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Australia-China row: 'I'm Australian - why do I need to prove my loyalty?'

Iran Escalates Threats as Anniversary of Soleimani Strike Nears

Brexit latest: Big Ben sounds as UK officially leaves transition period

Covid-19: China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use

Report: Forensic accounting specialists hired to assist N.Y. prosecutor in Trump probe

Hospital worker fired for deliberately leaving hundreds of Covid vaccine doses out of refrigerator

US bomber mission over Persian Gulf aimed at cautioning Iran

Religious leaders worldwide, across faiths who died in 2020

Moscow train carriage helps rehome stray pets

MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49

Activists cheer as 'sexist' tampon tax is scrapped

Adobe Flash Player is finally laid to rest

'Worst year for High Street job losses in 25 years'

The Archers: Radio 4 to mark 70th anniversary

Trump news – live: President blamed Kushner for election loss over Covid testing, report says

Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

Channel migrants make 5am New Year's Eve dash to reach UK before Brexit deadline

Scottish Government civil servants accused of making 'SNP propaganda' anti-Brexit film

China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins

The Democrats are suddenly leading in Georgia and the GOP should be worried

Syrian army says Israeli strike near Damascus kills soldier

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49

Covid bill includes 180-day countdown for Pentagon to make UFO disclosures

Syria attack: At least 28 killed in ambush on bus

Penn Station: New train hall returns beauty to New York station

2020 through the lens of a photojournalist

Four protests that triggered change - and one that didn't

Brexit: New EU trade arrangements to begin after Parliament vote

Brexit: Dover-Calais route 'will work well on 1 January'

Sir Keir Starmer: UK's best years lie ahead

Tesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug in minimum wage fail

Drone users face new rules across Europe and UK

Covid: France mobilises 100,000 police to stop New Year's Eve gatherings

On Jan. 6, one last chance for Trump to snatch away Biden's win

Joe Biden refers to Kamala Harris as ‘president-elect’

Recall California Gov. Newsom gets huge boost

Pelosi says McConnell and Republican senators have ‘endless tolerance for other people’s sadness’

Biden accuses US defence department of obstruction on transition

Thousands demand ouster of Nepal leader as party feud grows

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

Off-duty Boston police officer shoots at dog to stop attack on child, authorities say

Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill

Officers connected to Taylor's death could face dismissal

Yemen war: Video shows moment Aden airport attacked

Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation

German nuns were paid to 'drag' children to be sexually abused by predatory Catholic priests, court documents allege

Lebanese PM slams 'diabolical' move to charge him over blast

As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

Trump signs massive funding measure

2020 and me: 'We need to learn life lessons from this'

Belarus protests: The demonstrators speaking out in new and creative ways

Quarantine meals: The 2020 food trend no-one predicted

Fashion lookahead: Eight major 2021 looks from tie-dye to pastels

What my grandfather's life taught me about China and America

Notable African deaths of 2020: From jazz legends to football heroes

Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British

Covid-19: Biden says Trump vaccine roll-out is 'falling behind'

Trump news – live: President files Supreme Court election challenge, and says GOP has ‘death wish’ to defy him

Republican David Perdue becomes 4th Georgia Senate candidate to endorse $2,000 stimulus checks

Prosecutors waiting on debris testing in AG crash

Trump put Senate Republicans in a real jam. But McConnell might have a way out.

Woman filmed making false phone theft accusation against musician’s Black teenage son

Court: Parents of child who killed himself can sue educators

Georgia Senate runoff: What are the latest polls and odds?

Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine

Georgia Senate runoff: Kelly Loeffler’s far-right turn, explained

Pence declined to back Gohmert-led effort to upend election, lawyers indicate

Covid-19: Biden says Trump vaccine roll-out is 'falling behind'

Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer

Covid in prison: 'We should be treated like humans'

When Greta Thunberg met Margaret Atwood... on Zoom

The big tech questions for 2021

2020 and me: 'Be grateful for what you've got'

The big tech questions for 2021

When Greta Thunberg met Margaret Atwood... on Zoom

Covid in prison: 'We should be treated like humans'

Zoom: All the times virtual meetings didn't go as planned this year

House backs increasing coronavirus stimulus checks to $2,000

Nashville bomber claimed to have cancer and began giving away his possessions shortly before attack

Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China

Democrats aim for higher relief checks after Trump reversal on stimulus bill

Secondary schools must stay closed in January to stop Covid spread, Sage warns Government

Militants attack checkpoint in Pakistan, killing at least 7

Trump to Hold Georgia Rally on Eve on Senate Runoff Elections

Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case

Exclusive: Britain must use Brexit freedoms to become more competitive, Boris Johnson told

Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill at least 5

South Africa on verge of new virus rules as it hits 1M cases

Here’s how Republicans plan to challenge Biden’s Electoral College win

As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

Donald Trump at risk of ruining legacy by refusing to sign stimulus bill, warns Republican senator

Books 2021: A pick and mix of what's coming up

4 arrested in Mexico crash that killed current, ex-governor

Tory Brexiteers signal they could back deal after claiming victory over European Court of Justice role

President ‘returns to golf course’ as Republican anger grows over his refusal to sign bill

737 Max: Air Canada flight in unscheduled landing after engine issue

U.S. Army sergeant in custody after shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves 3 dead

The vaccines are here – but what has America already lost?

Biden calls Trump's refusal to sign relief bill an 'abdication of responsibility'

Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes

Government shutdown looms as Donald Trump continues to refuse to sign new stimulus bill

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff

Trump's court appointments will leave decades-long imprint

Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus

Maestro Dudamel takes virtual reality Symphony on tour

Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict

'She is beautiful but she is Indian': The student who became a Welsh bard at 19

2020 and me: 'I know the value of family more'

Exclusive Boris Johnson interview: 'From Bruges to Brexit, this is the end of the UK's 30-year struggle'

GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves virus aid in chaos

COVID-19 Patient Is Bludgeoned to Death in California Hospital

Hezbollah doubled its precision-guided missiles in a year

Covid: South Africa passes one million infections as cases surge

Report: Chicago cops in botched raid had prior complaints

Sculpture honors 1st Black president of an American college

Spain: King Felipe appears to criticise exiled father in Christmas speech

Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?

Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers

Virus, other problems threaten to throw off homeless census

For a Defeated President, Pardons as an Expression of Grievance

Covid in the classroom: How the pandemic changed these three teachers' lives

How Covid-19 altered world events in 2020

Coronavirus: What has Covid done for climate crisis?

2020 and me: 'EndSARS was our Black Lives Matter'

Newspaper headlines: Oxford jab 'set for approval' as vulnerable identified

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve

Quarter of a million dollar reward offered over mysterious Christmas Day Nashville bombing

China's pace to overtake U.S. as world's largest economy accelarates by 5 years, report predicts

Black Voters Want President Biden to Take a Cue From Candidate Biden

Top associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained

Nashville: officers raid a home as a person of interest reportedly linked to Christmas Day blast

Donald Trump announces he made Christmas speech to deployed troops but ‘fake news’ wasn’t invited

‘Joe and I know that sorrow’: Joe Biden and wife Jill reflect on Covid deaths in Christmas message

Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space

After early success, S. Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis

Iran: Climbers die in blizzards and avalanche

Nashville police share photo of RV linked to explosion

Warning played at scene before Nashville explosion

Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing

Nashville police release image of vehicle that exploded on Christmas Day

How real is the threat of prosecution for Donald Trump post-presidency?

New presidency could complicate Hunter Biden investigation, lawmaker says

Report on Philadelphia police protest response finds flaws

Trump’s complaints about foreign spending directed at budget he requested and GOP supported

James Clyburn interview: Joe Biden’s most crucial champion on beating Trump, securing a diverse cabinet and why he won’t stand aside

The family with no fingerprints

Covid: Post-exposure antibody protection trialled

U.S. and China failed to help the world during COVID. As president, Biden should make things right | Opinion

AP PHOTOS: A day with an Indian farmer who opposes new laws

Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack

Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to 'kindness of strangers'

Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux

Sculpture honors 1st Black president of an American college

Trump campaign, supporters sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems employee after election accusations

Hospital Workers Start to 'Turn Against Each Other' to Get Vaccine

In other white Christmas news, 74 pounds of cocaine found floating off the Florida Keys

Trump issues warning to Iran over attack on US Embassy in Baghdad

Coronavirus: France finds first case of new variant

What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

'White Christmas': The biggest selling single of all time

A scene in The Pianist changed Arson Fahim's life

Bridgerton: Everything you need to know about the Netflix drama

Christmas: The mail order pioneer who started a billion-pound industry

Nick Butter: The man who ran a marathon in every country in the world

Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space

Government report warns of potential violence and foreign interference during Georgia Senate runoffs

US again protects Citgo assets from Venezuela creditors

UAE gives exemption for non-halal Pfizer vaccine

Military on alert over Trump’s martial law threat: ‘The craziness is unprecedented’

Israel's government collapses, triggering 4th election in 2 years

Saumitra Khan: India MP threatens to divorce wife who switched party

Biden facing growing pressure from secular Democrats to embrace their agenda

AP PHOTOS: A day with an Indian farmer who opposes new laws

Overworked Japan nurses quitting as they face discrimination from neighbours over Covid

Winter storm leaves Dakotas, Minnesota with bitter cold

Joe Biden ‘can get away with’ dismissing questions about Hunter Biden investigation: Ari Fleischer

Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris in US Senate

Pelosi says House to vote on bigger stimulus payments after GOP blocks increase

Turkish official says CoronaVac vaccine 91.25% effective

Record-high 119,000 Americans hospitalised for coronavirus ahead of Christmas Eve

Rev. Raphael Warnock pulls ahead of Kelly Loeffler in Georgia Senate poll

In pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world

Pete Evans: Facebook removes celebrity chef's page over conspiracies

Covid: Santa Claus explains how to keep safe at Christmas

Dickens Museum: A Christmas Carol performance goes online

Banjo Paterson: 120-year-old chocolate found in Australian poet's belongings

Games of 2020: The Press X To Continue awards

The celebrity hairdresser with a secret of his own

Oscars 2021: What can we expect for the ceremony?

Sussexes' Christmas card features tree decorated by Archie

Trump tells Turning Point USA 'we won in a landslide'

Pakistan army: Indian fire kills woman, wounds 3 in Kashmir

Rare vaccine injury claims steered to obscure federal office

Dems refused to talk to GOP on stimulus relief because it would help Trump: Lindsey Graham

Trump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shooting

Republicans defy leadership and sign up for Trump’s Electoral College challenge

Trump pardons former advisers Manafort and Stone

Banjo Paterson: 120-year-old chocolate found in Australian poet's belongings

Trump's veto of defense bill caps chaotic pre-Christmas flurry

US again protects Citgo assets from Venezuela creditors

US companies no longer have to pay sick leave to people with Covid after Mitch McConnell reportedly blocks extension

Biden delays attorney general appointment

US deepens sanctions on Syria, targets Assad's in-laws

Covid variant not found in US, says CDC amid calls to shut down UK flights

Turkish parliament extends law for troop deployment to Libya

Trump emails GOP lawmakers a slide slamming Mitch McConnell, taking credit for his re-election

Trump urges Congress to amend 'wasteful' coronavirus aid bill

Messi breaks Pelé scoring record

Trump pardons two convicted by Mueller inquiry

Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom

The pioneering lawyer who fought for women’s suffrage in India

The Nigerian blogger scouring the past to inform the future

Covid-19: 'Losing Christmas is irreparable damage'

Rohingya refugees' perilous journey in search of safety

Talking Movies: How documentary films flourished in 2020

Newspaper headlines: 'Tier 4 to be widened' and 'kick in the baubles'

The disappointing downfall of Dr. Deborah Birx

Tier 4 Covid restrictions to be widened on Boxing Day

S. Korea scrambles jets after Chinese and Russian intrusion into air defense zone

Ivanka Trump campaigns in Georgia, but makes no mention of her father's election fraud claims

Protesters attack police with pepper spray as they try to storm Oregon capitol

Biden suggests GOP senators speaking out against alleged Russian hack is a sign of bipartisan future

Israel heads to new elections as government collapses

Covid relief bill to make illegal streaming a felony with up to 10-year prison sentence, in landmark victory for Hollywood studios

Covid variant not found in US, says CDC amid calls to shut down UK flights

10 things you need to know today: December 22, 2020

The U.K. Coronavirus Variant: What We Know

Dr Deborah Birx: White House virus expert quits over holiday travel

Report: Social media manipulation affects even US senators

The diversity of Biden's cabinet will be just for show if it ends up promoting bad policies

NZ killer of British backpacker guilty of more attacks

How a young girl's fairy house sparked a magical friendship

Mexico leader, U.S. president-elect discuss migration

25 Indian farmers die during protests as Modi visits temple in sop to angry Sikh farmers

Michelin-starred restaurant where Gov. Newsom dined during COVID-19 surge got over $2.4 million in PPP loans

Trump's reported martial law musings have even some conservatives alarmed

France 'could have helped UK tackle new Covid strain if not for Brexit'

Neilia Hunter Biden: How the death of Joe Biden’s first wife shaped his Washington career OLD

Volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

An elementary school principal in Ohio was suspended for 10 days after airing inflammatory claims on Facebook about George Floyd and COVID-19

Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine

The CEO of a voting-systems company says politicians around the world are worried that Trump's conspiracy theories will be used to undermine their own elections

Lockerbie bombing: Alleged bomb-maker charged on 32nd anniversary of attack

Second Indian state brings in 'love jihad' law

Arizona migrant border deaths on track for record amid heat

An Australian student denounced his university's ties to China. Then he became a target

White House staffers are making and sharing their plans for when the Trump administration leaves office next month

Parts of England including London could remain under strict 'Tier 4' lockdown measures for at least 4 months

Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

Covid: Wuhan scientist would 'welcome' visit probing lab leak theory

Bats, roadblocks and the origins of coronavirus

How should you talk to friends and relatives who believe conspiracy theories?

Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears

K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb

Captagon - Destroying the frontline drug

Covid-19: Stormont Executive limits NI Christmas bubbles to one day

European regulator says Boeing's 737 Max is safe

Confidence, momentum, quality - Micah Richards on why Man Utd are title contenders again

Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine

Chaos at California mall after man shoots self

Donald Trump 'asked Michael Flynn about using the military to overturn the election'

Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines

A mystery woman dressed in silk and gold found buried under the London streets was from the elite of the Roman Empire, researchers say

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has moved to Lanai, the Hawaiian island he's spent half a billion dollars developing. Here's how Ellison bought 98% of the island and turned it into a sustainability experiment.

Congress strikes historic $900bn Covid relief deal for stimulus checks, unemployment, and small businesses

Mexico leader, U.S. president-elect discuss migration

Cardinal Pell says his conservative views drove public against him

Why are people calling to 'Release the Kraken'?: Yahoo News Explains

Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows attempted to hide his COVID-19 diagnosis and the White House outbreak

President-elect Joe Biden and incoming first lady Jill Biden will get their first coronavirus vaccine dose on Monday

Tim Kaine denounces Georgia Senators Loeffler and Perdue

EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines

It’s payback time for our support; Biden should nominate a Black U.S. attorney for South Florida | Opinion

Covid: US reaches long awaited deal for coronavirus aid

'God will forgive me or not': Inside the world of a people smuggler

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How we survived when Mekelle was shelled'

Uganda election: False claims about Joe Biden and others

Spain housing: Evictions and broken promises in a pandemic

Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

Grenfell Tower inquiry: 'Whistleblower' refusing to give evidence

Boudicca revolt: Essex dig reveals 'evidence of Roman reprisals'

Alan Shearer would 'not be so sure' about Arsenal staying in Premier League

AOC accuses Republicans of holding people 'hostage' by blocking stimulus payments

Sheriff: Man arrested on cross-country trip with girl, 12

Brussels wants to hit UK with tariffs if it shuts EU fishermen out of British waters after Brexit

Why are people calling to 'Release the Kraken'?: Yahoo News Explains

Moderna's vaccine authorization means the US will ship nearly 8 million doses next week - but it'll take longer than promised to vaccinate the first 20 million Americans

An American college student has been sentenced to 4 months in a Cayman Islands prison after violating COVID-19 quarantine rules

I'm a radiologist in Alabama who just received the Pfizer vaccine. I've seen firsthand the serious effects of COVID-19 on people's lungs, so I had zero reservations about getting the shot.

Official: Rickshaw bomb kills 15 kids in eastern Afghanistan

A South Dakota lawmaker is asking his constituents to decide when he should receive the COVID-19 vaccine

Attorneys Say 2 Federal Prisoners Facing Execution Have COVID-19 and Should Be Spared

Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions

AOC calls Amazon jobs a 'scam' because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps

President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options

New York police are investigating a viral video that appears to show a teen being beaten and thrown out a window

Biden reportedly picks Rep. Deb Haaland for Interior, would become 1st Native American Cabinet secretary

Mitch McConnell announced he will get a COVID-19 vaccine 'in the coming days,' as it is announced that Congress will be receiving a shipment of the vaccine

Flynn suggests Trump deploy the military in 'swing states' to 'rerun' the election, soft-pedals martial law

Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine

Covid : US Vice-President Pence 'didn't feel a thing'

Covid: The countries worried they won't get the vaccine

Faith and fertility at Bethlehem's Milk Grotto

Coronavirus in South Africa: Unravelling the mystery

US evictions crisis: 'My pride has gone. We're pretty much homeless now'

Blindian Project: Celebrating black and South Asian relationships

North Korea: Potato propaganda is back... but what does it mean?

Microplastics, drugs and food - how jellyfish can help us

Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds

Employers back requirement for large firms to disclose ethnicity pay gaps

Graham Norton presents his final Radio 2 show after 10 years

Rebuilding trust in the Justice Department starts — but doesn't end — with Biden's choice of attorney general

Canada clears Boeing 737 Max changes but steps still needed

Former Special Operations head decries Michael Flynn's 'totally inappropriate' call for military to overturn election

At least 4 people have had allergic reactions after Pfizer's vaccine, among hundreds of thousands who've been vaccinated. Here's what we know.

Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions

Amazon slams Walmart for not paying workers $15 per hour, following new criticism of the e-commerce giant's treatment of workers

Biden cabinet: Does this new team better reflect America?

'A total mess': Venezuelans see little hope of improvement

Africa's week in pictures: 11 - 17 December 2020

Covid in India: How do you vaccinate 1.3 billion people?

The impact of Covid rule-breakers

Celebrating Hanukkah and tackling anti-Semitism

US cyber-attack: Hack of government agencies and companies poses 'grave risk'

Long Covid: Hospital patients to get checks at six weeks

Wildfire smoke may spread infectious disease

Indonesian police move top terror suspect for investigation

Biden's incoming deputy chief of staff apologizes for calling Republicans 'a bunch of f---ers'

Florida Gov. DeSantis said there’s a problem with vaccine shipments. Pfizer disagrees.

Putin denies involvement in poisoning of Kremlin foe Navalny

Iran leaders: Biden arrival won't guarantee better relations

Hopes for Brexit deal rise after European Parliament sets Sunday deadline

Putin claims Navalny is in cahoots with US intelligence and denies poisoning him, stating Russia would've 'finished the job'

Neilia Hunter Biden: How the death of Joe Biden’s first wife shaped his Washington career

Implosion of former Trump casino pushed back a few weeks

Josef Aschbacher to be new European Space Agency boss

Sen. Bernie Sanders said he thinks President-elect Joe Biden isn't doing enough to amplify progressive policies

Biden says he will 'not stand idly by' on the massive US cyberattack that Trump hasn't bothered to address yet

US cyber-attack: Hack of government agencies and companies poses 'grave risk'

Covid: Sydney residents urged to stay home amid new outbreak

Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin reportedly fight on conference call over stimulus checks

Houston mom sentenced to 20 years in baby daughter's death

’Liberals are going nuts’: NC senator says he’d support suspension of civil liberties

Driver of truck that killed 5 bicyclists facing DUI charge

Trump news – live: President lashes out at fired elections chief, as he is warned not to destroy records

Covid: Melbourne towers lockdown 'breached human rights'

CCTV shows the moment farm animals visited a town hall

Marcus Rashford's mum: 'Sometimes we didn't even have bread in the house'

More families 'trapped in temporary accommodation' in England

The Papers: PM's 'stark warning' for merry 'little' Christmas

Chef José Andrés: ‘We need a food czar’

Young Georgians turn to TikTok as Senate runoffs heat up

Israeli court backs extradition in Australia child sex case

27 Best Coffee Table Books to Buy & Gift This Year

‘I’m not saying they’re not a bunch of f*****s’: Biden’s deputy chief of staff pick says of working with Republicans

New body camera video shows moments after Arbery shooting

Taliban team in Pakistan as calls grow for Afghan cease-fire

Ghislaine Maxwell’s husband calls her ‘wonderful and loving ’ as they seek $28.5m bail package

Trump administration to withhold Medicaid funding from California

Kamala Harris ‘deeply disappointed’ by Wall Street Journal piece undermining Dr Jill Biden: ‘It’s not the American way’

Afghan officials: Bombs, shooting attack in Kabul kill 4

Trump slams Mitch McConnell for congratulating Biden, pleads it's 'too soon to give up'

US Federal Reserve warns of 'challenging months'

Boris Johnson determined to let families meet at Christmas, but urges self-isolation beforehand

South Korea balloons: Seoul to ban people sending cross-border messages

Melania Trump breaks children’s hospital rule and removes mask during book reading

Michigan House punishes Republican state Rep. Gary Eisen for hinting at Electoral College disruption

The architect rebuilding Beirut's homes for free

Germany starts Christmas lockdown amid Covid surge

French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest

Housing: Formula for locating new homes revised after Tory backlash

Prince Harry and Meghan sign Spotify podcast deal

The Papers: 'Carry on Christmas' as PM refuses to scrap rules

Millions of Americans are still saying they won't get the new COVID-19 vaccines. Four reasons that may not be a problem.

McConnell’s delay in recognizing Biden’s win has done ‘real damage’ to democracy, says John Dickerson

Newsom could face recall, as resistance to California governor is growing

Her body was found in a suitcase 19 years ago in a Miami canal. Now, there’s an arrest.

Biden says he had a 'good conversation' with Mitch McConnell

Former Houston Police Captain Paid to Hold Up Air Conditioner Repairman Over Crackpot Voter Fraud Theory: Cops

Record number of journalists jailed because of their work

‘I’m young, Black and not all that impressed with Barack Obama’ | Opinion

Mitch McConnell acknowledges Biden as president-elect

Georgia to audit one county's signatures on ballot envelopes

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of sexual harassment by former aide

William Barr's exit is bad news for Trump's hopes of an 11th-hour pardoning spree

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: About 2.3 million children cut off from aid, UN says

Family was kicked off United Airlines flight because their 2-year-old refused to keep her mask on

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she declined a position in Biden's cabinet

Alex Jones faces calls for arrest after apparent Biden threat

Mississippi police identify 2-year-old boy abandoned at Goodwill donation outlet, arrest suspect

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

Why India's doctors differ on Covid-19 plasma therapy

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

Yemen: How Covid-19 spread in a war zone

Experiencing a lockdown world through hang gliding

Online harms law to let regulator block apps in UK

'Unconscious bias training' to be scrapped by ministers

Hackney triple shooting: Man critical and two injured

The Papers: 'Mutant' Covid as London 'plunged' into tier 3

China confirms detention of Bloomberg news assistant

Jerry Falwell Jr. spent heavily on Trump, GOP causes with funds from nonprofit Liberty University

Hillary Clinton calls for Electoral College to be abolished after casting first vote in New York for Biden

SNL parodies Fauci, Birx in COVID-19 vaccine-centric cold open

Michigan House punishes Republican state Rep. Gary Eisen for hinting at Electoral College disruption

Will Georgia show Democrats ran the wrong campaign against Trump?

Coronavirus: The day US began Covid vaccinations

William Barr: US attorney general to leave post by Christmas

Wall Street Journal op-ed telling Jill Biden to drop her 'Dr' title condemned as 'patronizing drivel.' Even the WSJ higher education reporter was disgusted.

Waldemar Haffkine: The vaccine pioneer the world forgot

'The moment of truth': The Electoral College prepares to hand Trump the loss he refuses to accept

Inside a vaccine cold storage room

Kenya's black market baby trade: A mother's choice

US election 2020: What is the electoral college?

Fear and mistrust stalk Kashmir polls

Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

Covid vaccine: How does a vaccine get approved?

US election: Can you explain the electoral college in 10 seconds?

Newspaper headlines: Extra time in Brexit talks for a "final push"

What next for Arsenal as Gunners make worst start since 1974-75?

The Latest: Japan's daily virus cases rise above 3,000

Roadside bomb wounds 23 near Pakistan police station

US attorney general troubled by Mexican limits on agents

Georgia high court rejects latest Trump election appeal

'A story of darkness and light': As US nears 300,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines bring hope for better days

Biden to campaign in Georgia for Democratic Senate candidates

Reality check for Trump's fantasies: Judges aren't his pawns on election lawsuits.

Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe

Chinese capsule with moon rocks begins return to Earth

CNN's Jake Tapper thanks Trump for 'exposing' Republicans who supported Texas' 'un-democratic, un-American, mendacious joke of a lawsuit'

Ruhollah Zam: EU powers boycott Iran forum over execution

Call of Duty: US and British military go head to head

Abortion laws: Polish women forced abroad for terminations

Hurricane season 2020: Is global warming making hurricanes stronger?

Drag Race UK: The Frock Destroyers on making music in lockdown

Heritage railway decked out with 13,000 Christmas lights

‘I was in prison at 20 - and a music executive by 28’

Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

No pickers, no coffee: How Covid threatens Colombia's harvest

The women inspiring others in a male-dominated industry

DoorDash driver fired after confronting customer for allegedly lying about receiving delivery

Northam seeks $25M for 'historic justice' initiatives

Covid: First round of US vaccinations to begin on Monday

The Constitution has an answer for seditious members of Congress

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the shortlist of Joe Biden's picks for the role of attorney general

India accuses China of responsibility for border tensions

Wisconsin Supreme Court shows divisions as it hears Trump lawsuit seeking to overturn state's election

Michigan electors need an armed escort for the journey to the State Capitol to cast their ballots for Joe Biden as angry pro-Trump supporters plan protests

The FDA didn't 'approve' Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Here's why

Wallace: Biden's AG nominee will be asked about continuing investigation of president-elect's family

Pfizer's vaccine authorization means 2.9 million high-risk people will get the shot within days - the first step in a 9-month path to normalcy

How Jill Biden Went From Kamala Harris Skeptic to #KHive Member

Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be 'tip of the iceberg'

The Elector College will pick the president on Monday. Here's what you should know.

The reasons 4 experts voted 'no' on authorizing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Americans over 16 years old

India’s lesson on rushed reforms for farmers

Aztec skull tower: Archaeologists unearth new sections in Mexico City

How Saddam Hussein tried to break into the film business

Pushbacks: Migrants accuse Greece of sending them back out to sea

GeeSixFive: The woman who became a pop sensation at 65

China Covid: Infected woman defends herself after public shaming

Turning sounds from around the world into music

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

Aztec skull tower: Archaeologists unearth new sections in Mexico City

Chinese authorities detain Bloomberg news assistant

Should Trump receive a COVID vaccine? Health experts say it's a 'no-brainer'

Freed Uighur family reunited in Australia after three-year separation

Inside the Kurdish guerrilla group that helped save the Yazidis - but faces annihilation by Turkey

Wife of convicted California congressman seeks divorce

The Seeds of Hunter Biden’s Current Legal Woes Were Found on His Laptop

Covid vaccine: When can I get vaccinated in the US?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Mitch McConnell for opposing $1,200 stimulus checks in Instagram live session

Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight return to battle to flip two U.S. Senate seats

Falwell drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University

Cuba devalues peso for first time since 1959 revolution in bid to save collapsing economy

How a pilot who's landed on 6 different classes of aircraft carrier prepared to land on the Navy's newest flattop

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

Iran Can’t Get Its Story Straight On Assassination of Top Nuclear Scientist

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Chadwick Boseman 'a character actor'

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