World prepares for muted New Year's Eve under Covid shadow
Britons urged to stay home; France puts 100,000 police out on patrol; Merkel laments hardest year; Times Square closed to public
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G20 leaders pledge to fund fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines
G20 leaders will on Sunday pledge to pay for a fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world so that poorer countries are not left out, and to extend debt relief to them, a draft communique shows.
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World leaders pay tribute to veterans at D-day ceremony in Normandy
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump continued their commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied northern France by Allied forces. The president joined French Presidnet Emmanuel Macron in honoring the fallen on the very site of the invasion -- the beaches of Normandy.
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World's largest plane makes first flight over California
The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market.
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G20: World leaders have signed off on an agreement
G20 agreement backs 'rules-based' order but bows to Trump on trade reforms.
Communique emerges from all-night talks![While the joint text retains some basic principles on trade and global governance, it has no more than a passing mention of migration and refugees and reflects no progress on climate change from last year’s summit in Hamburg.]()
Alibaba's Ma calls U.S.-China trade war 'most stupid thing in this world'
The U.S.-China trade war is the “most stupid thing in this world,” Jack Ma, the chief of Asia’s most valuable public company, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), said on Monday.
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World stocks head for worst losing streak in over half a decade
Global stocks slid lower on Friday and were set for their worst week in more than five years, as anxiety over corporate profits added to fears about global trade and economic growth.
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Theresa May says a no-deal Brexit 'wouldn't be the end of the world'
Prime minister attempts to distance herself from pessimistic Treasury forecasts that incensed the Tory right
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