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Disney to lay off about 32,000 workers in first half of 2021

(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would lay off 32,000 workers, primarily

New Zealand’s Ardern set to declare climate emergency

(Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government is to declare a climate emergency

South Korea, China top diplomats vow to work on North Korea, COVID-19

(Reuters) – The foreign ministers of South Korea and China pledged on Thursday to work

Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probe

(AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday,

Biden urged to extend U.S.-Russia arms treaty for full 5 years without conditions

(Reuters) – Arms control advocates are urging Joe Biden to extend the last U.S.-Russian treaty

Indian state outlaws religious conversion by marriage

(AP) — India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

(AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July,

Australian leader thrilled at Iran’s release of academic

(AP) — Australia’s prime minister said he’s “thrilled and relieved” after Iran released in a

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

(AP) — AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

(AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal