The Moscow Times

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#Oped The time has come for Kremlin loyalists to exit the political scene and for the opposition to return, Abbas Gallyamov argues https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/12/28/the-kremlin-faces-a-difficult-year-ahead-a72498 …

The Kremlin Faces a Difficult 2021

Opinion | The opposition has become more diverse and noticeably stronger.

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Eyewitness News

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December deadliest month in US since COVID-19 pandemic began; January projections ‘nightmarish,’ expert says http://7ny.tv/3prrJtr 

The Wall Street Journal

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The pandemic has triggered the largest revision to the value of the oil industry’s assets in at least a decade https://on.wsj.com/2WRaiGF 

2020 Was One of the Worst-Ever Years for Oil Write-Downs

Oil-and-gas companies in North America and Europe wrote down roughly $145 billion combined in the first three quarters of 2020, the most for that nine-month period since at least 2010.

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Известия

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Германия не изменит позицию по «Северному потоку — 2» после инаугурации Джо Байдена, заявил министр иностранных дел страны Хайко Маас.

По словам главы МИД ФРГ, сохранение суверенитета Европы означает принятие собственных решений, а не действия согласно желанием Вашингтона.

MSNBC

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2020 is the deadliest year in US history, with deaths expected to top 3,000,000 for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic, CDC data shows. https://on.msnbc.com/2WVXE97 

Deaths in U.S. expected to top 3 million for the first time, mainly due to Covid

There could be 3.2 million deaths in the U.S. this year, at least 400,000 more than in 2019.

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Middle East Monitor

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Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanese camp as tents torched https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201227-hundreds-of-syrian-refugees-flee-lebanon-camp-as-tents-torched/ …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon camp as tents torched

Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and camp residents, aid officials said on Sunday, as…

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Daily Mail US

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REVEALED: Nashville bomber Anthony Warner ‘targeted AT&T after his father who worked for subsidiary died of dementia https://trib.al/WhzqJD1 

REVEALED: Death of Christmas bomber’s dad fueled 5G conspiracy theory

The 63-year-old computer tech – who was identified Sunday from DNA found in his mangled RV – was ‘heavily into conspiracy theories’, according to a source close to the investigation.

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Daily Mail Online

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France warns a third national lockdown is possible if COVID cases keep rising https://trib.al/PdbnLKr 

France says third lockdown possible if Covid cases keep rising 

France’s health minister has said he cannot rule out a third national lockdown if it is necessary to protect the public. He made the comments on Sunday as the country started vaccinations.

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