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- Rust: Police obtain search warrant for Alec Baldwin's phone
- Huntsman spider interrupts Australian Covid press briefing
- Biden grants Medal of Honor to first black soldier since Vietnam
- US FDA permanently allows mail-order abortion pills
- Bouncy castle fall: Australia mourns 'terrible tragedy' after children killed
- Chris Noth: Two women accuse Sex And The City actor of sexual assault
- Meta bans surveillance-for-hire firms for targeting users
- US Congress passes import ban on Chinese Uyghur region
- US panel recommends J&J shots be sidelined after clot deaths
- Africa's week in pictures: 10 - 16 December 2021
- How Russia tries to censor Western social media
- Philippines typhoon Rai: Month-old baby rescued in a tub
- 12 Remaining Members of a U.S. Group Kidnapped in Haiti Have Been Released
- In Italy’s Alps, Traditional Medicine Flourishes, as Does Covid
- Turkish Currency Hits a New Low, Again
- Judges in France Order the Reopening of an Enduring Murder Mystery
- Britain’s Conservatives Lose ‘Safe’ Seat, Dealing Blow to Boris Johnson
- Japan Fire May Have Killed Dozens, With Arson Suspected
- Scientists Are Racing to Gauge the Threat of Omicron
- Oriol Bohigas, Groundbreaking Spanish Architect, Dies at 95
- C.D.C. Recommends Pfizer or Moderna Vaccines Over J.&J
- France Limits U.K. Travel as Omicron Spreads
- In 50 Words, Tell Us Your Best Pandemic Story
- A 3-D Printed Pod Inflames the Assisted Suicide Debate
- ‘They Were Just Gone’: Two Baby Boys Survive Tornado in Kentucky
- On Broadway, Covid is trying to steal every show.
- France Bans Nonessential Travel With U.K. Over Omicron Surge
- Russia Ukraine: Moscow lists demands for defusing Ukraine tensions
- Israeli PM vows to catch W Bank ambush killers
- Two teens slide to safety from fourth floor New York apartment fire
- Karnataka: India lawmaker sorry for 'lie down and enjoy rape' remark
- Andry Rajoelina: French nationals sentenced for Madagascar coup plot
- Super typhoon Rai: Philippine tourist island Siargao among areas hit
- Sweden's Gavle Christmas goat torched... again
- How billionaires pay less tax than you
- Dust storms and tornadoes hit the US Midwest
- Stolen at Birth, Chilean Adoptees Uncover Their Past
- Expanding the Scope of ‘Latin American Art’
- ‘I Didn’t Look Like a Human’: Journalist Tells of Myanmar Torture
- Russia Lays Out Demands for a Sweeping New Security Deal With NATO
- Omicron Threatens Red America
- Your Friday Briefing
- The Giant Who Lives in the Melbourne Museum
- Ghislaine Maxwell defence rests as she calls case 'unproven'
- Gardener Omar Raddad wins fight to re-open notorious murder case
- Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive
- TikTok says US school shooting threats not credible
- Kim Potter: 'Taser mix-up' ex-officer weeps in manslaughter testimony
- Son's tribute to 'bawdy, fertile matriarch' goes viral
- Ros Atkins on… What 2021 taught us about Covid
- India and Pakistan: The students in jail for praising the wrong cricket team
- Killer Robots Aren’t Science Fiction. A Push to Ban Them Is Growing.
- For Johnson, a Political Rebuke as Omicron Variant Engulfs Britain
- ‘Health Defenders’ Jailed in Iran Wanted to Sue Supreme Leader Over Covid
- South Africa Hospitalizations Lower in Omicron Wave, but Caveats Apply
- Britain records more than 93,000 daily infections, a new high.
- Covid-19: Omicron spreading at lightning speed - French PM
- Sir Rod Stewart pleads guilty to battery over Florida hotel 'punch'
- US court reinstates Covid vaccine mandate for large US businesses
- Theranos trial: Jury to decide fate of Elizabeth Holmes
- Lagos party plans threatened by Nigeria Covid passports
- Russia-Ukraine: Can a solution be found for war in Ukraine's east?
- Afghanistan to Wisconsin: Refugees dream of home
- Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts
- Week in pictures: 11-17 December 2021
- Once a Symbol of U.S. Strength, an Afghan District Now Faces Dire Times
- Can a ‘Very Confident’ Carrie Lam Salvage Her Legacy in Hong Kong?
- Why There's a Growing Push to Ban Killer Robots
- How Hong Kong’s ‘Patriots Only’ Elections Bolster Beijing’s Grip
- Novavax Vaccine Wins Emergency Approval from the W.H.O.
- Three ‘health defenders’ jailed in Iran wanted to sue the country’s supreme leader over Covid.
- A familiar anxiety returns to New Yorkers as virus cases surge.
- Pope Francis renews calls for universal access to vaccines.
- It spreads quickly, but just how severe is it? Omicron has scientists racing to gauge its threat.
- Super Typhoon Rai: Dozens feared dead in Philippines
- France travel ban: Time-lapse shows long Eurostar queue at St Pancras
- Officer who shot Daunte Wright: 'I'm sorry it happened'
- Why Are So Many Canadians Moving to the Atlantic Provinces?
- Ethiopian civil war divides diaspora in the US
- Super Typhoon Rai: Walking through the storm's trail of destruction
- Israeli Defense Officials Cast Doubt on Threat to Attack Iran
- Nets say Kyrie Irving can play at away games.
- Prince George’s County becomes first major school district to shift to remote learning.
- Covid: Dutch go into Christmas lockdown over Omicron wave
- Explosion at Pakistan bank kills at least 14
- Sports Personality 2021: Simone Biles honoured with Lifetime Achievement award
- The Ashes: England collapse again as Australia take total control of second Test
- Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair
- In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right
- Novavax Vaccine Wins Emergency Approval from the W.H.O.
- Rockettes Christmas shows are canceled for the rest of the season over breakthrough Covid cases.
- The N.F.L. reschedules three games amid an outbreak of ‘a new, highly transmissible form of the virus.’
- UK troops will not be deployed to Ukraine to defend against Russia
- Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa
- Migrant crossings: More than 900 cross Channel in two days
- Covid: French ski season in disarray as UK tourists banned
- Hong Kong: Why the Legco elections are so controversial
- Chileans divided ahead of presidential run-off
- David Frost, Brexit Negotiator, Resigns in Another Blow to Boris Johnson
- ‘S.N.L.’ Cancels Live Audience Over Covid Concerns
- With Omicron Surging, London Declares a ‘Major Incident'
- A surge in demand for virus tests is swamping the U.S. system.
- BBC Bitcoin mining report used in crypto-scam
- Covid: Dutch go into Christmas lockdown over Omicron wave
- Man beaten to death for 'sacrilege' attempt at Sikh Golden Temple in India
- Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll passes 90
- Biden to Address Nation About Omicron on Tuesday
- Southeast Asia's Tourist Spots Are Open, but Visitors Are Scarce
- Japan Fire: Osaka Police Identify a Suspect, 61
- Nearly a year into his presidency, Biden is again struggling to beat back a resurgent virus.
- Omicron surges, a federal mandate returns and schools get new guidance: The week in Covid news.
- Covid: Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron, US expert warns
- Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election
- Hong Kong: LegCo vote after electoral overhaul sees record low turnout
- Sudan coup: Thousands protest on uprising anniversary
- Il Divo singer Carlos Marin dies aged 53
- Senator Joe Manchin threatens to sink signature Biden bill
- Iran execution of Heidar Ghorbani sparks rare anti-government protest
- Liz Truss replaces Lord Frost in post-Brexit talks
- Drakeo the Ruler dies after stabbing at LA music festival
- Highlights from the career of architect Richard Rogers
- Gabriel Boric, a Former Student Activist, Is Elected Chile’s Youngest President
- Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle
- U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil
- She Broke Japan’s Comedic Barrier Playing Drunks and Fools (Yep, Men)
- Super Typhoon Rai's Death Toll in Philippines Is Climbing
- 2 Lynchings Reported at Sikh Temples in India
- Your Monday Briefing: Omicron Evades Many Vaccines
- Lucía Hiriart, Powerful Wife of Chile’s Dictator, Dies at 98
- Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron
- Washington State Senator Doug Eriksen Died After Covid Infection
- Here’s how to use rapid home tests (once you find one).
- Tortured to death: Myanmar mass killings revealed
- Pope Francis condemns domestic abuse as "almost satanic"
- Australia bouncy castle fall: Sixth child dies in hospital
- Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star denies making assault claim as concerns persist
- Covid: Germany tightens restrictions on UK travellers
- The world’s first octopus farm - should it go ahead?
- What is the metaverse?
- The robot chefs that can cook your Christmas dinner
- Algeria and a question of identity: Who counts as African?
- Covid-19: Can alcohol, cooking oil tempt unvaccinated Indians?
- Myanmar: BBC investigates military's mass killings
- Chile election: Laser shone at Gabriel Boric during victory speech
- Sudan coup: Protesters flee tear gas in Khartoum on uprising anniversary
- Peng Shuai, Chinese Tennis Player, Denies Sexual Assault Claim
- Your Monday Briefing
- Ethiopia war: World heritage site Lalibela back in government hands
- Quidditch leagues set to pick new name after JK Rowling trans row
- Davos business leaders' event postponed over Omicron
- Evergrande: China's efforts to contain its Lehman moment
- A Plan Forms in Mexico: Help Americans Get Abortions
- Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland
- Israel Bars Travel to U.S. or Canada as Omicron Surges
- The Human Toll
- Webb Telescope Approaches Launch, With an Eye Toward Cosmic Origins
- Inside the Campaign to Save an Imperiled Cambodian Rainforest
- 1946: Europe Hit By Near-Zero Temperatures
- Prosecutors call Ghislaine Maxwell 'sophisticated predator' in closing arguments
- Donald Trump sues NY attorney to block inquiry into his businesses
- Viya: Top Chinese live-streamer fined $210m for tax evasion
- What is Russia's Vladimir Putin planning?
- Alaa Abdel Fattah: Leading Egyptian activist jailed for five years
- Timed Teaser: Bruce Springsteen's back catalogue - who bought it?
- Egypt Sentences 3 Human Rights Activists to Prison
- As Europe Returns Artifacts, Britain Stays Silent on the Parthenon Marbles
- Rafael Nadal Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
- Pope Says High Number of Domestic Violence Cases is ‘Almost Satanic’
- Elon Musk says he'll be paying $11bn in tax this year
- Young pupils allegedly forced to re-enact Holocaust in Washington school
- Gabon youth coach arrested after male rape claims which he denies
- Foreign Drones Tip the Balance in Ethiopia’s Civil War
- NYC Mayor: City Needs to Move Faster to Fight Omicron
- WHO urges cancelling some holiday events over Omicron fears
- Saudi-led coalition forces target Yemeni airport in air strike
- Omicron: South African scientists probe link between variants and untreated HIV
- Indian Christians fear attacks or jail over conversions
- Berlusconi seeks comeback role as Italian president
- How Covid deepened America's teacher shortages
- Covid: An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled - WHO chief
- Donald Trump Said He Got a Booster Shot and His Supporters Booed
- Omicron Response Divides Europe as Cases Surge
- U.K. Weighs New Omicron Rules as Cases Surge
- N.Y.P.D. officers are again told to mask up amid Omicron surge
- U.K. Foreign Secretary Inherits Thorny Issue: Northern Ireland Talks
- Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, Tests Positive for Covid
- Novavax’s Covid Vaccine Is Authorized in Europe
- Abducted Haiti missionaries describe daring escape
- Malaysia: Death toll rises after massive floods
- Hong Kong election: China rejects democracy concerns from West
- Saudi entertainment boom raises harassment fears
- The secret lives of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- UK Supreme Court denies Maduro claim to Venezuelan gold
- Super Typhoon Rai: Philippines faces aftermath
- Chris Noth: Sex and the City actresses show support for accusers
- Why China could win the new global arms race
- How the Kremlin Is Militarizing Russian Society
- Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Website
- A Wall Street Banker Turned to Comedy for Happiness and a Career Change
- Covid Omicron: Biden buys 500m test kits to tackle surge
- 'Biggest divorce case in British legal history'
- Israel rejects 'alarm call' by Christian leaders in Jerusalem
- Mauritius oil spill: Captain guilty over tanker spill
- Kosovo agrees to rent prison cells to Denmark to ease overcrowding
- Boeing and Airbus warn US over 5G safety concerns
- Ghanaian MPs brawl in parliament over e-money tax
- Turkish lira in comeback after new plan unveiled
- How the Kremlin Is Militarizing Russian Society
- Cashing In Grandma’s Gold Coins, a Turkish Family Struggles to Get By
- India's Modi Brings Tap Water to Millions as Supplies Shrink
- Covid Live Updates: E.U. Will Require Boosters for Vaccine Travel Passes to Remain Valid
- France Uncovers Over 180,000 Fake Covid Passes
- Areas Where the U.S. Has Fallen Behind on Omicron
- New Zealand and Other Asia Pacific Countries Respond to Omicron
- Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Website
- Spain police thwart raffle of Christmas hamper stuffed with drugs
- ‘Caroling on the Edge’: A Christmas Tradition Returns
- British Court Orders Dubai Ruler to Pay £554 Million in Custody Settlement
- At Bagram Air Base, a Notorious Prison Lies Empty
- Hungary's Viktor Orban to defy EU over immigration law
- OnlyFans founder is making way for firm's marketing chief
- Madagascar: Minister 'swims for 12 hours' after helicopter crashes at sea
- Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions
- Malaysia hit by the worst floods in decades
- Who Is Gabriel Boric, Chile's Next President?
- Libya’s Long-Awaited Election Will Most Likely Be Delayed
- 2 Ship Officers Plead Guilty to Light Charges in Mauritius Oil Spill
- Your Wednesday Briefing: Omicron Restrictions
- These Carol Singers Are Carrying on, Despite Omicron Variant
- Here’s what we know about Biden’s speech on the U.S. Omicron response.
- Covid Omicron: Variant will push Europe hospitals towards brink, says WHO
- Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo found in China
- Kerala school uniform: Why some Muslim groups are protesting
- The Maasai TikTokers wowing Bollywood fans
- Saving Kyrgyzstan reindeer from brink of extinction
- Israel to Administer a Fourth Round of Covid Vaccines
- Myanmar: At least 70 missing in jade mine landslide
- Covid-19: Israel could become the first country to give four vaccine doses
- Charles Lieber: Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to Chinese program
- McDonald's faces a French fries shortage in Japan
- Mother seals recognise pup's voice at two days old
- Gaming disorder: Inside the clinic helping addicted teens
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Covid: Australian trial tests blood thinner as nasal spray
- Super Typhoon Rai: BBC correspondent shows damage on Siargao Island
- How China's CATL Became the Top Electric Car Battery Maker
- Libya Delays Presidential Election
- Dozens Feared Dead After Landslide at Jade Mine in Myanmar
- Holiday travel in the U.S. is expected to jump, even as Omicron spreads.
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