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National

U.S. state capitals on edge for armed protests as Trump presidency nears end

Fencing is put up around local businesses amid beefed up security ahead of planned protests at the state Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin

• U.S. closing landmarks, announces vehicle checks in Washington for inauguration

• As inauguration nears, law enforcement scrutiny drives U.S. extremists into internet's dark corners

• Judge calls Capitol siege 'violent insurrection,' orders man who wore horns held

• U.S. urges immunity for Trump from rape accuser's lawsuit

• U.S. carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration

• National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape New York lawsuit

Government, Politics, and Elections

• Trump directs government to minimize procurement from China

Explainer: Can Trump pardon himself? Would the courts reject the move?

President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the U.S.-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

• Trump administration accused of deception in pledging release of vaccine stockpile

• U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals

• If members of Congress aided Capitol attack, they should be prosecuted: Pelosi

• Retired doctors and more syringes: Biden lays out plan to get America vaccinated

• Pence calls Harris to offer assistance ahead of U.S. power transfer next week

• Biden names geneticist Lander for new Cabinet-level post, elevating role of science

World

Aftershock shakes Indonesia quake zone as rescuers hunt for survivors

An aerial picture shows damaged governor of West Sulawesi province's office following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 16, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Sigid Kurniawan/ via REUTERS

• At least five dead after suspected gas leak at Italian nursing home

• Iran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill: media

• U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency

• Serbia receives million doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Japan's suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 second wave after fall in first wave: study

A volunteer responds an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a Tokyo's suicide hotline center, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

• Philippines, China vow cooperation for post-pandemic recovery

• Greece starts COVID-19 vaccinations among the elderly

• U.S. says Vietnam's currency actions 'unreasonable' but holds off on tariffs

• Uganda's Museveni heads for election win, rival alleges fraud

• Centrist Laschet picked to lead Merkel's divided CDU party

• Russia to reopen air travel with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar: government

Odd & Extraordinary

He's an Aussie: Joe the pigeon spared death as U.S. tag deemed fake

"Joe", a pigeon that reached Australia from the U.S., perches on the roof of a house in Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 2021, in this still image taken from video. A Melbourne resident Kevin Celli-Bird found the emaciated pigeon in his garden on Boxing Day and discovered that it was registered to an owner in Alabama state in the United States, by tracing the tag on its leg. Nine Network/via REUTERS TV

Science, Medicine, Technology and Environment

South African scientists discover new chemicals that kill malaria parasite

A worker sprays insecticide for mosquitos at a village in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha