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Canadian health minister says he won't allow Florida to 'pillage' the drug supply (www.cbc.ca)

China tells US it will 'never compromise' on Taiwan (www.bbc.com)

China has said it will “never compromise” on the issue of Taiwan, in its first military talks with the US since 2021....

Rare uttar pradesh good news :Lesbian Couple From Bengal Marries At UP Temple (www.ndtv.com)

Biden wants Mexican help to stop the migrant surge. Here's what Mexico wants in return. (www.nbcnews.com)

… in late December, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to ask for greater assistance. Those conversations were “preliminary,” the officials said, and did not result in hard promises from either...

Belarus sends children from occupied Ukraine for training with Belarusian army (apnews.com)

Amazon workers at new Birmingham site to go on strike over pay (www.theguardian.com)

CBC says killing of 22,600 Palestinians doesn’t merit terms ‘murderous,’ ‘brutal’ (breachmedia.ca)

Ukraine shows evidence Russia fired North Korea missile at Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)

KHARKIV, Ukraine, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office provided further evidence on Saturday that Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, showcasing the fragments....

Milei’s cuts to maternity leave blocked by court in Argentina (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Hamas Fighting With Top-Grade Chinese Weapons in Gaza, Says Israel (www.businessinsider.com)

Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador? (www.reuters.com)

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence that has shaken the South American nation, with President Daniel Noboa launching a military crackdown on gangs after criminal groups took more than 100 prison staff hostage and armed men dramatically interrupted a live television broadcast....

Global unemployment expected to grow this year, despite dip in 2023 (www.euronews.com)

The International Labour Organization warns that global unemployment may increase in 2024, alongside persisting inflation and economic woes in G20 states....

Is Israel’s treatment of Palestinians a form of apartheid? (www.latimes.com)

Kenneth Roth, who was executive director of Human Rights Watch from 1993 to 2022 and oversaw production of the report on apartheid, said that Israeli authorities have long insisted that ending discriminatory policies depended on peace negotiations....

Turkey's home prices so high even central bank governor can't pay rent (www.euronews.com)

A surge of Russian demand has made China the world's biggest car exporter (www.businessinsider.com)

A man who claimed to be selling Queen Elizabeth II's walking stick is sentenced for fraud (apnews.com)

Ecuador declares ‘internal armed conflict’ as gunmen take over live TV broadcast | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

Extreme heat is pushing India to the brink of ‘survivability.’ One obvious solution is also a big part of the problem | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024. The year will test even the most robust democracies (apnews.com)

More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news. The year looks set to test even the most robust democracies and to strengthen the hands of leaders with authoritarian leanings....

North Korea's Kim Jong Un believed to have turned 40 - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges (apnews.com)

More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders are coming to Switzerland to discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering next week, ranging from Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....

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