LONDON (AP) – As France briefly closed its border with the UK, about 1,000 British troops were trying to clear a huge backlog of truck drivers stuck in southeastern England on Christmas Day, amid a new, apparently more dangerous, coronavirus test. Infectious, virus variant sought Although an estimated 1,000,000 or …
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Rosa ter Toro prepares her dinner for a second dinner in solitude. This epidemic should be an invaluable rare moment to spend time with her family on the eve of Christmas, the second daily installment of her life as a widow living alone. The 83-year-old Ter Toro usually travels from …
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PALM BEACH (AP) – President Donald Trump spent Christmas Eve golfing in Florida after throwing a grenade threatening to blow up a massive relief and government funding bill and force the government to shut down amid an epidemic. Failure to agree to the bill could result in the rejection of …
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) – Bethlehem began on Thursday, the eve of Christmas, with an influx of cheerful marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic priest in the Holy Land, but few came there to welcome him as a coronavirus epidemic and one. Celebrations got wet with …
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BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union and British negotiators worked to put a final touch on a trade deal tonight and the eve of Christmas, which will avoid a chaotic economic standoff between the two sides next week. Trade will change when the UK leaves Blockchain’s single market and customs union …
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