January 2022 - The News Highlights

Monday, January 31, 2022

EU depends on Russia for a third of its gas supplies and any interruption would worsen an existing energy crisis.

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Destruction of homes in a small village near frontlines in Donbas raises fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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Defections and family feuding could be set to hurt the far-right French presidential candidate.

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Another 1,100 US-related flights were delayed as Saturday's winter storm led several states to declare emergencies.

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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Western leaders are scrambling to defuse the crisis by reaching out to President Putin while also warning of sanctions.

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The West African regional bloc has suspended Burkina Faso after a military coup.

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The so-called Freedom Convoy is a rally against a vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers.

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Ukrainian president's remarks come amid increasingly strong United States warnings about Russia.

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The Stream revisits writers telling stories of empowerment.

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'The Taiwan issue is the biggest tinderbox between China and the US,' says ambassador Qin Gang.

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Conservatives in the United States are leading a charge against a wide range of book titles.

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Experts raise concerns about far-right, racist views arising from protest against vaccine mandate for truck drivers.

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Question of French troops leaving country 'not on the table for the moment', Malian foreign minister says.

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Peruvian judge issues 18-month travel ban on four company executives as officials investigate massive coastal oil spill.

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Friday, January 28, 2022

The complaint seeks remedies including an order requiring mandatory training of Amazon managers and consultants.

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Castro takes office amid myriad challenges, including an ongoing dispute about who will lead the newly elected Congress.

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Cameroonians grieve after eight were killed and dozens injured in a stampede before an African Cup of Nations match.

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The West African bloc's session is set for Friday to discuss the third military coup in the region in 19 months.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

A US court in 2019 sentenced Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman to life behind bars for a massive drug conspiracy.

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Pro-independence activists torn over possibility that crisis-hit British prime minister may be forced to resign.

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Houthi rebels have launched attacks on the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a week.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Prosecutor tells jurors in rights case that police watched 'minute after minute' as Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck.

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President Roch Kabore arrested as soldiers mutiny against the government's failure to stop armed attacks.

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Several injured and homes damaged in 5.3-magnitude quake and series of smaller tremors, civil protection agency says.

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Monday, January 24, 2022

Armen Sarkissian says he believes the country's constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence events.

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Despite calls to end kafala system, domestic workers still subject to employers' rules.

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Sunday, January 23, 2022

The United States and Russia have held more talks aimed at alleviating Ukraine tensions, but to no avail.

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Most of Lebanon’s public schools are closed as teachers demand higher wages and stipends to earn a living wage.

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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Oil is a red-hot commodity right now and a slew of factors are converging that could send prices even higher.

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Some European countries are calling for a new approach towards COVID-19.

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Norway's foreign minister stresses that the planned visit is not a 'legitimisation or recognition of the Taliban'.

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Friday, January 21, 2022

Road collision involving explosive-laden truck and motorcycle results in deadly blast in Western Region, police say.

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Nicolas Pepe scores superb solo goal as Ivory Coast beat Algeria 3-1, kicking defending champions out of African Cup.

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Mia Mottley's Labor Party won all 30 legislative seats in Barbados' first vote as a republic, preliminary results show.

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US diplomats try to boost UN efforts to cajole military in restoring transition to full civilian rule.

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Crypto bears the hallmarks of a pyramid scheme and undermines monetary policy sovereignty, said Russia's central bank.

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Impasse leaves little hope that Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov's meeting on Friday will ease soaring tensions.

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Adama Barrow promises economic progress after he won re-election last month with 53 percent of the first-round vote.

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Hassan Rouhani's 2017 visit was the last time an Iranian president had met his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin.

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The Ennahdha party said Ridha Bouziane, who was one of its members, was subjected to severe violence.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

US Treasury accuses Lebanese group of using the financial sector to amass 'wealth that the Lebanese people never see'.

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Turkey's President Erdogan pledges support for Bosnia's territorial integrity amid fears about Bosnian Serb secession.

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Armed group al-Shabab claims responsibility for suicide bombing in a Mogadishu tea shop near a military base.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The UAE, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels, has largely avoided the Houthi firing line until now.

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There are so few homes for sale in Canada that people are starting to call it a housing crisis.

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Monday, January 17, 2022

Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Amsterdam rallying against the Dutch government's COVID measures.

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The eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai triggered tsunami waves in Tonga and other places around the world.

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FBI names Malik Faisal Akram, 44, as the man who took four people hostage for 10 hours in the US state of Texas.

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Sunday, January 16, 2022

Serbia will hold a referendum on amendments to the constitution that would change how judges, prosecutors are elected.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan says economic diplomacy will now be at the heart of Pakistani foreign affairs.

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Jamaican police say John Joel Joseph, a suspect in the murder of Haiti President Jovenel Moise, has been arrested.

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Thousands take to the streets with Parliament expected to pass a bill tightening restrictions on the unvaccinated.

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The groups say decision was driven by desire to have the 2022 budget approved and discuss an economic recovery plan.

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Saturday, January 15, 2022

Indian court acquitted a Roman Catholic bishop of charges of raping a nun in her rural convent.

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Using technology that can be scaled widely and cheaply, Corbevax offers a potential solution to vaccine inequality.

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