Monday, 30 November 2020
As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races
By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37r84ml
Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3liIuVq
A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan
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Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses
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Sunday, 29 November 2020
Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools
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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble
The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.
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Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.
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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president
The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.
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Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.
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A 70-year-old photographic mystery
Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.
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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home
Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.
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Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?
Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.
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Saturday, 28 November 2020
This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?
By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2JgQpFK
Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond
By BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, RONEN BERGMAN AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT International Home https://ift.tt/2VhaxK4
How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas
By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND KAREN WEISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37gG7gH
Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors
The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.
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Viewpoint: How Ethiopia is undermining the African Union
The country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.
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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic
Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church
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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute
Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.
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The battle to save a biodiversity hotspot in India
Environmentalists in India's Goa state are fighting projects they say will turn it into a coal hub.
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Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia
The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What does it mean for the east Africa region?
BBC correspondents across the east Africa region explain the impact for Ethiopia and its neighbours.
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Conjoined twins: 'We always knew we were different'
They made headlines when surgeons separated them - now Sanchia and Eman Mowatt are at university.
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Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade, moves into meth
A new report warns Afghanistan is becoming a major methamphetamine producer, leaving addicts in its wake.
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Why Bhutan's Sakteng wildlife sanctuary is disputed by China
Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.
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Friday, 27 November 2020
For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
By BY PETER S. GOODMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3miLHFC
Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.
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Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos
The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.
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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet
For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.
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Losing Cinema Park: Tears over demolition of Kabul's iconic cinema
Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.
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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'
As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.
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Thursday, 26 November 2020
PG Wodehouse: Why India still holds a flame for the English author
The Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?
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Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream
Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.
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'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion
People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.
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Can a ninja’s life teach us about staying safe in a pandemic?
Genichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.
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Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People
By BY DANIEL POLITI AND MANUELA ANDREONI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3m68LHH
In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake
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Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Sewage may offer early signs of coronavirus outbreaks.
By BY KIM TINGLEY from NYT Science https://ift.tt/39g5v8V
Biden Urges Unity: ‘We’re at War With the Virus, Not With One Another’
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2J1eQah
James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, Dies at 86
By BY ROBERT D. HERSHEY JR. from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3m80Sl4
This Wrongly Convicted Man Spent 25 Thanksgivings in Prison
By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3nQCeFY
In “This Is Your Time,” Ruby Bridges Urges a New Generation to Keep Fighting
By BY ELISABETH EGAN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3nTxRtV
Edward P. Lazear, Economist and Presidential Adviser, Dies at 72
By BY EDUARDO PORTER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3m7adJV
Elks Lodges and other clubs face challenges surviving the pandemic.
By BY LUCY TOMPKINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fCgTgQ
Confused by the College Football Playoff Rankings? We Can Help
By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3m8c15r
Tributes pour in for football great Maradona
Three days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died on Wednesday.
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Yemen: Growing up in a war-torn country
Yemen is labelled the "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" and 60% of its population is under 25.
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Belarus: The woman sacrificing everything for her country’s freedom
Three months on from the Belarus election, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reflects on how her life has changed.
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'Michael Flynn's loyalty to Trump has paid off' - Omarosa Manigault Newman
Former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman reacts to the ex-national security adviser's pardon.
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Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Lugano attack: Two hurt in suspected terror incident in Switzerland
A 28-year-old woman is arrested after allegedly stabbing and trying to choke two other women.
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The family that lost everything
Maria and her children were driven from their home in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the ongoing conflict.
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Brexit: Biden says no to hard border in Ireland
US President-elect Joe Biden says closing the border would be "just not right".
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Zahara: Violence against women in South Africa 'a pandemic'
Zahara, a platinum-selling singer in South Africa, talks to the BBC about surviving a violent attack.
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U.N. Gets OK to Aid Crippled Yemen Tanker After Months of Waiting
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Happy Thanksgiving to All Those Who Told the Truth in This Election
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No, President Trump Did Not Pardon Himself
By BY MARK LEIBOVICH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39anwWk
No, Trump cannot win Georgia’s electoral votes through a write-in Senate campaign.
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Monday, 23 November 2020
Michigan Certifies Biden’s Win for 2020 Election
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2J2arn4
Trump is renovating Mar-a-Lago, ostensibly preparing for life post-presidency.
By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pTO2sU
Ken Jennings Will Temporarily Succeed Alex Trebek on ‘Jeopardy!’
By BY JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3l5wAyc
A C.D.C. advisory group discussed which Americans should get vaccines first.
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Cabinet Picks, Michigan Vote, Vaccines: Your Monday Evening Briefing
By BY VICTORIA SHANNON AND SANDRA STEVENSON from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2UUxFOy
Apple’s security chief is indicted on bribery charges.
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Eric Hall, Extravagant British Soccer Agent, Dies at 73
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Ntabo Ntaberi: DR Congo militia leader jailed for crimes against humanity
A military court jails Ntabo Ntaberi for life after a two-year trial that saw 178 victims testify.
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Nagorno-Karabakh: 'It's too painful to sleep'
Whilst most Azerbaijanis are celebrating the end of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, some are struggling to return to normal life.
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Reunited after the Manchester Arena bombing
Usman and Sharon were connected forever after being caught up in the bombing's aftermath.
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Sunday, 22 November 2020
G20 closes with appeals for global cooperation amid the pandemic.
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More Republicans Tiptoe Toward Acknowledging Biden’s Victory
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The Ravens Looked to Bounce Back. Then Derrick Henry Showed Up.
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What We Learned From Week 11 of the N.F.L. Season
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