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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
personInter Milan beat AC Milan 2-1 in Coppa Italia quarter-final. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off in the 58th minute. Romelu Lukaku scored a late penalty to send Inter through to semifinal. Christian Eriksen scored a 97th minute free-kick to win the derby.
Curt Schilling
personNone of the 25 candidates on the 2021 ballot were elected on Tuesday. Candidates need 75% of the vote to be elected and at least 5% to remain on the ballot for another year. A record 14 voters sent blank ballots, topping the 12 sent in 2006. Derek Jeter and Larry Walker will be inducted in 2021.
GameStop
organizationReddit-obsessed retail investors have pushed GameStop up 1,500% in two weeks. Shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment Holdings soared for a fourth day running on Wednesday.
Boris Johnson
personPM said it was still too early to relax restrictions, adding that the National Health Service cannot be put further at risk. 25,308 coronavirus infections recorded today, down 35 per cent on last week. Another 1,725 Covid-19 deaths were also recorded, the second highest death toll.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal beat Southampton 3-1 at St Mary's on Tuesday night. Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka scored for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta dedicated the win to captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Martin Odegaard has joined Arsenal on loan until the end of the season. Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Real Madrid.
AstraZeneca
organizationOxford vaccine became only the second in the Western world to be approved for use. Morocco will start rolling out its mass coronavirus vaccination programme on Thursday. South Africa has given fast-track approval to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Antony Blinken
personAntony Blinken was confirmed on a vote of 78 to 22. He is the nation's 71st secretary of state. The position is the most senior Cabinet position.
AstraZeneca
organizationEU threatens to block exports of Pfizer Covid vaccine. EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides proposes forcing drugmakers to register in advance their COVID-19 vaccine exports. Britain will announce on Tuesday whether it will bring in mandatory quarantine in hotels for some or all arrivals.
Oxford/AstraZeneca
organizationGerman newspaper Handelsblatt said figure had been 'confirmed' by Government. But scientists said they had 'no idea' where the figure had come from. Comes amid bitter row between EU and AstaZeneca over Covid vaccine. Company cut supplies to bloc by 60 per cent due to'supply issues. EU has now threatened to halt exports of Covid-19 shots bound for UK.
Ted Wheeler
personPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a man after he accused him of taking pictures of him without a mask. The encounter was recorded by former mayor Sam Adams, who later told police that the man accosted them with a video camera.
Mike Lindell
personMike Lindell, CEO of bedding company MyPillow, has had his Twitter account permanently suspended. Lindell continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election. The staunch MAGA ally filed the suit on Monday with Charles Harder, the Trump lawyer infamous for taking on media outlets.
Giuseppe Conte
personItalian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday, sparking a political crisis. Conte lost his absolute majority in the upper house Senate last week. A junior partner, the Italia Viva party, quit in a row over the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Chuck Schumer
personBiden did not, in fact, remove Trump's 'Diet Coke button' from the Resolute Desk. Lara Trump could run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina in 2022. Russia will supply Mexico with 24 million doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine over the next two months.
Thomas Tuchel
personChelsea appoint Thomas Tuchel as their new manager on an 18-month contract. Frank Lampard was sacked on Monday after 18 months in charge. Chelsea are ninth in the Premier League with just one win in their last five games. Jody Morris has left his role as assistant manager at Chelsea.
Boohoo
organizationBoohoo said that it had paid £55 million for the brand, website and other ‘intellectual property assets’ Deal ends Debenham's 243-year history on the High Street as administrators confirmed all 124 stores will close putting 12,000 jobs at risk.
Aaron Rodgers
personGreen Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur opted to go for a field goal on fourth down. The decision came as a shock to Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett. After the game, Rodgers and Tom Brady met at midfield.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea will sack manager Frank Lampard after dramatic slump in form. Blues have lost five of their last eight Premier League games and sit in ninth. Reports in Germany say Thomas Tuchel is poised to take over from Lampard. The 42-year-old was only in charge at Stamford Bridge for 18 months.
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
organizationTampa Bay Buccaneers beat Green Bay Packers 31-26 in NFC Championship game. Buccaneers will become first team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium. Tom Brady will be starting in the 10th Super Bowl of his career.
Merck
organizationMerck has stopped development of its two coronavirus vaccines. Company said the vaccines produced an 'inferior immune response' France is due to decide whether to bring in a third national lockdown this week. Italy's top medic has also called for a month-long national shutdown.
Giuseppe Conte
personGiuseppe Conte will meet President Sergio Matterella to hand in his resignation. He has been under pressure since his governing centre-left coalition lost its majority. The move is seen as a gamble that the embattled leader will get a fresh mandate.