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   GM plans to exclusively sell electric vehicles by 2035   
   Engadget, 28 Jan 2021 17:51Z   
   GM isn't just planning to electrify many of its cars in the years ahead -   
   it's ditching combustion engines entirely. As CNBC reports, GM has unveiled   
   plans to ...   
      
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   Second police officer died by suicide following Capitol attack   
   POLITICO, 27 Jan 2021 18:38Z   
   A second police officer who responded to the violent insurrection that   
   rocked the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, according to   
   testimony obtained ...   
      
   Ocean health under threat as research shows shark, ray numbers down 70pc   
   ABC Far North, 27 Jan 2021 at 10:00pm   
   Researchers say an elevated extinction risk to sharks jeopardises the health   
   of oceans as well as food security in many poorer, developing nations.   
      
   To Avoid a Covid Surge, China Cracks Down on Lunar New Year Travel   
   The New York Times, 28 Jan 2021 12:50Z   
   China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of   
   filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300   
   mn migrant ...   
      
   NextEra to add up to 30 GW new renewables in next 4 years, target more C&I   
   customers   
   Utility Dive, 27 Jan 2021   
   NextEra expects to build about 23-30 GW of new renewables between 2021 and   
   2024, including 12.15 to 17.3 GW in 2023 to 2024, "by far the largest expected   
   ...   
      
   Onshore Wind Closes In On Solar in Spanish Auction   
   Greentech Media News, 27 Jan 2021   
   Solar has won the bulk of capacity on offer in Spain's latest renewable   
   energy auction. But onshore wind bids have surprised analysts by coming to   
   within a ...   
      
   [Undercount:]   
   New York underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%, AG   
   report says   
   Times Union, 28 Jan 2021 18:34Z   
   Albany. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thu released a   
   searing report that found the state Dept of Health underreported   
   nursing ...   
      
   Why Vaccines Might Not Be Able to Eliminate Covid-19   
   Bloomberg, 28 Jan 2021 06:53Z   
   The road to eliminating Covid-19 is long and paved with uncertainty.   
   Many countries are counting on vaccines to build sufficient immunity in   
   their populations so ...   
      
   Over 30,000 Republican Voters Change Party Affiliation After Pro-Trump   
   Capitol Riot   
   Newsweek, 28 Jan 2021 02:48Z   
   The number of Republican voters who left represent a very small portion of   
   the party's base, but even a tiny shift in places like Pennsylvania and   
   Arizona could ...   
      
   [Waving A Big Fist:]   
   China tells Taiwan that 'independence means war'   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 10:37Z   
   China believes that Taiwan's democratically elected govt is moving the   
   island towards a declaration of formal independence, though President Tsai   
   Ing-wen has repeatedly said they are already an independent country.   
      
   [UKEXIT!]   
   UK PM Johnson heads to Scotland amid fears of break up of UK   
   Yahoo News, 27 Jan 2021 22:38Z   
   Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic   
   underlined the benefits of being part of the United Kingdom as he prepares   
   to visit ...   
      
   Mike Pence is 'homeless' and 'couch surfing' after being booted from the   
   Vice President's residence   
   Daily Mail, 28 Jan 2021 01:37Z   
   The ex-VP and his wife, Karen, returned to their home state of Indiana last   
   Wed but no longer own property there.   
      
   Largest Gravity Changes Ever Recorded: 2018 K#lauea Eruption   
   USGS, 27 Jan 2021   
      
   Australian Open participants to start leaving hotel quarantine tonight   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 03:29Z   
   More than 900 people who travelled to Victoria for the Australian Open will   
   be released from hotel quarantine over the coming days, COVID-19 Quarantine   
   Victoria confirms.   
      
   [Cancelled!]   
   'Dangerous conspiracy theories': Candidate withdraws from WA election over   
   5G post   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 04:28Z   
   A Liberal candidate for the up-coming WA election withdraws after an opinion   
   piece she wrote linking 5G technology to the global coronavirus pandemic is   
   revealed.   
      
   Sun Cable signs development agreement with NT Government to build giant   
   solar farm, but Singapore yet to commit   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 04:27Z   
   The Sun Cable project, on track to be built in the Northern Territory, aims   
   to supply up to 15 per cent of Singapore's energy by 2027, but the city-   
   state has concerns about reliability and has not yet signed any agreements.   
      
   Vietnam reports first 2 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in 55 days   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 05:26Z   
   Vietnam's health ministry confirms its first 2 locally transmitted   
   COVID-19 cases in nearly 2 months, just weeks before the country's Lunar   
   New Year holiday period.   
      
   Calls for Victorian Government to set interim emissions reduction targets   
   ahead of 2050   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 06:29Z   
   Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is being urged to set emissions reduction   
   targets for 2025 and 2030 to boost business confidence and prevent Victoria   
   falling behind the rest of the world on climate action.   
      
   ACCC vows to pursue Google's ad dominance, as tech giants push back on news   
   code   
   ABC/7.30, 28 Jan 2021 06:32Z   
   The consumer watchdog raises fresh concerns about tech giant Google's   
   digital advertising dominance, vowing to pursue its potential misuse of   
   market power.   
      
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