World News Briefs -- January 4, 2020 (Evening Edition)

 


LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass. 

The announcement came just hours after the government hailed Britain’s success in becoming the first country to begin rolling out the vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca against COVID-19. 

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 MIDDLE EAST 










 ASIA 









AFRICA 

100 dead in attacks on two western Niger villages. 




Central African Republic President Touadera wins new term, says electoral commission. 

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume Nile dam talks. 





 EUROPE 









 AMERICAS


With control of the US Senate at stake, all eyes are on Tuesday’s run-off elections in Georgia. 

More GOP senators vow to challenge Biden's win. 






TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR 

U.S. airstrikes in Somalia kill three al-Shabab extremists. 





ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS 





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