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EUROPE/BREXIT – EU negotiator says Brexit deal possible by Friday: Sources (Al Arabiya)

EU negotiator Michel Barnier told MEPs it would be “difficult but possible” to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain by Friday, parliamentary sources...

USA/CHINA/MARITIME SECURITY – US slams China for no-show at meeting on maritime security (Al Jazeera)

The US military has slammed China for failing to appear at virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this week, with the top US admiral for...

USA/GOOGLE – Antitrust breach? 10 US states sue Google over advertisement deal (Al Jazeera)

Texas and nine other US states have sued Google, accusing it of working with Facebook Inc in an unlawful manner that violated antitrust law...

US CONGRESS/COVID19 RELIEF BILL – US Congress nears deal on $900bn COVID-19 relief bill (Al Jazeera)

Republicans and Democrats in the United States Congress are nearing an agreement with the Trump White House on a COVID-19 relief package to aid...

ARAB SPRING 10 YEARS AGO – Remembering Mohamed Bouazizi: The man who sparked the Arab Spring (Thessa Lageman, Al Jazeera)

“17 December 2010 would have been a normal day if the local press and people hadn’t been here,” says Ali Bouazizi. “The fact they...

LOCKERBIE BOMBING – US to unseal charges against Lockerbie bombing suspect: Media (Al Jazeera)

The United States plans to unseal charges soon against a Libyan man suspected of assembling the bomb that blew up a US airliner over...

ARAB SPRING 10 YEARS AGO – How economic hardship fuelled the Arab Spring 10 years ago (Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera)

When anti-government protests began in the interior Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid in mid-December 2010, Zakaria Hamdi knew he had to join. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/17/bread-and-gas-economic-boost-needed-after-arab-spring

TWITTER/USA ELECTIONS – Twitter brings back old retweet function after US election (Al Arabiya)

Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the US presidential election, the company...

LEBANON – Open-air cinema fundraiser event takes place inside damaged Beirut house (Al Arabiya)

In an attempt to revive crises-ridden Beirut after the huge August 4 blast, a group of youth organized a three-night open-air cinema event in Gemmayze,...

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