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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-VACCINE /
India launches ‘world’s largest’ vaccination campaign
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the “world’s largest” vaccination campaign on Saturday as the country’s population seeks to control the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic starting with two locally made drawings.
INDONESIA-QUAKE /
Aftershock Rocks Indonesia earthquake zone as study continues
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A reforestation hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday as rescue workers searched for people trapped under debris after an earthquake killed at least 45 people, injuring hundreds. and the thousands who fled in terror.
US
AMERICAN-ROBOTICS-INC-FAA /
American Robotics gets an FAA node for flying fully automated drones
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has licensed Massachusetts Robotics Inc., based in Massachusetts, to operate automated drones.
USA-EXECUTIONS /
The U.S. to take 13th and final action under the Trump administration
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Reuters) – The U.S. government was ready for the 13th and final federal action under the administration of President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon, just five days before President Joe Biden takes office with a promise that he will try to the termination of the death penalty.
BONUS
GM-CANADA-ELECTRIC /
GM to invest C $ 1 billion in Canadian plant to make electric vans
General Motors Co and the Unifor trade union said Friday that they have reached a promising agreement for the automaker to invest nearly C $ 1 billion ($ 785.42 million) in its CAMI Assembly Center in Ingersoll, Ontario, to commercial electric vans to do.
CARREFOUR-MA-COUCHETARD-LEMAIRE-EXCL /
Exclusive: Canada’s Couche-Tard collapses Carrefour’s $ 20 billion takeover plan after opposition to French government, sources say
LONDON / PARIS (Reuters) – Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its 16.2 billion euro ($ 19.6 billion) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour USA after the takeover plan was strongly opposed from the French government, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
REFERENCE
FILM-LOCKED-DOWN /
Anne Hathaway races to release COVID-19 ‘Locked Down’ rom-com
LONDON (Reuters) – As the rest of the world closes to stop COVID-19, US star Anne Hathaway finds herself starting an entirely new film project – a caper rom-com heist set in pandemic still surrounds her.
USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION-CEREMONY /
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez played at Biden’s diverse concert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington next week along with others in what his mobilization team said would be exhibiting America is diverse.
SPORTS
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPORT /
NBA, NHL delay games like COVID-19 once again threaten professional sports
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has canceled three more games and the National Hockey League (NHL) has once again postponed the opening of the Dallas Stars quarterback, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases that have marked professional sports. in North America.
GOLF-DECHAMBEAU /
DeChambeau says Masters has sad spells because of too much brain activity
American Bryson DeChambeau said that “overwork” in his brain due to competitive pressure and health issues made him feel dizzy at the Masters last year, but he has found a way to overcome the problem.
PRAY
BONUS / ECONOMICS
CARREFOUR-M & A / COUCHETARD
Ambitious Canada is not expected behind a French supermarket contract
The sudden collapse of Canadian Alimentation Couch-Tard’s convenience store operator Alimentation Couch-Tard’s surprise bid for French retailer Carrefour on Friday does not complete the intentions of founder Alain Bouchard. The renowned Canadian businessman built Couche-Tard from a single store in Quebec in 1980 to a global network of utility stores and gas stations with a market value of $ 33 billion, with 66 properties on the way.
16 January 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS / SERBIA-CHINA-VACCINE (PIX) (TV)
The first shipments of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines reach Serbia
A plane with a million doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines will reach Serbia. Serbia is the first European country to receive Chinese vaccines.
16 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
POLITICS / AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL
USA -TRUMP / PARDON (EXPLAINER) (PIX)
EXPLAINER- Can Trump forgive himself? Would a court reject the motion?
U.S. President Donald Trump, who opposes growing criticism and potential legal risk, has considered pardoning himself a few weeks ago, a source familiar with on the situation earlier this month.
16 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP / PROTESTS (PIX)
U.S. capitols strengthen defenses ahead of pro-Trump protests across 50 states
U.S. law enforcement officials are preparing for pro-Trump marches in all 50 major states this weekend, lifting barriers and calling in their national guards with the aim of blocking on the type of violent attack that affected the country on 6 January.
16 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT