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Wall Street to kick out three Chinese telecom firms

US politics in 2021: What's in store for President-elect Biden?

Brexit: 'We welcomed the trade deal like a Christmas present'

India's love affair with classic British motorbikes

Why 2021 could be turning point for tackling climate change

Australia-China row: 'I'm Australian - why do I need to prove my loyalty?'

Ten African music stars to look out for in 2021

Moscow train carriage helps rehome stray pets

MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49

Argentines on abortion legalisation: 'I felt relieved'

New Zealand rings in 2021 with fireworks

Covid: Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world

Bosnia: Hundreds of migrants stuck at fire-gutted camp

Giulio Regeni: Italy condemns Egypt for ruling out charges against police

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail

Tech 2020: Our biggest stories and what happened next

Vaccine and water unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest person

Samuel Little: America's 'most prolific' serial killer dies

Wang Xiangjun: China's 'Glacier Bro' presumed dead

Zhang Zhan: The 'rebellious soul' jailed for filming Wuhan

Nashville explosion: Police probe conspiracy theory motive

Deepening divisions: Venezuela's haves and have nots

Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2020

India's most uplifting social media moments in 2020

India's most uplifting social media moments in 2020

Syria attack: At least 28 killed in ambush on bus

Penn Station: New train hall returns beauty to New York station

Republican senator to dispute certification of Biden victory

2020 through the lens of a photojournalist

Yemen war: Video shows moment Aden airport attacked

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

Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation

Norway landslide: Houses buried in Gjerdrum village near Oslo

Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic

Argentina abortion: Activists celebrate Senate vote

Croatia earthquake: Strong aftershocks hit after quake kills seven

Jonathan Pollard: Israel spy greeted by Netanyahu after flying to Tel Aviv

Coronavirus: Senate wrangles over boosting help for Americans

Yemen war: Explosions at Aden airport as new government arrives

Covid: What do we know about China's coronavirus vaccines?

China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study

Luke Letlow: Newly-elected US lawmaker, 41, dies from Covid

China jails Hong Kong activists for between seven months and three years

Covid: Sydney announces new restrictions ahead of New Year

North Korea defectors: Why it's getting harder to escape

Tamir Rice killing: US closes investigation into 2014 shooting

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

Quarantine meals: The 2020 food trend no-one predicted

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

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

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

Belarus protests: The demonstrators speaking out in new and creative ways

2020 and me: 'We need to learn life lessons from this'

Croatia earthquake: Rescue efforts under way in Petrinja

Bell stolen by Nazis to be returned to Poland

The designer who was 'one step ahead of tomorrow'

Pierre Cardin: French fashion giant dies aged 98

Ratatouille musical: Stars join show that was cooked up on TikTok

Russian Covid deaths three times the official toll

Breonna Taylor statue smashed in California weeks after installation

Hong Kong activist Tony Chung sentenced to four months

Covid: Sydney beach party sparks backpacker deportation threat

Keyon Harrold: Jazz trumpeter says son assaulted after false theft accusation

Coronavirus: India confirms six cases of new Covid variant

Covid: US House votes to boost stimulus package payments

Japan to build wooden satellites to cut space junk

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

Coronavirus: Spain to keep registry of those who refuse Covid vaccine

Covid in prison: 'We should be treated like humans'

Zoom: All the times virtual meetings didn't go as planned this year

The big tech questions for 2021

When Greta Thunberg met Margaret Atwood... on Zoom

Nashville explosion: Motives still unclear in Nashville 'suicide bomb'

Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case

Biden on Trump administration "irresponsibility"

Covid: South Africa's Ramaphosa announces new restrictions as cases soar

The Queen's Gambit: 'There were no women chess players'

Hilaria Baldwin denies faking her Spanish heritage

Rare white kiwi Manukura that inspired book and toys dies

Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi woman activist jailed for five years

Onega: Russian fishing crew missing after trawler sinks in Barents Sea

Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China

Félix Vásquez: Honduran environmental activist killed

Johnny Mullagh: Australia's Cricket Hall of Fame inducts first Aboriginal player

Nashville explosion: CCTV captures moment of blast

Dr Mahinder Watsa: India’s most famous ‘sexpert’ dies at 96

Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports

Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law

Chinese games billionaire poisoned to death

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

Covid: South Africa passes one million infections as cases surge

2020 and me: 'I know the value of family more'

Nashville explosion: Camper van blast suspect named by police

Boy Scouts of America accuse Girl Scouts of starting 'war'

Seven killed in knife attack in China's Liaoning province

Rahane gives India control of Boxing Day Test

US former wrestler Brodie Lee dies aged 41

Dog invades football pitch in Bolivia

Central African Republic election: Polls open amid fears of more violence

US presidents' pets: Biden dogs Major and Champ to restore White House tradition

Covid: EU launches mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

Nashville explosion 'probably suicide bombing'

Why is India denying prisoners spectacles and straws?

How Ugandan Nasa scientist Catherine Nakalembe uses satellites to boost farming

How Covid-19 altered world events in 2020

Iran: Climbers die in blizzards and avalanche

Coronavirus: What has Covid done for climate crisis?

2020 and me: 'EndSARS was our Black Lives Matter'

Covid in the classroom: How the pandemic changed these three teachers' lives

Coronavirus: EU countries begin mass vaccination

Covid: Biden urges Trump to sign coronavirus bill into law

Gingerbread monolith appears in San Francisco's Corona Heights

Pompeii: Ancient 'fast food' counter to open to the public

Nashville explosion: Businesses and celebrities pledge $315,000 reward

Chinese economy to overtake US 'by 2028' due to Covid

South Africa raise fists before cricket match

Coronavirus: More cases of new Covid variant found in Europe

George Blake: Soviet Cold War spy and former MI6 officer dies in Russia

Several injured after shooting in Berlin

737 Max: Air Canada flight in unscheduled landing after engine issue

UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic on eve of election

What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

Letter from Africa: Somalia's Christmas birthdays and lost memories

Business review of 2020: Covid-19 and Trump

The family with no fingerprints

What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

France finds first case of new coronavirus variant

Uganda Lake Albert boat accident leaves many dead

Nashville explosion: Camper van blows up in 'intentional act'

Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack

Covid: Millions of Americans face unemployment benefits lapse

Russian historian jailed for dismembering partner

Australian expeditioner evacuated from Antarctica in five-day mission

Rags to riches for cat rescued by waste worker

Pope urges coronavirus vaccine access for all

Alexei Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol 'held after raid'

Notre-Dame: Choir sings inside cathedral for first time since fire

Ivry Gitlis: Celebrated Israeli virtuoso violinist dies at 98

Covid: Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica begin mass vaccination

Michael Jackson: Neverland Ranch 'sold to billionaire for $22m'

Brexit: EU diplomats to get trade deal briefing

Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space

How delivery drivers became vital in the pandemic

Georgia climbers who risk their lives for Christmas trees

The refugees feeding a nation

In pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world

A scene in The Pianist changed Arson Fahim's life

Portugal outrage after Spanish hunters massacre 500 wild animals

'Balloon boy hoax' parents pardoned in Colorado

Ethiopia military 'kills 40' after Benishangul-Gumuz massacre

Karima Baloch: Activist's family mourns a 'mountain of courage'

'Balloon boy hoax' parents pardoned in Colorado

The 101-year-old veteran with thousands of Christmas cards

California man 'kills fellow Covid patient with oxygen tank'

Chrissy Teigen 'sad she will never be pregnant again'

Coronavirus mutes Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Brexit: UK-EU trade talks continue ahead of likely deal

Pete Evans: Facebook removes celebrity chef's page over conspiracies

Alibaba being investigated by China over monopoly tactics

Saumitra Khan: India MP threatens to divorce wife who switched party

Airline fires pilot blamed for Taiwan's first Covid case in months

Coronavirus: New York City orders international visitors to quarantine

NBA game off as Covid depletes Houston Rockets

EU to allow post-Brexit UK farm produce exports

Five families, five Christmases: A festive season like no other around Europe

Oscars 2021: What can we expect for the ceremony?

Muslim-Canadian's 'first Christmas' goes viral

India farmer protests: How rural incomes have struggled to keep up

Trump pardons former advisers Manafort and Stone

Banjo Paterson: 120-year-old chocolate found in Australian poet's belongings

Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover

Covid-19: First trucks start leaving Kent lorry park after France reopens UK border

Brexit: UK and EU 'haggling', as hopes for trade deal rise

Covid: France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship

Trump pardons Blackwater security contractors over 2007 Iraq killings

Italy seeks engineer to build new Colosseum floor

Erdogan attacks Europe court's order for Demirtas's release

Octopuses filmed punching fish in the Red Sea

Macron's dog Nemo in video plea to be kind to pets

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai granted bail

Gunman kills three police officers in France

Argentina blackout: Buenos Aires hit by huge power cut

Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover deal

Trump urges Congress to amend 'wasteful' coronavirus aid bill

Messi breaks Pelé scoring record

Trump pardons two convicted by Mueller inquiry

Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom

The pioneering lawyer who fought for women’s suffrage in India

The Nigerian blogger scouring the past to inform the future

Dr Deborah Birx: White House virus expert quits over holiday travel

Covid-19: 'Losing Christmas is irreparable damage'

Rohingya refugees' perilous journey in search of safety

Talking Movies: How documentary films flourished in 2020

Coronavirus spreads to Antarctic research station

Russia hits EU with sanctions in backlash over Navalny sting

Covid: Vatican says coronavirus vaccines 'morally acceptable'

Afghanistan conflict: Kabul car bombing kills four doctors

In pictures: The great conjunction

Marcelo Crivella: Rio mayor arrested over bribery claims

Karima Baloch: Pakistani rights activist found dead in Toronto

Ancient mummified wolf pup in Canada 'lived 56,000 years ago'

Are forest fires unlocking radiation in Chernobyl?

Thai man revives baby elephant with CPR after motorbike accident

Paul Whelan: 'Grim life' of US prisoner in Russian labour camp

Trump orders new federal buildings must be 'beautiful'

Sydney Covid cases drop amid record testing

West Point faces worst cheating scandal in decades

Leyla Güven: Turkey sentences Kurdish politician to 22 years in prison

Will pregnant women receive the Covid-19 vaccine? It depends

1,000 lost on one boat - this woman hopes to name them

Covid: Thanksgiving the cause of a spike in US infections?

Tanzania 'using Twitter's copyright policy to silence activists'

NZ killer of British backpacker guilty of more attacks

SLS: Crucial test for Nasa's 'mega-rocket'

How a young girl's fairy house sparked a magical friendship

Bats, roadblocks and the origins of coronavirus

Covid: Regulator approves first vaccine for EU states

Lockerbie bombing: Alleged bomb-maker charged on 32nd anniversary of attack

Halle synagogue attack: Germany far-right gunman jailed for life

Ariana Grande announces engagement to Dalton Gomez

Essex lorry deaths: Two found guilty of killing 39 migrants

Mexico violence: Security raised in Puerto Vallarta after ambush

Al Jazeera journalists ‘hacked via NSO Group spyware’

Kyle Rittenhouse: YouTube struggles with hero worship

Rwanda bolsters force in CAR as rebels 'held back'

Christmas star: Planets set to align in the night sky

Covid: EU to discuss response to variant as travel bans on UK expand

Covid-19: Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia

Covid: Denmark to dig up millions of mink culled over virus

Covid: Thailand tests thousands after virus outbreak in seafood market

Covid: Australian states enforce travel bans amid Sydney outbreak

European regulator says Boeing's 737 Max is safe

The Belgian 'hero' who invaded UK fishing waters

'Yes, people have Zoom fatigue but it's not our fault'

How should you talk to friends and relatives who believe conspiracy theories?

Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears

K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb

Covid: US reaches long awaited deal for coronavirus aid

Captagon - Destroying the frontline drug

Covid-19: Dover port halts exports to France for 48 hours

Miss France runner-up April Benayoum targeted by anti-Semitic tweets

Iceland: Town of Seydisfjordur evacuated after mudslide hits

New coronavirus variant: What do we know?

US cyber-attack: Around 50 firms 'genuinely impacted' by massive breach

Ethiopia explosion: 'Abandoned' bomb kills three in Addis Ababa

Germany and Finland bring home women from Islamic State camps

François Bozizé: CAR former president denies 'attempted coup'

Nigeria kidnapping: Mahuta children rescued after gun battle

Covid: Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK over variant

Cardinal Pell says his conservative views drove public against him

Covid: WHO in 'close contact' with UK over new variant

Joe Biden says 'no time to waste' as climate team unveiled

Covid vaccine: 'Disappearing' needles and other rumours debunked

Spain housing: Evictions and broken promises in a pandemic

Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis'

Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

'God will forgive me or not': Inside the world of a people smuggler

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How we survived when Mekelle was shelled'

Uganda election: False claims about Joe Biden and others

Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem

Australia v India: How Virat Kohli's side were skittled for 36

François Bozizé: CAR accuses former president of 'attempted coup'

Covid: Chile's president Sebastián Piñera fined $3,500 for no-mask selfie

Covid: Chile's president Sebastián Piñera fined $3,500 for no-mask selfie

ICYMI: Runaway sheep and a big bale of turtles

Covid-19: Explosion kills nine coronavirus patients in Turkey

Epstein ex-associate Jean-Luc Brunel placed under formal investigation

Caliphate: NY Times loses awards for Islamic State podcast over false reporting

US cyber-attack: Russia 'clearly' behind SolarWinds operation, says Pompeo

737 Max: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in test after crashes

Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown

US charges ex-Zoom employee with shutting down Tiananmen Square events

Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine

Covid : US Vice-President Pence 'didn't feel a thing'

Vanessa Bryant, her mother's lawsuit and the value of childcare

Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds

Covid: The countries worried they won't get the vaccine

Faith and fertility at Bethlehem's Milk Grotto

Coronavirus in South Africa: Unravelling the mystery

Blindian Project: Celebrating black and South Asian relationships

North Korea: Potato propaganda is back... but what does it mean?

Microplastics, drugs and food - how jellyfish can help us

Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys return home after kidnap ordeal

Libya's Gen Haftar frees Italy fishermen held for months

Mozambique's Islamist insurgency: UN warns of rising violence in Cabo Delgado

Nigeria school attack: Was it really Boko Haram?

Japan: Snow traps 1,000 drivers in frozen traffic jam

Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation store

The angry pop song calling out China's domestic violence problem

Trump trade chief wants WTO leadership race reopened

Alibaba says its technology won't target Uighurs

Covid: Moderna vaccine moves closer to US approval

Google sued again over anti-competitive search practices

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

Deb Haaland: Historic Native American 'pick for Biden cabinet'

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

Coronavirus: Swiss count cost of surge in deaths

Biden cabinet: Does this new team better reflect America?

'A total mess': Venezuelans see little hope of improvement

Africa's week in pictures: 11 - 17 December 2020

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

The impact of Covid rule-breakers

Celebrating Hanukkah and tackling anti-Semitism

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

Covid: Sydney residents urged to stay home amid new outbreak

Afghanistan conflict: Top US general meets Taliban negotiators

Arab Spring: 10 moments, 10 years on

Russia's Putin calls Navalny poisoning inquiry 'a trick'

Coronavirus: Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf says coronavirus approach 'has failed'

Hotel Rwanda 'hero' sues Greek airline for 'aiding kidnap'

Maradona's body 'must be conserved' for DNA test, judge rules

Road chaos across north-eastern US

Emmanuel Macron: French president tests positive for Covid

Covid and vitamin D: 'Not enough evidence' for treatment

Bitcoin hits all-time high rising above $20,000

Google ad practices under fire in new lawsuit

China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis'

US snow storm: Millions on east coast under advisory

Marshall Islands: Record drugs haul washes up on shore

'Love jihad': What a reported miscarriage says about India's anti-conversion law

China's drinkers develop taste for home-grown wines

Tigray crisis: How Ethiopian doctors fled militia attacks

Brexit trade talks: Could the UK and the EU keep negotiating?

In pictures: The beauty of toilets

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

Covid: Melbourne towers lockdown 'breached human rights'

CCTV shows the moment farm animals visited a town hall

US Federal Reserve warns of 'challenging months'

Britney Spears' father Jamie defends his conservator role

East Africa fears second wave - of locust swarms

Iraq anti-government activist 'killed by gunmen in Baghdad'

Tom Cruise: Recording emerges of star 'shouting at film crew' over Covid

Paris mayor mocks 'absurd' fine for hiring too many women

Brexit: 'Narrow path' in view for trade deal - EU chief

Gay conversion therapy: Hundreds of religious leaders call for ban

Covid-19: Singapore migrant workers infections were three times higher

Struggling Air India could be taken over by workers

Will conflict return to Sudan's Darfur region when peacekeepers leave?

Australia launches WTO appeal against China's barley tariff

Peru: Police conduct drugs raid dressed as Santa Claus and elf

MacKenzie Scott gives away $4.2bn in four months

Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds

Prato: The Italian town turning rags into new clothes

Abhishek Bachchan: A Bollywood actor's romance with kabaddi

SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack is so serious

Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds

Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box

The architect rebuilding Beirut's homes for free

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

Germany starts Christmas lockdown amid Covid surge

French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest

Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas

Pakistan anti-rape ordinance signed into law by president

Malka Leifer: Israel court approves extradition of sex abuse suspect to Australia

Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein associate seeks $28.5m bail deal

Ann Reinking: Broadway actress and dancer dies aged 71

How one boy escaped kidnappers

Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule

Afghanistan: Kabul governor killed in 'sticky bomb' attack on car

Japan 'Twitter killer' sentenced to death

Mission to investigate gigantic iceberg

Pinterest in $22.5m gender discrimination payout

Joe Biden says 'will of people prevailed' after victory confirmed

Australia storms: Floods spark evacuation warnings for NSW towns

Craig McLachlan: Actor found not guilty in indecent assault case

EU Digital Services Act set to bring in new rules for tech giants

Coronavirus: The day US began Covid vaccinations

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

Why India's doctors differ on Covid-19 plasma therapy

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

Yemen: How Covid-19 spread in a war zone

Experiencing a lockdown world through hang gliding

Venezuela crisis: Fleeing migrants found drowned

Australia storms: Dog rescued and beaches damaged as extreme weather hits coast

Cleveland Indians baseball team to change name: US media

Kameel Ahmady: British FGM academic 'jailed in Iran'

Geminid meteor shower dazzles night skies

US ends Sudan's listing as sponsor of terror

US treasury and commerce departments targeted in cyber attack

Spain housing: Evictions and broken promises in a pandemic

China warns of interference over Bloomberg journalist arrest

Covid-19: White House officials to receive some of first Pfizer vaccines

New Zealand sex worker wins six-figure sum in sexual harassment case

Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site

New Zealand and Australia agree on quarantine-free travel bubble

Ambrose Dlamini: Eswatini's PM dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Inside a vaccine cold storage room

Australia storms: Wild weather lashes vast stretch of east coast

Kenya's black market baby trade: A mother's choice

US election 2020: What is the electoral college?

Fear and mistrust stalk Kashmir polls

Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

Covid vaccine: How does a vaccine get approved?

US election: Can you explain the electoral college in 10 seconds?

Arrests as Indian workers ransack iPhone plant over wages

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen claims second win of year at season finale

UK and EU agree to extend Brexit trade talks

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict flares despite ceasefire

Coronavirus: US starts huge vaccine delivery operation

Jill Biden: Backlash after WSJ op-ed calls future first lady 'kiddo'

Motjeka Madisha: South Africa footballer dies in car crash

Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas

Von der Leyen: 'It is responsible to go the extra mile and continue talks'

US election: Pro-Trump rallies see scuffles in US cities

Charley Pride: Country music singer dies of Covid-19

Paolo Rossi: Italian World Cup hero's home burgled during funeral

Abortion laws: Polish women forced abroad for terminations

Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

No pickers, no coffee: How Covid threatens Colombia's harvest

Electoral College: The people who ultimately pick the US president

Interior Chinatown: The novel taking on Hollywood’s Asian tropes

India farmers: Misleading claims about high-profile support

Call of Duty: US and British military go head to head

Hurricane season 2020: Is global warming making hurricanes stronger?

Earth Photo winners announced

Astronomy: 'Odd radio circles' in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’

Mateusz Kuzimski: The veg packer who became a pro footballer

US Covid vaccination: 'The mission begins'

Covid: US public to receive Pfizer vaccinations from Monday