No proof of Russian claim of killing 600 Ukrainian soldiers

Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city are dismissing claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-ukraine-kyiv-kremlin-dmitry-peskov-b2258631.html

Authorities in Brazil investigate pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed Congress, government buildings.

Protesters were hoping for military intervention to either restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power or oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, writes Associated Press.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/01/09/brazil-riots-bolsonaro-arrests-storming-congress-government/11016618002/

In Beijing’s latest show of force, the Chinese military on Monday conducted large-scale military drills towards Taiwan, writes the Independent.

Beijing’s military exercise coincided with the visit of a group of German MPs, who landed in Taiwan on Monday to meet with president Tsai Ing-wen.

http://Beijing’s military exercise coincided with the visit of a group of German MPs, who landed in Taiwan on Monday to meet with president Tsai Ing-wene

Early de-carbonization possible

Net Zero already possible in 2040’s, says outgoing UK business expert Nigel Topping

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/net-zero-possible-in-2040s-says-outgoing-uk-climate-business-expert-nigel-topping

Putin’s energy gambit is failing.

Russia’s plans to starve Europe by weaponizing energy look to be fizzling at least for now.

https://squidbusiness.fr/2023/01/09/putins-energy-gambit-fizzles-as-warm-winter-saves-europe/