Argentina legalizes abortion by a Senate vote of 38 to 29, with one abstention. President Alberto Fernández has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. (The New York Times)
Bobi Wine, challenger to the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni who has been in office since 1986, is arrested along with his entire campaign team in the town of Kalangala. No information about the arrest has been made available. (CNN via MSN)
Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill Argentina legalizes abortion by a Senate vote of 38 to 29, with one abstention. President Alberto Fernández has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. (The New York Times)
California reports a record 442 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 24,987. (The Hill)
California reports its first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in a patient from Southern California. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama Outgoing U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama announces he will quarantine at his home after his wife tests positive for COVID-19. (AL.com)
COVID-19 pandemic in California California reports its first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in a patient from Southern California. (ABC News) California reports a record 442 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 24,987. (The Hill) Los Angeles County surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 and is averaging 150 daily deaths. (KABC-TV)
COVID-19 pandemic in South America COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina Argentina approves a vaccine made by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for use in the country, becoming the second country after the UK to approve this vaccine. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia Bolivia signs a deal with Russia's Russian Direct Investment Fund to secure 2.6 million Sputnik V vaccines. (Sputnik V)
The United States announces plans to impose additional tariffs on certain products from France and Germany, particularly aircraft parts, in retaliation to tariffs imposed by the European Union on similar U.S. products this year. (AFP via The Straits Times)
United States–European Union relations, Trump tariffs The United States announces plans to impose additional tariffs on certain products from France and Germany, particularly aircraft parts, in retaliation to tariffs imposed by the European Union on similar U.S. products this year. (AFP via The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia U.S. Senator David Perdue and his wife test negative for COVID-19, but will quarantine ahead of his upcoming runoff matchup against Jon Ossoff after coming into contact with a person in his campaign who later tested positive for the virus. (CBS News)
COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia U.S. Senator David Perdue and his wife test negative for COVID-19, but will quarantine ahead of his upcoming runoff matchup against Jon Ossoff after coming into contact with a person in his campaign who later tested positive for the virus. (CBS News) COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigns following his trip to Saint Barthélemy while the province was in a lockdown. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia U.S. Senator David Perdue and his wife test negative for COVID-19, but will quarantine ahead of his upcoming runoff matchup against Jon Ossoff after coming into contact with a person in his campaign who later tested positive for the virus. (CBS News)
2020–2021 United States racial unrest, Dolal Idd protests The authorities arrested dozens of protesters in Minneapolis as they demanded answers into the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Dolal Bayle Idd on December 30. The protests came after the body camera footage from a deadly traffic stop was released. At least 15 people were detained for allegedly rioting and 21 people were cited and released. (KSTP-TV)
COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variant of Concern 202012/01 Florida confirms its first new case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. The individual is a Martin County man with no history of travel. (The Hill)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variant of Concern 202012/01 Florida confirms its first new case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. The individual is a Martin County man with no history of travel. (The Hill)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin, Grafton vaccine incident A Wisconsin pharmacist is arrested after destroying 500 doses of Moderna's vaccine. (NPR)
Florida confirms its first new case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. The individual is a Martin County man with no history of travel. (The Hill)
The authorities arrested dozens of protesters in Minneapolis as they demanded answers into the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Dolal Bayle Idd on December 30. The protests came after the body camera footage from a deadly traffic stop was released. At least 15 people were detained for allegedly rioting and 21 people were cited and released. (KSTP-TV)
