Morning news brief: Trump floats fired attorney as special counsel, updates on coronavirus vaccine, and more
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US President Donald Trump has floated naming lawyer Sidney Powell as a special counsel investigating allegations of voter fraud. The US CDC has issued new guidelines to deal with the coronavirus vaccination, and Thailand is battling a new outbreak at a seafood market. US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a new climate team, and Brexit talks are still on. Stay updated with these headlines with WION's news brief.
US President Donald Trump has floated naming lawyer Sidney Powell as a special counsel investigating allegations of voter fraud. She notably was booted from his campaign's legal team after pushing unfounded conspiracy theories | READ MORE
In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation. They felt they were losing control | READ MORE
Social media giants like Twitter and Facebook have been put under immense pressure to weed out fake news and misinformation, especially to set the stage for a peaceful transition of power from incumbent US President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden | READ MORE
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said that it was in close contact with the United Kingdom after a new strain of COVID-19 was found in the country | READ MORE
Britain and the European Union continued trade talks in Brussels on Saturday. But this time, they did not give any word on any progress made in resolving disagreements over fishing rights and fair competition rules -- seen as the main obstacles to a deal | READ MORE
An Australian woman died on Saturday after she fell from a cliff. The woman was reportedly attempting to click a picture at the cliff, when she lost balance and fell off | READ MORE
In an alarming development, England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Saturday that a new strain of coronavirus is spreading more quickly and urgent work was underway to confirm that it doesn't cause higher mortality rate | READ MORE
Thailand's biggest seafood market and the surrounding area have been locked down to contain a coronavirus outbreak | READ MORE
U.S. lawmakers struggled on Saturday to clear final hurdles to a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, including a dispute over Federal Reserve emergency lending authorities, pushing any deal closer to a Sunday night government funding deadline | READ MORE
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said it is monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination and made recommendations on how people with histories of allergies should proceed | READ MORE
US President-elect Joe Biden told Mexico's president Saturday he was committed to addressing the root causes of poor Latino migrants crossing the border into America | READ MORE