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Thursday’s Briefing VIDEO: DISTURBING, never-before-seen, Capitol attack footage, impeachment trial day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7SGVQb8R30 Covid: Prisoners like ‘caged animals’ in lockdown jails Half of UK exporters to EU are having Brexit difficulties, survey finds EU chief admits to failings in Covid vaccine rollout, bloc was ‘too optimistic’ Domestic violence doubles in Lebanon India says reached deal with China on border troop disengagement Saudi Activist al-Hathloul Released After 1,000 Days in Prison Disturbing capital attack footage dominates Trump impeachment trial Shift to green energy ‘could cost oil states $13 trillion’ by 2040 Everton beat Spurs after extra time in nine-goal FA…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7SGVQb8R30 The top stories Covid: Prisoners like ‘caged animals’ in lockdown jailsBBC News says prisoners in England’s jails have been locked in their cells for more than 90% of the day to keep them safe from Covid-19, the prisons watchdog says.And the extra restrictions have led to a decline in their mental and physical health and a rise in drug-taking and self-harm.Predictions up to 2,000 inmates would die in the pandemic in England and Wales without action have been avoided.Read on………………..Half of UK exporters to EU are having Brexit difficulties, survey findsThe Guardian says half of…

Bucket List Travel: Our Top 20 Places In The World We’re all dreaming of our first vacation beyond pandemic life. So to help you out we’ve selected our top 20 places that were voted some of the most desired places to visit.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD9gheJiIvo Big 7 Travel surveyed its 1.5 million social audiences to determine the top 50 bucket list places around the world. Here’s our favourite 20 for you to start dreaming of and what Big 7 had to say about it.  In the study, Big 7 Travel found that people were also more likely to add a destination to…

Norway approves Utøya memorial for victims of 2011 massacre, despite local concerns A memorial has been approved for the victims of the 2011 Norway terror attacks despite local concerns. The Norwegian justice system dismissed the objections from residents of the island of Utøya who opposed the construction of a memorial.  Sixty-nine people were killed on the island by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, while eight others died in an earlier bombing near government offices in Oslo.  Many of those killed on the island were teenagers attending a camp organised by the youth league (AUF) of the country’s Labour Party. After…

RECORDING REVEAL Downing of Ukraine flight, that killed 167, may have been intentional Canadian intelligence is reviewing a recording of Iran’s top diplomat discussing the possibility that the Ukraine plane that was downed was intentional, CBC News reported.  CBC sources identified Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying in the recording that there were a number of possibilities for the destruction of the flight, including a deliberate attack involving “infiltrators.”  He said that possibility is “not at all unlikely,” and suggested the truth will never be revealed by top government officials, the broadcaster reported.  There are reasons they’ll never…

Wednesday’s Briefing Video: Impeachment 2 approved – UAE Mars Mission SUCCESS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UVaz_Tr4bc Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020 Europe’s oldest person survives Covid and set to celebrate 117th birthday Woman ‘shot’ in head fights for life as Myanmar protests enter fifth day Nations warned of consequences of abandoning citizens in Syrian camps Arab world basks in the glory of UAE Mars mission triumph Bolivia healthcare workers launch strike in COVID-hit region US Senate votes to declare Trump impeachment trial constitutional Universal Music jumps on the K-pop bandwagon Solskjaer praises ‘low’ Man Utd’s mentality…

THREE-FINGER SALUTE ‘Hunger Games’ Protesters Have Reached Myanmar’s Dystopian Capital VICE says Welcome to Naypyitaw, one of the world’s weirdest capital cities, and a challenging place to stage protests. Protesters flashing three-fingered salutes while rallying against tyranny in a dystopian capital controlled by menacing generals—these aren’t scenes from the Hunger Games franchise but modern-day Myanmar, which is now seeing its biggest demonstrations in more than a decade following a coup on Feb. 1. The power grab started with the detention of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking outrage in Myanmar where she and her political party remain hugely popular…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UVaz_Tr4bc The top stories Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020BBC News says beer and pub sector leaders are pressing the government to give them a reopening date.The industry is desperate to get back to business after repeated warnings many pubs will not survive.The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is asking the government for a clear timeline and a “roadmap to recovery”.The government insists that it has a plan for re-opening the economy which it will reveal after 22 February.Read on………………..Europe’s oldest person survives Covid and set to celebrate…

Trump Impeachment Former President Donald Trump is thrown to the wolves by the Republicans after the US Senate trial to impeach the former president gets go-ahead after the emotional, graphic first day. The senators sitting as jurors, many of whom fled for safety themselves the day of the attack, watched and listened, unable to avoid the jarring video of Trump supporters battling past police to storm the halls. Senators rejected an effort by Trump’s allies to halt the trial, instead of affirming the Senate’s authority under the Constitution to decide the case. They voted 56-44 to confirm their jurisdiction, ruling…

UAE Mars Mission: Hope almost on the red planet The UAE’s Hope probe was on its final approach to Mars on Tuesday where it is due to enter the planet’s orbit after a six-month trip into outer space.  UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said there is a 50 per cent chance of failure but he remained confident of success.  The Hope Probe Mission will start the Mars orbit insertion phase later today (3:42 pm GMT) after travelling 493 million kilometres since its launch from Japan on July 20, 2020.  Once Hope successfully entered the planet’s orbit, the…