Thursday 7 January
treason: Us riots at capitol
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- 4 people dead and explosive device found in Washington as Riots go crazy in Capitol Hill
- Trump blocked by Twitter and Facebook
- Covid: scale of emergency facing UK laid bare as 1,000 die in 24 hours
- China goes online to mock ‘beautiful sight’ of US Capitol chaos
- Israel appoints first diplomat to UAE
- India to prioritise Sri Lanka when COVID vaccine ready for export
- Mass evacuations as monsoon floods hit Malaysia
- Boris Johnson calls for business support over regulatory change
- British Gas staff start five-day strike over pay
- Corporate group urges officials consider Trump’s removal ‘to preserve democracy’
- FTSE 100 adds £60bn of value to hit 10-month high
- Netflix raises UK prices to cover cost of content
- Man Utd 0-2 Man City: How Carabao Cup semi-final win was a real statement against in-form United
Boris Johnson calls for business support over regulatory change – FT
British Gas staff start five-day strike over pay – BBC Business
Corporate group urges officials consider Trump’s removal ‘to preserve democracy’ – Reuters
FTSE 100 adds £60bn of value to hit 10-month high – Sky News
4 people dead and explosive device found in Washington as Riots go crazy in Capitol Hill
WTX News says 4 people dead and explosive device found in Washington as Riots go crazy in Capitol Hill.
A Joint Session of Congress was convened to certify the election of Joe Biden has gone into an unexpected recess, and the Capitol building into lockdown, after Trump supporters breached security lines.
Joe Biden has made an impassioned TV address, calling the violent protest at Capitol Hill by Trump supporters as “an assault on democracy…like few times we’ve ever seen it.”
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Trump blocked by Twitter and Facebook
BBC News says Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol.
In a social media message to protesters, he said “I love you” before telling them to go home. He also repeated false claims about election fraud.
Twitter said it required the removal of three tweets for “severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy”.
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Covid: scale of emergency facing UK laid bare as 1,000 die in 24 hours
The Guardian says the scale of the health emergency now facing the UK was laid bare on Wednesday night as figures showed that more than 1,000 people had died from the virus in the previous 24 hours and hospitals reported treating a record 30,000 Covid patients.
The alarming rise in fatalities came two days after the prime minister ordered a draconian new lockdown, which was endorsed overwhelmingly in a Commons vote on Wednesday.
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China goes online to mock ‘beautiful sight’ of US Capitol chaos
France24 says China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019.
On Thursday morning, state media tabloid Global Times tweeted side-by-side photo comparisons of Hong Kong protesters occupying the city’s Legislative Council Complex in July 2019 with Wednesday’s Washington riots.
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Israel appoints first diplomat to UAE
Arab News says Israel has appointed Eitan Naeh to set up a temporary mission in the UAE, newspaper The Times of Israel reported.
The news of Naeh’s appointment was first carried by Israel’s Kan public broadcaster. The diplomat served as an ambassador in Turkey from 2016 until 2018, when he was expelled by Ankara.
He will be the first Israeli to receive a full diplomatic status in the UAE and his temporary mission will help establish a permanent embassy.
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India to prioritise Sri Lanka when COVID vaccine ready for export
Aljazeera says India’s foreign minister has told Sri Lanka’s president that the country will be prioritised when Indian-produced COVID-19 vaccines are ready for export, the president’s office said.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar made the pledge in a meeting with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in response to the president’s request for vaccines produced in India, Rajapaksa’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Mass evacuations as monsoon floods hit Malaysia
TRT World says Malaysian villagers have been evacuated in an excavator while others swam through deep waters as the number forced from their homes by floods rose to more than 28,000 with at least four dead.
Flooding hits the country’s east coast during the rainy season annually and regularly results in mass evacuations, but people in some areas say this year’s are the worst in decades.
The worst-hit state is Pahang, where over 21,000 have been evacuated in recent days, with almost 4,000 forced from their homes in Johor and thousands more in other states, according to the social welfare department.
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Roundup
Will Mike Pence be the next US President?
Mike Pence: a loyal vice-president at breaking point- FT
US election 2020: Can Mike Pence reject Joe Biden’s win? – BBC
US election: Donald Trump turns on Mike Pence for refusing to intervene in election result – Sky News
Pence’s chief of staff accuses Trump of locking him out of White House – NY Post
Use 25th Amendment to kick Donald Trump out of office, Mike Pence urged – The Times
Can Trump be removed from office immediately if Pence uses 25th amendment? – The Independent
Vice President Pence, remove Trump now – CNN
US Capitol Secure, Lawmakers to Return to Validate Biden Election
Hours after a mob of supporters of Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers returned to the building to begin again the process of certifying the Electoral College results, thereby allowing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be sworn in as president and vice president, respectively, on Jan. 20. – VOA
‘Attack on democracy’: European leaders express shock at storming of US Capitol
European leaders expressed shock at the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as chaos unfolded in a country they once relied upon for global leadership. – Euronews
World Bank predicts extreme poverty and depressed economies in Africa
The World Bank has called for rapid COVID-19 action, including a faster vaccination process, to limit the damage to global growth in 2021.
In its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank forecast the global economy would expand 4% in 2021 after shrinking 4.3% in 2020. – Africanews
