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BBC News.   

Tens thousands of police and paramilitaries have been deployed across France to enforce a strict curfew to prevent new year celebrations spreading the coronavirus. In a televised address, President Macron acknowledged the sacrifice he demanded the people to control the pandemic. Earlier, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel described 2020 is the most difficult of her 15 years in office. In his new year address, Donald Trump said Americans had much to be *.      

Defense lawyers in Mali say 6 people have been charged with attempting to carry out a countercoup shortly after the military overthrew president * in August. One of the accuseds is said to be the former Prime Minister *. He has denied the allegation.  

An Algerian businesswoman who was close to the ex-president * has been jailed for corruption. Investigators found over a million dollars in cash and 17 kilos of gold and jewelry at the home of *.   

Yemen’s government has accused Hothi rebels and Iran of being behind the deadly attack on the city of Aden’s airport on Wednesday. At least 22 people were killed. The Houthis have denied the involvement.

Police in Ecuador say they have seized a record amount of drugs in the last year, 128 tons. Officials expected a decrease in trafficking because of the pandemic. Ecuador shares border with Columbia and Peru, the world’s biggest producers of cocaine.     

The National Anthem of Australia has been changed in what the Prime Minister says is an attempt to better acknowledge the country’s indigenous people. * one said “For we are young and free”. It now says “For we are one and free”.   

The Manchester United footballer * has been suspended for using a racist term on social media. He’s been given a 3-match ban and fine of 130,000 dollars. * said the Spanish word he used had an affection meaning in South America.