Joni Mitchell to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Previous winners include Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Carole King.
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Senior Australian politician embroiled in Nazi uniform scandal
‘I’m deeply ashamed of what I did’
Chinese worry for elderly as WHO warns of COVID-19 surge over Lunar New Year
Concerns about China’s outbreak has prompted more than a dozen countries to demand negative COVID test results from people arriving from China.
Huge rare earth elements deposit discovered in Arctic Sweden
Rare earths are found in everything from hard drives and mobile phones to lifts and trains
Twitter says there is ‘no evidence’ data leak came from exploiting its systems
Hackers have posted a list online they claim contains the usernames and email addresses of 200 million Twitter users
Ukraine holding out despite intense Russian battles in Soledar, Kyiv says
Moscow has so far held off proclaiming victory there. Ukraine has acknowledged Russian advances but said on Thursday its own garrison had not withdrawn.
Bank of England sells last of £20 billion gilts bought in mini-budget crisis
The selling price of the gilts was not immediately clear
What caused widespread flight disruptions? Here’s how NOTAM works
More than 1,300 flights were canceled and 9,000 delayed by early evening on the East Coast because of the outage, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Thousands of New York City nurses end three-day strike after reaching deal with hospitals
Two hospitals reach tentative contract agreements with nurses union and 7,000 striking healthcare workers
Spain drops sedition charge against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont
A judge maintained charges of embezzlement and disobedience