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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration’s response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani. CBC | World News
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U.S. whistleblower: Federal workers had no protection while helping coronavirus evacuees
A U.S. government whistleblower has filed a complaint alleging that some federal workers did not have the necessary protective gear or training when they were deployed to help Americans evacuated from China during the coronavirus outbreak. CBC | World News
Read More »Shares in U.S. drug maker Moderna soar after possible COVID-19 vaccine deemed ready for testing
Shares in U.S. drug company Moderna Inc. surge by more than 16 per cent after the company announced it has shipped its first batch of a possible coronavirus vaccine for humans to the government department in charge of testing its safety and effectiveness. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. soccer argues unequal pay for women OK because of different competition
Carli Lloyd was pushed over and over on differences between women and men. “Do you think the women’s national team could beat the German men’s team?” U.S. Soccer Federation lawyer Noah Finkel asked during a Dec. 20 deposition. “I’m not sure,” the two-time FIFA Player of the Year replied. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S., Taliban plan to sign peace agreement next week
The United States and the Taliban are on target to sign a peace agreement next week after a seven-day period of reduced violence, American and Taliban officials said Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia denies trying to interfere in 2020 U.S. election to benefit Trump
The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. said wrongly detaining Iranian-born travellers was ‘corrected’ but it seems to still be happening
At least five Iranian-born Canadian citizens were denied entry to the United States after it says it suspended its wrongful detainment practices, leaving some to wonder if the refusals are part of a broader strategy targeting Iranian-born travellers. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. presidential hopefuls signal they won’t go gently into Sanders’s good night if he falls short of majority
Bernie Sanders’s rivals have raised the possibility of pushing him out on a second ballot if he enters this summer’s Democratic convention with a lead short of a first-ballot majority. That was the subtext of a revealing exchange in a presidential candidates’ debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 1,000 former DOJ officials call on U.S. Attorney General Barr to resign
The former officials, who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, criticized William Barr, the country’s top law enforcement officer, for overruling his own prosecutors in a case that has prompted accusations that the Trump administration is weakening the rule of law. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and Taliban agree to temporary truce in Afghanistan
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month, an eventual countrywide cease-fire and a commitment from the Taliban not to harbour terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, while setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. CBC | World News
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