Man gets 46 months on US Capitol riot charges, among the longest sentences yet

A Washington state man who pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during the deadly attack on the US Capitol received a sentence of almost four years in prison, on Monday, one of the longest yet for a 6 January defendant.
#uscapitolriot #washington

California sues Walmart over toxic waste dumping

The US state of California announced Monday it is suing Walmart, alleging the retail giant unlawfully disposes of millions of toxic waste items. The state said it had conducted 58 inspections of trash compactors at Walmart stores between 2015 and 2021 and found items that require special handling when they are thrown out, such as batteries, insect killers, cleaning supplies, electronic waste and confidential customer information.
#california #walmart #us

Bill Gates has cancelled holiday plans due to Omicron, believes the wave will be over by March

Bill Gates said he's cancelled "most" holiday plans due to the Omicron variant. "Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic," Gates said as he kicked off a Twitter thread about the variant. "Omicron will hit home for all of us. Close friends of mine now have it, and I've cancelled most of my holiday plans," he continued. 
#omicronvariant #billgates

'Fed up' Latin American voters demand change

When Latin American voters went to the polls in 2021, they had an unambiguous message for the ruling elite: we've had enough. In Chile, the most recent example, none of the traditional centrist parties in government since the end of dictatorship 31 years ago made it to the presidential runoff election.
#latinamerica

Channel migrant crossings to UK more than triple in 2021

Arash took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy, drizzly day in May, after attempting a perilous crossing of the Channel from northern France. UK border police intercepted the inflatable dinghy on which he and others spent five hours dodging waves and traffic on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and brought them ashore.
#us #migrant #ukborder

Putin is looking for an excuse to invade Ukraine and blame it on NATO and the US: experts

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seemingly searching for a pretext to invade Ukraine as he continues to blame tensions on NATO and the US while ratcheting up talk of a military response.
#putin #nato #us

Ji-sung Park Takes On Coaching Role At Queens Park Rangers

Manchester United legend Ji-Sung Park has returned to English football to launch his coaching career. The former midfielder - who is the most decorated Asian player in history - has taken charge of the U16 side at Queens Park Rangers as part of his coaching B license.
#jisungpark #queensparkrangers

Mercedes will look to re-sign Valtteri Bottas if Lewis Hamilton retires - report

Valterri Bottas has been tipped to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022 if the seven-time champion decides to walk away from Formula One. The future of Hamilton has become the topic of fevered speculation in the wake of Sunday's controversial season-ending Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, which saw the Brit miss out on a historic eighth title as Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed the race win and with it, the Drivers' Championship.
#hamilton #mercedes #redbull #maxverstappen

FIFA seeks to woo member federations with big windfalls for biennial World Cups

FIFA on Monday claimed staging the World Cup every two years would offer enormous financial benefits for its member federations as president Gianni Infantino expressed hope that the highly controversial plans will not be derailed by opposition from Europe and South America.
#fifa #worldcup

SA banks on high alert amid Java vulnerability that can allow remote code attacks

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) says its members, which includes major local banks, have been on high alert since early December because of a Java-related vulnerability that can make companies susceptible to cyberattacks.
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