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WHO: People Living Longer, but With More Disabilities

Facebook Faces US Lawsuits That Could Force Sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as Britain Begins Mass Coronavirus Vaccinations

Canada Latest Nation to Approve Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine for Emergency Use

YouTube Will Remove New Videos That Falsely Claim Fraud Changed US Election Outcome

Soccer Players Lay Down ‘Marker’ in Fight Against Racism

Britain Warns People with History of Allergic Reactions Not to Get Coronavirus Vaccine

German Chancellor Calls for Tighter COVID-19 Restrictions as Nation Sets New Daily Death Record

Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Says Was Hacked by Nation State

Study: 8% of Amazon Rainforest Destroyed Since 2000 

Four Lions in Spanish Zoo Catch COVID-19

Experts: Vaccines Appear Safe, But Some Questions Remain

First Woman Competes at Middle East’s Top Falconry Show

Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine Proves ‘Safe and Effective’

British Health Secretary Addresses Parliament as COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin

Capsule Containing Samples from Asteroid Arrives at Japan Space Agency

Australia Introducing Bill to Make Facebook and Google Pay Media Groups for Content

Smartphone Glass Strength: The Quest To Make Glass Shatterproof

Morocco to Kick Off Mass Vaccination Plan with Chinese Drug

Feds Passed Up Chance to Lock in More Pfizer Vaccine Doses

Trump Summit Aims to Boost Faith in Vaccine; Biden Excluded; Drugmakers Decline

Fauci Warns of ‘Surge Upon a Surge’ of COVID-19

The Dylan Catalog, a 60-Year Rock ‘N’ Roll Odyssey, Sold

Trump Administration Declines to Tighten US Soot Pollution Standard

Despite Promise, Few in US Adopting COVID-19 Exposure Apps

Pakistan Suspends Senior Hospital Staff After Oxygen Shortage Kills 6 COVID Patients

Fauci’s Plea ‘Wear a mask’ Tops List of 2020 Notable Quotes

Britain Makes Final Preparations for First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations

Biden Picks California Attorney General to Lead HHS, Harvard Expert for CDC

Saving Senegal’s Forests: Group Turns Straw Into Fuel

‘We’re Ready’: Baltimore Dry Ice Supplier Prepares for COVID Vaccine

A Unique Recipe for Healing: Bill Murray and the Book of Job

Turning Straw to Fuel to Save Senegal’s Forests

Turning Straw to Fuel to Save Senegal’s Forests

Japanese Space Officials Eager to Analyze Asteroid Samples

ER Visits, Long Waits Climb for US Kids in Mental Health Crisis

Virus Cases Continue Climbing in US During Holiday Season

US Not Extending TikTok Divestiture Deadline; Talks to Continue

St. Nicholas Tradition Triumphs Over COVID-19 in Prague

Gene-editing Treatment Shows Promise for Sickle Cell, Other Blood Disease

Japan Capsule Carrying Asteroid Samples Lands in Australia

Yellow Fever in Nigeria Continues to Spread

Japan Awaits Spacecraft Return with Asteroid Soil Samples

Russia Begins COVID Inoculations

Trump Signs Anti-Doping Act Into Law

Six Vice Presidents Talk About Job Once Considered Invisible

WHO: Vaccine Approval Does Not Mean End of Pandemic

WHO Chief Urges Investment, Preparation for Next Pandemic

South Africa Tightens COVID Restrictions Ahead of Christmas Season

US Coronavirus Infections Top 14 Million

Australian Telescope Finds 1 Million New Galaxies

Sweden Closes High Schools Until Early January to Stem COVID-19 Infections

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Facebook Discriminates Against US Workers

Warner Bros. to Stream All 2021 Movies

Facebook to Start Removing Bogus Claims About COVID Vaccines

WHO Europe Director Applauds Vaccine News, Urges Vigilance

Fauci to Discuss Coronavirus Pandemic with Biden Transition Team

Phishing Ploy Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort

Nigeria’s First Lesbian Film Courts Controversy Ahead of Release

United Nations to Convene Special Session on Pandemic Response