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Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team

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Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

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Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020.

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Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January

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Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats

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If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?

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77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election

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Black Power: Now or Never

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Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.

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Corrections: Jan. 31, 2021

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Honor and Learn This Black History Month

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Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer

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Quotation of the Day: Attacked by a ‘Superspreader’ of Online Smears

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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair

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Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay

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Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa'

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn.

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Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers

"The grief creeps up on you," says Pamela who is raising two children alone after losing her husband.

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.

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Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88

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Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean

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Sylvia Lieber, Creative Kindergarten Teacher, Dies at 102

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The variant that emerged in South Africa has been reported in Maryland.

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Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.

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G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims

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Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day

Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.

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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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Covid: Argentina imposes new tax on wealthiest

A one-off tax on Argentina's richest people will pay for medical supplies and help for businesses.

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Russian anti-Putin anger spreads: 'We have to protest'

Russia is seeing some of the biggest demonstrations for a decade over the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.

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The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK.

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Amsterdam drugs: Tourists face ban from cannabis cafes

The mayor of Amsterdam has angered coffee shop owners, who fear that drug gangsters could step in.

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Jonas Gwangwa The South African jazz icon who stood up to apartheid

Remembering iconic trombonist and exiled anti-apartheid activist Jonas Gwangwa who has died aged 83.

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Coronavirus: What's behind Latin America's oxygen shortages?

Some Latin American countries struggle with insufficient oxygen as Covid-19 continues to spread.

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Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach

The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea.

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Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19

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A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.

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Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son

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A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina

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Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?

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Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal

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It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!

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For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words

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G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars

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Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week

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Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way

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Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96

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A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

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Daniel Pearl: US 'outraged' after Pakistan's court acquits men accused of murder

The American journalist was abducted and beheaded while working on a story in Pakistan in 2002.

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Why roller skating is making a comeback

It's become so popular in the past year that there's now a worldwide shortage of skates.

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Climate activists on Biden plans: 'We're celebrating key victories today'

Two young US campaigners react to the Biden administration's proposals on fighting climate change.

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The story behind the inauguration's sign language Pledge of Allegiance

Fire Captain Andrea Hall stole the show - and there is a personal story behind her unique pledge.

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Navalny defiant as judge dismisses appeal

The prominent anti-Putin campaigner decried his detention as "illegal" in a video link hearing.

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How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic

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A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

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