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U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Projected To More Than Double By January
Deaths from COVID-19 could be reduced by 30% if more Americans wore face masks, but mask-wearing is declining,
By Daniel Trotta, Reuters

Trial Begins For 2015 Charlie Hebdo Attacks In Paris That Sparked Terror Wave
The 10-week trial comes as the satirical newspaper at the center of the attacks republishes caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed.
By AP/HuffPost France

Japan PM Shinzo Abe Decides To Resign Over Health Reasons
Abe had drawn fire for a clumsy early response to the pandemic and what critics see as a lack of leadership as infections spread.
By Elaine Lies, Linda Sieg, Yoshifumi Takemoto, Reuters

The Vaccine Race Has Become A High-Stakes Geopolitical Gamble
Rich countries are spending billions to secure vaccine doses for their citizens but not everyone can afford to play the global betting game.
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Steve Bannon Indicted By Federal Prosecutors In New York
The former Trump campaign executive was arrested Thursday morning.
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Chinese Diplomats Return From Houston Consulate Shut By US
The staff were greeted on the tarmac by Foreign Minister Wang Yi after disembarking from a chartered Air China flight in Beijing.
By AP

Canada's Last Fully Intact Arctic Ice Shelf Collapses
The Arctic has been warming at twice the global rate for the past 30 years.
By Moira Warburton, Reuters

Many Countries See The Pandemic As A Crisis. Authoritarians Spot An Opportunity.
Autocratic leaders have obscured coronavirus data, cracked down on doctors and reporters, and used the health crisis to further erode democracies worldwide.
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Trump Says U.S. Should Get A TikTok Deal Cut, Because 'That's The Way I Think'
The U.S. president's demand that the government be paid by TikTok's Chinese owner or a potential American buyer is "probably illegal and unethical," an expert said.
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TikTok's Chinese Owner Offers To Forego Stake To Secure US Deal: Report
ByteDance agreed to divest from U.S. operations of the app after President Trump said he planned to ban it entirely, according to sources.
By Echo Wang and Alexandra Alper, Reuters