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WorldView: Italy, Myanmar and more headlines
Italy is close to forming a new government. In Myanmar, thousands took to the streets to protest the military coup. An avalanche set off deadly flooding in India. Chinese citizens are upset after the government advised against travel during the Lunar New Year. Plus, remembering COVID-19 whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins "CBSN AM" from Rome with a roundup of today's global headlines.
Celebrities back Indian farmers' months-long protest
Thousands of farmers have been locked in a standoff with India's government for months, but now they've gained backing from the likes of Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, and Kamala Harris' niece. Imtiaz Tyab has that story, plus the latest on the coup in Myanmar and Canada labelling the Proud Boys a terrorist group, in today's World View.
Greta Thunberg backs Indian farmers' protest despite "threats"
The government in New Delhi has dismisses celebrity interjections into a months-long standoff as "sensationalist social media hashtags."
WorldView: EU considers Russia sanctions
After thousands of anti-Putin protesters were across Russia, the EU is considering sanctions. In Italy, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned in a move to try and reconstitute a governing majority. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" from London with these and other headlines from around the world.
India court says groping a child through clothes isn't sexual assault
The Bombay High Court's verdict cleared a man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl, but the controversial ruling could end up in the Supreme Court.
Indian farmers' months-long standoff with the government turns deadly
At least one farmer has died and many were injured in clashes with police as they staged a massive protest on India's Republic Day.
Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India revels on Inauguration Day
Candy, firecrackers and prayers as the tiny village of Thulasendrapuram finds inspiration and joy in the 1st U.S. Vice President from South Asia.
Worldwide COVID-19 deaths pass 2 million
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Liz Palmer reports from London on the global impacts of coronavirus.
Chaos at the Capitol, as seen by allies and adversaries around the world
Observers abroad who watched the attack unfold in Washington this week share some surprising perspectives about what it means for democracy.
WorldView: U.K. judge nixes Assange extradition
A U.K. judge has rejected a request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. to face charges of espionage. Crews are searching for three people after a devastating landslide destroyed homes in Norway. South Korea is rethinking policy after seeing more deaths than births in 2020. Experts are concerned about India's Covax vaccine, which was approved before trials were finalized. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with today's headlines from around the globe.
WorldView: Over 50 arrested in massive scam
Police in India said they've arrested more than 50 people who were involved in a massive fraud scheme. Also, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in Paris, and rights groups and assault survivors in Denmark declared victory after the country toughened its rape laws. Finally, hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys are free after gunmen attacked the school a week ago, but it's unclear if all the boys have been released. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with those stories.
Study: Afghan civilian casualties up 330%
According to researchers at Brown University, the number of Afghan civilians killed in airstrikes carried out by the U.S. and its allies has risen by 330% since 2017. Also, a mystery illness is setting off alarm bells in India, and life in Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus pandemic began, has largely returned to normal. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN AM with headlines from around the world.
Indian officials find first clues after hundreds suffer mystery illness
Medical experts are struggling to find the cause of the illness that gave patients symptoms like nausea, seizures and vomiting.
Indian farmers' protest squeezes food supplies into major cities
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have flocked to the capital to show their anger over laws deregulating the agriculture sector.
Mystery illness puts over 300 in the hospital in southern India
Officials say there's no apparent link to COVID-19, but they have no explanation for the epilepsy-like symptoms that hit one city suddenly over the weekend.
India sees 1st arrest under controversial new "love jihad law"
India's Uttar Pradesh state enacted a law targeting "forced" or "fraudulent" religious conversion, but many see it as the latest "ploy" by Hindu nationalist politicians targeting the Muslim minority.
Nourishing on a grand scale: One chef's effort to feed India
The Michelin star-winning restaurateur, cookbook author and TV host mobilized an army half a world away to battle hunger with his #FeedIndia initiative, all coordinated from his NYC apartment
What U.S. allies and adversaries in Asia make of Biden and Harris
There's no doubt that President-elect Biden will usher a change in U.S. foreign policy, and that won't necessarily be good news for all leaders across the vast region.
Harris' historic election as vice president celebrated in India
Residents wrote "Congratulations Kamala Harris. Pride of our village" in colorful powder in front of their homes and celebrated by handing out buckets of freshly made traditional sweets and playing music.
TV anchor arrested, accused of abetting suicide of architect
Firebrand TV anchor Arnab Goswami is charged in connection with the 2018 deaths of an architect and the architect's mother.
Ancestral village in India prays for Kamala Harris' victory
"If she wins that, it's a pleasure for us, for our village people," one villager said.
Village in India prays for Harris' victory
A village in India that was home to the grandparents of Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris gathered Tuesday to pray for her ticket's win in the U.S. presidential election.
Child labor rises in India's pandemic
Coronavirus has kept schools in India closed for more than 7 months, affecting about 200 million children. Now, many of them are going to work to help ease their family’s financial hardships. Arshad Zargar reports on how India is dealing with its child labor pandemic.
2nd round of COVID hits Europe and Southeast Asia
Health officials across the world are seeing new cases of the coronavirus, including France where hospitalizations are reaching new records. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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