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Israel Security Officials Reveal the Top Threats They Face on Four Fronts This Year
Newsweek 20 Jan 2021photo: White House / Shealah Craighead
In farewell address, Trump urges prayers for next administration without mentioning Biden
Gulf Daily News 20 Jan 2021
Washington. US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but declined to acknowledge his Democratic successor by name ... "We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck - a very important word." ... allies ... 6 he was slow to condemn ... ....
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Migrant caravan: Mexico presses US to reform immigration policies
BBC News 19 Jan 2021
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in neighbouring Guatemala. Mr Lopez Obrador said he was hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden would agree to work with Mexico and other countries on the issue ... That is what I hope." ... ....
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Wuhan Scientists Say They Were Bitten By Coronavirus Infected Bats While Collecting Samples
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jan 2021
Read full article. Buzz Staff18 January 2021, 7.15 pm·2-min read. Scientists of a laboratory in Wuhan in China, where the cases were first Covid-19 cases and the Covid-19 pandemic has been theorized to have originated, in a new video, revealed that they had been bitten by bats who may have been infected ... at a Wuhan wet sea-food market ... TRENDING ... ....
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Jack Ma makes first appearance since October
BBC News 20 Jan 2021
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has made his first appearance since Chinese regulators cracked down on his business empire. His absence had fuelled speculation over his whereabouts amid increasing official scrutiny of his businesses. The billionaire met 100 rural teachers in China via a video meeting on Wednesday, according to local government media ... ....
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12 National Guard members removed from Biden inauguration duties
The Hill 19 Jan 2021
Daniel Hokanson ... The Associated Press reported earlier on Tuesday that the two Guardsmen were being sent home after they were found to have ties to fringe right group militias, though no plot against Biden was found. ADVERTISEMENT ... We’re not taking any chances ... Capitol on Jan. 6 ... .......
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Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of 'abandoning global leadership'
The Guardian 20 Jan 2021
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Incoming top US intelligence official vows to release report on Khashoggi murder
Press TV 20 Jan 2021
US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for the United States’ top intelligence position has pledged to release an unclassified report on who directed the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi per a congressional demand that the outgoing Donald Trump administration defied ... We are closer than ever to getting #JusticeForJamal,” he added....
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Biden's cabinet picks say US to stand against China trade abuses
The Jakarta Post 20 Jan 2021
Shares. President-elect Joe Biden's picks to lead economic and foreign policy signaled on Tuesday that there would be no letup in Washington's efforts to combat China's trade abuses ... Investing in America ... Democrats have for years complained bitterly about the exodus of jobs and manufacturing to the Asian country ... Currency manipulation ... ....
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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction: BTC/USD Is in a Tight Range between $34,500 and $38,000, Breakout ...
Inside Bitcoins 20 Jan 2021
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – January 20, 2021. BTC/USD is now trading in a tight range. On January 11, the BTC price was fluctuating between $30,000 and $40,000. Nevertheless, on January 15, the price movement has been confined in a tight range between $34,500 and $38,000. This is an indication that a breakout is imminent. Resistance Levels ... .......
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Netflix soars after subscriptions blow past 200 million
Business Line 20 Jan 2021
Netflix Inc ended its biggest year in company history with a bang, adding more customers than expected and saying that it no longer needs to borrow money to build its entertainment empire ... That outpaced Netflix’s own forecast and the 6.06 million projected by Wall Street, and sent its shares up 13 per cent in late trading ... Also read....
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World's rich fled Alibaba after monopoly probe: Citi
Straits Times 20 Jan 2021
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Wealthy investors rushed to offload stock in Alibaba Group Holding after China began an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at billionaire Jack Ma's internet giant, according to Citigroup's private bank ... Alibaba shares rose 1.2 per cent at 9.55am in Hong Kong on Wednesday. More on this topic. � .......
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Donald Trump expected to pardon former adviser Steve Bannon
Canada Dot Com 20 Jan 2021photo: AP / Andrew Selsky
France Knows What Awaits America
The Atlantic 19 Jan 2021
A Jewish military officer wrongfully convicted of treason. A years-long psychodrama that permanently polarized an entire society—communities, friends, even families. A politics of anger and emotion designed to insult the very notion of truth. A divide that only grew with time. A reconciliation that never was ... [ Read ... [ Read ... None of it mattered ... [ Read ... ....
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US accuses China of 'genocide' of Uyghurs and minority groups in Xinjiang
CNN 20 Jan 2021
(CNN)The US has officially determined that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious minority groups who live in the northwestern region of Xinjiang ... Read More ... China denies allegations of such human rights abuses in Xinjiang ... She, and all Uyghurs, deserve justice," she added ... ....
