MADRID, 19 (EUROPEAN PRESS)

This is a summary of the main news broadcast this Wednesday, January 18, by the news service Internacional de Europa Press:

R.Unido.- A group of British conservatives meet to debate a possible condemnation motion against Boris Johnson

A group of prominent ‘Tories’, who represented the former seat of the so-called ‘red wall’ demolition in the 2019 election, met this Tuesday in the office of the Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton, Alicia Kearns, to discuss the future of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Coronavirus (1).- Germany exceeds 112,000 daily coronavirus infections and sets a new record

German health authorities have registered a total of 112,323 infections as of this Wednesday, exceeding the daily 100,000 infection barrier for the first time since the start of the pandemic and, therefore, setting a new record.

Coronavirus (2).- United States exceeds 850,000 deaths from coronavirus

United States health authorities have registered as of Tuesday 1,127 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total balance of virus deaths to a total of 850,575 deaths.

Coronavirus (3).- Brazil breaks its record for daily infections with 132,000 new positives

Brazil’s health authorities had reported a total of 132,254 new coronavirus infections as of Tuesday, which is a new record for daily infections in a country that has amassed more than 23.2 million positive cases since the start of the pandemic.

Coronavirus (4).- Mexico records new daily infections by adding almost 50,000 positive

Mexican health authorities have notified a total of 49,343 new coronavirus infections this Tuesday, which is a record number of new infections in 24 hours, surpassing the previous one of more than 47,000 this Saturday.

Ukraine.- Blinken and Lavrov will meet this Friday in Geneva in full tension over Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this Friday in Geneva, in full tension over the situation in Ukraine.

Belarus.- US warns that troop movement towards Belarus may be a pretext for attacking Ukraine

The US State Department has warned that the movement of Russian troops to Belarus for joint military exercises could be an excuse for Russia to attack Ukraine from the north.

Chile.- Two people died in southern Chile on the day the Senate ratified the extension of the state of emergency

A forest worker and a farmer died this Tuesday in the town of Cañete after receiving two shots in southern Chile, a region that the Senate approved on the same day extending the state of emergency for another fifteen days.

Venezuela (1).- The National Assembly of Venezuela approves a law to reform the Supreme Court to reduce the number of judges

Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved in the second discussion of the Supreme Court’s organic law reform to reduce the number of court judges from 32 to 20, the procedure is now open to the formation of a nomination committee in Venezuela’s highest judicial body.

Venezuela (2).- Guaido sees no “goodwill” in CNE’s decision on referendum to recall Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has stressed that he sees no “good intentions” in the National Electoral Council’s (CNE) decision, which has paved the way for removing Maduro with a withdrawal referendum, although he does trust mechanisms to mobilize citizenship.

Venezuela/Colombia.- Venezuela calls for “intervention of international organizations” in Colombia in the face of crime

Venezuelan authorities have called for “intervention” in Colombia by international organizations to try to stop the killing of civilian leaders in the face of the “incompetence” of Ivan Duque’s government.