2026.01.04
Jan. 4th, 2026 10:23 amUS sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018
Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in US
Eric Berger
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/us-spike-influenza-december
‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/naked-imperialism-how-trump-intervention-in-venezuela-is-a-return-to-form-for-the-us
Trump’s attack on Venezuela without alerting Congress tests limits of executive power
Robert Tait in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/trump-congress-venezuela-attack
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate ( Read more... )
Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in US
Eric Berger
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/us-spike-influenza-december
‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/naked-imperialism-how-trump-intervention-in-venezuela-is-a-return-to-form-for-the-us
Trump’s attack on Venezuela without alerting Congress tests limits of executive power
Robert Tait in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/trump-congress-venezuela-attack
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate ( Read more... )