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S Korea Agency Says N Korea Executed People, Shut Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down capital Pyongyang as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday.
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Biden Announces Cabinet Picks, Calling Them an 'Incredible Team'
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. introduced his nominees for crucial foreign policy and national security roles during a public address.
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Watch Full Video: Biden and Harris Introduce Cabinet Picks
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduced nominees and appointees to crucial national security and foreign policy posts for their cabinet.
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'Staten Island Is a Serious Problem,' Cuomo Says as Virus Cases Rise
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York warned that the borough's coronavirus positivity rates are on track to overburden hospitals and push it into the highest lockdown level in the state, where cases are spiking.
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'The Verdict of the People': Georgia Reaffirms Biden's Victory
On Friday, Georgia election officials certified that President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the state's electoral votes after a hand recount was concluded.
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Africa Surpasses 2 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, said gatherings were fueling a 'concerning uptick' in cases in some African countries.
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Officials From Israel, Bahrain and U.S. Address Normalization Deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his counterpart from Bahrain joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in celebrating a U.S.-brokered normalization deal.
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Police Break Up Protest Against Virus Restrictions in Germany
Riot police in Berlin used water canons to disperse crowds at a demonstration against coronavirus restrictions organized by coronavirus deniers, vaccine skeptics and right-wing extremists on Wednesday.
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Mummies Discovered in Egypt Necropolis
Archaeologists unearthed more than 100 painted wooden coffins up to 2,500 years old in the Saqqara burial ground, many containing mummies.
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Trump Touts Vaccine Progress and Promises Rapid Distribution
President Trump lauded progress being made on coronavirus vaccine candidates on Friday, and ignored surging virus rates across the country. At the same event, Vice President Mike Pence acknowledged the increase.
