White House suppressed coronavirus reports and downplayed virus, House panel says

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House panel opens probe of White House trade advisor Navarro after abrupt cancellation of ventilator contract

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Facebook threatens news sharing ban in Australia

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BTS: K-pop group reacts with 'tears' after making Billboard history

The group's first ever English single has made history as a Billboard Hot 100 chart topper. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jvhu...

JEE: India holds crucial college exam amid Covid-19 fears

A hugely competitive college exam in India kicks off after weeks of heavy protest from students. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jD5...

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China ‘to end Mongolian-language education in Inner Mongolia’ causes massive protest

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Ron Jeremy: adult film star charged with 20 new rape and sexual assault counts

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Iceland: For The First Time In 3 Weeks, No New Cases Of Coronavirus Yesterday

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Tension as India, China accuse each other of border violations

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Maltese journalist was killed over reporting on power plant, say police - Police believe that the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed for what she was about to reveal about a government-sponsored power station deal, a court in Malta has heard.

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Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes worldwide - Number of glacial lakes rose by 53% in 1990-2018 to reveal impact of increased meltwater

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Vietnam Issues Decree Against Illegal Oil and Gas Operations in its Waters

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Saudi king sacks defence officials

Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive. from BBC News - World https://ift....

Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EOY2AE...

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 BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QEZRme ...

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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

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 sound. from BBC News - World https://ift....

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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lBalla...

Breonna Taylor’s Ex Offered Plea Deal Which Required Him to Say She Was Part of Drug Operation

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Amid Tensions with Beijing Post Galwan Clashes, Indian Navy Warships Set Sail for South China Sea

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India accuses China of 'border violation'

China is yet react to the allegation which comes after several rounds of peace talks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lBnjPB via BC...

Israel and UAE set for historic direct flight following peace deal

The first commercial flight marks a major step in normalising ties between the two countries. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hVboK8...

China says Czech senate speaker must pay 'heavy price' for Taiwan visit

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Chinese investors snap up Hong Kong property as new security law deters foreigners

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German leaders condemn far-right attempt to storm Reichstag

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Ecuadorian Husband and Wife With Combined Age of 215 Years Named World's Oldest Married Couple

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It's now illegal for Zimbabwe schools to expel pregnant girls

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Carter Center, pushing for fair elections, turns focus to US

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Dozens hospitalised after underground bunker rave in Oslo

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Nepal Celebrates First Ever Rare, Godlike Gold Turtle

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Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Pass 6 Million

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Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lyzLj...

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 changed. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y...

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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Wuhan food markets are selling wild animals, again.

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An ultra-conservative French magazine prompted outrage on Saturday by portrayed a Black female lawmaker as a slave in chains, earning condemnation nationwide as well as from French President Emmanuel Macron

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France calls on Belarus to reverse measures against journalists

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Portland clashes: Fatal shooting as rival groups protest

A pro-Trump procession was met by counter-protesters in another tense night in the Oregon city. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YHv6...

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Intel's “cripple AMD” function (2019) 473 by arto | 96 comments on Hacker News.

Spain arrests pandemic-denier who wrote 'covidiots' deserved 'to die'. Police say he also posed as a public official in telephone calls to nursing homes, hospitals, football clubs and the media to spread false data about the pandemic in Spain.

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Canada statue of John A MacDonald toppled by activists in Montreal

John A MacDonald was accused of letting famine and disease decimate indigenous Canadian communities. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Philippine Network That Clashed With Duterte Ends Local Coverage

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Riots in Sweden after Quran burning by far-right activists

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Far-right extremists try to enter German parliament

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Show HN: Visualize Data Structures in VS Code 489 by Gehinnn | 61 comments on Hacker News.

Tens of thousands of Anti-Netanyahu protesters hit Israel streets

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Victoria, Australia’s new COVID cases fall to double digits, lowest rate in two months

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US election 2020: Intelligence chief ends face-to-face security meetings

Democrats cry foul over the move, saying the public had a right to know about foreign interference. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

‘A Family Business:’ Graft Investigation Threatens Brazil’s Bolsonaro

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Protesters in Montreal topple John A. Macdonald statue, demand police defunding

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Far right using coronavirus as excuse to attack Asians, say police

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Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest

The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31FQFoj via BCC N...

What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others

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Czech Senate speaker leaves for Taiwan visit, angering China

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Rare and valuable plants that naturally “mine” large quantities of nickel are thought to be hiding in Indonesia’s forests – but it is a race to discover them before they are wiped out.

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The Italian Coastguard has evacuated 49 migrants from a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, funded by the British artist Banksy, about 12 hours after it called for help.

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India passes coronavirus milestone: The largest number of daily cases in the world

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Giant new 50-metre deep 'crater' opens up in Arctic tundra, believed to be caused by the build up of methane gas in pockets of thawing permafrost under the surface

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Brazil's Pantanal, world's largest wetland, burns from above and below

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March on Washington 2020: 'Change is slow in America'

The BBC spoke to attendees at the March on Washington 2020 to see how far the country has come. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32Een...

Riots break out in Sweden as 300 people gather to protest of burning of Koran, as rocks are thrown at police and car tyres are set on fire

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Ethereum Is a Dark Forest 448 by gottagetmac | 318 comments on Hacker News.

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Blanked-out spots on China's maps helped us uncover Xinjiang's camps 475 by danso | 287 comments on Hacker News.

Protesters threw stones at police and burned tyres in southern Sweden late on Friday, hours after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally nearby. About 300 people were on the streets of Malmo with violence escalating as the evening wore on

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Woman in 'extreme poverty' found dead next to crying baby in Glasgow

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Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account 565 by tosh | 813 comments on Hacker News.

Chadwick Boseman Dead at 43 From Colon Cancer

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Violence erupts in Swedish town of Malmo after anti-Islam actions, police say

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Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43

US actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his role in Black Panther, has died of cancer, his family say from BBC News - World https://ift....

Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists

A study from South Korea gives among the clearest pictures yet of children as carriers of the virus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Dying mother dolphin struggles to save baby in Mauritius lagoon after oil spill

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‘She was the aggressor’: Former Liberty student alleges sexual encounter with Becki Falwell

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Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the US after Hurricane Laura battered two states. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2D9vAsJ ...

Turkey: Human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik has died of a hunger strike she launched in prison to demand a fair trial for herself and colleagues. She had been fasting for 238 days.

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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 ban. from BBC News - World https://ift....

Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020

A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EC3ZB5 via BCC News

Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India

Homes and livelihoods have been swept away by monsoon rains in India's Bihar state. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YJnfDw via ...

Zuckerberg says Facebook's failure to remove militia page 'an operational mistake'

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N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video

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Does Facebook pay Apple 30% of revenue derived from ads made within its iOS app? 459 by spenvo | 225 comments on Hacker News.

RNC 2020: Trump warns Biden will 'demolish' American dream

Addressing his party convention, the president lashed his opponent as "the destroyer of American greatness". from BBC News - Wor...

UAE implicated in lethal drone strike in Libya

BBC finds evidence that a UAE drone killed 26 unarmed cadets in Libya’s capital Tripoli. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YH20ma via...

Melbourne storm: Three killed as winds cause widespread damage

A four-year-old boy is among the victims as a storm fells trees and contaminates drinking water. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Qyq...

NZ takes action over stock market cyber attacks

The comments from New Zealand's finance minister come after trading was hit for the fourth day in a row. from BBC News - World https:/...

Tough times to continue for Chinese firms in the US

It doesn't matter if Trump or Biden wins, the anti-Chinese sentiment will remain on the White House agenda. from BBC News - World http...

Covid-19 Live Updates: The White House, Under Fire for Discouraging Testing, Says It Will Buy Millions of Test Kits

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China Fires Missiles Into South China Sea, Sending U.S. a Message

By Steven Lee Myers and Keith Bradsher from NYT World https://ift.tt/2YGhHK7 via IFTTT

Russian tourist offered employee $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware

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Delta has banned nearly 250 passengers for refusing to wear masks

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House Panels Approve Bill to Increase the Age of Consent to 16 from 12

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Leaked letter: Boris Johnson rejects Trump on Iran sanctions

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U.S. embassy says it ‘deeply values’ Canadian sacrifices after Trump belittled Canadian casualties

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LGBTQ conversion therapy banned in Australian Capital Territory.

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Mother Jones releases ‘hot mic’ video of Donald Trump talking to his lawyer.

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Anti-gay street preachers in Vancouver break leg of man challenging them. Possible hate crime charges coming | "I stood up to anti-gay evangelical bullies in the West End, and they purposefully broke my leg for the trouble...I’m going to have metal plates in my leg for the rest of my life"

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Kyle Rittenhouse charged over Wisconsin protest deaths

Kyle Rittenhouse is charged with killing two people and injuring another amid protests in Kenosha. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2E...

Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty International accuses police of rights abuses

Amnesty International finds police beat protesters and rioted with Hindu mobs against Muslims. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34ENDl...

Passenger sues easyJet after crew told her to move seats to satisfy Orthodox Jews | easyJet | The Guardian

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Video shows Mountie entering Saskatchewan home with axe during wellness check

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Boy With A Metal Detector Finds Historic Irish Sword On A Riverbank

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New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole

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Police officer who shot Jacob Blake named as Rusten Sheskey

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Man On FBI Most Wanted List Captured For 'Honor Killings' Of Daughters After 12 Years On The Run

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India coronavirus: Covid strikes remote Greater Andamanese tribe

There are just 53 members of the Greater Andamanese tribe left- four test positive for the virus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jg...

Christchurch shooting: mosque terrorist sentenced to life without parole - an unprecedented sentence in New Zealand

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Brenton Tarrant: Christchurch gunman given life term without parole

The judge called the actions of a man who murdered 51 people in two mosques in New Zealand last year "inhuman". from BBC News - ...

NBA, MLB and MLS postpone games after Milwaukee Bucks' walkout over Jacob Blake shooting

After Milwaukee Bucks cancelled a fixture over shooting of Jacob Blake, other basketball, football, tennis and soccer players follow suit. ...

Murder Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Was In The Front Row At Trump Rally

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Leaked photos apparently show dismantled USPS machines

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Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines

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Germany: Over 1,400 youths accuse Catholic religious orders of sexual abuse

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Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named

Wisconsin's attorney general names the officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31u8...

Trump challenges Biden to drug test before debate

The president claims Mr Biden went from incoherent to articulate in a previous debate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34CEE4A via B...

Caged Congolese man: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise

Ota Benga was kidnapped from what is now DR Congo in 1904 and taken to the US to be exhibited. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jh4GP...

India NEET, JEE exams: 'Conducting these exams will be a giant mistake'

Indian students are demanding that competitive college exams be postponed due to the pandemic. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YD7U7...

Why Navalny’s team sees Kremlin's hands in attack

Activists do not doubt the Russian opposition figure was targeted for his political work. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hDFQIY vi...

Blueberry farmers warn of 'disaster' crop

Wild blueberry farmers in the US state of Maine are now facing numerous challenges. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hsJogS via BCC ...

Eusebio Leal: The man who saved Old Havana from decay

Historian Eusebio Leal died last month but his legacy is far-reaching in the city he loved. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b6FLuH ...

A Woman May Have Been Cured of H.I.V. Without Medical Treatment

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Auschwitz museum calls TikTok Holocaust trend 'hurtful and offensive

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China's mighty Ant heads for a mega market debut

Little known in the west, China's dominant mobile payment firm is tipped for the world's biggest IPO. from BBC News - World https:...

Topless sunbathing defended by French interior minister

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Covid-19 Live Updates: C.D.C. Changes Testing Guidance to Exclude People Without Symptoms, Worrying Experts

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Kim Jong Un reportedly in a coma for months, recent appearances faked

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Ecuadorian government fears the worst regarding China's overfishing as huge Chinese fishing fleet amassed off Galapagos Islands

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Hong Kong activist warns West to shun Chinese technology ties

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Australia: Textbook used in Victorian schools repeats Chinese government propaganda

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N. Korean patrol boat fires on Chinese fishing boats, killing three

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RNC 2020: Melania Trump to take centre stage on second night

The party conference's second night will also hear from presidential children Eric and Tiffany Trump. from BBC News - World https://if...

Fears of a serial killer in South African farm community

A farming community in South Africa is reeling after the bodies of five women were recently discovered. from BBC News - World https://ift....

Carnival and coronavouchers: Brazil’s economic struggles

The disruption caused by coronavirus means that Brazil's samba schools now face an uncertain future. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Mike Pence at RNC 2020: The rare times he made headlines

The vice-president has largely stayed out of the limelight. We take a look at the few times he didn't. from BBC News - World https://i...

WTO sides with Canada on American lumber duties

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Ammon Bundy arrested at Idaho Capitol after disrupting special session via FOX NEWS 08/25/20 5:08 PM

US Postal Service: Three states sue Trump government

Hawaii, New Jersey and New York are suing the Trump administration over alleged "partisan meddling". from BBC News - World https...

Navalny and Russia’s arsenal of exotic poisons

Nerve agent was apparently used on Putin critic Alexei Navalny – and Russia has a history of poisonings. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Call Of Duty Trailer Replaced Worldwide Over Tiananmen Square Footage

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The US has suffered another humiliating diplomatic setback after the president of the UN security council rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to extend economic sanctions on Iran.

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Sweden Steps Up Its Defense Activities in Baltic Sea Region after an increase in Russian activity

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Australia fires: Similar or worse disasters 'will happen again'

After a disaster "not seen in Australia in recorded history", an inquiry makes dozens of recommendations. from BBC News - World ...

RNC 2020: Black speakers praise Trump and reject Democrats

A series of African-American speakers reject Democratic claims that President Trump is racist. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32r8si...

Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19

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WTO sides with Canada on American lumber duties

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Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy

The social media giant is preparing legal action to challenge Bangkok's pressure to block the group. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Trump: US and China hold 'constructive' trade talks after delay

President Trump had previously postponed the trade meeting as he didn't "want to talk to China right now." from BBC News - W...

Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci warns against rushing out vaccine

US President Donald Trump reportedly is considering skipping regulatory steps to get out a vaccine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2...

Usain Bolt tests positive for Covid-19

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Russian-backed organizations amplifying QAnon conspiracy theories, researchers say

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Leaked government dossier warns of army street patrols if second Covid-19 wave and no-deal Brexit hit UK at same time

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Belarusian military helicopters crossed NATO and Lithuanian's borders without permission to shoot down balloons flying opposition flag

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tells journalists about Covid-19: “when an asshole of yours gets the virus, the chance of surviving is much less”. His speech happens at an event called "Brazil Beating Covid" while the number of deaths in the country is 115,309.

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Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns Liberty U.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Baltimore House GOP hopeful Kim Klacik tells RNC Dems have failed Blacks for generations via FOX NEWS 08/24/2...

Republican National Convention: Trump warns of 'rigged election'

He opens the Republican conference with disputed claims mail-in ballots could lead to voter fraud. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C...

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Retired Olympic track legend Usain Bolt confirms he is self-isolating, awaiting COVID-19 test result Social Sharing

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Teenagers find 'treasure' trove of 1,100-year-old coins in Israel

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Brazil footballer Ronaldinho released in Paraguay

A judge in Paraguay releases the footballer after his detention for a forged passport. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QlLvqT via B...

Hong Kong protest singers fear for their future

Has the new national security law pulled the plug on Hong Kong's pro-democracy musicians? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31o4LKE...

Coronavirus in Kenya: How it turned classrooms into chicken coops

Some Kenyan private schools have found new sources of income after they were forced to close. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QsGgpf...

Kellyanne Conway resigns as senior White House adviser

Ms Conway says she is stepping down at the end of August to give her children "less drama, more mama". from BBC News - World htt...

Rio Tinto strips its CEO US$3.5 million in performance bonuses after the Anglo-Australian firm dynamited away a 46000 yr old Aboriginal heritage site to expand an iron ore mine

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Rio Tinto bosses lose bonuses over Aboriginal cave destruction

Executives at the mining giant Rio Tinto have had their payouts cut over the culturally important site. from BBC News - World https://ift....

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White Kenosha, WI Cop Shoots Unarmed Black Man Seven Times

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Canadians with U.S. licence plates plead for understanding during COVID-19, want other Canadians to stop vandalizing their cars

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday threatened to punch a reporter repeatedly in the mouth after being asked about his wife's links to an alleged corruption scheme. "I so want to pound your mouth with punches," the far-right president said when a reporter from O Globo, posed the question.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Kellyanne Conway to leave post in the White House via FOX NEWS 08/23/20 7:49 PM

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg stoked Washington’s fears about TikTok and said it should be a bigger concern than reining in Facebook

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Revealed: Jared Kushner’s Private Channel With Putin’s Money Man

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US approves use of blood plasma treatment on coronavirus patients

The move comes after Donald Trump accused regulators of impeding the development of a Covid-19 cure. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Revealed: Jared Kushner’s Private Channel With Putin’s Money Man

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Someone left plaques around Toronto that tell the slave-owning pasts of prominent historical families

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Kim Jong Un reportedly in a coma as his sister Kim Yo Jong takes control

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Prince Andrew accuser 'running out of hope' and says 'anyone else would be in jail'

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Thousands evacuated as two storms head for southern US

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are both expected to hit the southern US coast days apart. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Brazil is not letting Doctors Without Borders help Indigenous tribes against COVID-19

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Belarus: defiant protesters flood Minsk demanding Lukashenko's removal | World news

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Navalny will survive 'poison attack', Bizilj tells Bild

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Israeli lawmakers call for probe after police allegedly use excessive force to clear anti-Netanyahu protest

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Over 10,000 protest against Netanyahu in Jerusalem; 7 arrested

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California wildfires: Trump declares major disaster

One fire tearing through the state is the third largest California has ever seen. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32fcZE5 via BCC Ne...

Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32gFeCm via IFTTT

Hackers Leak Alleged Internal Documents Of China’s Social Media Surveillance

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In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has ‘no principles’ and ‘you can’t trust him’

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Large number of ICU beds, ventilators found unused in govt warehouse in Bangladesh

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Outrage In France After Nazi Massacre Memorial Defaced: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed that everything would be done to find out who defaced a memorial for one of the worst single massacres in France by the Nazis during World War II.

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Satellite images reveal China is building surface-to-air missile site at Mansarovar Lake

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Germans expect better EU-US relations if Biden wins

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TikTok launches legal action against Trump over ban

President Donald Trump ordered Americans to stop doing business with the popular Chinese video app. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Coronavirus: Is the US the worst-hit country for deaths?

President Trump says the death rate in the US is lower than elsewhere - what does the data show? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34no...

Coronavirus: Croatia's culture capital Rijeka tries to salvage year

The cheers had barely died down after Rijeka's opening ceremony when the pandemic struck. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aMk8zA...

US trans rights: The teen who sued his school, and won, over bathroom use

Drew Adams, a US trans man, has won a court battle against his school to use the male bathrooms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Yl3...

Why a Somali-born fighter is being honoured in Rome

Some Italians are revaluating their colonial past in East Africa, writes Ismail Einashe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31lrKpS via...

Coronavirus vaccine: Short cuts and allegations of dirty tricks in race to be first

Russia, China, the US and UK see a vaccine as a projection of their scientific prowess. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gjo8Je via ...

'It's a scary time for stand-up comedians'

Edinburgh Festival Fringe acts are making the best of a bad situation online, but for how long? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gsD1...

Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth'

The Death Valley just saw one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gbkf...

Mpape Crushed Rock: Nigerians flock to new Abuja beauty spot

Nigeria's Mpape Crushed Rock is an unlikely tourist sensation for fun-seekers near the capital, Abuja. from BBC News - World https://i...

The two students who took on Coke and Pepsi

German friends Mirco Wiegert and Lorenz Hampl launched best-selling Fritz-Kola in 2003. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3h3TNzw via ...

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Outrage in France after memorial of the victims of Oradour-sur-Glane defaced. President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed that everything would be done to find out who defaced a memorial for one of the worst single massacres in France by the Nazis during WWIi

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Belarus: What lies behind the protests?

Mass strikes and protests have been continuing in Belarus, following disputed elections on 9 August. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Hackers Leak Alleged Internal Files of Chinese Social Media Monitoring Firms

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64

Jack Sherman, who joined the band for their first album and first US tour, is described as "unique". from BBC News - World https...

Anthropogenic CO₂ increase is unprecedented - Even in earlier warm periods there were pulse-like releases of CO₂ to the atmosphere, however, today's anthropogenic CO₂ rise is more than six times larger and almost ten times faster than previous jumps in the CO₂ concentration.

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How Ukraine's audacious secret service successfully scammed Putin and his mercenaries

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'Have You Seen This Person?': Activists In Belarus Say Dozens Unaccounted For Amid Political Crisis

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India has conducted a million tests in a single day yesterday

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Chile's environmental protection service said it had slapped a record $6.6 million fine on a Norwegian salmon producer for the 2018 escape of 690,000 antibiotic-fed fish. The fine, handed to salmon farming company Mowiwas the largest ever for an environmental offense in Chile

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Belarus unrest: Opposition leader says Belarusian people must not stop now

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said the people must continue fighting. fr...

Plane Carrying Navalny, Top Putin Critic, Leaves for Germany After Day of Delays

By Melissa Eddy and Andrew E. Kramer from NYT World https://ift.tt/34qinqV via IFTTT

New best story on Hacker News: Fast.ai releases new deep learning course

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Pakistan's PM Imran Khan launches free healthcare cards providing universal healthcare for every citizen

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California requests support from Australia to fight hundreds of bushfires

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Flight carrying comatose Russian dissident Navalny departs for Berlin. His wife said the doctors at the hospital in Omsk Russia could not be trusted.

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Thirteen of 15-member U.N. Security Council oppose U.S. push for Iran sanctions

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Satellite photos appear to show Chinese submarine using underground base

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Alexei Navalny starts journey to Germany

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New best story on Hacker News: Efficiency is dangerous and slowing down makes life better

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Alexei Navalny is 'stable' and can be transported to Germany, doctors say

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Family who evacuated from Wuhan months ago gets COVID-19 in Memphis

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Alexei Navalny: Putin critic taken to airport for flight to Germany

The Russian opposition activist is being flown to Berlin for treatment, after falling ill in Siberia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Ex-Green Beret arrested, charged with conspiring with Russia

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US special forces veteran arrested for passing secrets to Russia

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US intel agencies find Wuhan officials kept Beijing in the dark for weeks about coronavirus

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News publishers fight tech giants for better deals

Apple and Google face pressure from news providers who want a greater share of revenue for their content. from BBC News - World https://if...

Japan’s intense heat wave has killed 79 people in Tokyo

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New best story on Hacker News: Moving from YouTube to PeerTube

Moving from YouTube to PeerTube 641 by djsumdog | 394 comments on Hacker News.

American faces $750K fine for breaking quarantine rules in Alberta

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Evo Morales: Exiled Bolivian ex-president accused of rape

Bolivia's former leader has not commented on the allegations of rape and human trafficking. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32f7y...

DNC 2020: We will overcome this season of darkness - Joe Biden

Joe Biden accepts the nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aL8XHG via BC...

Aleksei Navalny Hospitalized in Russia in Suspected Poisoning

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aEYUUc via IFTTT

Jacinda Ardern reacts to Donald Trump's New Zealand jab, uses US cases to show how well NZ’s doing

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Trump 'patently wrong' to compare NZ and US Covid-19 outbreaks

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DNC 2020: Biden depicts election as battle of light and darkness

The former US vice-president said his rival has unleashed "too much fear, too much division". from BBC News - World https://ift....

[New Zealand] 11 new Covid-19 cases, Ardern fires back at Trump

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'It's over for New Zealand' - Trump attacks NZ's Covid-19 response for a third time, labelling their 5 cases yesterday a “massive outbreak”.

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Australian friends dig up a fortune after finding two giant gold nuggets worth $350,000

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Joe Biden to deliver most important speech of his career as he closes out DNC via FOX NEWS 08/20/20 7:36 PM ...

Alexei Navalny: Plane to bring 'poisoned' Russian critic to Germany

Opposition figure Alexei Navalny is in a coma in a Siberian hospital after falling ill on a plane. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i...

Syria has accused President Donald Trump of stealing the country's oil, after U.S. officials confirmed that a U.S. company has been allowed to operate there in fields under the control of a Pentagon-backed militia.

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Makers of cigarettes, takeaway coffee cups and other sources of litter will pay for future garbage sweeps: Environment Minister and Germany's 1,500 local body utilities insisted future bills should be paid by suppliers whose throwaways end up quickly littering landscape or in communal trash bins.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Pete Buttigieg, Mike Bloomberg to speak on final night of DNC - before speech of Joe Biden's life via FOX...

“New Zealand, New Zealand, it's over for New Zealand, everything's gone, it's all over - they're beautiful," said Trump says of NZ’s recent outbreak. Third time this week NZ has been mentioned. 5 cases v 44 000 yesterday.

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Facebook is a global threat to public health, Avaaz report says. "Superspreaders" of health misinformation have no barriers to going viral on the social media giant

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France's Macron says ready to give Russia's Navalny all support ,including asylum

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US allies Britain, France, Germany reject Trump administration's demand to restore UN sanctions on Iran

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Protests across Latin America reflect a toxic cocktail of pandemic and recession

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DNC 2020: Kamala Harris savages Trump 'failure of leadership'

The California senator says the Republican leader "turns our tragedies into political weapons". from BBC News - World https://if...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'poisoned'

Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital after falling ill on a flight, his spokeswoman says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hfdTX...

Anthony Horowitz: 'I feel the need to do the unexpected'

The prolific novelist's latest work is a mind-bending murder mystery to tie readers in knots. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Yj...

Putin Opponent Alexei Navalny Reportedly Poisoned by ‘Toxin’ in His Tea

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Victoria's ban on evicting tenants to be extended until the end of the year

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Hong Kong: US suspends extradition treaty over national security law

Three treaties between the US and Hong Kong were suspended, the latest move to pressure China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Q8oas...

Kamala Harris: at DNC 2020: There is no vaccine for racism

The Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Convention. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

This Trawler’s Haul: Evidence That Antibodies Block the Coronavirus

By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gdZtWq via IFTTT

Anon Nampa: Thai lawyer arrested over monarchy protest

Anon Nampa has been a leading figure in unprecedented calls for reform of the powerful institution. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

American Universities Will Use Code Names to Protect Chinese Students from Beijing’s New National Security Law

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Outrage in Pakistan after girl, six, is raped, tortured and bludgeoned to death with a stone before being dumped in a sack

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Fence erected on stretch of Canada-U.S. border near Vancouver

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Germany is beginning a universal-basic-income trial with people getting $1,400 a month for 3 years

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Trump doubles down on New Zealand’s 'big outbreak', says US is doing 'an incredible job' against COVID-19

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American charged under Quarantine Act amid accusations he ignored pandemic safety rules in Banff

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Calls for new inquiry into Belgian police custody tragedy

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US Senate report says Russian investor in Braidy Industries' mill is a proxy for the Kremlin

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Another two years lost to climate inaction, says Greta Thunberg

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Democratic convention: Obama to blast Trump's 'reality show'

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Mass grave uncovered of people killed during Russian armed and led officiating of Sloviansk in 2014

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Belarus crisis unsettling for Putin at home as opponents take heart.

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Mass student protests in Thailand continue to grow

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WHO says we must not live in hope of coronavirus herd immunity

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US Election 2020: Biden is crowned as Democratic nominee

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Chrystia Freeland named Canada's first female finance minister

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The pesticide that caused bee colonies to collapse is killing birds now

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