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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
America Europe Connect-2 links North America to Europe directly from New Jersey, USA to Denmark DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AEC2—Aqua Comms DAC (“Aqua Comms”), the operator of Ireland’s first dedicated subsea fibre-optic network interconnecting New York, Dublin and London, announces the successful launch of AEC-2
How did a deep-rooted local conflict draw in regional powers? And after a cease-fire agreement, what are the prospects for peace? — NYT: Top Stories
The northern Italian province became one of the deadliest killing fields for the virus in the Western world. But a Times investigation found that faulty guidance and bureaucratic delays rendered the toll far worse than it had to be. — NYT: Top
Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, visits Umm Rakouba refugee camp sheltering people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Ethiopian military on
A member of staff displays a lateral flow immunoassay diagnostic device which shows the presence of SARS-CoV-2, before it is used on the public, at Rhydycar leisure centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, where mass coronavirus testing begins following
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Doha, Qatar, was expected to meet with representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban, who are at an impasse in peace talks. — NYT: Top Stories
People walk in front of closed shops at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Iran’s main business and trade hub, Satuday, Nov. 21, 2020. Iran on Saturday shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of Tehran, as it grapples with
Jonathan Morris and Kaitlyn Folmer met at the Vatican. He was a priest. Some things changed along the way. — NYT: Top Stories