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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India Hands Over Mobile Harbour Cranes To Chabahar Port Authorities

India on Sunday formally handed over two 140-tonne mobile harbour cranes to the authorities of the Chabahar port in Iran and both sides reviewed their overall cooperation in developing the transit...

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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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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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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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Coronavirus

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

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Live Updates: India Vaccinating Its Citizens Faster Than Others, Says PM

India is vaccinating citizens faster than anywhere in the world amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.

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Day Of Tough Choices For Budget Like "Never Before": 10 Points

Will it be a budget like "never before" or just another in a series of "mini budgets" presented over the last year to resuscitate a sputtering economy, that's the trillion-dollar question waiting to...

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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 an assassination attempt by the Taliban'

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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Man Shoots Cousin Dead While Playing Game In Ghaziabad: Police

A 31-year-old man allegedly shot dead his cousin while playing a game following a petty dispute, police said on Sunday.

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Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer

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Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza

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

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PM Modi To Address 2021's First 'Mann Ki Baat' Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address this year's first Mann Ki Baat at 11 am on Sunday.

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Maharashtra Railway Cops Save Life Of Man Trying To Board Moving Train

Two Railway Protection Force jawans saved the life of a 76-year-old man who slipped while trying to board a train at Kalyan station, an official said on Saturday.

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Covid vaccination: LA Dodgers stadium closed by protests

Protests by anti-vaccine and far-right groups forced the closure of Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

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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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President Ram Nath Kovind Launches Pulse Polio Programme For 2021

On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less...

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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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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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Live Updates: Serum Institute Hopes To Launch Covovax Vaccine By June

Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, is hopeful of launching Covovax - developed in partnership with American vaccine developer Novavax - by June, its CEO Adar Poonawalla said...

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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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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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Product Misplacement

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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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Sonny Fox, Whose ‘Wonderama’ Mixed Fun and Learning, Dies at 95

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Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule

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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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Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain

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

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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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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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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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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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PM Thanks Bahrain's Crown Prince For Partnership In Fight Against Covid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Bahrain's crown prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad for their partnership in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Rajya Sabha Pays Rich Tributes To 3 Sitting, 11 Former Members

The Rajya Sabha on Friday paid rich tributes to its three members Ram Vilas Paswan, Ahmed Patel and Abhay Bharadwaj and 11 former members who died during the interregnum period from its last sitting.

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Bhim Army Chief Meets Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait At Delhi-UP Border

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Friday met farmer leader Rakesh Tikait at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border and said the Dalit group will provide all help to strengthen the agitation...

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PM Modi Speaks To Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Discusses Impact Of Pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the telephone with Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday and discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, the...

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Live Updates: India Extends Ban On International Flights Till February 28

The coronavirus-induced suspension of international passenger flights has been extended till February 28, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday.

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India's Vaccine Production Capacity Best Asset World Has Today: UN Chief

Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the "best asset"...

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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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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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Congresswoman confronts Parkland survivor

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts David Hogg over his gun control stance.

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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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New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group

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The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro

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Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow

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Joe Biden, the Irishman

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Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy

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Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role

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Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing

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Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108

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California moves to help tenants hit by the pandemic pay their back rent.

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Reeling Texans Set to Hire David Culley as Head Coach

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