Alberto Fernández assumes power in Argentina, a manger of refugees and the heroine of the year of CNN. In addition, the harsh sports sanction against Russia and the most successful action of the year at Dow Jones. This is what you should know to start the day . First the truth . Subscribe to the newsletter
1. Argentina under new leadership
Today he assumes in Argentina a new government with several challenges. Some of Alberto Fernández's challenges are keeping the fiscal deficit at bay, lowering inflation, renegotiating with the International Monetary Fund, restructuring debts and seeking more investment.
2. FBI investigation into the Russian plot followed the rules, says report
The long-awaited report by the inspector general of the Department of Justice on the origins of the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US elections, says that the investigation, known as Crossfire Hurricane, was legally justified. He did according to the rules and was impartial, but he had significant errors.
3. A manger with Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees and in cages
A church in California exhibits a nativity scene that represents Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees and locked in cages. The reason for the exhibition is to draw attention to the conditions faced by migrants seeking asylum in the United States. The Claremont United Methodist Church, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, posted the photo on its website. The image shows the three representative characters of the Christian Nativity in separate cages with barbed wire. The baby Jesus is wrapped in a blanket of silver paper.
4. They sanction Russia four years for doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) unanimously agreed to separate Russia from the main international sports competitions for four years for non-compliance with doping. The WADA Compliance Review Committee had suggested several sanctions because the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) did not fully cooperate during investigations into Russian sport.
5. CNN's hero of the year
Freweini Mebrahtu has dedicated his life to helping girls not miss or drop out of school through the making of a reusable menstrual towel or compress. With its design, Mebrahtu tries to end the cultural stigma around the subject. Due to her work she was named CNN Hero of the Year 2019.
At coffee time
Golden Globe nominees: Netflix dominates with 17 nominations
Netflix led the nominations for the 77th delivery of the Golden Globe awards thanks to the reception of the films "Marriage Story" and "The Irishman".
Scientists discovered 71 new species this year
The search for the unknown revealed new exciting discoveries this year. Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences discovered 71 new species of animals and plants in 2019.
Athletes have healthier brains that can “listen better”
A new study shows that elite athletes have less "noisy" brains than other people, a sign of better brain health.
Mattresses, coffee makers and a wild boar head: the amazing items that are stolen in luxury hotels
Sassy guests steal more and more bulky items, including mattresses, coffee makers and even a stuffed animal, Wellness Heaven determined in a survey of 1,157 hoteliers of four and five stars.
The day's figure
$ 270
Apple grew by approximately 70% in 2019, which makes it the best performing Dow Jones share by a fairly wide margin. The stock is now trading at around $ 270. Microsoft, with a 50% gain, ranks second.
The date of the day
“It is surreal. I don't think people know what to do with this. But I think we can recover? Oh yeah".
Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama called the political trial proceedings against President Donald Trump and Ukraine "surrealistic" as the investigation in the House of Representatives is heading for the final stretch.
And to finish…
Amazon driver dances after getting some free snacks
The happy dance of an Amazon delivery man was caught by the camera of a house after the resident left him some snacks.
