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(British Economy) Round two: UK may fall back into recession as new lockdowns bite (Al Jazeera)

The British economy looks set to fall back into recession after official figures on Friday showed that it shrank by 2.6 percent month on...

(USA/Cuba) US sanctions Cuban ministry for alleged human rights abuses (Al Jazeera)

The United States slapped sanctions on Cuba’s interior ministry on Friday, accusing it of serious human rights abuses as Washington kept up a barrage of sanctions even in the final days...

(Brazil/Pandemic) Brazil airlifts emergency oxygen to Manaus amid COVID surge (Al Jazeera)

Brazil’s Air Force has delivered emergency supplies of oxygen to the jungle state of Amazonas, and premature babies were to be airlifted to other...

(Argentina) After a decades-long fight, an abortion victory in Argentina (Al Jazeera)

In a milestone win, Argentina’s Senate voted to legalise abortion, granting millions of women access to legal elective abortions until the 14th week of...

(USA) US now says no direct evidence of ‘kill capture teams’ at Capitol (Al Jazeera)

The top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC has said there is no “direct evidence” to suggest that rioters who stormed the US Capitol had...

(USA) After Capitol attack, Trump’s approval rating slides in US polls (Al Jazeera)

After four years in the White House, Donald Trump is leaving the United States presidency with low job approval ratings following the January 6...

(USA) US tightens security before Joe Biden’s inauguration (Daniel Newhauser, Al Jazeera)

Tall fences topped with thick, spiralling razor wire encased the US Capitol area on Friday, as thousands of heavily armed National Guardsmen stood watch....

(Afghanistan) Afghan security personnel killed in alleged Taliban attacks (Al Jazeera)

At least nine Afghan security personnel have been killed in attacks on two police checkpoints overnight in the restive northern Kunduz province, with government...

(Pakistan/Malaysia) PIA: Pakistan national carrier plane ‘impounded’ in Malaysia (Al Jazeera)

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane has been held back by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the jet’s lease. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/15/pia-pakistan-airplane-held-back-in-malaysia

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