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End of the line: Malaysia, Singapore kill high-speed rail project

Qatar’s ‘Superman’ Al-Attiyah eyes fourth Dakar title in Saudi

African genomics: The scientists unlocking cures encoded in DNA

Mali charges prominent figures with ‘attempted coup’

Ford reverses out of Mahindra car-making joint venture in India

Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.

New York Stock Exchange starts delisting China telecoms firms

Under pandemic pressure, drugmakers raise prices in US: Report

It's Game Over For FarmVille, as Flash Also Buys the Farm

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.

A holiday all about drinking and reveling with mobs of strangers — what could go wrong?

‘We are one and free’: Australia amends national anthem

Your Friday Briefing

This year, the midnight drag queen arrives at 9 p.m.

North Korea’s Kim marks New Year with visit to family tomb

NYSE To Delist Chinese Telco Giants on US Executive Order

Alphabet Unit Wing Blasts New US Drone ID Rule, Citing Privacy

‘Not everyone is at the New Year’s table now’: Putin laments the virus’s grip on Russia.

Senator David Perdue Goes into Quarantine

A Pharmacist is Arrested After He Allegedly Allowed 500 Vaccine Doses to Spoil

Some Doctors in Britain Plan to Defy Instructions to Delay Vaccine Booster Shots

Dozens killed in ambush on bus in Deir Az Zor: Syrian state media

Ancient Egypt: A pyramid scheme that worked

UN-AU mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends mandate after 13 years

Venezuela Supreme Court rules parliament’s term extension invalid

Simorgh: The art of apartheid walls

UK braces for historic departure from the European Union

Lessons from 2020: Reconnecting with nature, a force for good

China’s factory recovery slows as higher costs hurt businesses

Ticketmaster Pays $10 Million Criminal Fine for Invading Rival's Computers

Asian shares set to finish 2020 at record high on economic hopes

Your Thursday Briefing

74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020

US raises tariffs on European wines, spirits amid plane dispute

China shadows two US ships through the Taiwan Strait

How 2020 left China ‘diplomatically diminished’

SpaceX Will Attempt To Recover Super Heavy Rocket by Catching it With Launch Tower

Deferred dreams: What COVID taught three Olympic athletes

Trump, McConnell division grows as Senate poised to override veto

Spotify's Podcasting Problem: Loophole Allows Remixes and Unreleased Songs To Hide in Plain Sight

Vietnamese pick up the pieces after 2020’s relentless storms

Second Indigenous activist killed in Honduras this week

Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead

As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes

Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region

Britain Authorizes Covid Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca

Argentine Senate approves bill to legalise abortion

UK approves AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine for COVID: Live News

Pakistan anti-corruption body arrests key opposition leader

Surprise Ending for Publishers: In 2020, Business Was Good

‘Severe test’: As North Korean economy tanks, Kim needs solutions

Asia investors bet on 2021 rebound, sending shares to record high

EU, Chinese leaders to announce hard-fought investment deal

Apple Loses Copyright Battle Against Security Startup Corellium

Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison in China

Your Wednesday Briefing

A congressman-elect from Louisiana died from Covid-19 complications.

China jails 10 Hong Kong activists for ‘illegal border crossing’

Google's 'Cloud Print' Service is Shutting Down Soon

North Korea prepares for key party congress as challenges mount

Hong Kong teen activist jailed for China flag ‘insult’

Trump’s bid for $2,000 stimulus cheques stalls in US Senate

US Justice Dep’t declines to charge officers in Tamir Rice case

US detects first case of COVID-19 variant in Colorado

Hedge Fund Third Point Urges Intel To Explore Deal Options

Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown

More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado

Surviving in the ruins of Moria

Pakistani players’ omission from top cricket awards baffles fans

The Lasting Lessons of John Conway's Game of Life

In Pictures: Iraqi watch repair shop is a timeless treasure

South Africa tightens restrictions amid surge in COVID cases

Three French soldiers killed in Mali IED blast

Asian shares jump on hopes of bigger US fiscal stimulus measures

Trump bolsters order barring US investment in some Chinese firms

Cricket: India beats Australia by eight wickets, wins second Test

Apple Launches First-Generation College Student Mentorship Program

Your Tuesday Briefing

A Far-Right Terrorism Suspect With a Refugee Disguise: The Tale of Franco A.

India reports six cases of new UK variant of coronavirus

South Korea reports record COVID deaths; secures new vaccine deal

Telecom towers vandalised as Indian farmers continue protests

New York Post's Hunter Biden Laptop Source Sues Twitter for Defamation

How tiny Timor-Leste kept the coronavirus at bay

Russia admits COVID death toll third-worst in the world

US: Ohio policeman fired over fatal shooting of Andre Hill

Vaccinations begin at the nursing home where 46 died in the pandemic’s first days.

Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail in sex abuse case

Tech Giants Are Giving China a Vital Edge In Espionage.

Spain will register those who choose not to get vaccinated, and will share the information with the E.U.

No shame in dealing with matters of the mind

Demon Slayer becomes Japan’s top-grossing movie

South Korea latest country to detect new COVID variant: Live news

Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting

Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message

UK says it will sign free trade deal with Turkey this week

Trump’s US COVID aid bill approval sends stocks higher

Ten of ‘Hong Kong 12’ arrested at sea due in China court

Indian officer accused of planting weapons on Kashmir civilians

Should Cellphone Chargers Be Sold Separately?

Ant trapped? China pushes fintech giant to overhaul its business

Chinese citizen journalist faces trial for Wuhan virus reporting

South Korea steps up virus vaccine efforts as new strain found

Your Monday Briefing

Linux Kernel Ported to the Nintendo 64

Under pressure, Trump finally signs COVID relief bill

How did the pandemic begin? WHO team to seek answers in China

South Africa crosses one million cases of COVID-19

Astronauts Grow Radishes in a Microfarm on the International Space Station