'Covid ended our marriage': The couples who split in the pandemic

Around the world, previously happy couples are splitting up and divorcing due to the stress of the pandemic.

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Federal Labor Agency Says Google Wrongly Fired 2 Employees

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South Korea: The life-changing exam that won't stop for a pandemic

Despite a third wave, nearly 500,000 South Koreans will sit for critical university entrance tests.

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Trump, in Video From White House, Delivers a 46-Minute Diatribe on the ‘Rigged’ Election

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Travel after Brexit: How will it affect my holidays to the EU?

A simple guide to how leaving the EU will affect travel to Europe.

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No, Barr was not part of a secret plot against President Trump.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How the conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan'

A BBC reporter's relative fled to neighbouring Sudan by foot and boat, losing his shoes on the way.

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Will Santa have enough bikes for Christmas Day?

Millions of bicycles were sold this year, with fears there won't be enough for the festive period.

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Trump Hints at Another Act in Four Years, Just Like Grover Cleveland

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Obama says he is planning to take a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Top Democrats Back Compromise Plan to Revive Stimulus Talks

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Georgia Republicans Seek Cover From Trump’s Fury Over Loss

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Opposing Visa’s Plaid Acquisition Is Good Antitrust Enforcement

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David Hackett, Historian and Holocaust Expert, Dies at 80

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‘Any thinking person has to be worried’: U.S. hospitals are treating 100,226 Covid patients.

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Los adornos navideños de la Casa Blanca lucen sorprendentemente normales

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As Hospitals Fill, Travel Nurses Race to Virus Hot Spots

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Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal, Elite Wine Group Elects New Board

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Obama says he would take Covid-19 vaccine if Fauci deems it safe.

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Democratic super PAC starts a multimillion-dollar ad blitz for Georgia Senate runoffs.

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China Poised to Be First to Distribute Virus Vaccine in Latin America, U.S. Official Says

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Zanele Muholi: Celebrating South Africa's black LGBTQIA+ community

South African photographer Zanele Muholi's black, queer and trans images go on show in London.

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‘It Has to Stop’: Georgia Election Official Lashes Trump

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Adoption: 'One boy stood out to me - he's now my son'

John is one of a growing number of men embarking on fatherhood alone.

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Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

Time is running out for the UK and EU to strike a deal - what is happening now?

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Covid brainwave: 'I turned my office into a cyclists' cafe'

Three stories of people working in hospitality who have set up new businesses during Covid-19.

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Steps debate the merits of entering Eurovision

The band seem like a perfect fit for the song contest but, they tell the BBC, "we have a split camp".

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Trump travel ban: 'I might finally see my sons again'

A lorry driver who has never lived with his sons is waiting for Joe Biden to reverse Trump's travel ban.

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Strangers swap cemeteries to remember loved ones

How two people living about 250 miles apart ended up tending the graves of one another's relatives.

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Barr Acknowledges Justice Dept. Has Found No Widespread Voter Fraud

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Biden announces top members of his economic team as he contends with a recovery strategy.

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Surging Virus Exposes California’s Weak Spot: A Lack of Hospital Beds and Staff

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Biden’s New Top Economist Has a Longtime Focus on Workers

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Republican Resistance to Tanden Illustrates Trouble Ahead for Biden

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China Lands Robotic Spacecraft on the Moon

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Our Democracy’s Near-Death Experience

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It’s Holiday Party Season at the White House. Masks Are Encouraged, but Not Required.

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Biden introduces a new companion for the next few weeks: a walking boot.

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Debenhams website overwhelmed as shoppers swoop on sales

The 242-year-old department store is offering huge discounts after it collapsed on Tuesday.

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Christmas: Shops offer early festive discounts in battle for survival

Shop prices are falling in the run-up to Christmas as retailers race to clear stock, a report says.

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Slack sold to business software giant for $27.7bn

The workplace messaging app's sale comes as the pandemic has increased the focus on remote work.

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Covid-19: Lung damage 'identified' in study

Researchers are to investigate whether young people and those not in hospital could be affected.

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‘I would be dead' without Burnley vicars

A church in Burnley has seen ‘unprecedented demand’ for help during the pandemic.

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Corrections: Dec. 1, 2020

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Climate change: Temperature analysis shows UN goals 'within reach'

Moves by China, along with the election of Joe Biden, make temperature targets more achievable.

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