U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an order that will temporarily bar entry to the U.S. of foreign nationals, other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have travelled in China within the last 14 days. CBC | World News
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U.S. senators vote against hearing witnesses at Trump impeachment trial
U.S. senators voted against calling witnesses in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial on Friday, paving the way for an expected acquittal by the Republican-majority Senate. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. border patrol finds longest-ever smuggling tunnel on southwest border
U.S. authorities on Wednesday announced the discovery of the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the Southwest border, stretching more than 1.2 kilometres from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area. The tunnel is longer than 14 American football fields. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. will let Huawei play role in building 5G networks, defying U.S. pressure
Britain’s move to give Huawei a role in building its 5G networks leaves Canada as the only country in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network that hasn’t made a decision on the Chinese telecom giant. CBC | World News
Read More »‘There haven’t been any duels lately’: Unspooling the arcane rules and rituals of the U.S. Senate chamber
The U.S. Senate has been in the spotlight these past two weeks as the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump unfolds. We take a closer look at some of the unusual traditions and rules that surround this American institution with former Senate historian Don Ritchie. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronavirus deaths in China rise to 106 as U.S., others move to evacuate
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Read More »Coronavirus deaths in China rise to 106 as U.S., others move to evacuate
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Read More »Nighttime attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injures 1
A top U.S. commander says mortars were used in an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad that injured one person and caused some material damage Sunday night, not katyusha rockets as was initially reported by staffers and a statement from the military. CBC | World News
Read More »Taliban claims U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan
A passenger plane from Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines crashed Monday in a Taliban-held area of the eastern Ghazni province, local officials said. However, Ariana Airlines told The Associated Press that none of its planes had crashed in Afghanistan. CBC | World News
Read More »Missiles fired at U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi PM condemns attack
Five Katyusha rockets crashed into a riverbank near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone without causing any injuries or serious damage, a statement from U.S. Joint Operations Command said. CBC | World News
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