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Myanmar coup: Politicians defy military in symbolic session

0 Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party remains defiant after it won the election in November. Prevented from taking their seats in the new parliament, democratically-elected politicians from the NLD have met anyway – a symbolic session surrounded by armed guards at a government guesthouse. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Elections

Wall Street vs Main Street: GameStop’s shares shoot up again

0 GameStop’s shares shot up again on Friday, the latest twist in a Wall Street saga that has drawn the attention of billionaires, the White House, and thousands of social media users. The video game retailer’s stock has risen by about 70 percent, clawing back most of Thursday’s losses. Amateur investors have been pushing up the prices in a bid to damage hedge funds, who make a profit by betting against the shares of failing businesses. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UnitedStates #GameStop

Robinhood or ‘robbing the ‘hood’? Outrage at online broker grows

0 There has been another dramatic twist in the David and Goliath financial battle between multibillion-dollar Wall Street hedge funds and small-time traders. Several lawsuits have been filed against trading platform Robinhood. That is after it blocked people from buying more shares in the gaming store GameStop and other companies that have been promoted on social media site Reddit. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding has more. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/29/robinhood-or-robbing-the-hood-outrage-at-online-broker-grows – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Robinhood #GameStop

Google’s threat to block Australia over content fees sparks anger

0 Google has threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the company, “We don’t respond to threats.” Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Australia #Google

‘The world’s most powerful weapon’: N Korea parades new missile

0 North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, marking the end of a political congress at which leader Kim Jong Un admitted severe failings but pledged to boost the country’s military might. The display of military strength is being seen as a message to the United States and its incoming president, Joe Biden. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Seoul, South Korea. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #North Korea #UnitedStates

FBI pursues Trump supporters involved in Capitol siege

0 More pictures are emerging from the moments the United States Capitol was overrun, and they appear to reinforce perceptions that a sparse police force was outnumbered and overwhelmed. At least one officer was killed in the melee. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump

Kim Jong Un says US is North Korea’s ‘biggest enemy’

0 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the United States is his country’s biggest enemy, and has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal. Kim said the US must withdraw its hostile policy towards North Korea if it wants to establish new relations. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Seoul. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #North Korea #UnitedStates

Bangladesh shipbuilding industry makes a comeback

0 Bangladesh’s shipbuilding industry had been thriving for a decade before the pandemic hit, shutting down dockyards. But a recent spike in domestic orders is keeping the industry afloat and providing much-needed jobs. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Bangladesh #shipbuilding

Soleimani assassination: US-Iran tensions rise

0 No one has been held accountable for Qassem Soleimani’s assassination despite efforts by Iran to prosecute US President Donald Trump through Interpol. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari takes a look back at the assassination that plunged the region into crisis about a year ago. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iran #US #QassemSoleimani

What will Cuba’s new single currency mean for the island?

0 The Cuban government formally ended its dual currency system on Friday, devaluing its peso for the first time since the 1959 revolution that swept the late Fidel Castro to power. The government has set the exchange rate at 24 Cuban pesos to $1, and the convertible Cuban peso, known as the CUC, will be phased out completely by June, leaving the island with one currency for the first time in more than 20 years. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Cuba #currency