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Tens of thousands of police and paramilitaries are being deployed across France to enforce strict curfew to prevent new-year celebrations spreading the coronavirus. In a televised address, President Macron acknowledged the sacrifices he demanded people to control the pandemic. Earlier the German Chancellor Angela Merkle described 2020 as the most difficult of her 15 years in office. In his new year address, Donald Trump said Americans have much to be grateful for.

Defense lawyers in Mali said 6 people have been charged with attempting to carry out the counter-coup shortly after the military overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in August, one of the accused is said to be the former Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. He has denied the allegation.

An Algerian businesswoman who was close to the ex-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been jailed for corruption. Investigators found there were millions of dollars in cash and 17 kilos of gold jewelry at the home of Zoulikha Nachinache.

Yemen’s government has accused Houthi 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 involvement.

Police in Ecuador say they have seized a record amount of drugs in last year, 128 tons. Officials have expected a decrease in trafficking because of the pandemic. Ecuador shares borders 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. Where it once said “For we are young and free” is now says “For we are one and free”.

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

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