The Raw World News Feed - January 1 - Edited By Brian Harrod

Will there be a peaceful transfer of power in DRC?

Millions of Congolese have voted to choose Joseph Kabila's successor.

Germany adopts intersex identity into law

As of 1 January, intersex Germans can now legally identify themselves as "diverse".

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s far-right leader sworn in

Far-right politician sworn in amid high hopes from supporters and fears from rights activists and minority groups.

Right-Wing Populist Jair Bolsonaro Sworn In As President Of Brazil – NPR

1. Right-Wing Populist Jair Bolsonaro Sworn In As President Of Brazil  NPR
2. Brazil Is About To Show The World How A Modern Democracy Collapses  HuffPost
3. How will Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro impact the world? | Al Jazeera English  Al Jazeera English
4. How the U.S. Should Treat Brazil’s Bolsonaro  Bloomberg
5. Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right nationalist sworn in as president of Brazil  The Independent 

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity

Seen as divisive, Jair Bolsonaro nevertheless takes office promising to end "discrimination or division".

Car Attacks In Japan And Germany Mar New Year’s Celebrations – NPR

1. Car Attacks In Japan And Germany Mar New Year's Celebrations  NPR
2. Man arrested after driving car into crowd in Germany, injuring at least four - NY Daily News  New York Daily News
3. Bottrop: Four injured in Germany in New Year's Eve 'racist attack'  BBC News
4. German Man Drives Car Into Crowd in Apparent Xenophobic Attack  The Wall Street Journal
5. German man rams car into crowd in 'racist attack'  Aljazeera.com

German man rams car into crowd in ‘racist attack’

January 1, 2019

Four people injured in ramming attack in the early hours of New Year's Day in Bottrop, northwest Germany.

Report: Netflix Bows to Saudi Request, Takes Down Critical Comedy Show Episode – TIME

1. Report: Netflix Bows to Saudi Request, Takes Down Critical Comedy Show Episode  TIME
2. Netflix removes episode of comedy show in Saudi Arabia: FT  Aljazeera.com
3. Netflix Takes Down Episode Of Hasan Minhaj's Show After Saudi Arabia Complains  HuffPost
4. Netflix pulls episode of comedy show in Saudi Arabia after kingdom's complaint: report | TheHill  The Hill
5. Outrage after Netflix pulls comedy show criticising Saudi Arabia  The Guardian

Family: Retired U.S. Marine suspected of spying on Russia is innocent – AOL

January 1, 2019

1. Family: Retired U.S. Marine suspected of spying on Russia is innocent  AOL
2. American Accused of Spying in Russia Is a Marine Veteran, Family Says  The New York Times
3. Detained US citizen Paul Whelan was in Moscow for a wedding, his brother says  CNN
4. Family of American arrested in Russia on spy charges fears for his safety  The Washington Post
5. Russia detains US citizen  CNN

Family of American arrested in Russia as a spy says he’s innocent

Brother of Paul Whelan says the retired marine was in Moscow for a wedding.

Who is Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s new far-right president?

Former army captain rides wave of discontent over corruption, crime and economic downturn to win presidency.

Bottrop: Four injured in Germany in New Year’s Eve ‘racist attack’

A 50-year-old man is accused of driving into people in Bottrop, injuring Syrian and Afghan citizens.

Tokyo car attack: Driver hits New Year’s revelers in city’s Harajuku district – CNN

1. Tokyo car attack: Driver hits New Year's revelers in city's Harajuku district  CNN
2. Man reportedly angry over 'executions' slams van into pedestrians in Tokyo, injuring eight - NY Daily News  New York Daily News
3. Minivan slams into pedestrians in Tokyo  CBS News
4. Vehicle ploughs into New Year's crowd in Tokyo, injures eight people  CNBC
5. Car slams into NYE revellers in Tokyo injuring at least eight people  Daily Mail

Netflix removes episode of comedy show in Saudi Arabia: FT

Removed episode of Patriotic Act with Hasan Minhaj criticised Saudi Arabia over journalist's killing and war in Yemen.

NASA spacecraft survives risky encounter with faraway dark world

NASA succeeds with historic flyby past farthest cosmic body ever explored by humankind - the 'Ultima Thule'.

Yemen’s Houthis deny WFP accusations of stealing aid

Houthis say they are 'surprised' by accusations from UN food agency that they are stealing by diverting food deliveries.

New York’s Cornelia Street Cafe is latest victim of rising rents

High rent forces 41-year-old New York City cafe to close its doors for good in Greenwich Village.

Quickly catch up on the day’s news – CNN

(CNN) Here's what you might have missed Tuesday on CNN: -- While most of the world rang in 2019 with cheer, attacks in Britain and Japan put revelers on ...

Tens of thousands protest in India over Sabarimala temple

Protesters in Kerala form human chain in support of court order overturning ban on women's entry to holy Hindu temple.

Trump gives about four months for Syria troop pull-out: NYT

US president says 'we're slowly sending our troops back home' after initially ordering a rapid withdrawal.