News Headlines - 21 November 2020

▽Xi says China will consider joining TPP - Nikkei Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said China is open to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, in a likely move to bolster the country's presence in Asia while the U.S. focuses on its presidential transition.

▽Tibetan Government Leader Makes Historic White House Visit | Voice of America - English

The head of the Tibetan government in exile visited the White House on Friday, the first such meeting in 60 years and one that could draw the ire of Beijing.
Lobsang Sangay, president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), said he met with the White House’s newly appointed U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, Robert Destro.

▽A pizza worker's lie forced an Australian state of 1.7 million people into lockdown - CNN

A pizza bar worker with Covid-19 who lied about their employment activities triggered a lockdown across the entire state of South Australia, authorities were forced to admit Friday.
The state of 1.7 million people would not have gone into the six-day "circuit breaker" had the employee told the truth to a contact-tracing team, South Australia Premier Steven Marshall told reporters at a press conference. He announced the state had decided to lift its six-day lockdown early, based on new information.

▽Hyena pack mauls man to death in Zimbabwe - CNN

An elderly man has been killed by a pack of hyenas in Zimbabwe, after they pulled him from his bed while he was sleeping.
The man, who has been identified by the authorities as 87-year-old Tendai Maseka, was dragged about 1,000 feet from his mud and wood hut.
The incident occurred on Monday night in the rural region of Chirumanzu. in central Zimbabwe.
By the time Maseka's body was discovered by villagers, its lower half was missing.

▽Michael J. Fox Says He’s Planning ‘a Second Retirement’ | PEOPLE.com

Michael J. Fox is ready for the sun to set on his acting career.
In the 59-year-old actor's new book, No Time Like the Future, Fox shares that he's entering a "second retirement" and is ready for his acting career to end.
Writing that his "work as an actor does not define me," Fox says that his recent health struggles are only one factor in his decision to stop acting.