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Thousands of Iraqis mark anniversary of top Iranian general’s death

Thousands of Iraqis on Sunday commemorated the first anniversary of the assassinations of a top Iranian general and a leader of a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia by a US airstrike. Last year’s US strike near Baghdad airport killed Qassem Soleimani,

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Nonprofit Ogen lends record $50 million to ease small business cash squeeze

Ogen Group hopes to become Israel’s first social bank, as pandemic highlights how traditional lenders prefer bigger, less risky businesses over small enterprises

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German lawmakers call on British government to protect Julian Assange

Several members of the German parliament have called on the British government to intervene in case a court decides that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US. “Extraditing Julian Assange to the US, where he faces no

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In their own words: Families talk about their endless search for Mexico’s missing

BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — They are called los desaparecidos — the disappeared. The term gained popularity among extralegal military and police forces in Argentina in the mid-1970s, describing people taken by government-backed armed forces. They vanished without a trace into

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Suicides down in IDF in 2020, but remain leading cause of death for troops

28 soldiers died over the past year — the second lowest number in Israel’s history — but only one in an attack

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India approves easily stored AstraZeneca and locally made COVID-19 vaccines

Emergency authorization given for British shot amid demands for greater transparency over inoculation developed by Indian company Bharat Biotech

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LIVE UPDATES: Biden electoral win facing challenge from Cruz, other GOP senators – Fox News

LIVE UPDATES: Biden electoral win facing challenge from Cruz, other GOP senators  Fox News Trump throws grenades into high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs in final stretch  NBC News Are Congressional Republicans breaking away from Trump?  CBS This Morning GOP effort to thwart Biden is

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Federal appeals court rejects election lawsuit against Pence – NBC News

Federal appeals court rejects election lawsuit against Pence  NBC News Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election  The New York Times 10 things you need to know today: January 2, 2021  The Week Magazine Editorial: Schemes to overturn the 2020

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‘This is different’: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Louisville home vandalized – KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis

‘This is different’: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Louisville home vandalized  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home in Kentucky vandalized  FOX 35 Orlando Homes of Pelosi, McConnell are vandalized after Senate fails to pass $2,000 stimulus checks  The Washington Post McConnell, Pelosi

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‘There’s no running away from the numbers:’ Fauci laments surging COVID deaths as Trump claims ‘fake news’ – ABC News

‘There’s no running away from the numbers:’ Fauci laments surging COVID deaths as Trump claims ‘fake news’  ABC News Fauci pushes back on Trump on COVID-19 ‘exaggerated’ remarks: ‘The deaths are real deaths’ | TheHill  The Hill Fauci fires back after Trump

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