China blocks WHO team from entering the country to study origins of coronavirus

The World Health Organization has announced that China has blocked its team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, from entering the country.WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement on Wednesday, January 6, saying two scientists on the United Nations team had already left their home countries for Wuhan when they were told that Chinese government had not approved the necessary permissions required for them to enter the country.

Capitol riots: Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory after violent disruption

The US Congress has certified Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election, hours after Trump supporters stormed the building in an attack that saw four people die. Lawmakers resumed the session after police managed to remove the mob, which had been encouraged by President Donald Trump in a bid to overturn his defeat.

Twitter says Trump’s account is locked, and he’s facing a ban

Twitter is blocking President Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours after removing three tweets that contained “repeated and severe violations” of its civic integrity policy. It says the account will be permanently suspended if violations continue, and it will not be unlocked unless Trump entirely deletes the three offending tweets.

Holding Donald Trump to account for storming of the Capitol

 

The world’s foremost power and oldest democracy lost control of its own capital on Wednesday. The storming of the US legislature by a rightwing mob suspended its business, forced elected politicians into hiding and, while details remain scarce, cost lives. American institutions have come under attack before.

Why is COVID-19 cases low in Africa? – Bill Gates wonders

Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has said he does not understand why coronavirus numbers have not been as high as predicted in Africa.