?cmp=rss

North Korea says it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns

Japan Olympics Tokyo Torch Relay

North Korea's sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/north-korea-not-participating-in-tokyo-olympics-covid-concerns-1.5976181?cmp=rss

Netanyahu's political future uncertain as Israeli corruption trial starts

Israel Politics

Israel's embattled leader Benjamin Netanyahu helped a business couple clinch deals worth hundred of millions of shekels in exchange for favourable coverage of him on a news website they controlled, an Israeli court heard Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netanyahu-corruption-1.5976019?cmp=rss

Britain says to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

Virus Outbreak Britain

Britain's businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week as the U.K. emerges from a three-month lockdown.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/uk-covid-1.5975879?cmp=rss

George Floyd's heart likely stopped due to lack of oxygen, ER doctor testifies

George Floyd Officer Trial

The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified Monday that he theorized at the time that Floyd's heart most likely stopped because he didn't get enough oxygen.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chauvin-trial-testimony-april4-1.5975874?cmp=rss