Monday January 28, 2019

Holidays

• Catholicism - Feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas

Events

• Boko Haram insurgency: Boko Haram kills 60 people in an arson attack in the town Rann. (Reuters)
• Boko Haram kills 60 people in an arson attack in the town Rann. (Reuters)
• Seven people were killed and 26 injured in a bike bombing at a market in Mokha, Yemen. Houthis were blamed for the attack. (The Straits Times)
• Tornadoes of 2019: A tornado in eastern Havana, Cuba, kills three people and injures 174 others. (Euronews)
• A tornado in eastern Havana, Cuba, kills three people and injures 174 others. (Euronews)
• Brexit negotiations: British Prime Minister Theresa May tells Conservative lawmakers that she plans to hold a vote in parliament on her Brexit deal on February 13. (The New York Times)
• British Prime Minister Theresa May tells Conservative lawmakers that she plans to hold a vote in parliament on her Brexit deal on February 13. (The New York Times)
• Six Tanzanian children are killed for their eyes, ears and other body parts. A Njombe district official, who found many were taken when they were home alone whilst their parents were working, believes that superstitious beliefs and witchcraft are involved. Four other missing children have been found alive. (BBC)
• Pecan Park raid: Police shoot and kill two homeowners after invading their house. 5 officers were injured in a substantial shootout in Harris County. Reports later indicated one of the officers lied that drugs were in the house. (ABC News)
• Police shoot and kill two homeowners after invading their house. 5 officers were injured in a substantial shootout in Harris County. Reports later indicated one of the officers lied that drugs were in the house. (ABC News)
• The United States Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA, which accounts for much of Venezuela’s income and foreign currency. (United States Department of the Treasury)
• Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov denies the presence of Russian mercenaries in Venezuela, despite earlier reports that up to 100 may have been deployed to protect President Nicolás Maduro. (South China Morning Post)
• 2019 State of the Union Address: U.S. President Donald Trump accepts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's invitation to deliver the State of the Union Address on February 5. (The Washington Post)
• U.S. President Donald Trump accepts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's invitation to deliver the State of the Union Address on February 5. (The Washington Post)
• 2019 Guatemalan general election: Semilla Movement announces that on March 3 it will officially proclaim the presidential candidacy of former Attorney General Thelma Aldana. (Voice of America)
• Semilla Movement announces that on March 3 it will officially proclaim the presidential candidacy of former Attorney General Thelma Aldana. (Voice of America)
• The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index names Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world, followed by South Sudan and Syria, while Denmark was again named the least corrupt country. The United States drops out of the top 20 least corrupt countries for the first time since 2011. (Daily Mail)
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News articles

• As 2020 Looms, the News Media Looks Forward, and Back Informed by the unexpected outcome of 2016, will journalists be better equipped to report on a race this time around? [..]
• A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ Apple decided several years ago to produce a high-end Mac in Texas. The problems that surfaced illustrate the challenges of domestic manufacturing. [..]
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