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Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies

JERUSALEM - Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83. The Steinsaltz Ce...

Dec 07, 2020

California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar thr...

Dec 07, 2020

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...

Dec 07, 2020

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. German news agency dpa on Mon...

Dec 07, 2020

Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown

LONDON - Netflix has "no plans" to add a disclaimer to "The Crown" stating that its lavish drama about Britain's royal family is a work of fiction. In a statement Saturday, Netflix said it has always ...

Dec 07, 2020

Universal Music buying Bob Dylan’s entire song catalogue

Bob Dylan's entire catalogue of songs, which reaches back 60 years and is among the most prized next to that of the Beatles, is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group. Tthe deal covers 600...

Dec 07, 2020

Sinovac aims for 600 million dose capacity for COVID vaccine

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chinese vaccine company Sinovac announced Monday that it is planning to complete a new facility to double its annual vaccine production capacity to 600 million doses by the end of the...

Dec 07, 2020

Iran says US 'got the message' on tense exchanges in Gulf

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Monday it was glad the United States "got the message" and modified its behaviour in the Persian Gulf, after the top U.S. Navy official in the region said his forces had reach...

Dec 07, 2020

Trump cementing death penalty legacy up to Biden inaugural

CHICAGO - As Donald Trump's presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five startin...

Dec 07, 2020

No visible progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal

BRUSSELS - One of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations started off with little good news about any progress Monday, with the United Kingdom and the European Union seemin...

Dec 07, 2020