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SWITZERLAND/CHINA – Secretive Switzerland-China immigration deal fuels concern (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

Switzerland gave Chinese security agents free run inside its borders and the rest of Europe for five years as part of a secretive immigration...

BREXIT – Food prices to spike without EU trade deal, warn UK retailers (Al Jazeera)

With the prospects for a post-Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union looking increasingly precarious, the UK’s retail industry warned...

USA – US executes Brandon Bernard despite last-minute appeals (Al Jazeera)

The United States federal government has executed Brandon Bernard, a Black man from Texas involved in the 1999 killing of a couple, as appeals...

CANADA/CHINA – Two Canadians in China have ‘not yet gone on trial’, Canada says (Al Jazeera)

Canada said it has confirmed with Chinese officials that detained citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were picked up in December 2018 shortly...

USA – US Congress still deadlocked on new COVID-19 aid bill (William Roberts, Al Jazeera)

Politicians in the United States Congress on Thursday remained far apart on the terms of a new COVID-19 economic relief package, making an agreement...

EGYPT – Egypt opens trial of acting Muslim brotherhood leader Mahmud Ezzat (Al Arabiya)

Mahmud Ezzat, the Muslim brotherhood group acting leader, during his first session in his trial . (AFP) An Egyptian court on Thursday opened the trial...

ISRAEL/MOROCCO – Israelis welcome Morocco deal recognizing ties (Al Arabiya)

Israelis welcomed the normalization of diplomatic ties with Morocco, announced by US President Donald Trump on Twitter on Thursday. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/12/11/Israel-relations-Israelis-welcome-Morocco-deal-recognizing-ties

TURKEY – Turkish lira weakens after sources say US set to impose sanctions (Al Arabiya)

A merchant counts Turkish lira banknotes at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters) The Turkish lira extended losses against the dollar late on Thursday...

QATAR – Qatar expects $9.5 bln deficit next year on lower revenues, low energy prices (Al Arabiya)

In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the...

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