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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Egypt follows Gulf allies in reopening airspace to Qatar
Africa

Egypt follows Gulf allies in reopening airspace to Qatar

  • Qatar Airways was expected to restart flights between Doha and Egypt on Friday, pending approval, sources at Cairo airport said.
  • Goods transport between the two countries will also become possible under agreements that are set to be activated.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 09:26pm
Trump calls move to impeach him 'absolutely ridiculous'
World

Trump calls move to impeach him 'absolutely ridiculous'

  • Trump would become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice if the House of Representatives votes in favor of impeachment on Wednesday.
    • The president did not answer a question about whether he would resign.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:54pm
Ukraine asks EU neighbours for more help getting COVID-19 vaccines
Europe

Ukraine asks EU neighbours for more help getting COVID-19 vaccines

  • The pandemic has killed more than 20,000 Ukrainians and plunged one of Europe's poorest countries into recession last year.
  • Ukraine has agreed to buy some vaccines from China and also expects to secure some under the global COVAX programme for poorer countries.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:51pm
PIMCO says 2021 'not a time for excessive optimism'
USA

PIMCO says 2021 'not a time for excessive optimism'

  • In its 2021 outlook published Tuesday, the California-based fixed-income investor, which manages over $2 trillion in assets.
  • Investors may have become too complacent as reflected by the bullish consensus positioning. As these risk factors underline.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:44pm
Mexico to conclude Sputnik vaccine approval process quickly
USA

Mexico to conclude Sputnik vaccine approval process quickly

  • Mexico was considering acquiring 24 million doses of Sputnik V.
  • Separately, Lopez Obrador said his government would not be reserving information on Mexico's vaccine contracts despite officials previously saying they would be withheld for five years.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:15pm
Kuwait government resigns en masse in challenge for new emir
Middle East

Kuwait government resigns en masse in challenge for new emir

  • Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah must submit the resignations to the OPEC member state's ruler, Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, for approval.
  • CGC said the government submitted its resignation "in light of developments in the relationship between the National Assembly and the government", but did not elaborate.
Updated 12 Jan, 2021 08:15pm
Kuwait government resigns en masse in challenge for new emir
World

Kuwait government resigns en masse in challenge for new emir

  • Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah must submit the resignations to the OPEC member state’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, for approval.
  • The prime minister had been due to be questioned at a parliamentary session on Jan. 19.
Updated 12 Jan, 2021 08:26pm
Greece proposes joint EU vaccination certificate to ease travel
Europe

Greece proposes joint EU vaccination certificate to ease travel

  • Greece, which relies on tourism for a fifth of its economic output and is keen to revive travel before the summer season.
  • While we are not going to make vaccination compulsory or a prerequisite for travel, persons who have been vaccinated should be free to travel.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:25pm
Singapore Airlines staff offered COVID-19 vaccinations
South Asia

Singapore Airlines staff offered COVID-19 vaccinations

  • Those who are eligible for the vaccine include cabin crew, pilots, airport-based staff whose job requires them to interact with passengers, and selected engineering staff.
  • Singapore has only approved Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine but has said it has secured enough doses for its 5.7 million population.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:18pm
Erdogan hopes new Turkey-Greece talks will herald new era
Europe

Erdogan hopes new Turkey-Greece talks will herald new era

  • NATO members Ankara and Athens announced on Monday they had agreed to resume on Jan. 25 long-suspended exploratory talks over disputed offshore rights in the Mediterranean.
  • We must stop the Mediterranean from being an area for competition and turn into waters that will serve our long-term interests.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:09pm
Jabs equal jobs? Fed sees possible economic boom if vaccine gets on track
USA

Jabs equal jobs? Fed sees possible economic boom if vaccine gets on track

  • After a catastrophic spell when economic conditions were so confounded by the coronavirus that the Fed stopped making projections altogether, US central bankers now like what they see.
  • We have a trillion (dollars) in excess savings. We have checks coming in the mailbox. There will be enough demand" from consumers to keep the recovery on track.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 05:22pm
Trump administration to deliver guidelines to speed up vaccinations
USA

Trump administration to deliver guidelines to speed up vaccinations

  • The drive to speed up the process will also include expanding venues where people can get vaccinated to community health centers and more pharmacies.
  • Nearly 9 million people in the United States had been given their first COVID-19 vaccination dose as of Monday.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 05:20pm
Malaysia declares emergency to curb virus, shoring up government
South Asia

Malaysia declares emergency to curb virus, shoring up government

  • Emergency declared until Aug. 1, or earlier if COVID-19 under control.
  • Daily COVID cases hits record high.
  • PM, cabinet get more powers during emergency.
  • PM suspends parliament; commits to elections when it is safe.
  • Opposition says PM using emergency to avoid govt collapse.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 05:11pm
Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April
Europe

Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April

  • If we don't manage to stop this British virus, then we will have 10 times the number of cases by Easter.
  • Merkel said the coming eight to ten weeks would be very hard if the British variant spreads to Germany.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 04:49pm