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UAE royal buys stake in controversial Israeli soccer club

UAE royal buys stake in controversial Israeli soccer club

JERUSALEM — Israel's Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which has gained notoriety for never having an Arab player on its roster, announced on Monday that an Emirati investor has purchased a 50% stake in the team.
Amid pandemic, Davos event to be held in Singapore next year

Amid pandemic, Davos event to be held in Singapore next year

GENEVA — Organizers of the annual World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, have again changed their planned venue for next year’s edition, announcing it will now take place in Singapore in May — a sign that the COVID-19 crisis has played hav
With traditional venues shut, Berlin artists take to streets

With traditional venues shut, Berlin artists take to streets

BERLIN — With theatres and concert halls shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some Berlin artists are taking their performances to the streets of the German capital in an effort to keep their edge during the pandemic and entertain a po
Arrest after break-in at Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen mansion

Arrest after break-in at Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen mansion

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Police arrested a man Monday they say broke into a mansion owned by former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and model Gisele Bundchen and made himself comfortable on a couch while no one else was in the home.
South Africa says yearend school parties are superspreaders

South Africa says yearend school parties are superspreaders

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has identified yearend school parties as COVID-19 superspreader events and ordered all students who have attended them to immediately go into a 10-day quarantine.
EU invites Biden to usher in new era for trans-Atlantic ties

EU invites Biden to usher in new era for trans-Atlantic ties

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday invited U.S.
Dry autumn in Germany forces Rhine shippers to cut loads

Dry autumn in Germany forces Rhine shippers to cut loads

BERLIN — Months of low rainfall have left Rhine short of water, forcing inland shippers on Germany's longest river to reduce their loads by half to avoid running aground.
The Dylan catalogue, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey, is sold

The Dylan catalogue, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey, is sold

NEW YORK — Bob Dylan’s entire catalogue of songs dating back 60 years is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group.
WHO tries to bolster fragile funding with new foundation CEO

WHO tries to bolster fragile funding with new foundation CEO

PARIS — Hoping to strengthen its funding, the World Health Organization is appointing a CEO to a foundation intended to bring in more private donations, which should leave the global health body less vulnerable if a country withdraws or cuts funding
A unique recipe for healing: Bill Murray and a biblical text

A unique recipe for healing: Bill Murray and a biblical text

Against the backdrop of a pandemic’s blight and wounds from an acrimonious election, a group of acclaimed actors on Sunday staged an online reading of a religious text with remarkable relevance to the current moment: the Book of Job.