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President Biden plans to sign an order on Friday to speed the delivery of millions of stimulus checks and get more aid to families struggling to afford food.

Bloomberg

A century after Irish partition, the island is now also divided over vaccine rollouts

The Economist

The Japanese have turned a Western dietary sin—more meat—into their secret for a long life

Business Insider

Biden plans a 3rd wave of executive actions for Friday, including increased food stamps and pushing the Treasury to hand out stimulus checks faster

The Telegraph

Britain and France are in talks to rescue Eurostar as officials in Paris fight to keep the struggling rail operator afloat - and insist the UK must also play its part

The Hill

JUST IN: Biden to expand food benefits, worker COVID-19 protections

National Geographic

Along with 35,000 soldiers, more than 160 scholars and artists traveled to Egypt with Napoleon Bonaparte's expedition in 1798 to collect scientific and historical information

The Washington Post

Maryland officials call for schools to reopen no later than March 1

The Times

Google has threatened to block Australians from using its search engine following attempts by the government to make it pay news outlets for their content

Al Jazeera News

A school for the underprivileged at Indian farmers’ protest site

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - More COVID-19 vaccine appointments are opening up at Publix on Friday morning. The Lakeland-based grocer is opening up 45,000 appointments on its website after 6 a.m. to Central Florida residents. Seniors 65 and older can ...

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Los Angeles United States: The global Liquid Laundry Detergent market is researched with great precision and in a comprehensive manner to help you identify hidden opportunities and become informed about unpredictable challenges in the industry.

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The finish ruined a milestone night for Jake Voracek, who collected the 699th, 700th and 701st points of his career.

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SF 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon indicate his intention to sign with a new team in 2021. Niner Noise explains why it's good for both sides.

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Pierre-Luc Dubois was benched in the first period of the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, a week after the center's request to be traded was made public by coach John Tortorella.

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The LSU softball team released its 2021 regular-season schedule Thursday, beginning Feb. 11 with the annual Tiger Classic and including six nonconference games against teams ranked in the preseason top.

24 Hours

PBS NewsHour West live episode, Jan. 21, 2021

Harris temporarily moving into Blair House while Naval Observatory undergoes renovations

Allison Janney on “Mom,” COVID Tests & The West Wing Cast’s Crazy Text Chain

Biden's lays out national COVID-19 strategy as crisis worsens, vaccine rollout lags

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COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
    - Germany surpasses 50,000 deaths of COVID-19. (DW in German) (ABC News)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
    - Hungary signs an agreement with Russia to buy the Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first country in the European Union to do so. (RFE/RL)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
  - For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Hong Kong will impose a lockdown in Yau Tsim Mong District beginning this weekend in the designated mandatory testing areas. (South China Morning Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
  - In Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox town near Tel Aviv, ultra-Orthodox Jews attacked an unmarked Israeli police vehicle while officers were inside, igniting a riot in which at least six people were arrested. Israel is currently under lockdown until the end of the month. (South China Morning Post)

Law and crime

Police in Russia arrest Alexei Navalny's aides Kira Yarmysh and Lyubov Sobol and will restrict internet access ahead of planned protests in support of Navalny, who is under arrest since returning to Russia on Sunday. (Politico)

Science and technology

Mass media in Australia
- In response to a bill proposed by the Australian parliament to require dot-com companies to compensate local news outlets for hosting their content, Google threatens to block Australians from using its web search engine should the current draft of the bill become law. (AFP via The Jakarta Post)

2021 January 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

ISIL insurgency in Iraq
- 2021 Baghdad bombings
  - A suicide attack at an open market in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 32 people and injures 110 others. Attacks have been rare in the country since the 2017 military defeat of ISIL, making this incident one of the deadliest since then. (Reuters)
Central African Republic Civil War
- The Central African Republic government declares a 15-day state of emergency after rebels attempt to surround and blockade the capital Bangui. Pro-François Bozizé loyalists and anti-balaka militias now control around two-thirds of the war torn nation. (Al Jazeera)