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Vaccine and water unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest person

Hogmanay drone swarm lights up Scottish skies

Brexit: New EU trade arrangements to begin after Parliament vote

Why have global stock markets gone up this year?

Samuel Little: America's 'most prolific' serial killer dies

Wang Xiangjun: China's 'Glacier Bro' presumed dead

US-EU trade dispute: US slaps tariffs on wine and cognac

Nashville explosion: Police probe conspiracy theory motive

Vaccine and water unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest person

Zhang Zhan: The 'rebellious soul' jailed for filming Wuhan

Republican senator to dispute certification of Biden victory

Deepening divisions: Venezuela's haves and have nots

Remembering the entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2020

India's most uplifting social media moments in 2020

Syria attack: At least 28 killed in ambush on bus

Penn Station: New train hall returns beauty to New York station

2020 through the lens of a photojournalist

Yemen war: Video shows moment Aden airport attacked

Four protests that triggered change - and one that didn't

Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation

Drone users face new rules across Europe and UK

Brexit: Dover-Calais route 'will work well on 1 January'

Tesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug in minimum wage fail

Covid: What do we know about China's coronavirus vaccines?

Boeing 737 Max returns to the skies in the US

Is the Ant Group shake-up a sign of things to come?

Snapchat boss: 'User behaviour protected by free speech'

Snapchat boss: 'User behaviour protected by free speech'

China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study

Luke Letlow: Newly-elected US lawmaker, 41, dies from Covid

China jails Hong Kong activists for between seven months and three years

Covid: Sydney announces new restrictions ahead of New Year

North Korea defectors: Why it's getting harder to escape

Tamir Rice killing: US closes investigation into 2014 shooting

Boeing 737 Max returns to the skies in the US

Tata grabs bigger slice of AirAsia and India's airline industry

Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British

2020 and me: 'We need to learn life lessons from this'

Belarus protests: The demonstrators speaking out in new and creative ways

Quarantine meals: The 2020 food trend no-one predicted

Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British

Fashion lookahead: Eight major 2021 looks from tie-dye to pastels

What my grandfather's life taught me about China and America

Notable African deaths of 2020: From jazz legends to football heroes

Eight things we learned about new businesses in lockdown

Is the Ant Group shake-up a sign of things to come?

Admiral sells Confused.com in £508m deal

Hong Kong activist Tony Chung sentenced to four months

Keyon Harrold: Jazz trumpeter says son assaulted after false theft accusation

Coronavirus: India confirms six cases of new Covid variant

Covid: Sydney beach party sparks UK backpacker deportation threats

Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk

China and EU 'on verge' of major investment deal

Covid: US House votes to boost stimulus package payments

Japan to build wooden satellites to cut space junk

Japan to build wooden satellites to cut space junk

Covid, furlough and Topshop collapse: 2020 in business stories

Coronavirus: Spain to keep registry of those who refuse Covid vaccine

Zoom: All the times virtual meetings didn't go as planned this year

Australian man and child saved after friends walk 12 hours for help

India migrants: The tragedy of the tuk-tuk driver who fled Covid

Will concerts come back in 2021? And other music stories to look out for

China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus

Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer

Covid in prison: 'We should be treated like humans'

When Greta Thunberg met Margaret Atwood... on Zoom

The big tech questions for 2021

The big tech questions for 2021

Zoom: All the times virtual meetings didn't go as planned this year

Nashville explosion: CCTV captures moment of blast

Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China

Johnny Mullagh: Australia's Cricket Hall of Fame inducts first Aboriginal player

Mobile roaming: What will happen to charges after Brexit?

Mobile roaming: What will happen to charges after Brexit?

Maestro Dudamel takes virtual reality Symphony on tour

Covid lockdown helped teacher Holly King-Mand realise her dream

Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law

Brexit: Britons warned to prepare for 'some disruption'

Chinese games billionaire dies 'after poisoning'

KFC launches game console with built-in chicken warmer

Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports

Dr Mahinder Watsa: India’s most famous ‘sexpert’ dies at 96

KFC launches gaming console with chicken warmer

Chinese games billionaire poisoned to death

Chinese games billionaire dies after poisoning

Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law

Maestro Dudamel takes virtual reality Symphony on tour

Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus

Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict

'She is beautiful but she is Indian': The student who became a Welsh bard at 19

2020 and me: 'I know the value of family more'

How Covid conspiracies, 'fake news' and misinformation spread in 2020

Covid: South Africa passes one million infections as cases surge

Nashville explosion: Camper van blast suspect named by police

Boy Scouts of America accuse Girl Scouts of starting 'war'

Seven killed in knife attack in China's Liaoning province

Rahane gives India control of Boxing Day Test

Brexit impact on food prices 'very modest' - Tesco

US former wrestler Brodie Lee dies aged 41

Dog invades football pitch in Bolivia

US presidents' pets: Biden dogs Major and Champ to restore White House tradition

Central African Republic election: Polls open amid fears of more violence

Covid: EU launches mass vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

Nashville explosion 'probably suicide bombing'

Why is India denying prisoners spectacles and straws?

How Ugandan Nasa scientist Catherine Nakalembe uses satellites to boost farming

How Covid-19 altered world events in 2020

Covid in the classroom: How the pandemic changed these three teachers' lives

Coronavirus: What has Covid done for climate crisis?

2020 and me: 'EndSARS was our Black Lives Matter'

Iran: Climbers die in blizzards and avalanche

Covid: Biden urges Trump to sign coronavirus bill into law

Coronavirus: EU countries begin mass vaccination

Covid: Boxing Day sales expected to plummet amid pandemic

Gingerbread monolith appears in San Francisco's Corona Heights

Pompeii: Ancient 'fast food' counter to open to the public

Chinese economy to overtake US 'by 2028' due to Covid

Nashville explosion: Businesses and celebrities pledge $315,000 reward

Chinese economy to overtake US 'by 2028' due to Covid

South Africa raise fists before cricket match

Coronavirus: More cases of new Covid variant found in Europe

George Blake: Soviet Cold War spy and former MI6 officer dies in Russia

Several injured after shooting in Berlin

737 Max: Air Canada flight in unscheduled landing after engine issue

UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic on eve of election

Business review of 2020: Covid-19 and Trump

What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

Letter from Africa: Somalia's Christmas birthdays and lost memories

Business review of 2020: Covid-19 and Trump

The family with no fingerprints

What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

Extreme E: Lewis Hamilton helping make racing environmentally friendly

Nashville hit by deliberate explosion, police in Tennessee say

Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack

Covid: Millions of Americans face unemployment benefits lapse

Russian historian jailed for dismembering partner

Australian expeditioner evacuated from Antarctica in five-day mission

The cat was near death as it passed the conveyor belt of a waste sorting plant in Russia

Pope urges coronavirus vaccine access for all

Alexei Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol 'held after raid'

Notre-Dame: Choir sings inside cathedral for first time since fire

Ivry Gitlis: Celebrated Israeli virtuoso violinist dies at 98

Brexit: EU diplomats to get trade deal briefing

Michael Jackson: Neverland Ranch 'sold to billionaire for $22m'

Christmas: The mail order pioneer who started a billion-pound industry

Michael Jackson: Neverland Ranch 'sold to billionaire for $22m'

Covid: Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica begin mass vaccination

Brexit: EU diplomats to get trade deal briefing

The refugees feeding a nation

In pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world

A scene in The Pianist changed Arson Fahim's life

Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space

How delivery drivers became vital in the pandemic

Georgia climbers who risk their lives for Christmas trees

What Brexit deal means for me: Six bosses tell all

Chrissy Teigen 'sad she will never be pregnant again'

Coronavirus mutes Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Pete Evans: Facebook removes celebrity chef's page over conspiracies

Alibaba being investigated by China over monopoly tactics

Universal Credit: 'It is embarrassing having to rely on family again'

Brexit: UK-EU trade talks continue ahead of likely deal

Alibaba being investigated by China over monopoly tactics

Pete Evans: Facebook removes celebrity chef's page over conspiracies

Games of 2020: The Press X To Continue awards

Saumitra Khan: India MP threatens to divorce wife who switched party

Airline fires pilot blamed for Taiwan's first Covid case in months

Coronavirus: New York City orders international visitors to quarantine

NBA game off as Covid depletes Houston Rockets

Asian markets push higher on hopes of Brexit deal

Alibaba being investigated by China over monopoly tactics

EU to allow post-Brexit UK farm produce exports

Five families, five Christmases: A festive season like no other around Europe

Oscars 2021: What can we expect for the ceremony?

Muslim-Canadian's 'first Christmas' goes viral

India farmer protests: How rural incomes have struggled to keep up

Trump pardons: Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner granted clemency

EU to allow post-Brexit UK farm produce exports

Banjo Paterson: 120-year-old chocolate found in Australian poet's belongings

Putting a jetpack to the test

Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover deal

France bans use of drones to police protests in Paris

Shopify stores riddled with fakes and fraudsters

Macau gambles on tech for its Covid-19 recovery

Gunman kills three police officers in France

Shopify stores riddled with fakes and fraudsters

Argentina blackout: Buenos Aires hit by huge power cut

Macau gambles on tech for its Covid-19 recovery

Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover deal

Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover deal

Trump urges Congress to amend 'wasteful' coronavirus aid bill

Messi breaks Pelé scoring record

Trump pardons two convicted by Mueller inquiry

Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom

The pioneering lawyer who fought for women’s suffrage in India

The Nigerian blogger scouring the past to inform the future

Covid-19: 'Losing Christmas is irreparable damage'

Rohingya refugees' perilous journey in search of safety

Talking Movies: How documentary films flourished in 2020

Redundancy plans fall after furlough extension

How dependent is the UK on the EU for food?

Tech trends in 2021: Fast planes and homeworking

Tanzania 'using Twitter's copyright policy to silence activists'

Paul Whelan: 'Grim life' of US prisoner in Russian labour camp

UK borrowing hits highest November level on record

Covid-19: UK and France aim to restart freight as queues grow

Trump orders new federal buildings must be 'beautiful'

West Point faces worst cheating scandal in decades

US blacklists companies with possible military ties

Sydney Covid cases drop amid record testing

Lorna Jane: Activewear brand in court for 'anti-virus' claims

NZ killer of British backpacker guilty of more attacks

SLS: Crucial test for Nasa's 'mega-rocket'

Leyla Güven: Turkey sentences Kurdish politician to 22 years in prison

Will pregnant women receive the Covid-19 vaccine? It depends

1,000 lost on one boat - this woman hopes to name them

Covid: Thanksgiving the cause of a spike in US infections?

Tanzania 'using Twitter's copyright policy to silence activists'

How a young girl's fairy house sparked a magical friendship

UK government 'likely to miss' broadband and 5G targets

Tech trends in 2021: Fast planes and homeworking

UK government 'likely to miss' broadband and 5G targets

Life on the road for truckers amid ports chaos

Offices share £481m rebate after interim business rates ruling

'Yes, people have Zoom fatigue but it's not our fault'

Rwanda bolsters force in CAR as rebels 'held back'

'Gaming helped me learn tactics for HK protests'

US cyber-attack: Around 50 firms 'genuinely impacted' by massive breach

Refunds pledge for scrapped Christmas travel plans

Christmas star: Planets set to align in the night sky

Covid-19: Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia

Covid: Denmark to dig up millions of mink culled over virus

Covid: EU to discuss response to variant as travel bans on UK expand

Covid: Thailand tests thousands after virus outbreak in seafood market

Pound slides lower as European borders close to UK

Covid: Australian states enforce travel bans amid Sydney outbreak

European regulator says Boeing's 737 Max is safe

The Belgian 'hero' who invaded UK fishing waters

'Yes, people have Zoom fatigue but it's not our fault'

How should you talk to friends and relatives who believe conspiracy theories?

Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears

K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb

Captagon - Destroying the frontline drug

'Yes, people have Zoom fatigue but it's not our fault'

European regulator says Boeing's 737 Max is safe

Four ways Covid changed how we live - and shop

Covid: US reaches long awaited deal for coronavirus aid

Creating animal food from a greenhouse gas

Germany and Finland bring home women from Islamic State camps

François Bozizé: CAR former president denies 'attempted coup'

Covid: Tui cancels flights out of Luton Airport

Covid: Italy, Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK over variant

Nigeria kidnapping: Mahuta children rescued after gun battle

Covid: Belgium and Netherlands ban flights from UK over variant

'Stop-start' Covid rules cost shops £2bn a week, says industry

Cardinal Pell says his conservative views drove public against him

Covid: WHO in 'close contact' with UK over new variant

Joe Biden says 'no time to waste' as climate team unveiled

Covid: Furlough companies list should be published, MPs urge

'We're having a sustainable Christmas'

Brexit: How to prepare for changes in 2021

Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem

Covid vaccine: 'Disappearing' needles and other rumours debunked

'God will forgive me or not': Inside the world of a people smuggler

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How we survived when Mekelle was shelled'

Uganda election: False claims about Joe Biden and others

Spain housing: Evictions and broken promises in a pandemic

Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

Budget smartphones: What do you get for £100?

Covid-19: Explosion kills nine coronavirus patients in Turkey

Epstein ex-associate Jean-Luc Brunel placed under formal investigation

Caliphate: NY Times loses awards for Islamic State podcast over false reporting

US cyber-attack: Russia 'clearly' behind SolarWinds operation, says Pompeo

US cyber-attack: Russia 'clearly' behind SolarWinds operation, says Pompeo

737 Max: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in test after crashes

737 Max: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in test after crashes

Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown

US charges ex-Zoom employee with shutting down Tiananmen Square events

US charges ex-Zoom employee with shutting down Tiananmen Square events

Covid : US Vice-President Pence 'didn't feel a thing'

Vanessa Bryant, her mother's lawsuit and the value of childcare

Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine

Covid: The countries worried they won't get the vaccine

Faith and fertility at Bethlehem's Milk Grotto

Coronavirus in South Africa: Unravelling the mystery

US evictions crisis: 'My pride has gone. We're pretty much homeless now'

Blindian Project: Celebrating black and South Asian relationships

North Korea: Potato propaganda is back... but what does it mean?

Microplastics, drugs and food - how jellyfish can help us

Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds

Climate change: Law used as stick to beat government

Openreach creating 5,300 new jobs to speed fibre rollout

'I became a full-time dad for my wife's career'

Electric cars will leave hole in tax revenues, says Treasury

Alibaba says its technology won't target Uighurs

Creating animal food from a greenhouse gas

Google sued again over anti-competitive search practices

Coronavirus: Coca-Cola restructuring cuts 2,200 jobs worldwide

China's drinkers develop taste for home-grown wines

Covid in India: How do you vaccinate 1.3 billion people?

Covid: Moderna vaccine moves closer to US approval

Deb Haaland: Historic Native American 'pick for Biden cabinet'

Google sued again over anti-competitive search practices

Google sued again over anti-competitive search practices

US couple find 100-year-old whisky bottles hidden in walls of home

Covid: Sydney residents urged to stay home amid new outbreak

Covid vaccine: India expects to 'begin vaccination in January'

Coronavirus: Swiss count cost of surge in deaths

Biden cabinet: Does this new team better reflect America?

'A total mess': Venezuelans see little hope of improvement

Africa's week in pictures: 11 - 17 December 2020

Covid in India: How do you vaccinate 1.3 billion people?

The impact of Covid rule-breakers

Celebrating Hanukkah and tackling anti-Semitism

Dancing starling spectacle solves power cut mystery in Airth

Boeing hires its own pilots to smooth return of 737

Bitcoin hits all-time high rising above $20,000

Bitcoin hits all-time high rising above $20,000

Google ad practices under fire in new lawsuit

Google ad practices under fire in new lawsuit

Google ad practices under fire in new lawsuit

China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis'

Toy deliveries to miss Christmas amid port delays

'Fear is the only thing that stops you. I had to give it a try’

US snow storm: Millions on east coast under advisory

Marshall Islands: Record drugs haul washes up on shore

'Love jihad': What a reported miscarriage says about India's anti-conversion law

China's drinkers develop taste for home-grown wines

Tigray crisis: How Ethiopian doctors fled militia attacks

Brexit trade talks: Could the UK and the EU keep negotiating?

In pictures: The beauty of toilets

Viola Davis: 'In my world, there are a lot of Ma Raineys'

E-scooters: What are the rules and can they be safer?

UK and US in talks over mini trade deal

Fraud victims' pay deducted for money they don't owe

Covid: Melbourne towers lockdown 'breached human rights'

CCTV shows the moment farm animals visited a town hall

Struggling Air India could be taken over by workers

Australia launches WTO appeal against China's barley tariff

Facebook to move all UK users onto US agreements

Facebook to move all UK users onto US agreements

Australia launches WTO appeal against China's barley tariff

MacKenzie Scott gives away $4.2bn in four months

Peru: Police conduct drugs raid dressed as Santa Claus and elf

MacKenzie Scott gives away $4.2bn in four months

Covid: Shops 'hammered' by level four restrictions

Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box

Prato: The Italian town turning rags into new clothes

Abhishek Bachchan: A Bollywood star's romance with kabaddi

SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack is so serious

Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans, study finds

The architect rebuilding Beirut's homes for free

Germany starts Christmas lockdown amid Covid surge

French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest

SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack is so serious

Rail fares to rise more than expected next year

'Tier 3 has ruined our dream restaurant opening'

'A delivery, then a fire that left us homeless'

MPs slam 'woeful' plans to recover Covid-19 loans

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

Rappers dominate YouTube's top 2020 UK music videos

Safety concerns over planes returning to service

Pinterest in $22.5m gender discrimination payout

Craig McLachlan: Actor found not guilty in indecent assault case

EU Digital Services Act set to bring in new rules for tech giants

Joe Biden says 'will of people prevailed' after victory confirmed

Australia storms: Floods spark evacuation warnings for NSW towns

EU Digital Services Act set to bring in new rules for tech giants

MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah

Hunger spikes, demand rises for US food banks

Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

Why India's doctors differ on Covid-19 plasma therapy

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

Yemen: How Covid-19 spread in a war zone

Experiencing a lockdown world through hang gliding

Online harms law to let regulator block apps in UK

EU Digital Services Act set to bring in new rules for tech giants

How AI could increase IVF treatment success rates

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

Universal Credit: 'I felt guilty claiming benefits for the first time'

Pinterest in $22.5m gender discrimination payout

Low-paid workers face pandemic 'double whammy'

How clean is the air in your office?

Brexit trade talks: Process 'still has legs', UK source says

Spain housing: Evictions and broken promises in a pandemic

Government in talks to fund £20bn nuclear plant

'External source' causes oil tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia

China warns of interference over Bloomberg journalist arrest

Covid-19: White House officials to receive some of first Pfizer vaccines

New Zealand sex worker wins six-figure sum in sexual harassment case

Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site

New Zealand and Australia agree on quarantine-free travel bubble

Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site

Australia storms: Wild weather lashes vast stretch of east coast

Ambrose Dlamini: Eswatini's PM dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Inside a vaccine cold storage room

Kenya's black market baby trade: A mother's choice

US election 2020: What is the electoral college?

Fear and mistrust stalk Kashmir polls

Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

Covid vaccine: How does a vaccine get approved?

US election: Can you explain the electoral college in 10 seconds?

How clean is the air in your office?

Brexit: 'It's utter confusion' over trade talks delay

Inside a vaccine cold storage room

Ridley Scott inspires Network Rail’s cave-exploring drone

Motjeka Madisha: South Africa footballer dies in car crash

Von der Leyen: 'It is responsible to go the extra mile and continue talks'

Brexit trade talks: UK and EU to 'go the extra mile' in effort to agree deal

Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas

US election: Pro-Trump rallies see scuffles in US cities

Energy bills: Automatic switching plan for fairer tariffs

Charley Pride: Country music singer dies of Covid-19

Electric Gamebox booths bring group gaming to the high street

Paolo Rossi: Italian World Cup hero's home burgled during funeral

Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

No pickers, no coffee: How Covid threatens Colombia's harvest

Electoral College: The people who ultimately pick the US president

Interior Chinatown: The novel taking on Hollywood’s Asian tropes

India farmers: Misleading claims about high-profile support

Earth Photo winners announced

Astronomy: 'Odd radio circles' in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’

Mateusz Kuzimski: The veg packer who became a pro footballer

Abortion laws: Polish women forced abroad for terminations

Call of Duty: US and British military go head to head

Hurricane season 2020: Is global warming making hurricanes stronger?

Call of Duty: US and British military go head to head

Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

The women inspiring others in a male-dominated industry

Covid: First round of US vaccinations to begin on Monday

Spanish police rescue 21 'exploited' migrant workers from warehouse

Boris Johnson on climate change, mung-bean munching and creating jobs

Black Lives Matter: Driver charged after crashing into New York protest

Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing after gunmen attack building in Katsina

World needs to declare 'climate emergency' - UN

Space tourism: Virgin space plane to fly above new base

ICYMI: Whales in New York to crossing the border for a haircut

Covid pandemic: South Korea sees record rise in daily cases

Banks 'too often blaming customers' for fraud

Zodiac Killer: Code-breakers solve San Francisco killer's cipher

Ruhollah Zam: Iran executes journalist accused of fanning unrest

Alfred Bourgeois: Second death row inmate executed in two days

Pushbacks: Migrants accuse Greece of sending them back out to sea

GeeSixFive: The woman who became a pop sensation at 65

China Covid: Infected woman defends herself after public shaming

'I got a tattoo on my torso to match my son's birthmark'

The man behind Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You

Klarna plans to tell credit agencies if repayments fail

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

Aztec skull tower: Archaeologists unearth new sections in Mexico City

How Saddam Hussein tried to break into the film business

Turning sounds from around the world into music

Freed Uighur family reunited in Australia after three-year separation

Covid-19: Virus ‘success’ Taiwan to keep restrictions despite vaccine

Biden and Harris named Time's Person of the Year

Covid: China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk

US telcos ordered to 'rip and replace' Huawei components

EU breaks deadlock over €1.8tn budget and Covid-recovery fund

Africa's week in pictures: 4 - 10 December 2020

Pop Mart: China's mystery toymaker becomes multi-billionaire

Climate change: Covid drives record emissions drop in 2020

Covid: Australian vaccine abandoned over false HIV response

Muslim men on no-fly list have right to sue FBI, says US Supreme Court

Plexiglass, sanitiser and masks: US mall Santas prepare for Christmas

Latin America politics: UK's 1960s covert activity revealed

Iran's Supreme Leader: Who might succeed Ali Khamenei?

Waldemar Haffkine: The vaccine pioneer the world forgot

Disney ramps up Star Wars and Marvel franchises

Ridley Scott inspires Network Rail’s cave-exploring drone

Disney ramps up Star Wars and Marvel franchises

Beauty professionals hope for prettier picture in 2021

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Chadwick Boseman 'a character actor'

Hundreds of volunteers are helping to map the Great Barrier Reef

New Zealand: Fixing the ruined Christchurch Cathedral that's frozen in time

Brexit stockpiling: 'I can't get my wine out of the EU'

Cyberpunk 2077: The story behind the video game

Brexit: UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement

Treasury eyes VAT charges for gig economy firms

Asian honeybees 'defend hives from hornets with faeces'

UK has 'no authority' to impose tariffs in Boeing row says US

Paolo Rossi, Italy's 1982 World Cup hero, dies aged 64

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: How a soldier survived an 11-hour gun battle

The Syrian mercenaries used as 'cannon fodder' in Nagorno-Karabakh

New Christmas campaign for Canadians held in China

How Slumdog composer is giving Indian talent a helping hand

US Covid vaccine: Three key questions answered

Rio Tinto ordered to rebuild ancient Aboriginal caves

Elon Musk's Starship prototype makes a big impact

The dead professor and the vast pro-India disinformation campaign

Covid-19: The mask-wearing US city that bucked the trend

Covid: Students and retirees form long-distance friendships

Why 'preppers' are going mainstream

Dad steps in to sing national anthem when it fails to play at son's basketball game

US election: YouTube to ban videos alleging widespread voter fraud

Humpback whale snapped during New York City harbour visit

Covid-19: How everyday life has changed in Wuhan

Nigeria: The midwife bringing antenatal classes to first-time dads in Lagos

Demand for property 'losing a bit of steam'