Daily News Summary (18-01-2021)


• Austria extends COVID-19 lockdown

• Two female judges shot dead in Kabul 

• Brussels BLM protesters pelt Belgian king’s car with rocks

• 50 ancient coffins uncovered at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

• Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen

• Several dead as freight ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast

• Guatemalan forces clash with a migrant caravan bound for the US

• Poisoned Kremlin critic Navalny detained upon arrival back in Russia

• Quake death toll at 78 as Indonesia struggles with a string of disasters

• Police in Amsterdam use water cannon on anti-government protesters

• Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines, shots begin

• Ugandan opposition party says it will challenge election result; two dead in protests

• Thousands of National Guard troops pour into Washington ahead of Biden inauguration



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