Monday, January 4, 2021 - a podcast by TRT World

*) Leaked call reveals Trump pressured Georgia election official

US President Donald Trump has attempted to influence the results of the November 3 presidential election, according to a Washington Post report.

The newspaper published a recording of a telephone call Trump had with election officials in the state of Georgia.

Trump is heard pressuring Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes in an attempt to overturn the state's election result.

*) Gunmen kill 11 Shia Hazara coal miners in Pakistan

Gunmen have killed at least 11 miners from Pakistan’s minority Shia Hazaras in Balochistan province.

The attack took place early on Sunday morning near a coal mine in the Mach area of Balochistan's Bolan district.

Initial investigation revealed the attackers identified the miners as being from the Hazara community before taking them away for execution.

*) India's approval of homegrown vaccine criticised over lack of data

India's emergency-use approval of a locally developed vaccine has faced criticism.

Industry experts and opposition lawmakers said the step was taken without publishing efficacy data for the coronavirus vaccine by Bharat Biotech.

India also approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which is being produced locally for poorer countries but has banned its export until local demand has been met.

*) Israeli prosecutors spell out charges against Netanyahu

Israeli prosecutors have released an amended indictment spelling out detailed corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is alleged there were 315 incidents of Walla news agency being asked to make its coverage more favourable for Netanyahu and his family.

The prosecutors said there were indications that Netanyahu was personally involved in 150 of those incidents.

And finally…

*) Over two-millennia-old Aphrodite temple discovered in Turkey

A team of Turkish scientists and archaeologists have discovered the 2,500-year-old remains of an Aphrodite temple in Turkey’s Urla-Cesme peninsula.

Aphrodite is an ancient goddess from Greek mythology associated with passion, beauty, pleasure and procreation.

The first traces of the temple were discovered back in 2016 and were announced to the world by a journal article.

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