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Google said it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code, that would force it and Facebook to pay media companies for the right to use their content

MAN’S BEST FRIEND: This devoted dog spent days waiting outside a hospital where her sick owner was receiving treatment.

The lack of candor and facts “likely did” cost lives last year, Dr. Fauci says. “There’s no secret. We’ve had a lot of divisiveness, we’ve had facts that were very, very clear, that were questioned. People were not trusting what health officials were saying.”

When 70% to 85% Americans get the Covid-19 vaccine, the US will achieve herd immunity within a reasonable period of time, Dr. Fauci says. “Hopefully, that will be as we enter into the fall and end the summer.”

JUST IN: Russia welcomes US proposed extension of nuclear arms treaty

JUST IN: Real Madrid manager Zidane tests positive for coronavirus

Japan stood firm on its commitment to host the Tokyo#Olympics  this year and denied reports of a possible cancellation but the pledge looks unlikely to ease public concern about holding the event during a global pandemic

NCB today arrested one more member of ChinkuPathan's gang from Dongri area of Mumbai & recovered MD drug. A diary of Pathan has been recovered, in which names of 20 drug peddlers are mentioned. The money earned from drug sale was being used in anti-national activities: NCB

PICTURES OF THE WEEK ( 16-22 January ) #AFP 

BREAKING: The Office for National Statistics says an estimated one in 55 people in England had #COVID19  last week. The ONS also estimates one in 35 people in London had COVID-19. Get the latest: