Meet the line of succession to the British throne. Trump signs today the "phase one" of a trade agreement with China. We have 10 years to save Earth's biodiversity. This is what you should know to start the day. First the truth. Subscribe to the newsletter
1. The Iowa debate
Six Democratic presidential candidates debated Tuesday night in Iowa, in what was the last chance to see each other's faces before the voters of that state gave the starting signal to the race for the Democratic nomination within 20 days. How did each one do? These are the winners and losers of the debate, according to Chris Cillizza.
2. Commercial war
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, will sign on Wednesday the "phase one" of a trade agreement with China, but the agreement, which has been in development for almost two years, will not raise the tariffs it has imposed on products manufactured in China. Here we make a breakdown of the costs of the trade war between the two countries.
3. Venezuela and Maduro's memory
The questioned president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said during his Memory and Account speech that 2019 was the year the United States planned “the fall of the Bolivarian revolution; but despite their attempts, they have failed. ” In a speech delivered at the National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, Maduro accused the United States of hardening "even more the state of siege against our nation. They hurt us in 2019. The economic war continues to intensify in different ways. ”
3. Border Wall
According to internal planning figures obtained by The Washington Post, US President Donald Trump plans to divert an additional US $ 7.2 billion, initially destined for the Pentagon, to build the wall on the Mexican border. It is an amount five times higher than that authorized by Congress.
5. 10 years to save biodiversity
Almost a third of the Earth will need protection by 2030 and pollution should be reduced by half to save the remaining wildlife, as we enter the sixth era of mass extinction of the planet, according to a United Nations agency. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity published the draft of a plan this Monday, which sets global goals to combat the current biodiversity crisis in the coming decades.
- Look at the special Planet in danger
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At coffee time
This is the line of succession to the British throne
The Dukes of Sussex surprised the world last week when they announced that they would step aside in their royalty duties. Here we show you what is the line of succession to the British throne.
Barcelona earns more money than Real Madrid
Barcelona is the football club with the highest profits in the world, usurping the site of its staunch rival Real Madrid on top of the Money League of Deloitte for the first time.
Six tourists were arrested after feces were found in the sacred temple of Machu Picchu
Tourists damaged a wall on the site and feces were found inside the temple on Sunday, the Ministry of Culture said.
Meet the xenobots
Scientists have created the world's first live robots that heal themselves using frog stem cells.
Marijuana impairs driving skills long after the effect is gone
A new study shows that high marijuana use can affect driving skills among regular consumers even when they are no longer under the effect of the drug.
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The day's figure
Between 5,000 and 7,000 million years
50 years ago, a meteorite fell to Earth and landed in Australia, carrying with it a rare sample of interstellar space. A new analysis of the meteorite revealed star dust that formed between 5,000 and 7,000 million years ago. That allows the meteorite and its star dust to be the oldest solid material ever discovered on Earth.
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The date of the day
“Veganism is a crime against cheese lovers”
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson was asked if he planned to eat a vegan diet. The president acknowledged that he seeks to lose weight, but that he does not plan to join the trend of making a vegan diet in 2020. And he described veganism as a "crime."
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And to finish…
This photographer was portrayed every day for 20 years and the result is surprising
Noah Kalina started taking a picture almost every day in January 2000. She combined the photos to make an amazing video.
