Pope shares Christmas message for this year of pandemic
This year his remarks were delivered via livestream from inside the Vatican instead of at the balcony to a crowd of thousands of followers.
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Notre Dame choir back for first time since fire for Christmas Eve
Members wore hard hats and protective suits. The medieval Paris landmark suffered a devastating blaze in April 2019.
U.S. to require COVID-19 tests for airline passengers from U.K.
Passengers will have to show they've tested negative within 3 days of boarding, to try to keep new virus variant out of U.S.
Pope Francis celebrates socially-distanced Christmas Eve Mass
Subdued scenes were repeated across the world as the festive family gatherings and packed prayers that typically mark the holiday were scaled back or canceled.
China aims cracks down on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
U.S. tech companies face similar scrutiny with regulators looking at whether Facebook and others hamper competition.
U.K. and EU reach Brexit deal that should avert New Year chaos
With just over a week until the U.K.'s final split from the European Union, the British government said the "deal is done."
Prince Harry, Meghan and Archie release Christmas card
The sweet illustration features a red-haired baby Archie and the family dogs, Pula and Guy.
Charcoal-like asteroid chips sent back to Earth by space probe
Japanese scientists hope they offer clues to origins of solar system and life on Earth.
Teen jailed for violating COVID-19 restrictions gets lesser sentence
Skylar Mack, 21, was arrested after breaking quarantine to attend her boyfriend's jet ski competition.
Another new COVID-19 variant seems to have developed, in Nigeria
Health officials there say unlike the new ones in Britain and South Africa, this one doesn't appear to be more contagious than earlier strains.
Pakistani court orders man charged in Daniel Pearl's murder freed
He was acquitted earlier this year of murdering Pearl but has been held while Pearl's family appeals the acquittal.
Exiled journalist sentenced to 27 years in prison on terror charges
Can Dündar, 59, was the editor-in-chief of an opposition newspaper that released a 2015 report critical of the Turkish government. He had been living in exile in Germany, but it's unlikely it will extradite him.
36 people at Antarctica research station test positive for COVID-19
Antarctica had been the last continent on Earth untouched by the coronavirus pandemic.
France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship
"They have proved their commitment to the nation. It is now up to the Republic to take a step toward them."
Sea-level rise from climate change could be worse than projected
Top scientists believe that the high-end estimates of sea-level rise are likely not high enough.
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