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The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.
Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence
Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.
New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal
Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.
Moscow train carriage helps rehome stray pets
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
Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.
In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.
Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of First Killing Since George Floyd
Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.
Things Will Get Better. Seriously.
For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.
The Morning
Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats
MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49
Brexit: New era for UK as it completes separation from European Union
Brexit: New Irish Sea trade border begins operating
MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49
The Papers: New Year hope and campaign to recruit 'jabs army'
Lookahead 2021: What's happening in the world of science?
London's 'Lido ladies' inspiring others to dive in for mental health
Coronavirus doctor's diary: ‘Close to death from Covid, I asked them to save my baby’
Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2020
Brexit: Advice for people who can't move on
After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter
PM-covid-update
Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber
The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.
A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.
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
Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas
The Morning
The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville
Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.
‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says
To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.
Yemen war: Video shows moment Aden airport attacked
Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation
The Papers: 'Jabs for freedom by Easter' and 'schools chaos'
UK's 1960s French 'Soviet spy' plot with Sunday Times revealed in memos
Impressionist Rory Bremner 'saved Sir John Major's bacon' amid MPs revolt
Striking news photos from around the world in 2020
The puppet show in a box entertaining children in hospital
2020 and me: 'We need to learn life lessons from this'
Belarus protests: The demonstrators speaking out in new and creative ways
Eight things we learned about new businesses in lockdown
Fashion lookahead: Eight major 2021 looks from tie-dye to pastels
Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British
What my grandfather's life taught me about China and America
Quarantine meals: The 2020 food trend no-one predicted
McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure
Biden Criticizes Trump on Vaccine Distribution and Pledges to Pick Up Pace
Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights
Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88
Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.
Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness
More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado
Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.
China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work
Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List
Covid-19: Biden says Trump vaccine roll-out is 'falling behind'
The Papers: 'New tiers eve' and PM's Brexit 'triumph'
A Single Bone Rib-Eye Roast for Small Feasts
Take a Culinary Road Trip With ‘The Roads to Rome’
Caviar and Champagne to Ring In 2021
Get Cozy With a Chocolaty Champurrado Mix
Coronavirus: Spain to keep registry of those who refuse Covid vaccine
Zoom: All the times virtual meetings didn't go as planned this year
Australian man and child saved after friends walk 12 hours for help
India migrants: The tragedy of the tuk-tuk driver who fled Covid
Will concerts come back in 2021? And other music stories to look out for
China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus
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
Vaccinations begin at the nursing home where 46 died in the pandemic’s first days.
A Tornado, a Pandemic and Now a Bombing: ‘Nashville Strong’ Is Tested
Biden Admonishes Trump Administration Over ‘Obstruction’
Green Beret Charged in Shooting Spree Was Visiting Family, Prosecutor Says
House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died
Coronavirus
Joe Biden: 'Enormous damage' to US security agencies by Trump
Newspaper headlines: 'Spring it on!' and 'don't betray our children'
UK year in pictures 2020
How Covid conspiracies, 'fake news' and misinformation spread in 2020
2020 and me: 'I know the value of family more'
'To be a black, female headteacher is phenomenal'
'She is beautiful but she is Indian': The student who became a Welsh bard at 19
Books 2021: A pick and mix of what's coming up
Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses
A Quiet Life, a Thunderous Death, and a Nightmare That Shook Nashville
¿Cuánta inmunidad de rebaño es necesaria?
Black Teenager Falsely Accused of Cellphone Theft in SoHo Hotel
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'
Video Shows Black 14-Year-Old Falsely Accused of Theft in a SoHo Hotel