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The casts of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, are seen in what was an elegant villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed by the eruption in 79 A.D., where they were discovered during recents excavations, Pompeii archaeological park officials said Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.

Remains unearthed from ashes at Pompeii believed to be from Mt. Vesuvius blast

U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown.

U.S. paid for Scott Brown, wife to fly on private jet in New Zealand, avoiding quarantine

Aging cable failures endanger renowned Puerto Rico radio telescope

India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears November 14, 2020 | 11:12 AM

Steve Elliott, captain of the trawler Vesteraalen, saw Russian warships pass through U.S. fishing territory in the Bering Sea.

‘Are we getting invaded?’: U.S. boats faced Russian aggression near Alaska November 13, 2020 | 1:34 PM

The Seadream 1 ship docks the quay in Bodo in Norway on August 5, 2020 on suspicion of a corona infection on board. - 85 crew members were tested for the virus in the morning hours on August 5, 2020. (Photo by Sondre SKJELVIK / NTB SCANPIX / AFP) / Norway OUT (Photo by SONDRE SKJELVIK/NTB SCANPIX/AFP via Getty Images)

COVID-19 cases hit first Caribbean cruise since pandemic November 12, 2020 | 6:02 PM

A pool at The Sea View Koh Chang resort on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand. Tripadvisor, the giant online travel review platform, warned travelers on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, that the hotel was behind the jailing of a guest for his harsh reviews. (Sea View Koh Chang via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY THAILAND-RESORT-DEFAMATION BY RICHARD C. PADDOCK FOR NOV. 11, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --

Thai hotel that put American in jail gets new, one-of-a-kind label on Tripadvisor November 11, 2020 | 2:58 PM

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2001 file photo, Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop of Washington D.C., wearing the three-cornered biretta hat, embraces Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. In a sunlit ceremony of ancient ritual in St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II installed a record number of cardinals - 44 new princes of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Theodore McCarrick

Vatican says Pope John Paul II was aware of misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal McCarrick nearly 2 decades before his removal November 10, 2020 | 10:38 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.

Putin is mum on Biden’s victory, foreshadowing tense years ahead November 8, 2020 | 9:37 PM

Emmanuel Macron.

Many world leaders express hope, relief after Biden win November 7, 2020 | 8:23 PM

A mink is photographed in a farm in Hjoerring, in North Jutland, Denmark, on October 8, 2020. - Denmark will cull the entire 15 million mink farmed on its territory because of a mutation of coronavirus Covid-19 already transmitted to 12 people, which threatens the effectiveness of a future vaccine for humans, as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on November 4, 2020. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Denmark wants to cull 15 million minks over COVID fears November 5, 2020 | 11:29 AM

Giant Hail in Tripoli

Bowling ball-sized hail struck Libya, a desert nation November 4, 2020 | 12:55 PM

Pope Francis waves at the end of weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican.

SAME-SEX UNIONS

Vatican clarifies Pope Francis’ comments on same-sex unions November 2, 2020 | 7:13 PM

Police block a street in the city center following shots fired nearby on November 02, 2020 in Vienna, Austria.

2 dead, 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack, authorities say November 2, 2020 | 5:55 PM

Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes US Archbishop Gregory October 25, 2020 | 9:46 AM

Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access October 25, 2020 | 9:20 AM

Non-indigenous boats protest the launch of a Mi'kmaq self-regulated fishery by members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The First Nation says a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, known as the Marshall decision, granted the Mi'kmaq the right to catch and sell lobster outside of the regular fishing season. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

In ‘lobster war,’ Indigenous Canadians face attacks by fishermen October 21, 2020 | 10:53 AM

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film October 21, 2020 | 10:42 AM

Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison October 20, 2020 | 12:30 PM

A photo released by the Peruvian government shows the figure of a feline on a hillside in Nazca, Peru, this month.Credit...Johny Islas/Peru's Ministry of Culture-Nasca-Palpa, via Associated Press

2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca Lines site in Peru October 19, 2020 | 2:43 PM

No Polish Navy divers were injured when the munition exploded under about 30 feet of water off Swinoujscie, Poland.Credit...Poznan Technical University, via Associated Press

World War II-era ‘earthquake bomb’ explodes in Polish waters October 15, 2020 | 3:33 PM

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket October 11, 2020 | 8:00 AM

In this July 17, 2020 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles after awarding Captain Sir Thomas Moore his knighthood during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.

Queen Elizabeth honors pandemic's heroes October 10, 2020 | 8:22 AM

In profane rant, Melania Trump takes aim at migrant children and critics October 2, 2020 | 10:39 AM

President Donald Trump leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump will spend a 'few days' at military hospital after contracting COVID-19, White House says October 2, 2020 | 1:15 AM

Trump-Biden debate prompts shock, despair, and, in China, glee September 30, 2020 | 10:40 AM

Teacher in China is sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students September 30, 2020 | 12:46 AM

A photo provided by the Sea View Koh Chang resort, of the Sea View Koh Chang resort on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand. Under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, an American man was arrested in September 2020, after posting a negative review about the resort. (Sea View Koh Chang via The New York Times)

American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort September 28, 2020 | 1:10 PM

An empty classroom in Eden, N.C. There are worries of a resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States as universities and schools reopen and as colder weather pushes people indoors.Credit...Pete Kiehart for The New York Times

‘We may be surprised again’: An unpredictable pandemic takes a terrible toll September 21, 2020 | 10:51 AM

Black smoke rises from a fire at warehouses near to the last month massive explosion that his the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020.

Huge fire at Beirut port sows panic after last month's blast September 10, 2020 | 9:25 AM

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TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips, ban users September 9, 2020 | 4:25 PM

Protesters display placards outside a court in Olongapo city, north of Manila December 1, 2015. A Philippine court found a U.S. Marine guilty of killing a transgender woman on Tuesday, jailing him for six to 12 years in a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in its former colony. The Olongapo City regional trial court also ordered Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton to pay more than 4.5 million pesos ($95,350) to the family of Jennifer Laude, who was found dead last year in a hotel outside the former U.S. navy base northwest of Manila. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Joseph Scott Pemberton

Philippine court orders New Bedford Marine's early release in killing September 2, 2020 | 1:30 PM

C0uples dance to salsa music at sunset in Malaga, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. In the past week, Spain has recorded more new coronavirus infections per capita than anywhere else in Europe, and experts fear it is the beginning of a new phase of the pandemic. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)

The coronavirus is spreading much faster in Spain than anywhere else in Europe August 31, 2020 | 5:55 PM