| Biden's Attack on Climate Change Gives Surprise Reprieve to Coal
Even as he enlisted the entire U.S. government in the fight against climate change, Biden left out coal — the fossil fuel most widely blamed for global warming — when he froze the sale of leases to extract oil and gas from federal land. It was a conspicuous omission, Jennifer A. Dlouhy explains. Flubbed EU Vaccine Rollout Risks Yet Another Existential Crisis
The EU's very public difficulty in securing Covid-19 vaccines is reviving uncomfortable questions about the bloc's efficacy and whether it's any better at shielding its citizens than 27 countries going it alone. Ian Wishart, Alberto Nardelli and Arne Delfs dig deeper. Attacks and Insults Greet Venezuelans Fleeing a Ruined Homeland
Venezuela's descent into hunger and chaos has strained the region for several years, driving out thousands every month into nearby countries. But now, with the number of Venezuelans in exile reaching 5.4 million, the pandemic's devastation is increasing the level of hostility toward the newcomers, Matthew Bristow and Jim Wyss report.  Venezuelan migrants cross the Tachira river, the natural border between Colombia and Venezuela, on Nov. 19. Photographer: Schneyder Mendoza/AFP/Getty Images Why Enough Hong Kongers to Fill Belfast May Flee to the U.K.
When the U.K. starts accepting special visa applications from Hong Kong residents tomorrow, Chen will be among the first in line. Kari Lindberg and Kitty Donaldson spoke to the 40-year-old former Airbnb host, who could be among the more than 300,000 Hong Kong residents to take advantage of a new pathway to citizenship over the next five years.
How the Democrats' Massive Georgia Vote Push Flipped the Senate
Ahead of a pair of Jan. 5 runoffs, Democrats and their allies devoted unheard-of funds to a huge, narrowly targeted ground game. And it worked. Margaret Newkirk explores how they pulled it off. The World Is Dangerously Dependent on Taiwan for Semiconductors
As China pushes the world to avoid official dealings with Taiwan, leaders across the globe are realizing just how dependent they've become on the island democracy, Alan Crawford, Jarrell Dillard, Helene Fouquet and Isabel Reynolds report. Click here for more how the pandemic chip shortage is adversely affecting auto manufacturers.  Now in the midst of its third national lockdown, the U.K. has hit the devastating milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19. While Johnson vowed to learn lessons once the virus is beaten, he offered few answers to the question of what went so wrong over the past year. U.K.'s Early Pandemic Chaos Spurred Revival of Key Manufacturing
As soon as Novavax Inc. announced the latest global breakthrough in coronavirus vaccines, Johnson made a point of celebrating the corner of northeast England where the doses will be made. Alex Morales and Emily Ashton explain why. Dead Oligarch's Old Foes in Tussle Over French Riviera Chateau
The late Boris Berezovsky's creditors, including Aeroflot and Roman Abramovich, stand to gain from a legal struggle to get hold of a Cap d'Antibes mansion. Gaspard Sebag tells the tale.
And finally...Biden's and Trump's inaugural addresses struck very different themes. Trump vowed to end "American carnage," while Biden promised to pour his "whole soul" into unifying the country. But while Trump's speech struck many commentators as dark, Biden's was actually the least upbeat in a generation, Ryan Teague Beckwith and Dorothy Gambrell found.  | 
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