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A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season

Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest. They depend on a live audience to do their work, of course, and most l...

Dec 14, 2020

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian missile defence

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting the stage for further confrontation between the two...

Dec 14, 2020

UAW, US Attorney reach deal to reform union after scandal

DETROIT - The United Auto Workers and the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit say they have reached a settlement with the goal of reforming the union in the wake of a wide-ranging bribery and embezzleme...

Dec 14, 2020

London placed under toughest coronavirus restrictions

London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the British government said Monday. Health Sec...

Dec 14, 2020

US blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence offic...

Dec 14, 2020

Stocks open higher on Wall Street as vaccine rolls out in US

NEW YORK - Stocks are opening broadly higher Monday as the weekend rollout of the first batches of COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by U.S. regulators helped brighten the outlook for fighting the pande...

Dec 14, 2020

Indonesia police: Top terror suspect mastermind of attacks

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities said Monday that a top terror suspect arrested last week was the architect of a series of deadly attacks and sectarian conflicts in the world's most populou...

Dec 14, 2020

Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song

LONDON - Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single. The choir, made up of nurses, doctors and other health care staff working in the...

Dec 14, 2020

Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid COVID-19

KOIDU, Sierra Leone - The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his house near the village primary school. Soon after, he proposed to the fifth-grader. "I'm going...

Dec 14, 2020

Asia Today: South Korea to open more virus testing sites

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea was opening dozens of free COVID-19 testing sites in the greater Seoul area, as the country registered additional 718 new cases Monday amid a surge in infection...

Dec 14, 2020