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January 18 coronavirus news

THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Japan’s prime minister vows to hold the already postponed Olympics this summer as proof of victory over virus — Israel trades Pfizer vast troves of medical data for the continued flow of its hard-to-get vaccine — Brazil approves two coronavirus vaccines, ones by Sinovac and Oxford-AstraZeneca — China’s economy grows in 2020 as it rebounds from virus, likely

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Armed demonstrators gather at Virginia state Capitol as states stay tight on security ahead of inauguration

Dozens of armed demonstrators gathered at the state Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday as authorities remained on alert at capitols across the United States two days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Several demonstrators in Richmond identified themselves as members of the Proud Boys and Boogaloo groups as well as the Black Panthers. The

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OPINIÓN | Colombia sabe lo preciada que es la democracia. Así como EE.UU. nos ha apoyado, nosotros los apoyamos a ustedes

Nota del editor: Francisco Santos Calderón, embajador de Colombia en Estados Unidos, fue vicepresidente del país latinoamericano durante el Gobierno de Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Anteriormente ocupó varios cargos editoriales, incluido el de editor en jefe nocturno del diario El Tiempo. También creó la Fundación País Libre, la primera ONG del mundo que lucha contra el

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Trump moves to lift some Covid-19-related travel restrictions, but Biden plans to block the order

President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective on January 26 — a move that President-elect Joe Biden’s administration has promised to block. In an executive order issued Monday evening, Trump said he had been advised to lift restrictions on incoming travelers to

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