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UK treasurer says London 'natural home' for Chinese finance
British treasurer Rachel Reeves said Saturday that London was a "natural home" for Chinese finance during a visit to Beijing in the shadow of bond market turmoil back home.Speaking at the reopening of long-suspended finance talks between the two countries, Reeves said London was a "natural home for China's financial services firms and your clients raising capital, and a launchpad for Chinese firms seeking to build a global footprint".
Associated Press
Animal transports banned in German region after foot-and-mouth disease detected
Animal transports were banned in a state surrounding Berlin on Saturday and the capital's two zoos closed as a precaution after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a buffalo herd just outside the city, Germany's first outbreak for more than 35 years. Authorities in Brandenburg state, which surrounds Berlin, said on Friday that a farmer found three of a 14-strong herd of water buffalo dead in Hoenow, just outside the capital's city limits. Germany's national animal health institute confirmed that foot-and-mouth disease had been detected in samples from one animal, and the rest of the herd was slaughtered.
Reuters
Los Angeles wildfires spark insurance anxiety among victims
As Los Angeles construction worker Ivan De La Torre surveyed a landscape of smoking wreckage in fire-ravaged Altadena, a question nagged at him: how would insurance companies cover the cost of rebuilding an entire neighborhood? As hundreds of Los Angeles residents return to find homes reduced to ashes due to a devastating wave of wildfires, many are fearful that their insurance policies may not cover the rebuild cost and that future premiums will be astronomical.
USA TODAY
New rule proposes changes to endangered grizzly bear protections. Here's what to know
Under a new rule, grizzly bears would be protected by the Endangered Species Act in Washington, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
USA TODAY
Butter fingers: Couple crafts 1,000-pound sculpture that will melt your heart
Jim Victor and Marie Pelton are trained artists whose main medium is butter. Here's how they bring fun, quirk and joy to food sculptures.
Yahoo Finance
The labor market’s upside surprise: Chart of the Week
The December jobs report's unexpected surge in hiring has flipped the thinking about the labor market and economy on its head. But at the same time, there's good reason to think that the economy is still in a holding pattern.
TODAY
What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
At least two of the people killed in the Southern California wildfires tried to protect the homes where they raised families and lived for decades, while another stayed behind with his son who had cerebral palsy and could not evacuate.
AFP
Protests delay start of German far-right party's key meet
A key congress of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was delayed Saturday as thousands shouting "No to Nazis" protested outside the venue in the eastern town of Riesa.An AfD party spokesman told AFP that the programme was delayed by at least an hour due to protests preventing delegates from reaching the venue.
Reuters
Suspected killer of former Cambodia lawmaker sent to Thailand
A suspected hitman accused of killing a Cambodian former opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok was handed over to Thai authorities on Saturday from Cambodia, where he had been arrested after crossing the border. "The suspect confessed to the crime and to being the person in the arrest warrant," Somprasong Yentuam, assistant national police chief, told reporters.
USA TODAY
They made it out of the LA fires alive. But didn't escape the grips of uncertainty
LA fire evacuees who won the race against the wildfires ask what now? With their homes, friends and neighborhood, and with the fires still raging.
USA TODAY
Centuries of good and evil: The lottery turns 456 years old
Money from lotteries often funds public programs. But some argue that gambling games serve as taxes on the poor.
USA TODAY
Simple actions can make a big difference to protect homes from fire
A 5-foot defensible space perimeter can protect homes from wildfires
CNN
Andrew Cuomo is nearly finished setting up a comeback try for NYC mayor
At the end of September, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo quietly switched his voter registration address to an apartment on East 54th Street in Manhattan. It marked the first time he’d lived in New York City – officially – in decades.
Politico
The Art of the Deal (Greenland edition)
CFR president Michael Froman joins Playbook Deep Dive to discuss the state of affairs in the world that Trump is stepping into.
Reuters
Pope prays for victims and rescuers in California wildfires
Pope Francis is praying for victims and rescuers trying to control the wildfires in California that have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes, the Vatican said on Saturday. "His Holiness Pope Francis assures you and the community affected by this tragedy of his spiritual closeness," said a statement sent on the pope's behalf to the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Jose H. Gomez. Expressing "heartfelt condolences for those who mourn their loss", Francis also offered prayers "for the relief efforts of emergency services personnel" and imparted "his blessing to all as a pledge of consolation and strength in the Lord".
AFP
China marks muted 5th anniversary of first Covid death
The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject.Unlike other countries, China has not built major memorials to those who lost their lives during the pandemic.
Associated Press
Far-right party's convention draws protests as Germany heads into an election
A convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was met by protests on Saturday as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country's election next month. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is holding a two-day gathering in Riesa — in the eastern state of Saxony, one of its strongholds — to formally nominate co-leader Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor and finalize details of its platform.
TODAY
Macy's is closing 66 stores nationwide. See the full list
Macy's is closing 66 stores nationwide. Here's the list of those that are closing.
AFP
Japan to give Indonesia high-speed patrol boats in security deal
Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of competing territorial claims with China."We also agreed to... provide high-speed patrol boats through Official Security Assistance, which would be our first with Indonesia."
CNN
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
It was a last-minute push by Saudi Arabia that decided Lebanon’s fate on Thursday.

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