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Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.

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New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal

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Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.

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Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.

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In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.

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Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of Its First Killing Since George Floyd

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

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Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.

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Things Will Get Better. Seriously.

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For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.

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The Morning

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Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.

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In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.

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New Year’s Eve in Europe

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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu and More in January

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Klara Kasparova, Mother of Chess Champion and His Guide, Dies at 83

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Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats

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There will be a late-night delivery of a venerated sardine in Maine.

MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49

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The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville

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Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.

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‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says

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

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

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

2020 in pictures: Coronavirus in the UK

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To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.

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This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.

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Don’t Let the Games Begin

Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead

As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes

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Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59

Yemen war: Video shows moment Aden airport attacked

Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation

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McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure

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Biden Criticizes Trump on Vaccine Distribution and Pledges to Pick Up Pace

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Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights

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Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88

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

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

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

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

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

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Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.

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Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

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More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado

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Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.

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China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work

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Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List

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When Nashville Bombing Hit a Telecom Hub, the Ripples Reached Far Beyond

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Stimulus Checks, Virus Variant, Breonna Taylor: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

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

Space images: The best of 2020

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

Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer

China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus

India migrants: The tragedy of the tuk-tuk driver who fled Covid

Covid, furlough and Topshop collapse: 2020 in business stories

Pregnant at 13 and able to attend school

'If that's darts, I'm offski' - Anderson fuming despite beating Suljovic

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Green Beret Charged in Shooting Spree Was Visiting Family, Prosecutor Says

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House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill

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2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died

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Coronavirus

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Relief Package Grows as Campaign Issue in Georgia Senate Races

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The Morning

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California’s governor says it’s ‘self-evident’ that stay-at-home orders will be extended.

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Remembering the Restaurants America Lost in 2020

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Stimulus Checks, Vaccines, Pardons: Your Monday Evening Briefing

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Trump’s Veto Threat Did Little to Alter Stimulus Package

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Joseph Bachelder III, Engineer of the Golden Parachute, Dies at 88

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

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Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses