Macro & Markets
- Humans waging ‘suicidal war’ on nature – UN chief Antonio Guterres – BBC
- Warren Buffett’s favorite market indicator nears record high, signaling stocks are overvalued and a crash may be coming – BI
- The west must live up to its own principles on democracy – FT
Americas
- Canada PM Trudeau indicates U.S. border restrictions to last a long time – Reuters
- Coronavirus epidemic was spreading in US last Christmas, long before it was identified in China, new study finds – The Hill
- Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted. – The Nation
- Trump Reportedly Considering Pardons For 3 Of His Children And Rudy Giuliani – Huff Post
- Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome – ApNews
Asia
- Singapore becomes first country to approves sales of lab-made meat. – SCMP
- Japan enacts coronavirus vaccine laws | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
- Nike launched an advert highlighting racism in Japan. Now it’s facing calls for a boycott – SBS
- Getting North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenals is “mission impossible,” former US Defense Secretary William Perry said – KoreanHerald
- Biden to keep China tariffs for now, build alliance first – SCMP
Europe
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- UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for mass roll out – BBC
- UK’s hopes of early US trade deal dashed by Biden warning | Trade policy – Guardian
- Italy’s health minister says COVID vaccines to be free, distribution in Q1 2021 – Reuters
- Sweden’s coronavirus plan failed to stop the virus, and a vaccine may not be enough to ‘rescue’ them, experts warn – ABC
Oceania
- High court rejects Peter Dutton’s attempt to stop asylum seekers suing government for neglect – Guardian
- Kevin Rudd on Australia-China relations — ABC 7.30 (Youtube)
- Hidden secrets that Angus Taylor tried to bury in Australia’s latest emissions data – RenewEconomy
- UN climate summit president thanks Australian states – but not Morrison government – for backing net zero – Guardian
- Mining company Adani fined by Federal Environment Department – ABC
- All Govt departments now required to buy electric vehicles – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – NZ Herald
…and furthermore…
- An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window – BusinessInsider
- China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks – Reuters (they didn’t celebrate with Aussie wine)