Brexit trade deal reached between Britain and the E.U.
The trade agreement comes after months of negotiations, but it still leaves critical details to be worked out. — NYT: Top Stories
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Nations move to isolate U.K. over virus variant
Several countries are barring travelers from Britain. Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine rolls out in the U.S. And, the Bidens are set to be inoculated today. — NYT: Top Stories
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Russia doping ban is halved but it will miss next two Olympics
The ruling reduced a four-year ban to two, but will keep Russian teams out of the next two Olympics and dozens of other global competitions. — NYT: Top Stories
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Trade with China roars back as Americans are stuck at home
Reducing trade with China was supposed to happen in 2020. But demand for Chinese goods has soared amid pandemic lockdowns. — NYT: Top Stories
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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