جمعہ، 18 دسمبر، 2020

The W.T.O. Is Having a Midlife Crisis... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY FARAH STOCKMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3nw6ypM

Closing in on Stimulus Deal, Lawmakers Clash Over Fed’s Role... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gXODFM

The Morning... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Biden Faces Challenge as Congress Drops State Aid to Secure Stimulus... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2LMiwxv

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

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The US cyber-security agency says thwarting the attack will be "highly complex and challenging".

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Covid: Sydney residents urged to stay home amid new outbreak....

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Residents are told to stay home as officials scramble to contain a cluster ahead of Christmas.

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Covid vaccine: India expects to 'begin vaccination in January'....

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India's vaccination programme aims to reach 300 million people by early August.

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The impact of Covid rule-breakers....

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Is rule-breaking causing the Covid-19 surge?

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

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The BBC looks at how India plans to vaccinate its vast population against Covid-19.

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US couple find 100-year-old whisky bottles hidden in walls of home....

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In 1920, the US banned alcohol but bootleggers went to extraordinary lengths to hide the illicit goods.

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Celebrating Hanukkah and tackling anti-Semitism....

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Young Jews have marked the festival by posting videos honouring traditions and fighting anti-Semitism.

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جمعرات، 17 دسمبر، 2020

Viola Davis: 'In my world, there are a lot of Ma Raineys'....

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Viola Davis on her new movie with Chadwick Boseman and how black women are represented on screen.

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How Many of Our Networks Do the Russians Control?... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY THOMAS P. BOSSERT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3ntRd93

Facebook reverses postelection algorithm changes that boosted news from authoritative sources.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3afpiWN

Move On, but Never Forget... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Woe6Pi

Advocates for homeless people ask that more hotel rooms be opened.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY ANDY NEWMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34nJZfs

What’s It Like to Live in a Nursing Home During a Pandemic?... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES OPINION from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/37opj8L

The election is over, but Ron Johnson keeps promoting false claims of fraud.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY LINDA QIU from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2K23inF

A happy surprise as vaccine vials turn out to hold more than thought.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY KATIE THOMAS AND RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3p2zfuy

Covid: Melbourne towers lockdown 'breached human rights'....

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A snap decision to confine 3,000 people to public housing units was unlawful, a report finds.

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Marshall Islands: Record drugs haul washes up on shore....

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About 49kg (1,430lbs) of cocaine was found hidden inside a boat that had washed ashore.

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CCTV shows the moment farm animals visited a town hall....

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A sheep, a goat and three lambs escaped from their farm in Turkey, ending up at a nearby town hall.

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The Morning... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Chris Christie, reflecting on his own experience with the coronavirus, releases a video urging people to wear masks.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37sgTxs

How good is that mask you’re wearing? You may soon find out.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gWxWLe

Coronavirus... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Biden’s Inaugural Will Be Mostly Virtual, but Money From Donors Will Be Real... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Mobster Pleads in Plot Against ‘Real Housewives’ Boyfriend, U.S. Says... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Staring Down Deadline, Congress Nears $900 Billion Stimulus Deal... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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A Glitch in Trump’s Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can’t... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/388b5Z6

After personal threats over a local mask mandate, the Dodge City, Kansas, mayor resigns.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aquSp4

First dusting brings some joy in New York.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/37v0AQx

US Federal Reserve warns of 'challenging months'....

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Despite optimism over coronavirus vaccine distribution, other economic signals have worsened.

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بدھ، 16 دسمبر، 2020

Mexico, in Rebuke to U.S., Adopts Measure Restricting Foreign Agents... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY OSCAR LOPEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KbX7gy

Biden’s Climate Team Begins to Take Shape... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY CORAL DAVENPORT AND LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3oXhsoQ

Biden Taps Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34gXfCC

MacKenzie Scott Announces $4.2 Billion More in Charitable Giving... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY NICHOLAS KULISH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3gNFbF6

Coronavirus... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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U.S. and Pfizer Are Negotiating Deal for More Vaccine Doses Next Year... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Campaigning in Georgia, Biden Presses for the Senate Majority He Will Need... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY RICK ROJAS AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/387ckaH

Speaker Nancy Pelosi tightens the mask requirement in the House.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Trump Didn’t Break Our Democracy. But Did He Fatally Weaken It?... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY SUSAN D. HYDE AND ELIZABETH N. SAUNDERS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3oU7Nz7

Leaders in Congress Meet in Search of Spending and Stimulus Deals... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ah3k5E

He’s Too Quiet for His Mate to Hear Him. So He Makes a Megaphone.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Science https://ift.tt/3npvrTQ

Kamala Harris Deserves a More Important Job... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3r1pHSI

Biden will name Gina McCarthy as the White House’s climate coordinator.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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Biden to Name Gina McCarthy, Former E.P.A. Chief, as White House Climate Coordinator... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2K9jwLt

Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box....

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The 5,000-year-old piece of wood, originally found in the Great Pyramid in 1872, is said to be "hugely significant".

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Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds....

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Their behaviour challenges a notion that such abilities come only from domestication, a study finds.

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Prato: The Italian town turning rags into new clothes....

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A small Italian town has built its fortune on transforming the world's old scraps into new clothes.

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Abhishek Bachchan: A Bollywood star's romance with kabaddi....

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Abhishek Bachchan's team is the subject of a new TV series by an award winning British filmmaker.

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SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack is so serious....

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The hack of thousands of high-profile organisations, including the US government, could have major consequences.

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

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The UN urges access to the region where Ethiopian government forces have been battling local fighters.

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Germany starts Christmas lockdown amid Covid surge....

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New restrictions come into force limiting festivities to the smallest of family gatherings.

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French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest....

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Actors, musicians and theatre directors gather to criticise the decision not to reopen culture venues.

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Beirut explosion: The architect rebuilding families' homes for free....

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Joe Salloum and his team are bringing hope, and homes, back to people who live in the poorest areas of Beirut.

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منگل، 15 دسمبر، 2020

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests....

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Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close.

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Donald Trump and the Damage Done... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gMSTrK

Electoral College Vote Officially Affirms Biden’s Victory... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY NICK CORASANITI AND JIM RUTENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/381eGbj

In Canada, the first vaccines leave health workers in tears of relief.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY CATHERINE PORTER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3nlYIie

With Selfies, Emojis and Little Disruption, the Electoral College Makes It Official... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qUkY4Z

Dutch prime minister orders five-week lockdown.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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What Are the Greatest 2,020 Songs Ever? Philadelphia Is Deciding... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY WESLEY MORRIS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3aonoDp

Jared Porter Wants the Mets to Win the Season, Not the Off-Season... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Wdb00n

A lawsuit against the Texas governor proceeds despite the vaccine.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR, JOHNNY DIAZ AND JOHN ELIGON from NYT World https://ift.tt/385ojWs

In Canada, the First Vaccines Leave Health Workers in Tears of Relief... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY CATHERINE PORTER from NYT World https://ift.tt/34fuSEF

Coronavirus Briefing: Vaccinations Begin in the U.S.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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A Lim Kim Waited Out the Field to Win the U.S. Women’s Open... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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A Hotel That Pays Tribute to Rajasthani Arts and Crafts... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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The White House security director had his lower leg amputated as he battled severe Covid-19.... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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After a long tunnel of strain and grief, ‘I definitely see that light.’... (BBC NEWS REPORT)

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By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WgOnZa