Feb 3: Trump announces Middle East Peace Plan, Republicans block Bolton revelations, India fights over Gandhi’s legacy
North America and Canada Last Tuesday (Jan 28), US President Donald Trump announced a peace
January 2020
Jan 27: Wuhan virus spreads to 12 countries abroad, East Africa suffers from major locust outbreak, and Trump’s lawyers admonish impeachment trial
North America and Canada Donald Trump has become the first US president to attend America’s
Jan 20: US-China “phase one” trade agreement reached, Brazil’s culture minister sacked, Iran dismissed UK’s request for new nuclear deal
North America and Canada The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing
Jan 13: Iran shoots down an airliner, Boeing 737 Max scandal deepens, Tsai Ing-Wen wins the second term
North America and Canada Boeing released hundreds of pages of internal correspondence to US congressional
Jan 6: US assassinates Iranian general, Australia defends handling of bushfire crisis, and US announces partial ban on flavoured e-cigarettes
North America and Canada The US has announced a countrywide ban on some e-cigarette flavours
