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Elections in Hong Kong, France and Brazil, independence milestones, Abba gigs and Cop27 France assumes European Council presidency.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest trade deal, comes into force.Full border controls on UK imports from the EU to be introduced.Germany takes over the G7 presidency.France brings in ban on plastic packaging for many fruits and vegetablesNational Security and Investment Act comes into force in UK.Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.Golden Globes ceremony.Davos World Economic Forum was scheduled to start, but has now been postponed to the summer because of the Omicron variant of Covid 19Celtic Connections in Glasgow.Holocaust Memorial Day.Australian Open tennis in Melbourne.Women’s Ashes.Portuguese parliamentary election.Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary.Grammys ceremony.Joe Biden’s first state of the union.Nasa to send an uncrewed flight around the moon.Lunar new year. The year of the tiger begins.UK monetary policy committee holds first interest rate meeting of the year, after hiking rates in December amid concerns over rising inflation.Beijing Winter Olympics.Six Nations Championship begins.The Queen celebrates her platinum jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.Brit awards.Super Bowl LVI, in Inglewood, California.Latest IPCC working group report due on impact of climate crisis.Rio carnival. Continue reading...