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In Zimbabwe, fourth Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 amid surge
The Los Angeles Times 24 Jan 2021
HARARE, Zimbabwe — . Four Zimbabwean Cabinet ministers have died of COVID-19, three within the last two weeks, highlighting a resurgence of the disease that is sweeping through this southern African country. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the coronavirus was reaping a “grim harvest” in the country. “The pandemic has been indiscriminate....
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Millions of users move away from WhatsApp after terms of service update
The Irish Times 24 Jan 2021
A poorly explained update to its terms of service has pushed WhatsApp users to adopt alternative services such as Signal and Telegram in their millions ... Over the first three weeks of January, Signal has gained 7.5 million users globally, according to figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee, and Telegram has gained 25 million ... ....
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Indian, Chinese soldiers injured in physical brawl near Naku La in Sikkim
The Times of India 25 Jan 2021
NEW DELHI. Indian and Chinese troops physically clashed once again in the high-altitude area of Naku La in north Sikkim last week, with several injuries being sustained on both sides, even as the nine-month-long eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation continues in eastern Ladakh despite several rounds of diplomatic and military talks ... Live updates ... Download....
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US carrier group enters South China Sea amid tensions between China, Taiwan
The Hill 24 Jan 2021
A U.S. aircraft carrier group entered the South China Sea on Sunday with the stated intent to promote “freedom of the seas,” according to the U.S. military, as tensions between China and Taiwan continue to rise. According to a statement released by the U.S ... Doug Verissimo in the statement.ADVERTISEMENT ... Austin takes helm at Pentagon ... .......
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19 burned bodies found near Mexico-US border town
Federal News Radio 25 Jan 2021
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have found 19 shot and burned bodies near a town across the Rio Grande from Texas in an area that has seen violent territorial disputes between organized crime groups in recent years ... Authorities found two vehicles on fire, one containing four bodies and the other 15 ... Insight by Zendesk ... __ ... ....
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N.Korea's acting envoy to Kuwait has defected to S.Korea -lawmaker
The Jerusalem Post 25 Jan 2021
SEOUL - North Korea's acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea, the latest in a recent string of high-profile escapes from the isolated country, a South Korean lawmaker said on Monday. Ryu Hyun Woo had led North Korea's embassy in Kuwait since former Ambassador So Chang Sik was expelled after a 2017 U.N ... ....
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Michael Cohen suggests Trump may have already secretly pardoned himself and his children
The Independent 25 Jan 2021
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen said that the ex-president might have issued secret pardons to himself and his children during his tenure, which he will reveal if he is indicted ... The former president had issued a slew of pardons in his final days of office ... "I kind of think I figured it out," he said to MSNBC host Alex Witt ... Read more ... ....
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480,000 killed by extreme weather this century: Analysis
Straits Times 25 Jan 2021
PARIS (AFP) - Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to a new assessment of the direct threat posed to humanity by climate change ... But recent research suggests the true amount of funding available to developing countries for climate action is vastly lower ... � .......
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Turkey, Greece hold first round of exploratory talks since 2016
Press TV 25 Jan 2021
Greece and Turkey have started a new round of exploratory talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul to settle a long-running dispute over energy exploration and territorial rights in the eastern Mediterranean ... Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his country would join the talks with "optimism and hope" -- a comment echoed by Cavusoglu ... ....
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Italy’s prime minister close to resignation, aims at creating new government: papers
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Estonia to get first female PM as government deal clinched
The Himalayan 25 Jan 2021
TALLINN ... The party councils of the the opposition, center-right Reform Party and the ruling ... 13 over a scandal involving a key official at his Center Party suspected of accepting a private donation for the party in exchange for a political favor on a real estate development at the harbor district of the capital, Tallinn ... ....
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Zuckerberg's Biden problem
BBC News 25 Jan 2021
Before the Cambridge Analytica story had broken. Before Facebook's acknowledgement that its platform had been used to help incite ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Before the WhatsApp lynchings in India ... His goal was to speak to people in all 50 states - to get out and engage with real Americans ... I think he's a real problem." ... Related Topics. ....
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UK Prime Minister to Launch New International Climate Change Coalition
Urdu Point 25 Jan 2021
"To make sure we get not just warm words but real change, I am today launching an all-new Adaptation Action Coalition to set the agenda ahead of COP26," Johnson is expected to say in a virtual address to the Climate Adaption Summit to be hosted by the Netherlands ... We must adapt to our changing climate, and we must do so now," Johnson will add ... .......
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Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds
The Guardian 25 Jan 2021
Rate of loss now in line with worst-case scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The melting of ice across the planet is accelerating at a record rate, with the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets speeding up the fastest, research has found ... ....
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Joe Biden speaks with Emmanuel Macron, seeks to cement US-France ties
Hindustan Times 25 Jan 2021
Biden and Macron also agreed to work together on shared foreign policy priorities, including China, the Middle East, Russia, and the Africa's Sahel region, the White House said. US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, expressing his desire to strengthen bilateral ties, the White House said....
