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Palestinian scout band members parade through Manger Square at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, during Christmas celebrations, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The biblical town of Bethlehem is gearing up for its second straight Christmas Eve hit by the coronavirus with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

COVID puts a damper on Christmas Eve again around the world

By Jack Jeffery, David McHugh and Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, auction house workers adjust Joan Miro's 1968 oil painting &quot;Women and Birds&quot; which has an estimated sale price of 4-to-7 million pounds ($6.5 million to $11.5 million), in a room with other works by Miro, at Christie's auction house in central London. Portugal is hoping a master of surrealism can help taxpayers recoup some of the millions they lost rescuing a failed bank. The government is selling 85 works by Spanish artist Joan Miro that became public property when Banco Portugues de Negocios was nationalized in 2008. Christie's in London, which is handling the two-day sale starting Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, describes the collection as &quot;one of the most extensive and impressive offerings of works by the artist ever to come to auction.&quot; (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Legal concerns foil Portugal’s art sale ambitions

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Telefonica deal to buy Brazil’s Vivo falls apart

By HAROLD HECKLE - Associated Press