Stories for January 2021

Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Majority of Republicans that voted for Trump against the storming of Capitol

57% of Americans want President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Nancy Pelosi cautions the US military about an “unhinged” Trump

As Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday prepared to impeach President Donald Trump again if he does not step down, their leader Nancy Pelosi spoke to the top US general about preventing an “unhinged” Trump from accessing nuclear launch codes in the final days of his term.
Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
FIAT and Peugeot merge to create world's fourth largest auto company

Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA (Peugeot) voted to merge the U.S.-Italian and French carmakers to create the world’s fourth-largest auto company by volume.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Trump concedes: “a new administration will be inaugurated” and condemns his violent supporters

United States President Donald Trump has finally conceded the 2020 election victory to president-elect Joe Biden in a new video published on his YoutTube channel condemning his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Falkland Islands admits disappointment and frustration with Brexit deal

Falkland Islands European Union exports are now subject to tariffs due to the UK not obtaining an agreement on behalf of the Falklands in relation to Brexit. On Wednesday, Legislative Assembly members released an opinion piece that expressed disappointment and frustration.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Joe Biden finally confirmed president despite Trump supporters storming Capitol

Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden's election victory.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands fishing companies anticipated the instant impact of the Brexit deal

In anticipation of events to the new tariffs the Falkland Islands exports to the European Union must pay as the United Kingdom failed in obtaining an agreement on behalf of the islands in relation to Brexit, the Falkland Islands Fisheries Association released the following statement last December 12:
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Atmosphere carbon dioxide forecasted to reach 50% higher than before the industrial revolution

Human activity will push concentrations of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to levels 50% higher than before the industrial revolution this year, breaching a symbolic climate change threshold, the UK's Met Office forecast on Friday.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:42 UTC
China Biotech vaccine tested 78% effective in Brazil trial, but doubts remain

A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial with no severe COVID-19 cases, researchers said on Thursday, although a lack of data details stirred calls for more transparency.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 08:39 UTC
Rupture of dam in Brazil compensation could reach US$ 5,3bn

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is hoping to win at least 28 billion reais (US$ 5.3 billion) from a compensation deal with miner Vale SA after the 2019 Brumadinho deadly dam burst, a senior state official said on Thursday.