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
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
0 Strict security measures are in place across the United States ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. Road closures in parts of Washington, DC, have already begun, including major bridges and some metro stations. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from the neighbouring state of Virginia, where residents have been on edge since the storming of the US Capitol. – 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 #Inauguration
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
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
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
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
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
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
0 Britain’s coastal towns were at the forefront of political demands during trade negotiations with the European Union. Fishers had been promised they would take control of the seas around the United Kingdom. But the deal struck was not what they were expecting, and some say they feel betrayed. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Brixham in England’s South West. – 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 #Brexit #UK
