Template:In the news
- A coordinated short squeeze targeting American hedge funds causes GameStop's stock price to jump from $4 to $500 per share in one week.
- Kaja Kallas (pictured) becomes the first female Prime Minister of Estonia, following the resignation of Jüri Ratas.
- In Russia, protests against the arrest of Alexei Navalny occur in more than 120 towns and cities.
- American baseball player Hank Aaron dies at the age of 86.
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