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GLOBAL
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CHINA
China's Zhejiang has 1 mln daily COVID cases, expected to
double
BEIJING, DEC 25 (REUTERS) - CHINA'S ZHEJIANG, A BIG
INDUSTRIAL PROVINCE NEAR SHANGHAI, IS BATTLING AROUND A MILLION
NEW DAILY COVID-19 INFECTIONS, A NUMBER EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN
THE DAYS AHEAD, THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SAID ON SUNDAY.
UKRAINE-CRISIS/PUTIN
Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said
Russia was ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the
war in Ukraine but that Kyiv and its Western backers had refused
to engage in talks.
U.S.
TWITTER-SAFETY/RESTORE
Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters
report
NEW YORK, DEC 24 (REUTERS) - TWITTER INC HAS RESTORED A
FEATURE THAT PROMOTES SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINES AND OTHER
SAFETY RESOURCES TO USERS LOOKING UP CERTAIN CONTENT, AFTER
COMING UNDER PRESSURE FROM SOME USERS AND CONSUMER SAFETY GROUPS
OVER ITS REMOVAL.
USA-WEATHER
U.S. deep freeze leaves more than 700,000 without power,
thousands of flights canceled
DEC 24 (REUTERS) - AN ARCTIC BLAST THAT GRIPPED MUCH OF THE
UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY LEFT MORE THAN 700,000 WITHOUT POWER,
AT LEAST 16 DEAD FROM WEATHER-RELATED CAR CRASHES AND THOUSANDS
STRANDED DUE TO FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS.
BUSINESS
USA-WEATHER/AIRLINES
Airlines cancel thousands of U.S. flights over winter storm
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Airlines canceled nearly
2,700 U.S. flights as of Saturday afternoon after a massive
winter storm snarled airport operations around the country,
frustrating thousands of holiday travelers.
SPORTS
CUBA-USA/BASEBALL
Cuba says U.S. greenlights MLB players for World Baseball
Classic
HAVANA, DEC 24 (REUTERS) - CUBA SAID ON SATURDAY THE UNITED
STATES HAD GRANTED PERMISSION FOR SOME OF ITS TOP BALLPLAYERS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ON THE NATIONAL TEAM.
CRICKET-TEST-BAN-IND
Cricket-India clinch Mirpur thriller to blank Bangladesh
DHAKA, DEC 25 (REUTERS) - RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN AND SHREYAS
IYER COMBINED TO HELP INDIA PREVAIL IN A LOW-SCORING THRILLER
AGAINST BANGLADESH AND COMPLETE A 2-0 SERIES SWEEP FOLLOWING A
NERVY THREE-WICKET VICTORY IN THE SECOND TEST ON SUNDAY.
UPCOMING
UKRAINE-CRISIS/FINLAND-POWER (PIX) (TV)
Finns, the prepper nation of Europe, gear up for rolling
electricity blackouts
COLD WEATHER, CUTTING OF RUSSIAN SUPPLY AND YET ANOTHER
DELAY OF A NEW, POWERFUL NUCLEAR REACTOR HAS SENT FINNS PREPPING
FOR ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS. AFTER THE SUMMER, THE NORDICS'
PREPPER NATION HAS HOARDED TORCHES, HEAT PUMPS, TIMERS, SOLAR
PANELS AND OF COURSE, FIREWOOD