News Headlines - 12 January 2021

▽Kim Yo Jong demoted: Why the North Korean leader’s sister is down, but not out | NK News

The new roster of top officials in the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) leadership is surprising in many ways - especially when considering the ejection of Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, from the country’s top elite. Formerly an alternate member of the Politburo, she has not been reelected to the Politburo and was ranked number 20 on the Central Committee.

▽Ex-SoftBank worker arrested over alleged illegal transfer of 5G info

A former employee of SoftBank Corp. was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of taking information from the major Japanese wireless carrier on its ultrafast 5G technology before moving to a smaller rival company, police said.

▽Indian Court Suspends New Farm Laws, in Blow to Modi - The New York Times

The decision by India’s highest court on Tuesday to temporarily suspend the implementation of new farming laws at the center of huge protests appeared unlikely to end the weekslong showdown choking New Delhi, as protesting farmers declared the suspension a politically-motivated “trick” to ease the pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Supreme Court said it was halting the market-friendly laws until a committee of experts, appointed by the court, could consult with government officials and protesting farmers to try to find a solution to the dispute.

▽UK's biggest union elects first woman leader - BBC News

Unison, the UK's biggest trade union, has elected a woman as leader for the first time.
Christina McAnea won 47.7% of the vote and takes over as general secretary from Dave Prentis, who has been in the job since 2001.
The former assistant general secretary beat fellow officials Paul Holmes, Roger McKenzie and Hugo Pierre in the contest, which began in October.
Unison, which represents public sector workers, has 1.3 million members.

▽Disneyland to become 'super' COVID-19 mass-vaccination site - CBS News

Disneyland has remained closed since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in March, and the company has furloughed tens of thousands of employees. Now, the theme park is set to become the first mass-vaccination site in Orange County, California, as the state faces record COVID-19 deaths.
Government officials announced late Monday that Disneyland will be the first "Super Point-of-Dispensing" (POD) site in the county when it begins operations later this week.