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Democrats poised to seize control of US Senate
BBC NEWS
The Democratic Party of US President-elect Joe Biden is on the verge of taking control of the Senate as results come in from two elections in Georgia.
Russian updates show more than 100K COVID-19 deaths
AP
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia’s updated statistics on coronavirus-linked deaths show more than 100,000 people had died by December, a number much higher than previously reported by government officials.
No travel history in US case of COVID-19 variant
DENVER, USA — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been travelling, triggering a host of questions about how the first reported US case of the new version showed up in the Rocky Mountain state.
Deadly attack at Aden airport as Yemen gov't arrives
ADEN, Yemen - At least 22 people have been killed and more than 50 wounded in an attack at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, officials say.
UK detects second COVID-19 mutation, linked to South Africa
ALJAZEERA
LONDON, UK - A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in the United Kingdom in cases linked to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said while also announcing further swaths of England would be placed under its strictest COVID-19 restrictions.
US farm fined over $2M after Jamaican, Mexican workers die of COVID-19
AP
WASHINGTON, USA- An agricultural company in Washington state where two workers died from COVID-19 was fined more than $2 million for repeatedly violating coronavirus virus safety procedures.
Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover
BBC
CALIFORNIA, USA - Twitter has confirmed that the official US presidential accounts will be wiped of their millions of followers before being transferred to the Biden administration. Mr Biden's team "fought" the plan, but the social media giant said its decision was "unequivocal".
New strain of COVID-19 has emerged in UK
FORBES
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock told politicians Monday that a “new variant” of Covid-19 had been discovered in England where it had infected over a 1,000 people in the south of the country where cases have been rising dramatically, leading many to question whether the new mutant strain is capable of spreading more easily, causing worse symptoms or potentially rendering the new vaccines ineffective.
Small 'mistakes' delay Mexico's landmark cannabis bill
REUTERS
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday blamed small draft errors for a delay in approving a new law that would legalize cannabis and effectively create one of the world's largest weed markets.
Ex-wife of Amazon founder gives away $4.2bn in 4 months
BBC NEWS
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated more than $4bn (£3bn) to food banks and emergency relief funds in four months.
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