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☆ UK bans passengers from Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo to control spread of COVID variant
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: 1 min

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaks during a virtual news conference, after a COBRA meeting that was called in response to increased travel restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 21, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo(Reuters) - Britain is banning all arrivals from Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo from Friday to stop the spread of the South Africa COVID-19 variant, transport secretary Grant Shapps said in a tweet on Thursday. “All passengers from these countries except British & Irish Nationals and third country nationals with residents rights will be denied entry,” Shapps wrote in his tweet.

Persons: Grant Shapps, Tolga, ” Shapps Organizations: Downing, Democratic, Irish Nationals Locations: London, Britain, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

☆ Czech parliament extends state of emergency until Feb. 14
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: A member of a mobile vaccination team prepares a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Home of Holy Family, for people with mental disabilities of welfare organisation Caritas, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File PhotoPRAGUE (Reuters) - The lower house of the Czech parliament on Thursday extended the country’s state of emergency until Feb. 14, a week less than the government had wanted as it seeks to keep in place measures to tamp down coronavirus infections. The extension, pushed through with support of the Communist party, provides the government with a legal basis for some measures such as limits on assembly and movement, or temporarily shuttering businesses. The country of 10.7 million has been one of the worst-hit globally with 14,973 deaths so far and over 150 deaths most days this month as many hospitals are filled to capacity. Officials have also said the number of those hospitalized with Covid-19 needs to fall by more than half to below 3,000 patients for the government to consider lifting some restrictions.

Persons: David W Cerny, Jan Blatny Organizations: Caritas, REUTERS, Communist Locations: Prague, Czech Republic, PRAGUE, Czech

☆ U.N. envoy says Central African Republic needs more peacekeepers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: Mankeur Ndiaye, the U.N. envoy in Central African Republic addresses a news conference in Bangui, Central African Republic December 25, 2020. REUTERS/Antonie Rolland/File PhotoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations must deploy many more peacekeepers to Central African Republic to support government troops depleted by mass desertions during a recent surge in rebel attacks, the U.N. envoy to CAR said on Thursday. The country “is at serious risk of a security and peacebuilding setback,” envoy Mankeur Ndiaye said in an address to the Security Council. A substantial increase in the number of peacekeepers would give the mission greater mobility on the ground, Ndiaye said without saying how many more soldiers were needed. Ndiaye said large numbers of CAR troops had deserted due to insufficient training and resources.

Persons: Antonie Rolland, Faustin, Touadera, Mankeur Ndiaye, Ndiaye Organizations: REUTERS, United Nations, Central African, CAR, Rwandan, Security Locations: Central African Republic, Bangui

☆ Ceremony honors UN peacekeepers killed in CAR
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com + 0.99 time to read: 1 min

WorldCeremony honors UN peacekeepers killed in CARPostedTwo U.N. peacekeepers, killed in an escalation of rebel violence in Central African Republic, were remembered in a ceremony in the capital Bangui on Wendesday.

Locations: Central African Republic, Bangui, Wendesday

☆ Playing Bach, Was He a Pioneer or a Reactionary?
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( David Allen | ) www.nytimes.com + 1.00 time to read: +2 min

But with the period-instrument movement having been, for the most part, victorious, the old arguments have lost their edge. What isn’t in doubt is Richter’s importance in the post-World War II revival of interest in early music. “If you wanted to hear any kind of encyclopedic collection of Bach, you had to go to Richter. Straube and Ramin, as part of the “objective” spirit that dominated culture in the Weimar Republic, inveighed against expressionism. It was the relatively uncomplicated style that they cultivated — contrived somehow as both new and firmly rooted in tradition — that Richter would later promote worldwide.

Persons: Richter, Handel, Haydn, Bach, ” Julian Wachner, Karl Straube, Günther Ramin, Straube, Ramin Organizations: Deutsche Grammophon, Trinity Wall Locations: Saxon, Plauen, Leipzig, Weimar Republic

Harris also wore an outfit designed by Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, both of whom are Black and from the South, a region pivotal to the Biden-Harris ticket's win. Her fashion choice tracks with the value that Harris said her mother instilled in her: “You may be the first to do many things. "To the woman most responsible for my presence here today: my mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who is always in our hearts," Harris is heard saying in the video. Harris’ political career has included many barrier-breaking moments, such as serving as California's first Black female attorney general and being the second Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com/ctB9qGJqqp — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 20, 2021Shyamala Gopalan met Donald Harris, also a graduate student at Berkeley and now a retired economics professor, at civil rights protests.

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Sonia Sotomayor, Harris, Regina Shelton, Thurgood Marshall, Marshall, Christopher John Rogers, Sergio Hudson, Harris ticket's, Rogers, you’re, ” Harris, Shyamala Harris, Gopalan Harris, Biden, ctB9qGJqqp — Kamala Harris, Shyamala Gopalan, Donald Harris, Kamala, Gopalan Organizations: Black American, Supreme, Latina, Black, Biden, U.S . Senate, Democratic Party, Democratic, Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha, University of California, Berkeley, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Jamaican, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Hudson, South Carolina, India, America, Washington, Berkeley, United States

Amanda Gorman, 22, all but stole the show on Inauguration Day as she performed her original poem, "The Hill We Climb," becoming the youngest inaugural poet known in the nation's history. Biden’s inaugural team contacted Gorman late last month to perform a poem about unity in the United States, according to The Associated Press. Brava Brava, @TheAmandaGorman! Brava Brava, @TheAmandaGorman! "Maya Angelou was mute growing up as a child and she grew up to deliver the inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton," Gorman said.

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☆ Egypt says agreed with Qatar on resuming diplomatic relations
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.55 time to read: 1 min

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, listens to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during their meeting at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Nabil/PoolCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has agreed to resume diplomatic relations with Qatar, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on a statement on Wednesday. “Arab Republic of Egypt and the state of Qatar has exchanged two official notes today, Jan. 20, according to which the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations,” the statement said.

Persons: Abdel, Fattah, John Kerry, Amr Nabil Organizations: REUTERS, Pool CAIRO Locations: Cairo, Egypt, Qatar, Arab Republic of Egypt

☆ Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic ties, Cairo says
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday, making Cairo the first to officially do so under an Arab deal to end a long-running dispute with Doha. FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, listens to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during their meeting at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. On Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said the kingdom expects to reopen its embassy in Qatar within days, and full diplomatic relations between the two would resume. The UAE, which followed Riyadh in reopening all entry points to Qatar, has said restoring diplomatic ties will take time. The officials agreed to restore diplomatic relations between Egypt and Qatar “under probation,” as one source put it.

Persons: Abdel, Fattah, John Kerry, Amr Nabil, “, ”, Donald Trump’s, Abdel Fattah al, Sisi, Mohamed Mursi, Jazeera Organizations: REUTERS, Pool, United Arab, Doha, U.S, Iran, Muslim, Brotherhood’s, Qatar, Reuters, Qatar “ Locations: CAIRO, Egypt, Qatar, Cairo, Doha, Pool Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Arab Republic of Egypt, State, Saudi, UAE, Riyadh, The U.S, Turkey, Libya, Qatari, Jazeera

☆ Egypt and Qatar agree on resuming diplomatic relations - Cairo
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.97 time to read: +2 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace, France December 7, 2020. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is paying a state visit to France for talks on fighting terrorism, the conflict in Libya and other regional issues. “Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar exchanged, today, January 20, 2021, two official memoranda, in virtue of which the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relationss,” a foreign ministry statement said. When the boycott was announced, Egypt and its allies called on Qatar to cut ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, among other demands.

Persons: Abdel Fattah al, Emmanuel Macron, Michel Euler, ”, Sisi, Mohamed Mursi Organizations: French, REUTERS, Doha, Muslim, Reuters Locations: CAIRO, Egypt, Qatar, France, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Arab Republic of Egypt, State, Turkey, UAE, Qatari, Jazeera, Cairo

☆ Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic relations: Cairo
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace, France December 7, 2020. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is paying a state visit to France for talks on fighting terrorism, the conflict in Libya and other regional issues. “The Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar exchanged, today, January 20, 2021, two official memoranda, in virtue of which the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations,” a foreign ministry statement said. On Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said the kingdom expects to reopen its embassy in Qatar within days, and full diplomatic relations between the two would resume.

Persons: Abdel Fattah al, Emmanuel Macron, Michel Euler, “, ”, Trump, Sisi, Mohamed Mursi Organizations: French, REUTERS, United Arab, Doha, Iran, Muslim, Qatar, Reuters, Qatar “, Qatari Locations: CAIRO, Egypt, Qatar, France, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Arab Republic of Egypt, State, Saudi, Turkey, UAE, Qatari, Jazeera, Cairo

☆ CEO who works by a Canary Islands beach explains how to work remotely anywhere in the world
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Matthew Hirtes | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Its 130 employees work across four continents and ten time zones. Pearlman has very specific ideas about how you should work from home and manage those who might be new to it. He works from his balcony overlooking Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's Playa de Las Canteras beach. Employees work from their own homes all around the world. Here are his five tips, in his own words, on how to treat prospective remote workers to help them work anywhere.

Persons: Shane Pearlman, Pearlman, Shane Pearlman's, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Alfredo Kraus Trujillo, you've, We'd, —, Mustafa, Disney, Read, I've Organizations: Modern, INC, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Auditorio, Gran Canaria capital's playas, Tribe Inc, LinkedIn Locations: Las, Gran, El, Santa Cruz , California, Japan, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, NYC, Miami, San Diego

☆ Breakingviews - Corona Capital: Bank of America, Halliburton, NBA
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Breakingviews Columnists | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

NEW YORK/LONDON/HONG KONG/ZURICH (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. A Bank of America logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo AllegriLATEST- Bank of America earnings- Halliburton earnings- NBA valuation rankingsFOUR LEGS GOOD. Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan collectively put aside $30 billion in provisions during 2020, their yearly financial statements show, which they’ve barely had to use. The news sent the 20 billion Swiss franc group’s shares down some 4% on Tuesday morning.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Brian Moynihan, bank’s, they’ve, John Foley, Jeff Miller, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sportico –, don’t, Anna Szymanski, Max, Staples, hackles, Gerry Smith, Richard Beales, Kipling, lockdowns, Alex Whitehouse, Alan Jope, Knorr, Baker McKenzie, Joe Biden, Pete Sweeney, Bracken Darrell, –, Liam Proud, Spruengli, Russell Stover, Rob Cox Organizations: Reuters, Corona, Bank of America, REUTERS, Halliburton, JPMorgan, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, The New York Knicks, National Basketball Association, Golden State Warriors, Parent, Madison, Garden, ODP, Sycamore Partners, Britain’s, Foods, Unilever, North, Universal Music, Ingram Micro, Logitech International, Logitech, Swiss Locations: HONG KONG, ZURICH, Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Wells Fargo, North America, The, NYC, Staples, Covid, United Kingdom, People’s Republic, Europe, America, EU, China, Beijing, Swiss

☆ Breakingviews - Corona Capital: Offices, Cakes
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Breakingviews Columnists | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK/LONDON/HONG KONG/ZURICH (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. Yet as ODP points out, Staples doesn’t have a buyer or a value to talk about. Indulgence in the time of lockdowns provided a further boost: sales of cakes such as French Fancies and Viennese Whirls grew 7%. The risk is that customers will buy less now that their home offices are kitted out to the max. The news sent the 20 billion Swiss franc group’s shares down some 4% on Tuesday morning.

Persons: Max, Staples, hackles, Gerry Smith, Richard Beales, Kipling, lockdowns, Alex Whitehouse, Alan Jope, Knorr, Baker McKenzie, Joe Biden, Pete Sweeney, Bracken Darrell, –, Liam Proud, Spruengli, Russell Stover, Rob Cox Organizations: Reuters, Corona, Inc, ODP, Staples, Sycamore Partners, Britain’s, Foods, Unilever, North, Universal Music, Ingram Micro, Logitech International, Logitech, Swiss Locations: HONG KONG, ZURICH, Encinitas , California, U.S, Staples, Covid, United Kingdom, People’s Republic, Europe, America, EU, China, Beijing, Swiss

☆ Breakingviews - Corona Capital: Chinese M&A, Logitech, Lindt
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Breakingviews Columnists | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG/LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. Logitech keyboards and mouse are seen in the computer shop in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 20, 2020. Logitech is at heart a hardware business that lacks the economies of scale touted by software groups and online marketplaces. Unsurprisingly then, with planes mothballed and business travel ground to a standstill, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli reported a 6.1% slide in organic sales last year. The news sent the 20 billion Swiss franc group’s shares down some 4% on Tuesday morning.

Persons: Baker McKenzie, Joe Biden, Pete Sweeney, Bracken Darrell, –, Liam Proud, Spruengli, Russell Stover, Rob Cox Organizations: Reuters, Corona, Logitech, North, Universal Music, Ingram Micro, Logitech International, Swiss Locations: HONG KONG, ZURICH, Zenica, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Swiss, United Kingdom, People’s Republic, Europe, America, EU, China, Beijing

☆ A Bitter Archaeological Feud Over an Ancient Vision of the Cosmos
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Becky Ferreira | ) www.nytimes.com + 1.00 time to read: +1 min

The disk is small — just 12 inches in diameter — but it has loomed large in the minds of people across millenniums. Made of bronze, the artifact was inlaid in gold with an ancient vision of the cosmos by its crafters. This is the Nebra sky disk, and nothing else like it has been found in European archaeology. Many archaeologists have declared it the oldest known representation of the heavens, and to Germans it is a beloved emblem of heritage that connects them with ancient sky watchers. Rupert Gebhard, the director of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection in Munich, said, “It’s a very emotional object.”

Persons: ”, Ernst Pernicka, Curt, Rupert Gebhard, “ Organizations: Federal Republic of, Tübingen University, Engelhorn, Archaeometry, Archaeological Locations: Federal Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Mannheim, Bavarian, Munich

☆ CAR court confirms Touadera re-election
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.57 time to read: 1 min

WorldCAR court confirms Touadera re-electionPostedTwo United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Central African Republic on Monday, emphasizing the security challenge facing President Faustin-Archange Touadera on the day the constitutional court confirmed his re-election. Lauren Anthony reports.

Persons: Touadera, Faustin, Lauren Anthony Organizations: United Nations, Central Locations: Central African Republic

☆ Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People on June 14, 2018 in Beijing, China. On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out anew at China on Tuesday by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in the western Xinjiang region constitute "crimes against humanity" and a "genocide." The "genocide" designation means new measures will be easier to impose. I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uyghurs by the Chinese party-state." Tuesday's move is the latest in a series of steps the outgoing Trump administration has taken against China.

Persons: Mike Pompeo, Pompeo, Joe Biden, Trump Organizations: of, Biden, Chinese Communist Party, CCP Locations: Beijing, China, Xinjiang, The U.S, People's Republic of China

☆ Indian opposition seeks inquiry into security leak after TV anchor's messages emerge
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Alasdair Pal | Rajendra Jadhav | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian opposition parties called on Monday for an investigation into chat messages from a top TV anchor that they said showed prior knowledge of air strikes carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government against Pakistan in 2019. “On Pakistan, the government is confident of striking in a way that people will be elated,” a transcript of the messages sent by Goswami said. “There was no doubt in any nationalist Indian’s mind that we would hit back,” he added, accusing opposition parties of acting as a “mouthpiece” for Pakistan. India’s main opposition Congress party, as well as Shiv Sena, a regional party that governs Maharashtra state where the TV channel is based, have both called for a government inquiry into the messages. Shashi Tharoor, a Congress lawmaker, said the messages required “serious inquiry” by the Modi government, which has made national security a top priority.

Persons: Narendra Modi’s, Arnab Goswami, ”, Goswami, Shiv Sena, Shashi Tharoor, Modi Organizations: NEW, Pakistan, Republic TV, Reuters, Indian, Modi Locations: NEW DELHI, MUMBAI, India, “, Pakistan, Mumbai, Republic, Pulwama, Kashmir, Maharashtra

☆ As bodies pile up, Germany's eastern COVID hot spots struggle for answers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Joseph Nasr | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

MEISSEN, Germany (Reuters) - For some in Meissen the caskets piling up in the eastern German city’s sole crematorium are a tragic reminder of what happens when the coronavirus is not taken seriously. FILE PHOTO: Coffins of people who passed away due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen in the Meissen crematorium, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Meissen, Germany, January 15, 2021. “It’s heartbreaking,” said manager Joerg Schaldach, whose furnaces cremated 1,400 bodies last month, double the figure from December last year. More than half had died of COVID-19 and Schaldach expects some 1,700 cremations in total this month. The neighbouring eastern state of Thuringia, where the AfD is also popular, is now Germany’s worst hot spot, taking over from Saxony last week.

Persons: Fabrizio Bensch, Angela Merkel’s, “, ”, Joerg Schaldach, ’, Frank Richter, ” Detlev Spangenberg, “ We’ve, Merkel, Jenna Schmidt, you’d, I’ll, Schmidt, Roswitha Zeidler, ” Merkel, Jan, Jens Spahn, Czeschka, Richter Organizations: Social Democrats Locations: MEISSEN, Germany, Meissen, East Germany, Saxony, Thuringia, Czech Republic, Poland

Coretta Scott KingCoretta Scott King embraces her daughter, Bernice, at the funeral of her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in 1968. Bettmann Archive via Getty ImagesCoretta Scott King was a pillar of the civil rights movement. Coretta Scott King died in 2006. "In the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, she was the only woman in the decision-making councils of the male leadership. Washington-Leapheart said Hall was in her early 20s at the time and had been doing voter rights work during the summer.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Naomi Washington, Leapheart, —, Ella Baker, Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King, Bernice, Coretta Scott King, King, Corrie, Martin, Coretta, Alberta Williams King Martin Luther King Jr, Al Pucci, Getty Images King, Alberta Williams King, Alberta King, Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson, Mahalia Jackson, Clarence Jones, Jackson, Ralph David Abernathy, Dorothy Cotton Dorothy Cotton, Michael Ochs, Cotton, King's, Dorothy Cotton, Tiffany Gill, hasn't, Ella Baker Ella Baker, Baker, " Gill, " Baker, Barbara Ransby, Martin didn't, Dorothy, Dr, Gill, Frank Lennon, didn't, Prathia Organizations: Villanova University, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Bettmann, Getty, NY Daily, Getty Images, NAACP, Women's International League for Peace, CBS, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Michael Ochs Archives, SCLC, Dorothy Cotton Institute, University of Delaware, Philadelphia Tribune, Afro, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, . Express, Civil Rights Movement, National Council of Negro, Baptist Church, Prathia, Prathia Hall, Toronto Star, PBS, American Baptist Association, SNCC, Boston University School of Theology, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Washington, Atlanta, South Africa, Alberta, Ebenezer, America, South, Montgomery , Alabama, Mississippi, Alabama, Birmingham, Georgia

☆ Breakingviews - China faces side-effects of growth medicine
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - China powered through the pandemic on a mix of social tranquilizers and economic Red Bull, and now it’s time to deal with the headache. But local governments’ fiscal stress is acute, social frictions are rising, and the private sector is still struggling. To keep the other parts of the engine running, local governments issued record amounts of debt to ramp up spending. Although emergency measures have revived the headline growth figure, the private consumption and investment needed to cement the recovery remain frail. Private fixed-asset investment grow only 1% in 2020, whereas state investment rose 5.3%.

Persons: Bull Organizations: Reuters, Guosheng Securities Locations: Beijing, China, HONG KONG, Republic, Hubei, Wuhan, handouts, United

☆ Here are the most anticipated movies of 2021 and how to watch them
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +21 min

As of publication, here is the list of the most anticipated movies on the 2021 calendar and how to watch them. The film arrives in cinemas on May 7. SonyJune 18: "Luca" Pixar's next film arrives on June 18 and explores a beautiful season town on the Italian Riviera. The film also stars Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russel Brand, Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer. The film arrives in cinemas on Nov. 24.

Persons: Jamillah Ali, Nadia Ali, Ethan Miller, HBO Max, Raya, Morbius, Tom, Jerry, Chloe Grace Moretz, DuBros, Rob Delaney, Michael Pena, Ken Jeong, Colin Jost, Kelly Marie Tran, reshoots, Todd Hewitt, Tom Holland, Viola, Daisy Ridley, Todd, Mads Mikkelsen, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, David Oyelowo, masterminds, Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel Bruhl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Aaron Taylor, Johnson, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Christoph Waltz, James Bond, Daniel Craig, Bond, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, Peter Rabbit, Bea, Rose Byrne, Thomas, Domhnall Gleeson, James Corden, Peter, Monk Liu Kang, Ludi Lin, Joe Taslim, Tadanobu Asano, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Josh Lawson, Lewis Tan, Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Abbott, Lee, John Krasinski, Natasha Romanoff, Natasha, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, he's, Captain America, Scarlett Johansson, Guy, Ryan Reynolds, Milly, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Antoine, Taika, Dominic Toretto, Vin Diesel, Jakob, John Cena, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Vil, Estella de Vil, Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Luca, Pixar's, Alberto, Lin, Manuel Miranda's Tony, Anthony Ramos, Eddie Brock, Tom Hardy, Cletus Kasady, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Anne, Shriek, Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Pete, Maverick, Mitchell, Kazansky, Cruise's, Simu Liu, Katy, Nathan Drake, Sir Francis Drake, Nathan, Victor, Sully, Sullivan, Mark Wahlberg, El, LeBron James, LeBron, Bronny, Don Cheadle, Looney, Dwayne Johnson, Frank, Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Joel Kinnaman, Peter Capaldi, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Alice Braga, Pete Davidson, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Theodore Templeton, Kenneth Branagh, Hercule Poirot, Poirot, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russel Brand, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Frank Herbert, Denis Villeneuve, Duke Leto Atreides, Oscar Isaac, Paul, Timothee, Jessica, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Michael Morbius, Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Michael Keaton, Adrian Toomes, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laurie Strode, Michael Myers, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Gemma Chan, Barry Keoghan, Steven Spielberg, Stephen Sondheim's, Romeo, Juliet, Tony, Maria, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Tom Holland's, Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield, Alfred Molina, Tobey McGuire's, Benedict Cumberbatch's Dr, Strange, Peter Parker Organizations: AMC, Getty, Warner Bros, HBO, Comcast, Universal, Disney, Eggsy, HBO Max, CIA, MGM, America, Marvel, Sony, Rings, Pirates, Task Force, Universal Studios Locations: Nevada, Las Vegas , Nevada, New York City, Kumandra, Marvel's, London, Oklahoma, bodega, Dominican Republic, Washington Heights, El Dorado, Caribbean, Nazi, Belgian, Haddonfield, Colombian

☆ Bulletproof vests and gas masks: Journalists prep for Inauguration Day
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Kerry Flynn | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

Newsrooms like the LA Times have distributed protective equipment and held safety trainings to prepare reporters for Inauguration Day. The Pentagon has authorized up 25,000 National Guard members for Inauguration Day. Los Angeles Times Congressional reporter Sarah Wire tries on the gas mask her newsroom sent to her home in preparation for Inauguration Day coverage. McLeod of BuzzFeed News said he will be wearing running shoes on Inauguration Day along a bulletproof vest and a backpack storing a helmet, a respirator mask and goggles. It's more risky to let misinformation spread," Nicole Carroll, editor in chief of USA Today, told Stelter on "Reliable Sources" Sunday.

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☆ Iran's Zarif tells France: Avoid 'absurd nonsense' about Tehran's nuclear work
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-17 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in the process of building up its nuclear weapons, calling it “absurd nonsense”. FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at "Common Security in the Islamic World" forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 29, 2019. Avoid absurd nonsense about Iran,” Zarif said in a Twitter post, in which he tagged his French counterpart @JY_LeDrian. JCPOA is alive because of Iran and not E3,” Zarif tweeted. In reaction to Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy, Iran has gradually breached many of the deal’s restrictions.

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