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At least seven are dead and many more injured after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck central Croatia. The earthquake has caused mass destruction in a number of towns and villages southeast of the capital Zagreb, sending panicked residents fleeing down rubble-filled roads in search of safety.

Donald Trump has this week pressed Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s victory there as the president continues to refuse to concede the election. Raffensperger pushed back Trump on all fronts in a call that the Washington Post were able to obtain a tape of.

A plethora of American business leaders, including one of the most influential business groups in the country, the National Association of Manufacturers, have condemned the recent attack on the Capitol and called on Vice President Mike Pence to consider removing Donald Trump from office.

On Wednesday, January 6th 2020 congressman had gathered in the US Capitol building to certify the election results that would confirm Joe Biden as the next US President. A violent mob of Trump supporters, some of whom were armed, marched on the Capitol building, storming the building, clashing with officers, causing the deaths of five people.

UK researchers have found that two drugs normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help save the lives of one in 12 intensive care patients who are suffering severely from Covid-19. The two drugs, sarilumab and tocilizumab, have been found to not only save lives but also cut the length of time patients spend in intensive care.

The new year normally heralds in the promise of a better, more prosperous and happier year and after a year such as 2020, that seems to be a widespread and collective desire. However, although vaccinations for COVID-19 have begun to be rolled out across the world it will still take some time for countries to get back to normal after the coronavirus pandemic.

On Wednesday, the UK’s third national lockdown legally came into force. Following the rapid rise of cases and the subsequent harsher restrictive measures. Prior to the national lockdown, the UK was divided into tiers based on severity, the highest tier – a newly instated tier four – was in response to a new COVID-19 variant that is estimated to be up to 70% more transmissible.

The English Premier League has received a record number of Covid-19 positive tests this week as fixtures continue to be canceled across the league. A number of officials at various clubs have suggested a ‘circuit breaker’ in order to attempt to stop the spread and allow the season to continue with less interruptions.

Boeing will pay more than $2.5 billion to settle criminal charges that the company repeatedly lied about the 737 Max’s engineering problems which eventually led to two catastrophic crashes that killed hundreds of individuals; both crashes had no survivors.