The Wall Street Journal: Microsoft’s Bing Service Is Restored in China
Mark Natkin, managing director of Marbridge Consulting, a Beijing-based telecommunications, media and technology consulting company, said such service stoppages could indicate a technical glitch, a censorship-compliance issue, or could signal that Microsoft is being used as a bargaining chip by the Chinese government after companies such as Huawei and ZTE Corp. have been penalized or shut out of the U.S. market.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsofts-bing-search-engine-disappears-in-china-11548327720
Mark Natkin, managing director of Marbridge Consulting, a Beijing-based telecommunications, media and technology consulting company, said such service stoppages could indicate a technical glitch, a censorship-compliance issue, or could signal that Microsoft is being used as a bargaining chip by the Chinese government after companies such as Huawei and ZTE Corp. have been penalized or shut out of the U.S. market.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsofts-bing-search-engine-disappears-in-china-11548327720
WSJ
Microsoft’s Bing Service Is Restored in China
Microsoft said access to its Bing search engine in China was restored, ending a disruption that came as Beijing tightens its grip on the internet and as tensions brew between the U.S. and China over trade and technology.
BBC News: Venezuela crisis: Maduro given ultimatum by European leaders
Spain, Germany, France and the UK will recognise Venezuela's opposition if elections are not called.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47014322
Spain, Germany, France and the UK will recognise Venezuela's opposition if elections are not called.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47014322
BBC News
European leaders give Maduro ultimatum
A number of EU countries say they will recognise Venezuela's opposition if elections are not called.
BBC News: Michael Jackson doc Leaving Neverland is 'disturbing and devastating'
Journalists react after watching Leaving Neverland at the Sundance Film Festival in the US.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47013732
Journalists react after watching Leaving Neverland at the Sundance Film Festival in the US.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47013732
BBC News
Michael Jackson doc Leaving Neverland is 'disturbing and devastating'
Journalists react after watching Leaving Neverland at the Sundance Film Festival in the US.
Reuters: European powers poised to recognize Venezuela's Guaido
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-europe/european-powers-poised-to-recognize-venezuelas-guaido-idUSKCN1PK0D6?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-europe/european-powers-poised-to-recognize-venezuelas-guaido-idUSKCN1PK0D6?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
BBC News: Trump insists Mexico wall will be built despite deal to end shutdown
The US president is defiant despite failing to secure funds in his long confrontation with Democrats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47015797
The US president is defiant despite failing to secure funds in his long confrontation with Democrats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47015797
BBC News
Trump insists border wall will be built
The US president is defiant despite failing to secure funds in his long confrontation with Democrats.
Reuters: UK will recognize Guaido as Venezuela's president if no new election announced
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-britain/uk-will-recognize-guaido-as-venezuelas-president-if-no-new-election-announced-idUSKCN1PK0ES?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-britain/uk-will-recognize-guaido-as-venezuelas-president-if-no-new-election-announced-idUSKCN1PK0ES?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: Brazilian rescuers find 10 bodies after mine dam burst: firefighters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-casualties/brazilian-rescuers-find-10-bodies-after-mine-dam-burst-firefighters-idUSKCN1PK0K2?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-casualties/brazilian-rescuers-find-10-bodies-after-mine-dam-burst-firefighters-idUSKCN1PK0K2?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: Brazil halts work at Vale mine with hundreds missing after dam burst
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster/brazil-halts-work-at-vale-mine-with-hundreds-missing-after-dam-burst-idUSKCN1PK07L?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster/brazil-halts-work-at-vale-mine-with-hundreds-missing-after-dam-burst-idUSKCN1PK07L?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: U.S. peace envoy Khalilzad heads to Afghanistan after 'significant progress' in talks with Taliban
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-draft-khalilzad/u-s-peace-envoy-khalilzad-heads-to-afghanistan-after-significant-progress-in-talks-with-taliban-idUSKCN1PK0KK?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-draft-khalilzad/u-s-peace-envoy-khalilzad-heads-to-afghanistan-after-significant-progress-in-talks-with-taliban-idUSKCN1PK0KK?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: Maduro's offer of dialogue with U.S. stands: Venezuela foreign minister
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un-arreaza/maduros-offer-of-dialogue-with-u-s-stands-venezuela-foreign-minister-idUSKCN1PK0L3?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un-arreaza/maduros-offer-of-dialogue-with-u-s-stands-venezuela-foreign-minister-idUSKCN1PK0L3?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: Brazil fines Vale $66 million over mine dam burst
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-fine/brazil-fines-vale-66-million-over-mine-dam-burst-idUSKCN1PK0LK?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-fine/brazil-fines-vale-66-million-over-mine-dam-burst-idUSKCN1PK0LK?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
BBC News: Taliban talks: US envoy says significant progress made in Qatar
A US envoy is heading to Kabul after six days of talks in Qatar aimed at ending the Afghan conflict.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47015794
A US envoy is heading to Kabul after six days of talks in Qatar aimed at ending the Afghan conflict.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47015794
BBC News
Taliban talks: US envoy says significant progress made in Qatar
A US envoy is heading to Kabul after six days of talks in Qatar aimed at ending the Afghan conflict.
BBC News: Alex Salmond to continue to host weekly RT programme
The former first minister has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault but insists he is "innocent of any criminality".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47016694
The former first minister has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault but insists he is "innocent of any criminality".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47016694
BBC News
Alex Salmond to continue to host weekly RT programme
The former first minister has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault but insists he is "innocent of any criminality".
The Verge: Crucial biometric privacy law survives Illinois court fight
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/26/18197567/six-flags-illinois-biometric-information-privacy-act-facial-recognition
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/26/18197567/six-flags-illinois-biometric-information-privacy-act-facial-recognition
The Verge
Crucial biometric privacy law survives Illinois court fight
Privacy advocates won a crucial court victory on Friday, as the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have pared back a state law limiting the use of facial recognition and other biometrics.
Reuters: Russia says any military intervention in Venezuela should be avoided
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un-nebenzia/russia-says-any-military-intervention-in-venezuela-should-be-avoided-idUSKCN1PK0MR?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un-nebenzia/russia-says-any-military-intervention-in-venezuela-should-be-avoided-idUSKCN1PK0MR?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
BBC News: Brazil dam collapse: Rescuers search for hundreds buried under mud slide
Firefighters are searching for those missing after a dam collapse caused a huge mudslide at a mine complex in Brazil.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47014595
Firefighters are searching for those missing after a dam collapse caused a huge mudslide at a mine complex in Brazil.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47014595
BBC News
Hundreds missing after Brazil dam collapse
Firefighters are searching for those missing after a dam collapse caused a huge mudslide at a mine complex in Brazil.
Reuters: At U.N., Pompeo asks countries to 'pick a side' on Venezuela
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un/at-u-n-pompeo-asks-countries-to-pick-a-side-on-venezuela-idUSKCN1PK0EM?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-un/at-u-n-pompeo-asks-countries-to-pick-a-side-on-venezuela-idUSKCN1PK0EM?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: Blast near cinema in downtown Nairobi injures one: police
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-blast/blast-near-cinema-in-downtown-nairobi-injures-one-police-idUSKCN1PK0MA?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-blast/blast-near-cinema-in-downtown-nairobi-injures-one-police-idUSKCN1PK0MA?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reuters: Blast near cinema in downtown Nairobi injures two: police
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-blast/blast-near-cinema-in-downtown-nairobi-injures-two-police-idUSKCN1PK0MA?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-blast/blast-near-cinema-in-downtown-nairobi-injures-two-police-idUSKCN1PK0MA?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
BBC News: Bishop Bell statue to be installed at Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes statue after fresh abuse allegations are found to be "unfounded".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47014094
Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes statue after fresh abuse allegations are found to be "unfounded".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47014094
BBC News
Bishop Bell statue to be installed at Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes statue after fresh abuse allegations are found to be "unfounded".