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The International Olympic Committee faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games as athletes, teams and federations called for a delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. CBC | World News
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Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido enters legislative palace after troops allow him to pass
Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s opposition leader and National Assembly president, and a group of allied lawmakers entered the legislative palace on Tuesday following a half-hour standoff with security forces blocking the entrance. CBC | World News
Read More »Maduro blocks Venezuela’s opposition from congress, elects more pliant leadership
Nicolas Maduro’s government has moved aggressively to wipe out what remains of resistance to his socialist rule, attempting to install a pliant leadership in congress in a move opponents compared to an attempted coup in Venezuela’s last democratic institution. CBC | World News
Read More »Pro-democracy opposition wins landslide in Hong Kong elections
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada will ‘support’ Bolivian opposition government
Canada updated its position on the fluid and chaotic situation in Bolivia today, saying it would work with and support the caretaker administration of Jeanine Añez — while still stopping short of formally recognizing her presidency. CBC | World News
Read More »Pound euro exchange rate steady as PM and opposition leader clash on Brexit timetable
THE pound euro exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.157 after Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn failed to reach a consensus on a timetable for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement bill. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Pound euro exchange rate steady as PM and opposition leader clash on Brexit timetable
THE pound euro exchange rate held steady today, with the pairing currently trading around €1.157 after Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn failed to reach a consensus on a timetable for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement bill. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council despite opposition
Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro’s government and its rights record. CBC | World News
Read More »EU civil war: Austria spearheads opposition to bloc’s post-Brexit budget hike
AUSTRIA is on a collision course with incoming president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen after reiterating its vehement opposition to the EU’s insistence that each of the EU27 should pay a minimum annual contribution of 1.1 percent of GDP. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘Utter hypocrisy!’ Opposition MPs shamed over Commons no-show despite prorogation furore
A CONSERVATIVE MP has ripped into opposition MPs in the House of Commons as empty seats appeared despite a crunch Brexit statement from Michael Gove. Daily Express :: News Feed
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