Japan's top court gives retrial hope for man who spent almost 50 years on death row

Japan's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of an 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting the hangman's call over the murder of a family of four, his lawyer told CNN Thursday.
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UAE's 2020 year in review

From a Mars mission to splitting the atom to helping develop a Covid-19 vaccine, 2020 was a big year for the United Arab Emirates.
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The pandemic is forcing older workers to retire early

America has gone from having the strongest job market in decades to the very opposite during the pandemic. For older workers who have lost their jobs this year, the state of the labor market makes it harder to get rehired as the economy recovers, forcing many Americans to retire early.
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Nikola scraps plans for electric garbage truck

Nikola Motor Company's plans to mass produce garbage trucks for Republic Services, one of the nation's largest waste management service providers, were canceled Wednesday morning, the latest in a string of bad news for the electric truck and hydrogen cell maker.
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2020 has been the worst. But these work changes are sticking around

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She thought she did everything right to avoid being evicted. She was wrong

Millions of struggling renters will likely be protected from eviction -- at least for another month.
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Doctor who discovered Ebola warns of deadly viruses yet to come

Humanity faces an unknown number of new viruses emerging from Africa's rainforests, according to the professor who helped discover Ebola. CNN Senior International Correspondent Sam Kiley takes a closer look.
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