Daily Dose @ 5: Raped teen girl charged with murdering newborn baby, Canada invokes emergency powers in a bid to end protests

AMONG the headlines for Thursday, December 15, The 15-year-old girl who was raped and gave birth to a son who later died from stab wounds was today charged with murder at the Magistrates Court in Kemaman, Terengganu.

However, no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

Also, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some U.S. border crossings and paralysed parts of the capital.

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