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The former president, in his first political activity since leaving office, endorses an ally for Arizona party chair who backed his false claims of election fraud.

1. Trump impeachment trial to begin week of February 8: Schumer – ABS-CBN News
2. Trump impeachment trial to begin in Senate week of Feb. 8, Schumer says – INQUIRER.net
3. Will Trump start his own political party? – The Guardian
4. Opinion | Whither the Republican Party After Trump? – The New York Times

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Diliman contradicted on Saturday the remark of the Philippine National Police (PNP) calling Barangay UP Campus a “hotspot for crime” and

1. ‘Hotspot for crime?’: UP Diliman says there’s no basis – INQUIRER.net
2. UP Diliman is not Barangay UP Campus, says university official – INQUIRER.net

Brexit might be done and dusted, but its specter will loom over Britain for a long time yet.

1. Rotting fish, lost business and piles of red tape. The reality of Brexit hits Britain – CNN Philippines
2. ‘A Brexit nightmare’: the British businesses being pushed to breaking point – The Guardian
3. ‘NO chance!’ Britain will NEVER rejoin the EU despite Guy Verhofstadt plot – poll – Daily Express
4. French customs officials’ post-Brexit dirty tricks on British fish, DAVID JONES reveals – Daily Mail
5. Move to EU to avoid Brexit costs, firms told – The Guardian

The 46th US president and the UK prime minister also discussed Nato, climate change and human rights

1. President Biden and Boris Johnson share hopes for end to Covid in first phone call – The Guardian
2. COVID variant found in UK may be more deadly than others, says Boris Johnson – CNN Philippines
3. ‘Some evidence’ UK coronavirus strain more deadly, says UK PM Johnson – ABS-CBN News
4. Johnson says UK virus variant more deadly – INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — A laboratory experts‘ panel of the government has agreed to allow the less expensive saliva test for the new coronavirus, but this would be conducted initially only by the

1. Gov’t approves cheaper, faster, safer saliva test for COVID-19 –

Health authorities on Saturday said they have found 16 more cases of the new variant of the coronavirus that first emerged in the United Kingdom last year and advised a northern town where most of

1. Eyes on Bontoc town as more UK variant cases emerge – INQUIRER.net
2. First case of new COVID-19 variant in Bontoc arrived from UK Dec. 11, infected relatives- mayor – ABS-CBN News
3. New COVID-19 variant in PH since Dec. 10, but ‘no evidence’ of community transmission – CNN Philippines
4. 16 new COVID-19 patients confirmed to be UK variant carriers — DOH – INQUIRER.net
5. 2 Bontoc villages on lockdown over UK COVID-19 variant cluster; health facilities near danger zone – ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines — It was a list that both evoked fear and drew a sneer. Individuals and groups identified by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as alleged members of the New People’s Army

1. Military’s ‘NPA list’ greeted with jeers, jitters – INQUIRER.net
2. FALSE: List of dead, captured former UP students who became NPA – Rappler
3. Lawyer wants AFP to apologize for including him in NPA list – INQUIRER.net
4. UP graduates falsely tagged as NPA eye cyber libel complaint – Rappler

Police made widespread arrests as protests took place from the Far East to Moscow in a powerful message to the Kremlin.

1. Police arrest over 1,000 at Russia protests backing jailed Kremlin foe Navalny – ABS-CBN News
2. What is Alexey Navalny’s endgame? – Al Jazeera English

Researchers at a high-security Sydney lab are learning more about concerning Covid variants from the swabs of international travellers

1. The new mutants: the Covid variants worrying health officials worldwide – The Guardian
2. COVID-19: Matt Hancock says South African variant could reduce vaccine efficacy by half – Sky News
3. We could know soon whether vaccines work against a scary new coronavirus variant – MIT Technology Review

THE LOTTO jackpot tonight is a double rollover meaning a huge £7.3m is up for grabs. But what are tonight’s winning numbers?

1. Lottery results January 23: What are the winning numbers for Saturday? Live results – Express
2. Lotto Max Canada Lottery Numbers For Jan 22, 2021; Winning Results – Republic World
3. Thunder Ball Results Saturday 23rd January 2021 | Draw Numbers Live – The London Economic
4. LIVE LOTTO RESULTS AND DRAW: Saturday, January 23 winning National Lottery numbers – Liverpool Echo
5. Lotto results Saturday January 23 live: Winning National Lottery and Thunderball numbers – Hull Daily Mail

Ronald Araujo is confident that Barcelona can still compete for the LaLiga Santander title, despite their disappointing first half of the season.The…

1. Araujo: Barcelona are going to fight for the LaLiga Santander title –

The Trumps sent the butlers home “so there would be no-one to help the Bidens when they arrived,” a source told The National Journal.

1. The Bidens were reportedly left waiting outside the White House on Inauguration Day because Trump sent the staff home –