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Thursday, January 28th 2021 - 09:14 UTC
Putin criticizes “digital giants” that challenge “legitimate democratic institutions”

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the growing influence of U.S. social media companies and said their impact on society now puts them in competition with elected governments.
Thursday, January 28th 2021 - 08:33 UTC
Climate change becomes a national security issue for the Pentagon

Reuters – The risk of climate change in military theatre simulations and war games was confirmed by the Pentagon following a raft of executive actions signed by US president Joe Biden to tackle the climate issue.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Europe calls on Venezuela for broad talks and new elections, warns of more sanctions

AP – The European Union called for broad political talks in Venezuela to set up new elections and warned that it stands ready to slap sanctions on more senior Venezuelan officials in the country if they undermine democracy or take part in human rights violations.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
”(Trump's) Impeachment trial is dead on arrival”, Senator Rand Paul

Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt US ex-president Donald Trump's impeachment trial, in a sign of party unity and the former president's continued sway over the GOP.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Trump opens office in Florida “to carry on the agenda” of his administration

Reuters – Former US President Donald Trump has opened an office in Florida that will handle his duties as an ex-president and seek to further his administration’s agenda.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 11:22 UTC
State of the art USCG Stone docks in Montevideo heading for the South Atlantic

One of the US Coast Guard newest vessels docked in Montevideo early Monday looking for supplies and fuel, but given the strict sanitary isolation measures no member of the crew will be disembarking or anybody visiting the vessel.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury: ample bipartisan support

By an overwhelming majority, the United States Senate voted on Monday to confirm Janet Yellen as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury. Yellen, 74, is the first woman to hold the position in the Treasury’s 231-year history, and only the second person to ever have served as both Federal Reserve chair and Treasury Secretary.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 09:14 UTC
“Buy American”, one of the lessons learnt from the pandemic, Biden underlines

United States President Joe Biden on Monday signed a “Buy American” executive order to ensure that the federal government invests taxpayers' money on U.S.-made goods in an effort to revitalize the country's manufacturing industry and resilient supply chains.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Colombian ex paramilitary boss deported back from the US

REUTERS – A Colombian ex paramilitary boss accused of crimes including torture and murder was deported from the United States on Monday, Bogotá migration authorities revealed. Hernan Giraldo, 72, was extradited to the United States from Colombia in 2008, where he served a 12-year sentence for drug trafficking offenses.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 08:27 UTC
Merkel and Biden agree to closer cooperation in pandemic, defense and trade

REUTERS – German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on Monday to US president Joe Biden to congratulate him and agreed on closer cooperation in tackling world challenges, particularly the pandemic, defense, and trade.