What's next in the impeachment trial?

Impeachment managers continue their argument against Trump [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( The impeachment managers continue today in their third day of arguments calling for the removal of US President Donald Trump. Trump's defense council will have its say starting tomorrow. Also, the growing death toll and increasing number of cases of the coronavirus have prompted China to take greater measures to stem the outbreak. And, researchers figured out a way to hear what a mummy’s voice sounded like. --------------------------------------------------------------- In the news today Impeachment managers continue their argument against Trump [The sun sets behind the US Capitol dome as the Senate continues the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, Jan. 23, 2020.]( Credit: Erin Scott/Reuters Lawmakers in Trump's impeachment trial yesterday meticulously detailed their allegations that Trump abused his power by attempting to coerce Ukraine’s government into [digging up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden]( arguing a key motive — that Trump only grew interested in Ukraine when it appeared that Biden could become a serious political threat. The impeachment managers will have one more day today to make their argument that Trump allegedly also unlawfully obstructed the House probe of the Ukraine affaire. The President’s lawyers will begin their defense tomorrow. Timeline: [Impeachment trial in the Senate]( Watch live The World will be [streaming the impeachment proceedings live here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Do you have a smart speaker? Listen to The World's new show called [The Number in the News](! We produce The Number in the News daily from our studio in Boston. Host Bianca Hillier will tell you one number you won’t forget and why it’s the news today. Add The Number in the News to your Amazon or Google news briefing. Is Trump a better friend to Ukraine than Obama was? When you strip away many of the details of the impeachment case, at the center of it all is this question: What is the US relationship with Ukraine? Deputy White House Counsel Michael Purpura hit on that this week during impeachment trial proceedings arguing that by providing lethal aid to Ukraine, "President Trump has proven himself to be a better friend and ally to Ukraine than his predecessor." Orysia Lutsevych, a research fellow at Chatham House, told The World that arguing that Trump is a "better friend" to Ukraine is like framing it in "[the beauty pageant way](." "I think what it means to be a friend and ally in international affairs is to act upon common values and common vision for the world we all want to live in," she said. "And I would say that Obama was more, in a way, expressive in standing on the same values with Ukraine — talking a lot about the importance of international law and multinational institutions, providing a lot of support for reforms in Ukraine, paying attention to Ukraine's democracy — than President Trump." China expands measures to stop coronavirus outbreak As China heads into a holiday weekend with millions expected to travel, health officials have [ramped up measures to try and contain a virus]( that the World Health Organization has declared an emergency for China — though stopping short of declaring the epidemic of international concern. As of Friday, 26 people have been killed by the coronavirus and more than 800 have been infected. China today suspended public transport in 10 cities, shut temples and even closed the Forbidden City and part of the Great Wall. Also: [Has China learned from the Sars outbreak?]( Thousands of Iraqi protest after call from cleric Thousands of Iraqis [rallied in the streets of Baghdad today]( after prominent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for a "million strong" protest against the American military presence. The protests come three weeks after the US killing of top Iranian general Qasim Suleimani and an Iraqi militia chief, prompting outrage and a measure by the Iraqi Parliament calling for US troops to leave. The protests today [were carefully organized]( with buses bringing people to the event, raising fears from anti-government protesters that it could overshadow their separate, months-long demonstrations challenging the government. Timeline: [The history of US-Iran relations]( And: [A new year, a new Iran nuclear deal?]( When local governments fail to resettle refugees, citizens open their doors [Marta Duque gives a tour of her home in Pamplona, Colombia on Oct. 2, 2019. Duque converted her house into a shelter for Venezuelan migrants in 2017 and helps hundreds of migrants a day.]( Credit: Teresa Cotsirilos/KALW Staggering hyperinflation and political chaos have forced millions of Venezuelans to flee their country. The majority of them escape by crossing Venezuela’s border with Colombia on foot. Most migrants hope to find work in major South American cities like Bogotá or Lima, but those cities are hundreds of miles away. So, [if the migrants can’t afford a bus ticket, they walk](. Also: [Guaidó, promising change for Venezuela, fails to conquer Davos]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Morning meme Ever wonder what our ancestors sounded like? [Now you can hear]( how to talk like an (ancient) Egyptian after researchers 3D-printed a reproduction of a mummy’s vocal track.[Listen here](. 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