Peace activists in South say 'No war on Iran'
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-01-09
Reports from North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Kentucky.
liberationnews.org/peace-activists-in-south-say-no-war-on-iran/

Denmark better keep an eye on 'unpredictable' US as Russia only wants stability in the Arctic — study
rt.com | 2020-01-09
Russian military assets in the Arctic are now mainly of defensive nature, but aggressive moves by the US and NATO may change that, and see Moscow sending more forces to the region, a top Danish think tank warned. | "Moscow still considers stability in the region a key factor in the development of the Russian Arctic as a strategically important resource base. Therefore, Russia is interested in the Arctic remaining a 'zone of peace and cooperation," a fresh report by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), which was seen by RT, read. | But with the rivalry of superpowers — the US, Russia and…
rt.com/news/477839-denmark-us-russia-arctic/

GRAPHIC footage from France's Rouen shows levels of police violence that enraged protesters nationwide (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-09
Demonstrators have been left bloodied and beaten after clashes with riot police in the French city of Rouen, as authorities clamp down on the pension reform protests which have swept the country. | Eyewitness footage from the scene shows riot police engaging with demonstrators in, ever-increasingly aggressive encounters, ranging from pushing and shoving, to tear gassing, before eventually the police begin swinging batons at the unarmed protesters. | Un autre angle de la charge des forces de l'ordre à #Rouen. Coups de matraques et gaza…
rt.com/news/477841-graphic-footage-rouen-bloody-protest/

Strike action in France enters 36th day as workers refuse to back down
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-09
Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others have joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes in France to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's plans to change the country's pension system. Street protests were staged in Paris and other French cities, with railway strikes entering their sixth week. It was the 36th day of strike action, which Jacobin has called "the longest wave of continuous strik…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/09/protests-and-strikes-in-france-enter-36th-day/

France Faces Another Nationwide Strike Against Pension Reform
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-09
French workers, professors, teachers, doctors, nurses, and lawyers Thursday disrupted rail services, shut schools and brought demonstrators onto the streets in a make-or-break push to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his planned pension reform. | RELATED: | Rail Strike Becomes Longest in France's History Since May 1968 | Over the last week, the…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-Faces-Another-Nationwide-Strike-Against-Pension-Reform-20200109-0001.html

"Rwanda, the Truth About Operation Turquoise: When the Archives Speak"
Dennis Riches | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-09
In France, it is difficult to speak about certain subjects without unleashing the guard dogs of correct thought and dominant ideology. The sensitive dossiers are well-known: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the civil-global war in Syria, and the Rwandan genocides. Even to …
globalresearch.ca/rwanda-truth-operation-turquoise-archives-speak/5699710

Hundreds of Thousands Pack Streets in France for First Pension Strike of 2020
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
PARIS (Sputnik) – Over 450,000 people turned out in France on Thursday for the first anti-pension reform strike of this year, with 56,000 thronging Paris streets, the Interior Ministry said.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001091077992264-hundreds-of-thousands-pack-streets-in-france-for-first-pension-strike-of-2020/

Month-long strikes in France reach decisive week
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2020-01-09
January 5 marks the 32nd day of a strike involving hundreds of thousands of French workers against the Macron government's plan for pension "reform." The current retirement systems would be replaced by a single system based on "points" that a worker would accumulate. The over-65 poverty rate in France is . . . | Continue reading Month-long strikes in France reach decisive week at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45378/

Libya's Tripoli-based govt 'welcomes' ceasefire calls
rt.com | 2020-01-09
Libya's UN-supported government has welcomed Russian and Turkish calls for a ceasefire amid the ongoing civil war, AP reports. The Tripoli-based government led by PM Fayez al-Sarraj released a statement late Wednesday, expressing its full support of "any serious calls for the resumption of the political process and the elimination of the specter of war." | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a joint statement after a meeting in Istanbul, calling for a January 12 ceasefire in the battles between forces loyal to Sarraj's government and Khalifa Haftar's easte…
rt.com/newsline/477844-libya-ceasefire-calls-tripoli/

Kinzhal hypersonic and Kalibr cruise missiles fired during massive Russian Navy drills in the Black Sea (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-09
More than 30 warships and 40 aircraft got together for a major joint exercise of Russia's Black Sea and Northern Fleets, providing for a chance to see some of the country's most hyped weapons in action. | Kalibr cruise missiles were launched from two types of platforms during the drills in the Black Sea. The crews of Admiral Grigorovich frigate and Orekhovo-Zuevo small missile ship performed a surface firing, while Kolpino submarine launched a Kalibr from underwater. Those missiles were already used in actual combat, proving its efficiency during the Russian anti-terrorist operation in Syria. | A duo of MiG…
rt.com/russia/477838-russia-navy-kalibr-kinzhal-putin/

Baghdad revived deal to buy Russian S-300 following US strikes — Iraq's Security & Defense Committee chairman
rt.com | 2020-01-09
Baghdad has reached out to Moscow again after it suffered American bombings on its soil, a high-ranked lawmaker revealed, saying the resumed deal focuses on the time-tested S-300 air defense systems. | The US attacks on Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known in Arabic as Hashd al-Shaabi, prompted the Iraqi government "to resume negotiations regarding the S-300 deal," Mohammad Ridha, chairman of Iraqi parliament's Security and Defense Committee, told Sputnik on Thursday. | The US military have launched the air strikes against the PMU units in late December, blaming them for an attack that killed an American ci…
rt.com/news/477832-iraq-s300-deal-russia/

No Exemptions: US Says India Not Protected Against Sanctions Over S-400 Purchase From Russia
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
As the US continues to try to control the behaviour of its allies and partners around the world with sanctions, some are defying Washington's ultimatums. Namely, Turkey has so far ignored US demands to ditch Russia's S-400 air defence systems, despite threats of sanctions and the suspension of F-35 deliveries.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001091077991465-no-exemptions-us-says-india-not-protected-against-sanctions-over-s-400-purchase-from-russia/

Rosaviatsia Recommends Russian Air Carriers to Tighten Safety of Flights to Middle East
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) on Thursday warned domestic air carriers about the threat to the safety of flights to the Middle East due to military operations and the volatile socio-political situation in the region and recommended that additional security measures should be taken.
sputniknews.com/world/202001091077991374-rosaviatsia-recommends-russian-air-carriers-to-tighten-safety-of-flights-to-middle-east/

Ceasefire Deal Reached in Syria's Idlib: Russia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-09
A new ceasefire has been established in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib today after the Russian and Turkish armed forces reached an agreement to halt the hostilities between the Syrian warring parties, the TASS News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Russia's Putin Travels to Syria to Meet With Assad | "According to the agreements with the Turkish side, the ceasefire regime was introduced in the Idlib de-escalation zone starting from 14.00 Moscow time (1100 GMT) on Jan. 9 2020," Russian…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ceasefire-Deal-Reached-in-Syrias-Idlib-Russia-20200109-0007.html

Haftar's LNA Vows to Continue Tripoli Offensive Despite Russia-Turkey Ceasefire Initiative
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar welcomes the ceasefire initiative by Russia and Turkey, but will continue the fight for Tripoli, the LNA commander said in a statement on Thursday.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001091077991922-lna-chief-haftar-rejects-ankara-moscows-call-for-ceasefire-reports/

Protecting refugees in Europe: UNHCR calls for a 'year of change'
news.un.org | 2020-01-09
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 "the year of change for robust refugee protection". On Thursday, the agency issued a set of new recommendations, as Croatia and German preside over the EU Council during the next 12 months.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055091

Boris Johnson is One of the Bravest European Politicians, Says Hungarian PM Viktor Orban
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
The 56-year-old politician said that despite the fact that the whole world was against Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party, the Tories managed to win the recent elections and gained a majority in the British Parliament.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001091077990751-boris-johnson-is-one-of-the-bravest-european-politicians-says-hungarian-pm-viktor-orban/

Foreign Language Study in UK Should be Mandatory Up to 16 Years of Age – Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
The decision to make studying foreign languages voluntary for young students has been "damaging" for Britain culturally and economically, according to a new report based on EU data. The result is that the UK's position "as an academic and scientific world leader is also at risk", with less international research being published in English.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001091077990591-foreign-language-study-in-uk-should-be-mandatory-up-to-16-years-of-age—report/

Shock, Uncertainty, Lots of Questions: PR Consultant Deems #Megxit 'Irresponsible'
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
Apart from the UK's rocky road to leaving the EU, Britain and the world are now watching another "demarche" that reportedly ambushed Buckingham Palace — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's "stepping back" as senior royals. While social media rages, historians and royal commentators are trying to figure out what the future holds for the UK monarchy.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001091077991816-shock-uncertainty-questions-megxit-irresponsible/

Turkish & Pegasus airlines to resume flights to Iran, Iraq — report
rt.com | 2020-01-09
Turkish and Pegasus airlines will resume flights to Iran and Iraq on Thursday night, Reuters reported, citing company sources. The airlines halted flights for some 24 hours due to tensions between Iran and the United States. | Turkish Airlines will fly to Tehran out of Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport at 1805 GMT on Thursday, one source said. Pegasus Airlines will fly to Tehran at 2050 GMT out of the same airport, according to a second source. | Ankara has intensified diplomatic efforts "to alleviate the escalated tension in the aftermath of recent developments in the region."
rt.com/newsline/477825-turkey-flights-iran-iraq/

Canada's Trudeau claims 'intel from multiple sources' points at Iran shooting down Ukrainian Boeing over Tehran
rt.com | 2020-01-09
Also on rt.com | | Trump confirms more sanctions against Iran, says Tehran plane crash may have been 'mistake' | DETAILS TO FOLLOW…
rt.com/news/477866-canada-trudeau-ukraine-jet-missile-iran/

US Privatization Of Ukraine, Puerto Rico, PG&E & The Jeresko/Montosantos Conne
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-09
Labor researcher and educator Ricardo Ortiz discusses the crisis of global capitalism and it's reflection in the privatization of Ukraine. He also connects the corruption with Puerto Rico and PG&E.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/07/18829532.php

Iran Denies 'Illogical Rumours' as US Officials Say Ukrainian Boeing May Have Been Downed by Missile
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
A Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737-800 crashed minutes after taking off from Tehran International Airport, claiming the lives of 167 passengers and nine crew members. Iranian officials reported that the pilots did not report a malfunction, but witnesses claimed the jet was engulfed in fire prior to its crash.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001091077991014-us-officials-believe-ukrainian-plane-was-most-likely-accidentally-shot-down-by-iranian-air-defence/

Canadian PM Trudeau Says Has Intelligence From Multiple Sources That Iran Shot Down Ukraine Jet
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
The premier added that his government will not rest until it gets "closure, transparency, accountability, and justice" on the accident.
sputniknews.com/world/202001091077992020-canadian-pm-trudeau-says-has-intelligence-from-multiple-sources-that-iran-shot-down-ukraine-jet/

Repression, eviction and dispossession in New Democracy's Greece
Theodoros Karyotis | zcomm.org | 2020-01-09
The latest attack on the squatting movement in Greece is the preamble for a massive operation of housing dispossession by the right-wing government…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/repression-eviction-and-dispossession-in-new-democracys-greece/

Is Europe ready for a Green New Deal?
Christopher Silver | zcomm.org | 2020-01-09
Across Europe's coal regions, the struggle for carbon-neutrality has only just begun…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/is-europe-ready-for-a-green-new-deal/

Jailed Catalan politician barred from being MEP in Spain
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-09
The former vice president of Spain's Catalonia region cannot take a European Parliament seat since he is imprisoned for sedition and other charges, the Spanish Supreme Court ruled Thursday.Oriol Junqueras was voted in as an MEP in European elections last May. Yet at the time he was standing trial for his role in the illegal 2017 Catalan independence referendum and a subsequent declaration of independence. He was eventually sentenced to 13 years in prison. | Then, in December, the European Court of Justice ruled that Junqueras should have immunity as an MEP. | "A person who is elected to the European Parliament ac…
yenisafak.com/en/world/jailed-catalan-politician-barred-from-being-mep-in-spain-3509261

Hungary PM Orban: Boris Johnson is 'one of Europe's bravest politicians'
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-09
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "one of Europe's bravest politicians" and the European Union should aim for strong strategic relations with Britain after it leaves the bloc, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday."I believe a generous and strategic cooperation is needed with the British in the coming period when they are no longer members of the EU," Orban told a news conference."I regard Boris Johnson one of the bravest European politicians," Orban said, adding that "the whole world was against" Johnson and he still won December's national election.
yenisafak.com/en/world/hungary-pm-orban-boris-johnson-is-one-of-europes-bravest-politicians-3509264

French trial on Sarkozy graft case set for fall
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-09
In a first for a court case against a former French president, this October, Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial on corruption charges, accused of trying to obtain classified information from a judge, the court announced Thursday.The charge is just one in of several that Sarkozy, 64, faces. The ex-president is said to have sought through his lawyer, Thierry Herzog, classified information in 2014 from then-judge Gilbert Azibert about an investigation that has since been dismissed. The exchange involved Sarkozy's help in garnering Azibert a comfortable post in Monaco.Sarkozy held office from 2007 to 2012. He has denie…
yenisafak.com/en/news/french-trial-on-sarkozy-graft-case-set-for-fall-3509258

Turkey doesn't want Iraq to become battle zone: FM
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-09
Turkey does not want Iraq to become a battle zone of foreign forces, said Turkey's foreign minister on Thursday."We don't want Iraq to be the battle zone of the foreign forces," Mevlut Cavusoglu told a press conference along with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad, Iraqi capital.He added that Iraq was not alone and Turkey was there to overcome difficult days together.Cavusoglu's visit came amid heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran, starting with the killing of an American contractor at a U.S. base in Iraq late last month.Iraqi top diplomat Mohamed Ali al-Hakim, for his part, affirmed that talks with his Tur…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-doesnt-want-iraq-to-become-battle-zone-fm-3509265

Turkey's security begins far beyond borders: Erdogan
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-09
Turkey's president on Thursday said Turkey would continue defending its rights and interests, adding that the country's future and security began far beyond its borders.Turkey will continue to defend its rights and interests in Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted, speaking in the capital Ankara at an event for the disabled as well as children under government protection.Referring to joint plans with Libya to send Turkish troops to the North African country, Erdogan said: "We are in these lands [Libya], where our ancestors made history, because we were invited there to resolve injustic…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkeys-security-begins-far-beyond-borders-erdogan-3509267

Turkey offers condolences to rain-battered Peru
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-09
Turkey on Thursday extended condolences to Peru after heavy rains triggered deadly flooding and landslides."We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage caused by flood and landslides in Peru," said the Foreign Ministry in an official statement.The ministry went on to extend condolences to the relatives of victims and to wish a speedy recovery to the injured.This week heavy rainfall in Peru triggered flooding in various states across the country, costing a total of 28 lives, according to local reports.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-offers-condolences-to-rain-battered-peru-3509257

SNP says Scotland has right to 'alternative future' ahead of UK Brexit talks
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-09
SNP ministers insist Scotland has the "right to choose an alternative future" as they travel to London for talks with the UK government over Brexit. | Constitutional Relations Secretary Mike Russell will take part in talks with UK government ministers and counterparts from the Welsh administration. | It is the first meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) on EU Negotiations since Boris Johnson won a majority in December's general election, a vote which paves the way for the UK to formally quit the European Union at the end of this month. | The meeting takes place the day after MSPs at Holyrood voted to rej…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/09/snp-says-scotland-has-right-to-alternative-future-ahead-of-uk-brexit-talks/

UK Lower House of Parliament Approves Legislation on Johnson's Brexit Deal
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-09
The Conservative Party was re-elected last month with a big majority after campaigning to "get Brexit done". The General Election marked the end of months of deadlock in Parliament over the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001091077991171-uk-lower-house-of-parlt-approves-legislation-on-johnsons-brexit-deal/

Nurses warn of burn-out in new strike over pay and recruitment
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-08
Thousands of "burned out" nurses have taken to picket lines in the north of Ireland as one-day strike action brings some health services to a standstill.An escalating row over pay and conditions in the under-pressure hospital system emptied treatment waiting rooms across the country.Politicians are trying to reach an agreement which would produce a funding boost for an NHS beset by long waiting lists for treatment and rancour over employee pay levels while struggling to fill some vacant posts.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) protest follows a similar walkout last month over salary rates that lag behind colleagu…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/01/08/nurses-warn-of-burn-out-in-new-strike-over-pay-and-recruitment/

Iran Takes 5th and Final JCPOA Rollback Step
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-08
It took years of negotiations to conclude the landmark JCPOA nuclear deal in 2015 between Iran and P5+1 countries (Russia, China, UK, France and Germany + the EU). | Adopted unanimously by Security Council Resolution 2231, the agreement became binding international …
globalresearch.ca/iran-takes-5th-final-jcpoa-rollback-step/5699824

Spain: New Government Prepares a Cabinet
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
The socialists and Unidas Podemos will have a reinforced relationship with the creation of a commission to monitor the unity agreement to avoid internal discrepancies and ensure the stability of the legislature while waiting for Pedro Sánchez to divulge the composition of his new cabinet. | RELATED: | Spanish PM Breaks Stalemate to Form New Government | A day after the inauguration of Sánchez, who already announced his appointment before the king, both groups have signed a "Protocol of ope…
telesurenglish.net/news/spain-new-government-waiting-for-the-cabinet-20200108-0017.html

Germany: Greens join Saxony coalition government's right-wing agenda
wsws.org | 2020-01-08
Shortly before the end of the year, the new state government in Saxony was sworn in. For the first time, a coalition of Christian Democrats, Social Democrats and Greens is taking over the government in the East German state.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/08/saxo-j08.html

Most Danish, Latvian Troops To Leave Iraq After Iranian Strikes
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
Denmark and Latvia have announced Wednesday that they will temporarily move some of its military personnel from the Al-Asad airbase in Iraq to Kuwait following Tuesday's missile attack carried out by Iranian forces. | RELATED: | Iran's Attack Caused No Deaths or Damage, President Trump Says | Danish Prime Minister Mettle Frederiksen said that 30 to 40…
telesurenglish.net/news/Most-Danish-Latvian-Troops-To-Leave-Iraq-After-Iranian-Strikes-20200108-0004.html

Ecuador Buys $4m Worth of Non-Lethal Weapons for Armed Forces
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
Ecuador's Ministry of Defense announced Monday it will purchase US$3.6 million worth of non-lethal weapons and riot gear for the Armed Forces, ahead of new strikes called by various social and Indigenous groups for the first quarter of 2020. | RELATED: | UN: Unnecessary and Disproportionate Repression in Ecuador | "Following NATO's criteria, we have bought gear from Israel, France, and the United States," Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrin told the press, adding that the gear will b…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Buys-4m-Worth-of-Non-Lethal-Weapons-for-Armed-Forces-20200108-0010.html

House and Senate deadlocked over Trump impeachment trial
wsws.org | 2020-01-08
It was the decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine, which is fighting a US proxy war against Russian-backed separatists, that triggered a furious conflict within the state and the Trump administration itself.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/08/impe-j08.html

Russia and Turkey Call for Ceasefire in Libya
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, who back opposing sides in the Libyan conflict, called Wednesday for a ceasefire in the war-torn country to begin at midnight on Jan. 12. | RELATED: | Turkish Soldiers Officially on Their Way to Libya: Erdogan | In a joint statement, both nations called on all parties in Libya to "declare a sustainable ceasefire, supported by the necessary measures to be taken for stabilizing the situation on the ground an…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-and-Turkey-Call-for-Ceasefire-in-Libya-20200108-0006.html

Turkey and Russia Officially Launch TurkStream Pipeline
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russia's Vladimir Putin formally launched Wednesday the TurkStream pipeline project, which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey as part of Moscow's efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine. | RELATED: | Nord Stream 2 Construction to Press on Despite US Sanctions | The pipeline project, stretching 930 km (580 miles) across the Black Sea, reinforces strong energy ties between Moscow and Ankara, which have also increased…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-and-Russia-Officially-Launch-TurkStream-Pipeline-20200108-0012.html

Red Vienna: The enduring legacy of an architecture of hope
Dennis Broe | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-08
Europe's zero interest rate is being used to further hollow out its major cities as those with capital in places such as Munich, Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam are borrowing at no cost and buying up apartments that are then being used as tourist rentals in partnership with Airbnb and other services. Along with this trend …
peoplesworld.org/article/red-vienna-the-enduring-legacy-of-an-architecture-of-hope/

Antisemitism has been used to smear the Left, while the Right targets Jews
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-08
The year ended with two terrible setbacks for those seeking justice for the Palestinian people. One was the defeat in the British election of Jeremy Corbyn — a European leader with a unique record of solidarity with Palestinians. He had suffered four years of constant media abuse, recasting his activism as evidence of antisemitism. The …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/antisemitism-has-been-used-to-smear-the-left-while-the-right-targets-jews/

Athena and Lisa: ESA Missions to Unravel Black Holes
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-08
Within a decade, the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to focus two of its main scientific missions on these huge objects to unravel their mysteries: the evolution of the black holes in the center of the galaxies and the way in which ordinary matter, of which the stars or human beings are made, is intertwined with dark matter, much more abundant, but invisible, to form the tissue from which the cosmos is made. | RELATED: | Europe Participates in Lunar Orbital Station Construction…
telesurenglish.net/news/athena-and-lisa-esa-missions-to-unravel-black-holes–20200108-0021.html

Plane crash which killed 176, including three Britons, caused by fire, Iran says
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-08
Three Britons have died after a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed moments after take off from Iran, officials have said.All 167 passengers and nine crew on the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 flight from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran to the Ukrainian capital Kiev were killed minutes after take-off at 6.10am local time (2.40am GMT) on 8 January.The crash comes amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf following the killing last week of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by the US.Debris is seen from an Ukrainian plane, containing three Britons, which crashed moments after take-off from Te…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/08/plane-crash-which-killed-176-including-three-britons-caused-by-fire-iran-says/

Tory government blocks bid to enshrine child refugee rights in Brexit agreement
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-08
MPs have voted down proposals to enshrine protections for child refugees as part of the government's Brexit agreement. | Following his election victory, Boris Johnson re-drafted his European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and rowed back on the previous government's acceptance of an amendment from Labour peer Lord Dubs to allow unaccompanied child refugees to continue to be reunited with their families in the UK after exit day. Dubs had fled from the Nazis on the Kindertransport to Britain when he was aged six. | Welcome to the UK in 2020, where Parliament just voted by a large majority to remove protections fo…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/08/tory-government-blocks-bid-to-enshrine-child-refugee-rights-in-brexit-agreement/

Left-wing coalition forms government in Spain despite nationalist opposition
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-01-07
Spain's parliament has narrowly chosen Socialist (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez to form a new government as the head of a left-wing coalition. | The confidence vote — which Sánchez won by 167 votes against 165, with 18 abstentions — ends almost a year of political limbo for the eurozone's fourth-largest economy. His party will lead a coalition with Unidas Podemos ('United We Can') as its junior partner. | 9 years ago Spanish people protested on mass against austerity under the banner of the 15-M movement. They then formed a party (Podemos). Today…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/07/left-wing-coalition-spain/

Spain Just Formed Its First Left Coalition Government in More Than 80 Years
Sebastiaan Faber, Bécquer Seguín | thenation.com | 2020-01-07
Spain Just Formed Its First Left Coalition Government in More Than 80 Years…
thenation.com/article/spain-podemos-catalonia-socialism/