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The following are current news stories at the several recommended sites on your Current Events Article Review assignment.  These may or may not apply to the current unit being studied in class, but will serve as a good base point.  Be aware that only the top five news stories from each source are displayed – many more things are currently happening in the world right now!

New York Times

• Irina Antonova, Grande Dame of Russian Museum World, Dies at 98 December 5, 2020
  During her decades-long reign at Moscow’s main fine arts museum, she provided a window on the outside world for the Soviet people. She died of complications of the coronavirus.
  Ivan Nechepurenko
• As Refugees, Their Options Were Limited. Others Saw a Profit. December 5, 2020
  Even after decades in Thailand, Kayan women who fled Myanmar make their living from their traditional neck rings. But that’s changing.
  Hannah Beech
• Mystery Couple Found in a Roll of Film From Nearly 70 Years Ago December 5, 2020
  Internet sleuths have been captivated by the photos, which were recently developed and document a couple’s trip to the Swiss-Italian border with a dachshund.
  Marie Fazio
• Greek Orthodox Church Faces Criticism as Virus Hits Its Ranks December 5, 2020
  Church leaders have backed government restrictions, but defiance by hard-liners and a commitment to the sacrament of communion, taken with a shared spoon, may undercut good intentions.
  Niki Kitsantonis
• After Perilous Atlantic Journey, Migrants Await Their Fate in Canary Island Hotels December 5, 2020
  The Spanish government has put migrants up in hotels as the islands struggle to cope with a rise in arrivals from Africa, but tensions are fraying with locals who fear they’ll scare off tourists.
  Raphael Minder

The Guardian

• Trump heads for Georgia but claims of fraud may damage Senate Republicans December 5, 2020
  President and first lady set for rally ahead of January runoffsAnalysts: refusal to accept loss to Biden may depress turnoutDavid Litt: Claims of ‘fraud’ have a long history. They are falseDonald Trump will return to the campaign trail on Saturday – not, notionally at least, in his quixotic and doomed attempt to deny defeat by Joe Biden, but in support of tw […]
  Martin Pengelly in New York, Oliver Laughland in Valdosta, Georgia and agencies
• Coronavirus live news: UK records 397 new deaths and a further 15,539 cases; Keir Starmer forced to self-isolate December 5, 2020
  WHO says virus spreading fast despite vaccine progress; French infections rise to 2.29m; Brazil reports 627 new deaths. Follow latest updatesMoscow delivers Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to clinicsVaccine to have only ‘marginal impact’ on winter hospital admissionsCDC advises ‘universal’ masks indoors as US deaths again break recordsSee all coronavi […]
  Jedidajah Otte (now), Aamna Mohdin,Graham Readfearn and Melissa Davey (earlier)
• Nathan Law: 'No one knows when I can go back to Hong Kong' December 5, 2020
  The 27-year-old activist, who was forced to flee the city by Beijing’s crackdown, is determined to continue the fight for freedom‘We need to keep talking about how we’re feeling’: the NHS staff who became social media starsSee the Observer’s faces of 2020 in fullNathan Law began 2020 planning a new run for office in Hong Kong. He has ended it a political exi […]
  Emma Graham-Harrison
• Tunnel protesters sing and drum their way into Stonehenge December 5, 2020
  Police and officials maintain presence at mass trespass after bypass approvedMore than 100 protesters have staged a trespass at Stonehenge to raise concerns over plans for a two-mile tunnel underneath the world heritage site.Last month the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, approved the £1.7bn project, which will include eight miles of extended dual carriage […]
  Diane Taylor
• Thousands march over police violence and security bill in Paris December 5, 2020
  Riot officers fire teargas and charge protesters in one incident after fireworks launched at their linesThousands of people protested in Paris on Saturday to denounce police violence and Emmanuel Macron’s security policy plans, which they say would infringe civil liberties.In one incident, police fired teargas and charged after fireworks were launched at the […]
  Reuters in Paris

National Public Radio

• Carbon Monoxide Leak Leaves 18 Dead At Coal Mine In Southwest China December 5, 2020
  Workers were inside the shuttered mine to dismantle equipment when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide began to seep into the air.
  Jason Breslow
• Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak December 5, 2020
  A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally.
  Daniel Wood
• 'He Will Be A Happier Elephant': Vet Describes What It Was Like To Rescue Kaavan December 5, 2020
  Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws International, tells NPR that the "world's loneliest elephant" is settling into his new home in Cambodia. He sang Sinatra's "My Way" to help calm Kaavan.
  Ashley Westerman
• Maduro Allies Set To Win Back Venezuela's Congress In Vote Boycotted By Opposition December 5, 2020
  The president's loyalists are poised to sweep the National Assembly elections Sunday, adding to the litany of woes facing his chief rival, Juan Guaidó.
  Philip Reeves
• France Withdraws Controversial Police Bill After Protests December 5, 2020
  France's interior minister thought his security-minded nation would support a bill to restrict filming of police but citizens across the political spectrum objected and the government dropped it.
  Eleanor Beardsley

Al Jazeera

• Zimbabwe opposition VP Biti released on bail in assault case December 5, 2020
  Tendai Biti, vice president of Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC alliance, denies charges of assaulting a Russian national.
• US used ‘unlawful’ Trump administration guide to rule on asylum December 5, 2020
  Judge accuses US government of failing to throw out 'unlawful' asylum claim directives, court transcript shows.
• Military officer elected head of Mali’s interim legislature December 5, 2020
  Colonel Malick Diaw elected president of Mali's post-coup National Transition Council.
• Iran extends restrictions as COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000 December 5, 2020
  Partial shutdowns, curfews and intra-city travel restrictions extended for regions across Iran.
• EU calls for probe into Palestinian teen’s killing by Israel December 5, 2020
  Palestinians call killing 'war crime'; EU delegation to Palestinians said Israel must investigate 'shocking incident'.

The Atlantic

• The Crown’s Majestic Untruths December 5, 2020
  The blockbuster series treads an uneasy line between fact and fiction.
  Helen Lewis
• Photos of the Week: Taxi Ornament, Russky Bridge, Turning Torso December 4, 2020
  Aquarium dining in Singapore, the damaged Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, increasing COVID-19 cases worldwide, a drive-through Santa experience in Los Angeles, and much more
  Alan Taylor
• Britain’s Vaccine Nationalism December 3, 2020
  The country has bet that, outside the EU, it can better regulate its economy to become more competitive.
  Tom McTague
• Photos: The Reality of the Current Coronavirus Surge December 2, 2020
  Images from around the world of the current battle against COVID-19, photographed over the past few weeks
  Alan Taylor
• An Ominous Milestone in Hong Kong’s Democratic Descent December 2, 2020
  Joshua Wong has been sentenced to more than a year in jail. Avenues for protest in the city are narrowing.
  Timothy McLaughlin

The Economist

• The pandemic may be encouraging people to live in larger groups December 3, 2020
  Editor’s note: Some of our covid-19 coverage is free for readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. For more stories and our pandemic tracker, see our hub IN MARCH, WHEN Britain went into lockdown for the first time, Andrew Davidson, a 69-year-old retiree who lives alone, was in the middle of renovating his house in the small town of Leamington Sp […]
• Covid-19 has shone a light on racial disparities in health November 19, 2020
  Editor’s note: Some of our covid-19 coverage is free for readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. For more stories and our pandemic tracker, see our hub “I STOPPED COUNTING how many people I knew from my community,” says Marina Del Rios, a doctor in an emergency ward in Chicago, of the flood of desperately ill covid-19 patients. Infection rates […]
• What the world wants from Joe Biden November 12, 2020
  ON THE MORNING after the polls closed last week, America withdrew from the Paris agreement on climate change. The effects will be short-lived. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the pact as soon as he enters the White House. Donald Trump’s defeat has evoked strong reactions around the world. The main one “is relief”, says Andreas Nick, a German […]
• Even as traditional globalisation has slowed, a new kind has sped up November 5, 2020
  HAIRPORT, A BARBER SHOP, could be anywhere in the world. A smart logo on its doors shows a pirate in a tricorn, flanked by crossbone-style scissors. Giant photos of tattooed and bearded hipsters cover its walls. Two stylists trim the beards of jeans-clad customers. The owner, Ahmed Zia, a 31-year-old who founded the place in 2018, explains the logo, which he […]
• The pandemic may be leading to fewer babies in rich countries October 28, 2020
  WHEN KAMPALA went into covid-19 lockdown, singletons in the Ugandan capital were looking for “lockdown partners”, says Allan Creed, who works in digital marketing. He and his friends couldn’t get to their local shops to buy contraceptives. Mr Creed has been relying on free condoms doled out by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) via a local motorbike […]