FSO Safer: New deal to secure oil tanker abandoned off Yemen
Work could begin early next year to prevent the vessel breaking apart and spilling crude. BBC News – Middle East
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Mexico ambush: Arrest over Mormon massacre
Three Mormon women and six of their children were killed in the Sonoran desert last year. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Coronavirus: French lockdown to ease after second peak passes
Non-essential shops will reopen this weekend but bars and restaurants will stay closed into January. BBC News – Europe
Covid-19: Three households can mix over Christmas in UK
People can form a “Christmas bubble” and mix in homes and outdoors between 23 and 27 December. BBC News – UK
US election 2020: Biden says White House co-operation ‘sincere’
The president-elect describes the Trump administration’s help with the transition as not “begrudging”. BBC News – US & Canada
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Fears of ethnic profiling stalk conflict
Some ethnic Tigrayans complain of harassment and discrimination – an allegation the government denies. BBC News – Africa