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

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.

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

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

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctors say both vaccine doses are necessary to protect a body from the virus.

Gibraltar Gets Its Own Last-Minute Brexit Deal on Borders

A German Town Warily Considers a Future Without a Deep U.S. Presence

Unemployment claims dipped but remained high during Christmas week.

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

Pope to Skip New Year Services Because of Painful Leg Condition

Brexit’s Silver Lining for Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the virus variant came to a tiny Colorado town.

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

A beloved Chicago bowling alley gets a pandemic reprieve.

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

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

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

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

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

Estimates put the number of infections in Wuhan far above official counts.

U.K. Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca

Indonesia Disbands Radical Islamic Group Over Charges of Violence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca