NICARAGUA : Work has started on a new canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. GREECE: Lawmakers failed to reach the majority to elect a new president in a second round of voting. UNITED STATES: Mayor of new york city, Bill de Blasio, has called on protesters to stop demonstrations. BOLIVIA: Evo Morales expressed the rejection of the unilateral sanctions put in place on Venezuela by the United States. UNITED KINGDOM: Joe Cocker has passed away.
