Thursday, December 31, 2020

Florida health officials detect the state’s first identified coronavirus variant case.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Lbks2k New York Times

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.


By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/381tHeo New York Times

In Montreal, there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote.


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rL4cph New York Times

A man was hospitalized with the virus after attending a controversial ‘Covid conga line’ party in Queens.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pG6iVS New York Times

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.


By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/352eiZc New York Times

Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.


By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3n3Sq63 New York Times

Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.


By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3naOkt2 New York Times

‘Not everyone is at the New Year’s table now’: Putin laments the virus’s grip on Russia.


By BY ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Jydyna New York Times

In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pFpAL6 New York Times

Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.


By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JzupWJ New York Times

Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.


By BY TIM ARANGO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3n4n7rM New York Times

In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.


By BY RUTH MACLEAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2MdvDb5 New York Times

Senator David Perdue goes into quarantine five days before Georgia’s runoff elections.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/351GYBP New York Times

Unemployment claims dipped but remained high during Christmas week.


By BY NELSON D. SCHWARTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pJHgVX New York Times

A New Year’s speech by Merkel focuses on the pandemic and the dire situation in Germany.


By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3o58fKW New York Times

Pope to Skip New Year Services Because of Painful Leg Condition


By BY ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pDa6ad New York Times

Brexit’s Silver Lining for Europe


By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WYOhpj New York Times

Coronavirus Dominates Merkel’s Last New Year’s Speech as Chancellor


By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2LbYCvj New York Times

2020: The Year We All Wish We Could Forget


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Coronavirus Dominates Merkel’s Last New Year’s Speech as Chancellor


By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2LbYCvj New York Times

Some U.K. doctors plan to defy instructions to wait longer on vaccine booster shots.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38Rj6Sm New York Times

India imposes a curfew in New Delhi to curb New Year celebrations.


By BY SAMEER YASIR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38Tt85H New York Times

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Mogul, Is Ordered Back to Jail


By BY VIVIAN WANG from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pFErFo New York Times

Joy survives: Readers share memories of the good moments from this year.


By BY HANNAH WISE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38HPNl2 New York Times

Stunned by their husbands’ sudden deaths, widows of Covid-19 forge ties.


By BY JULIE BOSMAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mW4sOQ New York Times

Jobs, Houses and Cows: China’s Costly Drive to Erase Extreme Poverty


By BY KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rGmd8k New York Times

China approves its first Covid-19 vaccine as it moves to inoculate tens of millions.


By BY AMY QIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pPy02D New York Times

When the virus variant came to a tiny Colorado town.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/350oVf4 New York Times

Preparing for a new year, many have a message for the old one: Good riddance.


By BY DAN BARRY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2L604Qa New York Times

A beloved Chicago bowling alley gets a pandemic reprieve.


By BY RUTH GRAHAM from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2L6cMOT New York Times

Ohio offered nursing home workers early dibs on a vaccine. Many said no.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mZFDS1 New York Times

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Over half of Ohio’s nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pCO5s2 New York Times

New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.


By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rG85vR New York Times

Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan Are on the Run from an Ethnic Massacre


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A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JxFMi3 New York Times

To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.


By BY JILL COWAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3nXiilg New York Times

Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pBHqP2 New York Times

Indonesia Disbands Radical Islamic Group Over Charges of Violence


By BY RICHARD C. PADDOCK AND DERA MENRA SIJABAT from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38KY9IN New York Times

Yes, the Times Square ball will drop this New Year’s. But you need an invitation.


By BY MICHAEL GOLD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/34Xgpxt New York Times

Mexico’s drug cartels have adapted quickly to the pandemic world.


By BY STEVE FISCHER AND KIRK SEMPLE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3o00S7r New York Times

‘I’ve come from 2020 to remind you not to forget.’ A 12-year-old writes a letter to her post-pandemic self.


By BY JULIA CHO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rC4y1v New York Times

The pandemic has been devastating for children from low-income families.


By BY DAN LEVIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3nZjowN New York Times

Prisoners in Oregon can sue state officials in federal court over their handling of the pandemic.


By BY MAURA TURCOTTE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rC4rD7 New York Times

Long-term symptoms can send virus patients back to overburdened hospitals.


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3ocqhLe New York Times

25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WYESxS New York Times

Vaccine announcements from Britain and China bolster the push for inoculations.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER, REBECCA ROBBINS AND SUI-LEE WEE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3mXj9B1 New York Times

A Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has proved effective, its maker said.


By BY SUI-LEE WEE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3nYQHAk New York Times

Jonathan Pollard, Spy for Israel, Gets Hero’s Welcome From Netanyahu: ‘You’re Home’


By BY DAVID M. HALBFINGER AND ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/37WoVPi New York Times

Britain has authorized the Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rEnXyZ New York Times

Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WUWoTR New York Times

Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region


By BY DANIEL POLITI AND ERNESTO LONDOÑO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2MbeQFC New York Times

Britain Authorizes Covid Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38Gj13W New York Times