Dozens detained in Armenia during anti-government protests
Police in the Armenian capital have detained dozens of people during protests against the country’s prime minister, who is being pressured to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan
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Mexico starts giving first shots of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine
An intensive care nurse in Mexico City has become the first person in Latin America _ to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine
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Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence
Police in Italy are enforcing new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting far-flung families from gathering over Christmas
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Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year’s chaos for cross-border commerce and bring a measure of certainty to businesses after years of Brexit turmoil
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Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre Dame
The choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert
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Mexico starts giving first shots of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine
An intensive care nurse in Mexico City has become the first person in Latin America _ to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine
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Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere
Bethlehem has ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land
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Asia Today: S. Korea reports record surge, ramps up testing
South Korea has reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Christmas Day, as the prime minister pleaded for vigilance to arrest a viral surge that has worsened hospitalization and deaths
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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump spent his Christmas Eve golfing in Florida
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