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Virus shouldn’t be sole focus for Biden economic aide

By Michael R. Strain

IMF: Greek debt sustainable despite pandemic-linked spike

The International Monetary Fund said that Greece’s huge public debt remains sustainable in the medium term despite “unprecedented uncertainty” to all sectors of the...

Ventilators may leave COVID survivors with windpipe injuries

COVID-19 patients who end up on a ventilator may be at risk of rare but serious injuries to the throat, a new study suggests.

UN appeals for $35b to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021

A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near- 40 percent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely...

Australian diver fights off 8ft hammerhead shark with camera stick

A diver fought off an 8-foot hammerhead shark with his camera stick while spearfishing off the coast of Australia.

Palm tree helps toddler survive 4-story fall from apartment in US

A two-year-old girl is recovering after falling early on Monday from a fourth-floor window of an apartment in Miami.

Nobel laureate says pandemic raising violence, trafficking

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad said the coronavirus pandemic has increased trafficking of women and gender-based violence, leaving the health and safety of...

India has an eco-bridge for reptiles, animals

A bridge for reptiles may sound uncanny but the Uttarakhand Forest Department has built a first-of-its-kind elevated eco-bridge across a busy highway in Ramnagar...

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges to 12-year high

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged again over the past year, hitting a 12-year high, according to official figures released that drew a chorus...

Pizza with 254 kinds of cheese breaks Guinness record

A French chef captured a Guinness World Record by cooking up a pizza that contains 254 varieties of cheese.

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