Pound for pound, Taiwan is the most important place in the world
Its excellence in the computer chip market puts it at the center of the battle for global technological supremacy. — NYT: Top Stories
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Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
In this Dec. 10, 2020, photo released by Blue Sky Rescue of Zhong County, a drone equipped with a flamethrower burns a wasp nest at a village in Zhong county near Chongqing municipality in southwestern China. A drone has been converted into
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Cash-strapped Indonesians turn to online Sunday market
A traditional Sunday market featuring Jakarta’s traditional arts and crafts moved online to help people who lost income and jobs during pandemic. (Dec. 11) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rani Nurwitawati never thought she would lose her job at an Indonesian market
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New report says part of South Sudan is in “likely famine“
Malnourished five-month old Tiere Pascol, whose mother can’t afford food and has trouble breastfeeding, lies in his mother’s arms at a feeding center in Al Sabah Children’s Hospital in the capital Juba, South Sudan Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. One county in South
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Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon
FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, speaks during a press conference after his government was announced, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon. On Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, the Lebanese
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“Nobody knows“: Experts baffled by mystery illness in India
A patient is assisted by others to get down from an ambulance at the district government hospital in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Tuesday, Dec.8, 2020. Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500
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Saudi prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit
FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2018 file photo, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal talks to The Associated Press in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Turki harshly criticized Israel on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended
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UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
Nurses at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulate the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, in London, Friday Dec. 4, 2020. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP) LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine developed by
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UK and EU leaders to hold crunch talks on post-Brexit ties
European Commission’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier wears a face mask as he leaves his hotel to head back to Brussels, in London, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. With less than one month to go before the U.K. exits the EU’s economic orbit, talks