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For the last 113 years, excited crowds have gathered at the Times Square on New Year's Eve to bring in the New Year

On December 30, British MPs overwhelmingly approved the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU in a parliamentary vote.

By 2024, 19 percent of the world's population - accounting for 21 per cent of the global GDP -- will be impacted by subsidence, the sinking of the ground's surface, said the study published in the journal Science.

Micheline Frederick pointed to a bruise on her wrist where she said the squirrel landed on her and then sank its teeth into her fingers and hand.

The country's law provides a brief window, from December 28 to January 6, when buying and shooting off fireworks is allowed

While many countries rely on their own regulatory systems for vaccine approvals, some countries with weak system depend on WHO's nod to a great extent for rolling out their national vaccination programmes.

The destiny of this great country now resides firmly in our hands. We take on this duty with a sense of purpose and with the interests of the British public at the heart of everything we do," he said

The city reported its first novel coronavirus fatality on March 14, 2020, and the event will recognize all the people who have died from the lethal virus, said the mayor, Xinhua news agency reported.

The eagerly awaited first seconds of 2021 fell on the Pacific nations of Kiribati and Samoa from 1000 GMT

The blast occurred at around 8.10 a.m. when the IED exploded and targeted a Corolla-model car in Chehel Sutoon area in PD7 of Kabul city, TOLO News reported.

On social media, a trip to the UAE has become a status symbol for Israelis who display photos of themselves in Dubai.

The city has become a haven for the LGBTQ due to its cosmopolitan nature

Couple who met through the digital tools tended to be more satisfied in their relationship

The large tyres make for a cosy bed for animals amid the harsh winter. Sacks and old cloth on the inside helps them with comfort and warmth.

"The coronavirus pandemic and other challenges which the world faced in the outgoing year testified to the importance of broad international cooperation," Putin said, Xinhua news agency reported citing the Kremlin.

Yemen's internationally recognised government said Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired four ballistic missiles at the airport.

The daily number of deaths of people who had had a positive test result for Covid-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test reached 981, bringing the total to 72,548, according to the official figures

Each Roman mile was about 4,800 feet and marked by a milestone, giving birth to the saying “All roads lead to Rome.”

Many countries enforced strict lockdowns and shut down schools, colleges, offices, and other institutions to keep the pandemic in check.

Pet owners in mainland Britain will now have to get an animal health certificate (AHC) no more than 10 days before travel to the EU and Northern Ireland.

A petition launched by a local artist had gathered 12,000 signatures to remove the statue, entitled the "Emancipation Group."

The Oriental dance has attracted dancers from Eastern Europe, Russia, Latin America eager to make a name in the field

TV productions have had to change their scripts in keeping with the social distancing measures

In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 81,960,614 and 1,788,731, respectively.