Archive: December 18, 2020
Aston Villa frustrated in goalless draw with Burnley
UAE Weather: Dubai and Abu Dhabi set to be partly cloudy with fog tomorrow
Unicef accused of 'playing politics' after launching campaign to feed kids in UK
Trump discusses Gulf dispute with Saudi King Salman
The Grammy Awards launches #Changemusic initiative to give Black artists more clout in music industry
Deck the halls: inside the Dubai home with a snowmaker and candy cane backyard
Oliver Burke 7, Aaron Ramsdale 5; Marcus Rashford 9, Anthony Martial 8: Sheffield United v Manchester United player ratings
Desperate times for Arsenal, a belter at Manchester United: Premier League predictions
Foreign investment in China reaches 94% of 2019 levels
Snow is falling: Nor'easter blast turns New York City into a winter wonderland
US donates $1bn for Sudan debt relief but more aid worth billions could follow
Jeremy Bulloch, actor who played Boba Fett in 'Star Wars', has died aged 75
Robert Lewandowski beats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to lift Fifa's 'The Best' player award - in pictures
Edin Terzic tasked with steadying Dortmund's season but Jurgen Klopp's shadow still looms large
Himalayan bears arrive for new life in Jordan after Cher intervened to rescue elephant comrade
Let them eat bread: Sudan’s wheat struggle sums up revolution’s opportunities and drawbacks
Cyclone Yasa: Two dead as storm tears through Fiji
Dubai businesswoman offers rent-free homes to families hit by the pandemic
Tennis ace Maria Sharapova announces engagement to British art dealer Alexander Gilkes
Iran rejects call for new nuclear agreement after breaches
Fitch affirms Adnoc's AA+ rating on the back of high output and low cost of production
Tortured dissident Sam Parsa tried to petrol bomb car at Iran’s London embassy
Esports becomes medal event at 2022 Asian Games
Google pushes back against Australian law on news paywalls
Denis Law - the Manchester United legend 'who could face a lion'
Sony pulls 'Cyberpunk 2077' from Playstation Store and offers gamers full refunds
World in focus - best photos for December 18, 2020
US cybersecurity agency warns of 'grave' threat from wide-ranging hack
Rain prayers held in UAE in response to President Sheikh Khalifa’s call
Pat Cosgrave completes brilliant double at Meydan
Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ urged to offer shows for free over Christmas by US senator
Unmanned drone ship trialled as a way of finding Channel migrants
Coronavirus: UAE records 1,284 new cases
Dream debut for Jacob Duffy as New Zealand beat Pakistan in first T20
Coronavirus crisis has caused poverty to soar among Syrian refugees, global report finds
Sheikh Mohamed meets Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff
Watch: Nine lighter moments from 2020
Copper reaches 7-year highs as commodities enter 'super-cycle'
'Recent form has taken the gloss off' - Mikel Arteta on his first year in charge at Arsenal
UAE royal dies in Fujairah
US lawmakers scramble to provide Covid relief ahead of shutdown deadline
2021 to see fresh face-off between streaming giants
Huawei looks for growth in Ethiopia and broader Africa
The UAE's best eco-lodges and glamping spots
Ineos buys into Mercedes as it expands sports portfolio
German police raid homes and jewellers hunting for stolen Canadian 100kg gold coin
India edge ahead in Adelaide Test despite late Australian fightback
Dubai Shopping Festival gets underway with a weekend of concerts
US blacklists Chinese chipmaker SMIC
Where and how you can ride electric scooters in the UK legally
Italy heads for Christmas lockdown as Covid cases surge
Blast kills at least 15 children in central Afghanistan
Free Covid-19 vaccine rollout to world’s poorest countries will begin next year
Call for ban on tackling in children's rugby
California legislature’s first Muslim chaplain draws heavily from service in South Africa
Watch: Sharjah Ruler talks to young Emirati girl about life and work
Italian medics swapping Covid-19 ward for Christmas at home – for one day only
JPMorgan raises chances of a UK-EU trade deal as talks hit climax
Boris Johnson hopes to avoid third national lockdown for England
French bank Natixis to continue hiring spree in Saudi Arabia
Four suspected accomplices detained for Charlie Hebdo meat cleaver attack
Execution of five dissident prisoners in Iran ‘likely’ in next few days
EU paying less than US for range of Covid vaccines
After hack, criticism of Trump and calls for retaliation grow in US
Freed Nigerian schoolboys arrive back home a week after Boko Haram abduction
US Vice President Mike Pence receives Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
Covid-19 vaccine brings rare show of unity among US leaders
Woman dies after accident involving migrant dinghy off Greek coast
UK government wants Donald Trump to lift travel restrictions