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COVID-19: Times Square in no mood to party

Front line care workers were the only people allowed into Time Square to celebrate the end of 2020. Celebrations were muted and tinged with grief as they remembered friends and family who have died of COVID-19.

Brexit marked by the chimes of Big Ben – BBC News

The bongs of Big Ben at at 23:00 GMT at the Palace of Westminster in London have signalled the UK’s departure from EU trading rules. The trade deal was agreed by the two sides on Christmas Eve, and passed by MPs...

Putin delivers New Year’s Eve address in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir #Putin delivers his traditional #NewYear’s Eve address in #Moscow on Thursday, December 31. The Russian president’s annual speech traditionally recalls the main events of the current year and...

EU and China agree a milestone investment deal

The president of the European Commission has confirmed that the EU and its second largest trading partner, China, have reached an agreement “in principle” to extend their existing trade and investment pact.