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A seized South Korean-flagged tanker is escorted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats in the Persian Gulf. This comes as Tehran is enriching nuclear fuel to 20% purity.

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Iran Reportedly Boosts Nuclear Fuel Enrichment To 20%

11:16am January 04, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

The move is likely to increase tensions during President Trump's final weeks in office. Separately, Iran seized a South Korean oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, South Korea said Monday.

A staff member checks the packaging quality of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co. in Beijing last month.

Beijing Reports Tens Of Thousands Inoculated In 1st Days Of COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

9:57am January 04, 2021

by Emily Feng

Beijing says it has vaccinated more than 73,000 people in the two days since China's first domestic coronavirus vaccine was approved for commercial use.

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U.K. Court Rejects U.S. Request To Extradite WikiLeaks Founder

6:35am January 04, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

Julian Assange is charged in the U.S. with violating the Espionage Act and hacking government computers.

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France's Seine River Is A Place Of Solace During COVID-19 Pandemic

6:35am January 04, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

In Europe's most densely populated city of Paris, where there have been two long lockdowns because of the cornavirus, a beloved river is helping many people get through it all.

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Eurasia Group: The Biggest Global Risks For 2021

6:35am January 04, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, about the organization's report on the most significant global threats of this year.

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The Philippines Faces Challenge In Stocking Enough COVID-19 Vaccines

8:59am January 03, 2021

by Julie McCarthy

The Philippines is lagging behind in securing stockpiles of the coronavirus vaccine. The challenges it faces are emblematic of much of the developing world.

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Police break up a rave in Lieuron in northwestern France. Some 2,500 partygoers attended an illegal New Year rave, violently clashing with police who failed to stop it and sparking concern the underground event could spread the coronavirus.

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French Police Shut Down Rave Held In Defiance Of COVID-19 Restrictions

2:50pm January 02, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

The massive party attracted some 2,500 revelers and began New Year's Eve in spite of a curfew and ban on large gatherings. Authorities say three officers were injured trying to shut down the event.

Ambulances are parked outside the NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCeL center in east London on Friday. Hospitals in the U.K. are preparing for an influx of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread.

New COVID-19 Variant Spreads To Dozens Of Countries

2:06pm January 02, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K. in September, has spread to more than 30 countries across several continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID-19 deaths in December.

A health worker gets ready to take samples from people to test for COVID-19 as another registers them at a marketplace last month in New Delhi.

India Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

1:44pm January 02, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

Almost 150,000 people in India have died from complications of COVID-19, behind only the U.S. and Brazil. India plans to begin inoculating its population of 1.4 billion this month.

The final restoration project by the nonprofit Advancing Women Artists group features works by Violante Ferroni, an 18th century prodigy about whom little is known today.

'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists

1:35pm January 02, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that had been stashed in Italy's public museums and damp churches. It's also supported restoration of 70 works from the 16th to 20th centuries.

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