Two cabinet members quit over Trump mob attack

Jan 8,2021
Two members of Donald Trump's cabinet resigned Thursday with days left in the administration in protest over the storming of the Capitol by a mob of the president's supporters.
France extends UK border restrictions as virus variant spreads
Jan 08
France is to keep in place restrictions on its border with Britain "until further notice", Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday, after the country confirmed two clusters of the mutant UK coronavirus variant.
417,000 people in Germany vaccinated so far
Jan 08
Up to 417,000 people in Germany have received COVID-19 jabs since the vaccination program began on Dec. 27, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday.
Suga urges cooperation with state of emergency 
Jan 08
Japan's prime minister is urging the public to help curb rising coronavirus cases, hours after a state of emergency came into effect for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures.
Gusts leave 43,200 houses without power in Akita
Jan 08
Strong winds brought by a low pressure system have caused power outages at 43,200 households in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita.
Israel tightens COVID-19 lockdown
Jan 08
Israel imposed new COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night, tightening an ongoing nationwide lockdown.
Covid travel restrictions hit Colombian coffee exports
Jan 08
Colombia, the world's largest producer of Arabica coffee, exported 1.2 million fewer 60-kilogramme (132-pound) bags in 2020, the FNC industry federation said Thursday, blaming travel restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.