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Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015
Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean. from…
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Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'
For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.…
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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft
The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of so…
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Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist
Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine. fro…
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Samuel Shih: Is justice served with overwhelming fines?
Trust in law enforcement and the justice system is at an all-time low , even as protests have start…
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Scofield residents must boil tap water after bacteria found in rural system
Residents in the Carbon County town of Scofield were told to boil their tap water, after the system…
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D.C. Mayor Bowser Blames Outside Agitators As Cause Of Weekend Violence
Some 70% of those arrested in weekend unrest came from outside the District, police say. Bowser sa…
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Zoom Turns Record Profit Thanks To Coronavirus Shutdowns
The videoconferencing company is seeing surging demand — and profit — as so much of daily life goe…
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Biden hits back on Trump's attacks: 'Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters?'
“Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Setting fires is not protesting,” Biden said…
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Venezuela's Maduro pardons dozens of political opponents
The Venezuelan government said Monday that it had pardoned more than 100 people, including dozens o…
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Russian opposition activist hospitalised after attack outside his home
A 22-year-old Russian opposition activist has been hospitalised after what supporters said was a vi…
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India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases
India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the…
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'Hero' St. Louis police officer dies after being shot in the head
A St. Louis police officer died Sunday after being shot in the head by a gunman, authorities said. …
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Trump's Kenosha visit highlights his reelection message: Only Trump will keep you safe
With protests continuing to rage in Kenosha, Wis., over the Aug. 23 police shooting of African-Amer…
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Op-Ed: Kamala Harris' vice presidential run is a campaign to be America's second Black president
Black grievances put Harris on the ticket; her's is the face of leadership the country is deman…
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Japan country profile
Provides an overview of Japan, including key events and facts about this earthquake-prone country o…
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Schools are more segregated than 30 years ago. Here's what's driving the change.
School integration programs once broke down barriers. Today, white and Black students in cities lik…
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New report deepens mystery around Trump’s sudden and suspicious visit to Walter Reed hospital
Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly prepared to take over the presidential duties from Yah…
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Mom rips gun and shoe from man accused of kidnapping her 1-year-old, Georgia cops say
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Ethiopia seeks US clarification on reported aid cut over dam
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U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time in two weeks
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With peak of hurricane season almost here, forecasters watch four areas for tropical development
The most active day of the hurricane season is around Sept. 10. As the season's peak nears, for…
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Wisconsin special session on police reform lasts less than a minute. GOP not interested.
Gov. Evers, a Democrat, expressed disappointment, "There's no sense of urgency from Republ…
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Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence
He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for votes. from NYT > Top Stories ht…
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Can Colleges Meet the Covid Challenge?
Readers blame both students and administrators for campus outbreaks and discuss the social isolatio…
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Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent
More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's chang…
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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees
Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects. …
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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution
It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura…
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.…
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Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent
More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's chang…
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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees
Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects. …
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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution
It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura…
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Live: Utah Jazz take on Denver Nuggets in Game 6
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1 Killed In Portland Amid Clashes Between Pro-Trump Caravan And Counterprotesters
President Trump blamed Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for losing control, while the mayor responded th…
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U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash
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Lebanon arrests 3 Egyptian suspects in Cairo gang rape case
Lebanese security forces have arrested three Egyptian men wanted in their home country on charges o…
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In Colorado town, the post office delivers much more than the mail
Leadville, Colo., has no car dealership, no Walmart, no department store and no dependable internet…
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A couple received an anonymous note calling their unpainted house an "eyesore," then they received over $48,000 to help with repairs
A couple that has suffered multiple health issues received a note shaming them for their unpainted …
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India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases
India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the…
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Trump presses law and order message as protest turns deadly
A man was shot dead in the US city of Portland, police said Sunday, the latest violence to upend an…
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Report: New York tenants were not aware they would be featured at the Republican National Convention
The tenants were interviewed by a HUD official, they said. The RNC was criticized for blurring the …
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SpaceX may attempt 3 rocket launches on Sunday
SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, has scheduled two back-to-back Falcon 9 launches in Flor…
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In wake of shootings, Kenosha mayor backs police brass despite calls for resignations
Kenosha, Wis., Mayor John Antaramian told reporters Friday that he has no intention of requesting t…
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Chicago police respond to 10 shootings in about 3 hours Sunday, including 3 homicides and an attack that left 2 officers seriously wounded
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Michael Moore warns that Donald Trump is on course to repeat 2016 win
Film-maker says enthusiasm for president in swing states is ‘off the charts’ and urges everyone to …
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India records world's biggest single-day jump in virus cases
India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world …
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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha
By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/us/29kenosha-march-protests.htm…
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Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast
Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a mis…
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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'
Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as a…
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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist
Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights…
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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus
Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid politica…
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Joanna Schroeder: What if some kids are better off at home?
In the early morning hours of Monday, March 9, I was locked in battle with my oldest son, Izac, the…
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George Pyle: NBA plays a great inside-out game for justice
According to the story , American philosopher Henry David Thoreau, back in 1846, spent all of one n…
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Utah Jazz players have heard criticism of boycott, but they point to progress already made — with more to come
While the Utah Jazz sat out of Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, just as the rest of the …
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Utah Jazz are trying to balance their focus between real-world issues and Sunday’s Game 6
For three days, if playing basketball wasn’t quite the last thing on most NBA players’ minds, it at…
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President Trump Visits Areas Hardest Hit By Hurricane Laura
The president first stopped in Lake Charles, La., before heading to Orange, Texas. In both stops, …
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Biden, Harris prepare to travel more as campaign heats up
After spending a pandemic spring and summer tethered almost entirely to his Delaware home, Joe Bide…
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Does Kyle Rittenhouse Have a Self-Defense Claim?
Kenosha, a city of 100,000 in Wisconsin’s southeastern corner, now confronts the question of when l…
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What we know about the career of the officer who shot Jacob Blake
Rusten Sheskey said in an August 2019 interview that what he likes most about police work "is …
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Iranian man sentenced to nine years in prison for beheading daughter while she slept in 'honour killing'
An Iranian has been sentenced to nine years in jail for beheading his teenaged daughter in her slee…
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Arrest made after firefighter’s wallet stolen as he battled wildfires, CA officials say
The thief drained the bank account of the firefighter after the wallet was lifted from his vehicle.…
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Tillis: 'I fell short' on mask wearing at RNC
The Republican senator's zeal for enforcing masks has landed him in hot water in the past. …
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U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash
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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta fears attendees of Trump's RNC speech will get COVID-19 and 'may even die'
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta couldn't be more exasperated by President Trump's decision to sp…
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Kenosha police chief explains why suspect was able to walk away after allegedly shooting 3 people
At a press conference on Friday, Kenosha, Wis., Police Chief Dan Miskinis responded to a question a…
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns, saying: 'I apologise form the bottom of my heart'
Japanese stocks tumble – follow here for live updates Ulcerative colitis: the condition that tanked…
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Blue planet: Study proposes new origin theory for Earth's water
Water covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface and is crucial to life as we know it, but how it…
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Weakened Laura still carries a punch as it heads toward Atlantic Ocean
The remnants of Hurricane Laura continued to weaken Saturday but it may bring tornadoes to North Ca…
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Man arrested after wallet stolen from California firefighter battling wildfires
The sheriff of Santa Cruz County said the suspect admitted the theft and wrote a letter of apology.…
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Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?
Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire …
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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020
A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://…
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Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius
By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/us/mauritius-dolphin-death…
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Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/28/us/trump-vs-biden/returnin…