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French 🇫🇷 and Swedish 🇸🇪 labs have confirmed that @Navalny was poisoned by a #novichok.
— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) September 15, 2020
We are working with Germany 🇩🇪 and partners in @OPCW as Russia has a case to answer and must fully investigate.https://t.co/URfFMDTKKz
The Russian opposition leader and critic of Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, was moved to Germany after being poisoned on a domestic flight in Russia. He posted from his hospital bed saying he was able to breath without help.
NEW DETAILS: Officials say eight people were arrested following a night of unrest in Lancaster after an officer shot and killed man while responding to a domestic disturbance call https://t.co/kaQ2Ray2Sj
— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) September 14, 2020
On Monday, at least eight protesters were charged with arson and rioting after a protest broke out over a police-related shooting in Lancaster. Lancaster Police released bodycam footage of the shooting and the officer involved has been placed on leave.
Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine could be distributed to Americans before the end of the year if found to be safe and effective, CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday. https://t.co/YtyyIRhf3b
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) September 14, 2020
In an interview with CBS' Face the Nation, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that the status of the COVID-19 vaccine would be known by the company by end of October. If safe, effective and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine could be distributed to Americans before the end of 2020.
NEW: The Public Health Agency of Canada is pleading with Canadians to heed its advice as a salmonella outbreak in Canada is continuing to cause illnesses, hospitalizations and may have even resulted in at least one death.https://t.co/XjJzEOs4zy
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) September 15, 2020
The most recent update from Health Canada reveals 78 additional illnesses from the salmonella outbreak, linked to red, white, yellow, and sweet yellow onions from Thomson International Inc. of Bakersfield, Calif.
PM Trudeau's statement on Blaine Higgs majority win in N.B. provincial election. pic.twitter.com/CeCNzA77EG
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) September 15, 2020
Progressive Conservatives under Blaine Higgs have won the New Brunswick election. Higgs has officially been reelected as premier of the province. It's the first time a government in New Brunswick has won two consecutive terms since 2003.
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