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Protests Start Small at Newly Fortified US Statehouses
Capitol, the National Guard Bureau requested support from National Guardsmen from across the states and territories to provide crowd management; traffic control in and around the Capitol, National Mall, and White House; as well as communications, logistical, medical, and public affairs support. [Full Article...]
USA rejects Mexico's claim of fabricated drug evidence against ex-defense chief
Mexico will not pursue criminal charges against former defence minister Salvador Cienfuegos, the attorney general's office said in a statement on Thursday, despite accusations by United States prosecutors that he had collaborated with a key drug cartel. [Full Article...]
UN warns of 'vaccine vacuum' and 'vaccinationalism' as COVID-19 deaths surge
Sputnik further reported that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that current COVID-19 restrictions should be in force for some time more, as official figures showed that the UK has recorded 55,761 new coronavirus cases and 1,280 further deaths in the last 24 hours. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson closes travel corridors as fears grow over new Covid strains
This will be backed by more spot checks to ensure people are remaining in self-isolation. The new rules will be in place until at least February 15, he said. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country will close all travel corridors from Monday onwards in a bid to keep out new coronavirus variants. [Full Article...]
Navalny plans to return to Russia after recovery in Germany
Russian media broadcast images of police arresting several of Navalny's allies waiting for him at the airport, including politician and lawyer Lyubov Sobol and Ruslan Shaveddinov, who works for Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. The anti-graft campaigner may also face criminal charges under a probe launched late a year ago by Russian investigators who say he misappropriated over $4 million wort... [Full Article...]
MTA driver refutes drug test refusal in Morris Heights overpass crash
The injured people were the driver and at least six passengers , all of whom were removed from the bus and transported to a hospital, WNBC-TV of NY reported . . "Now we are making sure all the fuel and other hazardous materials within the vehicle is secured until the bus can be pulled onto the roadway", FDNY Acting Battalion Chief Steven Moore said in a statement later Friday morning. [Full Article...]
UK PM Boris Johnson invites PM Narendra Modi to G7 Summit 2021
The G7 summit is scheduled to be held in Cornwall from June 11-13, 2021, said a statement by the British High Commission on January 17. Johnson's office said he would use the summit to promote a green recovery from the pandemic, encouraging G7 members to unite to "make the future fairer, greener and more prosperous". [Full Article...]
US says rioters aimed to 'capture and assassinate' officials
In a dramatic account of the siege at the Capitol, U.S. prosecutors in Arizona claimed Thursday that rioters had sought to "capture and assassinate" elected officials, but retracted the assertion a day later. Rioters inside the Capitol building during the seize on Wednesday. A public defender representing Chansley in Arizona didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. [Full Article...]