Category: Breaking News
At Brazil rallies, Bolsonaro deepens rift with Supreme Court
Tens of thousands of supporters of embattled right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro heeded his call and turned out at rallies Tuesday as he stepped up his attacks on Brazil’s Supreme Court and threatened to plunge the country into a constitutional…
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader lobbies Beijing for border reopening, asks for meeting of local, mainland medical experts
Hong Kong’s leader has asked Beijing to establish a dialogue between medical experts from the city and mainland China with the goal of gradually relaxing border restrictions.Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also told lawmakers on Wednesday that she…
No place like home: Hong Kong lucky draw winner claims HK$10.8 million flat offered to boost coronavirus vaccination rates
A HK$10.8 million (US$1.4 million) Hong Kong flat offered in an unprecedented lucky draw aimed at boosting the city’s sluggish coronavirus vaccination rates has a new owner.The winner of the lottery, identified only by a portion of their Hong…
Jailed Hong Kong opposition activist ditches bail plan after judge refuses to lift reporting restrictions
Hong Kong opposition activist Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam has withdrawn her bail application while remanded on a subversion charge over an unofficial primary last year, after the court refused to lift reporting restrictions.Ho had earlier announced on Facebook her intentions…
Taliban cracks down on protesters in Kabul
New video shows Taliban fighters firing into the air as protests erupt in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrives in Doha, Qatar for conversations with top diplomatic leaders. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joins CBSN AM from Doha with more details. CBSN is CBS News’ 24/7 digital streaming news service featuring live, anchored coverage available for free across all platforms….
Hundreds of anti-Taliban protestors take to streets of Afghan capital – BBC News
Hundreds of protestors including many women have taken to the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, in the biggest show of dissent since the Taliban took control of the country. Many in the crowds chanted slogans against neighbouring Pakistan whose government they accuse of supporting the Taliban. The Taliban have announced an interim government three weeks after they took control of most of the country….