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A four-day music festival earlier this month is emblematic of how Saudis are learning to have fun in ways that are common in much of the world but long forbidden in the kingdom.

A four-day music festival earlier this month is emblematic of how Saudis are learning to have fun in ways that are common in much of the world but long forbidden in the kingdom.

At the end of October, the number of people in England who were on the wait list for an elective procedure hit six million. That’s up 41% from March 2020.

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Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out sick because of COVID-19 have left airlines short in recent days.

Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out sick because of COVID-19 have left airlines short in recent days.

A Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States  The White House

A new report from UNESCO estimates the potential lifetime earnings lost to the world’s children due to school closings. But there are ways to prevent this from happening. (Image credit: Miguel Pereira/Getty Images)

A new report from UNESCO estimates the potential lifetime earnings lost to the world’s children due to school closings. But there are ways to prevent this from happening. (Image credit: Miguel Pereira/Getty Images)

The Somali president has suspended the prime minister, who in turn said he would assume the president’s duties, a battle that undermines the country’s fight against al-Shabaab.