French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins

Effective from New Year's day, officials hope the law will prevent a billion items of single use plastics every year.

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Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tests positive in latest blow to the N.F.L. postseason race.

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New Year Honours 2022: Lumley and Redgrave become dames

Actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave are among the stars on the New Year Honours list.

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Rio de Janeiro is throwing its epic New Year’s Eve beach party, but it will be harder to get to.

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Betty White: Biden leads tributes for Golden Girls actress

The long-time Hollywood star died on Friday at the age of 99 after an eight-decade film and TV career.

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Betty White: Biden leads tributes for Golden Girls actress

The long-time Hollywood star died on Friday at the age of 99 after an eight-decade film and TV career.

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Betty White, a TV Fixture for Seven Decades, Is Dead at 99

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Man Utd move back into top six after beating Burnley

Manchester United climb into the top six of the Premier League after an entertaining victory over Burnley at Old Trafford.

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The C.D.C. tells travelers to avoid cruises, regardless of vaccination.

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Covid: Woman isolates in toilet for five hours after positive mid-flight test

A US teacher says she spent five hours in the toilet after testing positive for Covid-19.

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Desmond Tutu: Mourners queue to pay respects as body lies in state

The Nobel Peace Prize winner's body will lie in state in a simple coffin for two days.

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Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?

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Leicester City v Norwich City postponed because of Covid cases and injuries

Norwich confirm their Premier League game at Leicester on Saturday is off after positive Covid cases and injuries within the Canaries squad.

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At Home and Away Readers’ Best of 2021

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Ghislaine Maxwell: How accusers' testimony brought her down

This was a victory for the women who fought to bring Jeffrey Epstein's co- conspirator to justice.

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Ukraine tensions: Biden and Putin phone call seeks 'diplomatic path'

The presidents of the US and Russia will speak again in a bid to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine.

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Spurred by Omicron, Europe Is Setting Coronavirus Infection Records Every Day

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Russia orders health and drug checks for foreigners

Business groups criticise a new law requiring mandatory fingerprinting, drug tests and STD checks.

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Your Thursday Briefing: Myanmar’s Crisis

By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3FU7oWF
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New York City is being pummeled by Omicron.

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Beverly Russell, Who Ran Design Magazines With Flair, Dies at 87

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UK air travel sees huge slump in 2021 due to Covid

International flights to and from the UK fell to just 400,000 this year, says analytics firm Cirium.

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Richard Marcinko: Seal Team Six founder dies at 81

Richard Marcinko played a vital role in boosting America's counter-terrorism capabilities but was a divisive figure.

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Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters

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Covid: England reports record 117,000 daily cases

Cases continue to rise, but the surge in infections has so far not led to a spike in hospital admissions.

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Israel tries to contain avian flu outbreak after 5,000 wild cranes die

Some 5,000 wild cranes have died and hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys are being culled.

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‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.

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¿Bienvenido Juan Carlos? España se reencuentra con un monarca caído en desgracia

By BY NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3FCIbzG
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France announces tighter Covid restrictions amid Omicron surge

Remote working will become compulsory from 3 January but there will be no New Year's Eve curfew.

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France announces tighter Covid restrictions amid Omicron surge

Remote working will become compulsory from 3 January but there will be no New Year's Eve curfew.

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‘People Want Jewelry With Meaning’: How Breast Milk Became a Gem

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10 Photos of the Year From California

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Covid-19: Extra vaccine mandates come into force in New York City

The measures include vaccine mandates for private-sector workers and children entering venues.

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Thousands of flights canceled over weekend as Omicron thins crews.

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Parenthetical Comment

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Two college football bowl games are canceled because of virus cases.

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Using Journalism to Give Back

By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Neediest Cases https://ift.tt/31368Be
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How Paid Experts Help Exonerate Police After Deaths in Custody

By BY JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES, MIKE MCINTIRE, REBECCA R. RUIZ, JULIE TATE AND MICHAEL H. KELLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3Fw05UK
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The Papers: D-Day for New Year's Covid rules, and Tutu tributes

The papers cover the debate over restrictions in England and the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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India's unwinnable battle against spitting

The pandemic briefly renewed efforts to curb an infamous Indian habit - spitting in public.

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Demi Skipper plans to keep trading after hairpin-to-house swap

TikToker Demi Skipper made headlines this month when she successfully traded items until she got a house.

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No sailors on a Navy ship have needed hospitalization after outbreak.

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For the Warriors and the Suns, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the Playoffs

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Your Monday Briefing: Covid spikes in Africa

By BY MATTHEW CULLEN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3Jme0PF
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A 6th Grader Saves the Lives of Two People on the Same Day

By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3FuCGTr
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The Time Archbishop Tutu Was Searched at the Airport

By BY ALAN COWELL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3quYetb
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Court Testimony of Dr. Gary Vilke

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Even in Retirement, Desmond Tutu Remained South Africa’s Moral Compass

By BY LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3z00XhY
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Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?

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Surfer killed in apparent shark attack in California

Beachgoers in Morro Bay area are ordered to stay out of the water after an accident on Christmas Eve.

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The Chinese mother backing bigger families

Chen Ting is a mother of three and businesswoman who encourages other women to have more children.

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Why a former oil executive is capping abandoned wells

Around the US, an estimated three million oil wells have been abandoned. They're more dangerous than we think.

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N.F.L. playoff implications are everywhere as Covid impacts rosters.

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Sardi’s, Broadway’s iconic watering hole, is back, just in time for Omicron show closures.

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Arrest over theft of copper pine cone bollards in Glasgow

Two of the public artworks were reported stolen in the Gorbals area of Glasgow earlier this month.

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For some, Christmas was close to normal. For others, it was yet again disrupted by the coronavirus.

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Flight cancellations grow as Omicron disrupts Christmas.

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Parosmia: Coping with smell and taste loss at Christmas

Sufferers of parosmia - a long Covid side-effect that ravages taste and smell - gear up for Christmas.

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Why I travel back in time for Christmas

Nostalgia-lovers are marking Christmas in the style of times past for very different reasons.

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Robert Carlyle: Begbie has followed me my whole life

He is one of Scotland's most successful and versatile actors yet one role has defined his career.

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No time for war: Russians see no chance of conflict

With rhetoric becoming harsh and fears of an invasion growing, Muscovites give their views on the crisis.

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Quiz of the Year, part one: Are you a 2021 news expert?

How well do you remember the news of the past 12 months?

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French zoo closed temporarily after pack of nine wolves escape

No people were injured during the incident, but the wolf pack was killed due to safety concerns.

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We’re Locked Down Again in the Netherlands. Here’s a Warning.

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Welsh cook will spend Christmas aboard Boaty McBoatface

Steve Carpenter will cook Christmas dinner for climate scientists in the Antarctic

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Didion’s Prophetic Eye on America

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'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event

A father from Oregon uttered a term that is code for an obscenity directed at the president.

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Despite a rise in Omicron, the U.K. is determined to keep Christmas.

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Tesla agrees to stop letting drivers play video games in moving cars.

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How to Navigate the Omicron Surge

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New Yorkers Wait in Long Line for Covid Tests as Cases Surge

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For 2nd Time This Week, a Deadly Crash of a Migrant Boat Off Greece

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How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

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Robots, Female War Correspondents and Other Letters to the Editor

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Covid: £10m Bounce Back Loan fraudsters jailed

Two men are jailed for a total of 33 years for laundering £70m, of which £10m came from Covid loans.

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Covid: Ecuador makes vaccination mandatory for most citizens

All those from the age of five must be jabbed, although people with medical reasons are exempt.

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The Dreaded Return of the ‘Park Hang’

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The jury convicted Kimberly Potter on two counts of manslaughter after 27 hours of deliberations.

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Jon Snow bows out of Channel 4 News after 32 years

The long-serving 74-year-old's last show is described as "an emotional one for the whole newsroom".

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N.Y.C. Public Hospitals Limit Visitors as Omicron Surges

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Louisiana Company to Pay $43 Million for Longest-Running Oil Spill in U.S. History

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Why Janet Yellen’s Signature Is Not on U.S. Currency

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Prosecutors Move to Reduce 110-Year Sentence for Trucker in Deadly Crash

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Newspaper headlines: Omicron 'lower risk' and Covid vaccination plea

Early data suggesting the Omicron coronavirus variant is milder leads many of the front pages.

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Christopher Plummer’s ‘Strange Loyalties’

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Pillar of Shame: Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square statue removed

Workers at the University of Hong Kong dismantle the sculpture commemorating the 1989 massacre.

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Pillar of Shame: Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square statue removed

Workers at the University of Hong Kong dismantle the sculpture commemorating the 1989 massacre.

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The flu makes an unwelcome comeback as Omicron surges.

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Virus cases spike in New York City jails, where less than half of detainees are vaccinated.

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