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Ontario reports 1,746 new COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
At least 98,639 people who contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic have since recovered. He said the school "will be conducting a deep cleaning of the building prior to school starting (Monday) morning". The school will remain open. The expanded testing will be provided for four weeks in schools in Toronto, Peel and York regions, and Ottawa. The program began last Thursday at... [Full Article...]
Eight inmates shot dead, 17 injured in Sri Lanka prison riot
He said during the entire incident at least 37 more, including two jailors, were injured and all of them were transferred to the nearby Ragama hospital. Another prisoner died in March. More than a thousand inmates in five prisons have tested positive for the coronavirus and at least two have died. [Full Article...]
Qld mum bailed after toddler dies in vehicle
Mum Laura Black, 37, and her boyfriend Aaron Hill, 29, are accused of failing to realise Rylee Rose was still in the auto outside their home in Townsville , Australia. They will face court again on February 24. Australians have rallied behind the heartbroken family, with money being raised to help Rylee's father Pete and the three older siblings. [Full Article...]
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump
When the state was ordered to hold a hand recount, the outcome was consistent with the machine vote. Dane County, which includes the state capital of Madison, reported only small changes in its vote totals, mirroring the earlier results of the recount conducted in Milwaukee County. [Full Article...]
Wisconsin counties finish recounts, reaffirms Biden's win
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Biden won the state by almost 20,600 votes and his margin in Milwaukee and Dane counties was about 2-to-1. BBC Newsnight Policy Editor Lewis Goodall tweeted the recount in Wisconsin had cost Mr Trump's campaign $3million. "Biden gained 87 votes". The recounts are consistent with the initial count, and to me, that's further evidence. He added the recount found no evidence of electoral fraud -... [Full Article...]
Biden makes key appointments as Trump promises continued election fight
Trump's roughly 45-minute conversation with Bartiromo, who has been sympathetic to his charges, was his first one-on-one interview since his defeat to President-elect Joe Biden . More importantly, we believe our nation must fundamentally rethink the way it conducts elections. "Do you believe you will win this?" she asked. Trump's interview came amid continued pushback against his baseless cla... [Full Article...]
60 arrested at London anti-lockdown protest
Saturday's protests, which started from Marble Arch, were organised by the Save Our Rights UK group, the BBC reported. The Metropolitan Police said it had made arrests for a number of offences including coronavirus restriction violations, assault of police officers and possession of illegal drugs. [Full Article...]
White House's Kushner headed to Saudi, Qatar
Saudi Arabia's crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is delaying the normalization of relations with Israel in order to use the move as a key confidence building measure with the incoming administration of president-elect Joe Biden, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. [Full Article...]