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Business and economy

• Automotive manufacturer Toyota announces that it will pay a US$180 million civil penalty for violating United States vehicle emission standards on reporting emission defects to authorities. (AFP via News24)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • Mainland China reports 138 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is the biggest single-day increase in more than 10 months, make it 87,844 total cases since the beginning of the outbreak. In addition, the country also reports the first death from COVID-19 since April, bringing the nationwide death toll to 4,635. (ABC Australia)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
      • Indonesia reports a record 11,557 new cases, bringing the nationwide total to 869,600 confirmed cases. (Kompas)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
      • Malaysia reports a record 3,337 new cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 147,855. (The Edge Markets MY)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
      • The Food and Drug Administration approves the Pfizer–BioNTech tozinameran vaccine for emergency use in the country. (Rappler)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in France
      • Prime Minister Jean Castex announces that the French government will impose a nationwide 6:00 pm curfew for at least 15 days starting on January 16 in order to stem the spread of COVID-19. (France 24)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • The Robert Koch Institute reports a record 1,244 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing Germany's nationwide death toll to 43,881. (Tagesschau)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
      • For the second consecutive day, Portugal reports a new daily record of 10,698 new cases, bringing the nationwide cumulative total of confirmed cases to 517,806. (DGS)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
      • Sweden reports a record 351 new deaths in the past 24 hours, making the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 surpass 10,000. (Expressen)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
      • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives the first dose of CoronaVac vaccine in Ankara City Hospital as Turkey begins its nationwide vaccination campaign. (Anadolu Agency)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
    • COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
      • British Columbia reports the first case of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa. (Daily Hive)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia
    • The Gambia reports the first two cases of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B117) in a 34-year-old Gambian man who had travelled from the United Kingdom and a 82-year-old Gambian woman who both are tested positive. (Reuters)

International relations

• Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, COVID-19 pandemic in South America, COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde, Brazilian variant
    • Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces to ban all travellers from all South American countries, Portugal and Cape Verde from entering the United Kingdom due to new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that identified from Brazil. The ban will come into force from tomorrow at 04:00 GMT. (BBC)
• Nuclear program of Iran
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran informed them that it has begun installing equipment for the production of uranium metal, another violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The IAEA says Iran now has enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon, but still possesses less than it had before the deal was signed. (The Independent)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
  • The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announces the arrest of Kevin Seefried, a Delaware man who was seen carrying the Confederate flag during the storming of the United States Capitol. His son, Hunter Seefried, is also arrested. (CBS News)
  • The Department of Justice announces that Robert Sanford, a retired firefighter in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, is arrested for allegedly throwing a fire extinguisher at Capitol Police officers during the storming of the Capitol. (USA Today)
• Crime in Australia, Domestic violence in Australia
  • A mother and three children are found dead in a suspected murder–suicide in Tullamarine, Victoria, in a second case of suspected familicide in Victoria in one week. (News.com.au)
• Corruption in South Korea
  • The South Korean Supreme Court upholds the 22-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye for a corruption crime. (AP)
• Flint water crisis
  • Eight more Michigan officials are charged along with former Governor Rick Snyder for their roles in the Flint water crisis. Former health director Nick Lyon and former state medical executive Eden Wells are charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 9 people who got Legionnaires' disease during the crisis. (NBC News) (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2021 Ugandan general election
  • Voters head to the polls to elect their next president and parliament. The two main presidential candidates are incumbent President Yoweri Museveni and opposition activist and musician Bobi Wine. The election has been widely criticized as being unfair, with both the United States and European Union cancelling their observations. (BBC)

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