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• More Than 30 Dead And Dozens Wounded After Double Suicide Attack In Iraq's Capital January 21, 2021
  Twin suicide bombings at a Baghdad market — unheard of in recent years — are raising security concerns as the Biden administration looks at the U.S. troops still in the country.
  Alice Fordham
• More Than 80 Nations Sign On To A New Global Treaty To Prohibit Nuclear Weapons January 21, 2021
  A new global treaty banning nuclear weapons will go into force on Friday. More than 80 countries have signed on to it — but none of them are countries that have nuclear weapons.
  Geoff Brumfiel
• South Korean Ex-Coach Sentenced To 10 Years Over Sexual Assault Of Olympic Champion January 21, 2021
  Shim Suk-hee, a star short track speedskater who has won four Olympic medals, accused Cho Jae-beom of sexually abusing her dozens of times.
  Merrit Kennedy
• Police Find 1st 'Cannabis Factory' In London's Financial District, Destroy 826 Plants January 21, 2021
  Growers likely took advantage of less-populated streets due to the coronavirus pandemic, police say. But the reduction in city traffic also made the cannabis plants' pungent odor more noticeable.
  Reese Oxner
• U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move January 21, 2021
  WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded, "Thank you my brother Tony" and thanks also to the U.S. for renewing its support.
  Bill Chappell