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Wednesday 6 January News Briefing BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGWednesday 6 January 2021 News Briefing – As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active Covid-19 numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 86,847,483Deaths: 1,876,527Recovered: 61,581,259 China blocks entry to WHO team studying Covid’s originsUK can still be gateway to Europe for car giants after Brexit, says auto bossEngland’s third national lockdown legally comes into forcePlaying South Africa tests in UK & Ireland is contingency planStocks fall as investors brace for possible ‘blue sweep’ in GeorgiaFTSE 100 chief executives ‘earn average salary within 3 days’Pan-EU food supply chains hit by Brexit trade…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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EU share trading flees London in SCARY Financial Times Visual Slideshow Previous Next Financial times of 2021: EU share trading flees LondonThe first trading day of 2021 of Brexit has put London’s financial area in the corner as roughly €6bn of EU share dealing has shipped away from the Capital to European facilities.Trading capitals from Santander, Deutsche Bank and Total moved to EU marketplaces.This kind of disadvantageous (as some may say) business – EU share trading flees London, but it will decrease tax receipts for the UK government. UK PM Boris Johnson acknowledged the difficulties of such EU share trading…

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In Review Yesterday the prime minister announced England would go into its third national lockdown – starting from today! Its set to last for at least six weeks – but likely to continue into March. People have been told to work from home, non-essential shops closed and school and summer exams cancelled. But what about travel? International and national for work and leisure. We find out what the Covid (and Brexit) rules are around a much-needed beach holiday. featured story Take a deeper look into four different headlines about future restrictions and how the media is reporting on the uncertainty.…

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Tuesday’s News Briefing VIDEO: Lockdown 3 – Georgia Senate runoff – Mexico offers home for Assange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roxFBTIdYQo Tuesday’s News Briefing VIDEO: Lockdown 3 – Georgia Senate runoff – Mexico offers home for Assange Covid Lockdown 3: England and Scotland begin new lockdowns as cases rise COVID-19: Inequalities exacerbated by pandemic must be addressed as vaccines offer way out, review warns NHS needs to deliver at least 2m jabs a week to fulfil government target Mexico offers political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Thailand’s PM urges people to ‘stay home’ to contain COVID surge Speculation over whereabouts of…

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Tuesday 5 January Daily News Briefing BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGTuesday 5 January 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 86,117,717Deaths: 1,860,813Recovered: 61,074,877 Trump to ‘fight like hell’ as Biden promises ‘new day’ in Georgia runoffsEgypt urges GERD agreement ahead of reservoir fillingSpeculation over whereabouts of Chinese tech tycoon Jack MaThailand’s PM urges people to ‘stay home’ to contain COVID surgeMexico offers political asylum to Julian AssangeNHS needs to deliver at least 2m jabs a week to fulfil government…

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Breaking News: Boris Announces New England Lockdown To Last At Least 6 Weeks Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced, in a televised address to the nation, that England is set to go into its third national lockdown for at least six weeks. PM announces new England lockdown, with people told to stay at home and schools shut for most pupils from tomorrow All primary and secondary schools and colleges in England are to close for most pupils from tomorrow until February half-term, Boris Johnson has announced.  Johnson begins his address by saying when the country was fighting the old variant…

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Nancy Pelosi re-elected to speaker – us 2020 VISUAL SLIDESHOW Play Previous Next Nancy Pelosi re-elected to US House Speaker TRT World says Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking woman in the history of US politics, has won the speaker of the house election in a deeply divided new Congress that convened in the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. Pelosi, an 80-year-old lawmaker from California, faced a scare when a handful of fellow Democrats defected and voted “present” during the floor vote. But the woman who has led the Democratic caucus for several years secured her fourth non-consecutive term as House speaker with a…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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