India's election commission should face murder charges over Covid-19 spike, Madras High Court says

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Grammy Awards scrap controversial voting committees

The anonymous committees had been accused of a lack of transparency and inclusivity in their choices. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

US senators said Friday that the government is investigating an apparent increase in mysterious directed-energy attacks dubbed "Havana syndrome"

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Russia records more than 400,000 excess deaths during pandemic

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Significant magnitude 6.7 earthquake 45 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Japan / VolcanoDiscovery

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Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India

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‘This is genocide’: Ethiopia attempts to erase Tigrayan ethnicity

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Palestinian president decides — on his own — to postpone elections

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India's over-18s vaccination to start

The drive has begun to lag at a time when a second deadly wave is devastating the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OcL3hp v...

Ireland sending 700 oxygen concentrators to India

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Brazilian Activists Display Fake Body Bags Representing Dead as Country Becomes Second to Pass 400,000 Deaths

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Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India

Australia makes it temporarily illegal to return from India, which is being ravaged by Covid-19. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ueM...

India's new registered COVID-19 cases cross 400k per day.

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Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense causing cancer among soldiers, report claims

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Guantánamo detainee takes on CIA ‘black sites’ in UN human rights case

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Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians

The Florida bill proposes fines up to $250,000 per day for companies which violate the rules. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R9GYvo...

Singapore: What's it like in the best place to live during Covid?

As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best place to ride it out. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

Covid: Pakistan fears 'Impending doom' threatens Pakistan

A slow vaccine roll out, no lockdown and large gatherings are concerning doctors in Pakistan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gSR3aT...

How a Nigerian mother fought to hold on to her child in Italy

A Nigerian woman in Italy nearly lost her son as the authorities questioned her parenting style. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uaG...

Alaska's first CSI takes on blood and burglaries in sub-zero weather

Shasta Pomeroy isn't only the first Fairbanks crime scene investigator, she's the first in the state. from BBC News - World https:...

India's Covid vaccine shortage: The desperate wait gets longer

India is facing a severe shortage of vaccines amid a relentless second Covid wave. How did this happen? from BBC News - World https://ift....

France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara

France says the tests were carried out in uninhabited areas but local residents beg to differ. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nni07...

Scotland could become the world’s first ‘rewilding nation’

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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan violence: Deadly clash amid water dispute

Thousands of people are evacuated following some of the worst border fighting in years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aShcTj via ...

China adopts law against food waste; binge eating, excessive leftovers to face fines

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Germany to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in 2022

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Israel stampede: Chaotic scenes as dozens dead at religious festival

Dozens have been killed and many wounded after a stampede at an Israeli religious festival. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3t6N8d5 ...

‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe

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India Covid: Delhi seeks more cremation space as deaths rise

Police in India's capital ask for more cremation sites as a fatal second wave sweeps the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

28 people crushed to death, dozens hurt at mass Lag B'Omer event in Mt. Meron

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Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers release photo that shows bruised face

Lawyers release a photo of the British socialite with what looks like bruising under her left eye. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2S...

More than 1,000 parking tickets issued at Calgary's mass vaccination site

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‘Cannon fodder’: India’s COVID-hit medical students feel betrayed | Junior doctors subjected to mammoth workloads, lack of pay, rampant exposure to virus and complete academic neglect.

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A year after Ecuador oil spill, Indigenous victims await justice: reliant on the river for millennia, they are struggling to adapt to other livelihoods

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Navalny Ally Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison For Reposting Music Video

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Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic

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Pfizer begins exporting U.S. made COVID-19 shots abroad, starting with Mexico

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Israel stampede: Dozens killed in crush at religious festival

Emergency services confirm dozens have been killed and many more wounded in north-east Israel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gOf3M...

India Covid: A nurse's story of fighting the virus

A nurse at the forefront of the battle against the pandemic shares her story with the BBC. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nvR0De v...

Xueli Abbing: The abandoned baby who became a Vogue model

The 16-year-old's albinism led to her being abandoned as a baby but she is now a successful model. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

The ransomware surge ruining lives

A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cyber-attacks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R9dr...

'It's your device, you should be able to repair it'

The BBC talks to the volunteers running free workshops to help consumers fix broken gadgets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eI10VV ...

Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome days ahead when the Southern Hemisphere enters winter

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‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe | Coronavirus

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Germany puts anti-lockdown activists under surveillance

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Rape victims in south Asia still face vaginal tests, report finds. The test involves a medical practitioner inserting two fingers into the vagina of a rape survivor in an attempt to determine if the hymen is broken, as well as to test laxity in the vagina.

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El Risitas: Man behind 'Spanish laughing guy' meme dies

Spanish comedian Juan Joya Borja, known as The Giggles, was famous for his infectious laughter. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aLTX...

Britney Spears fans jubilant at news she will address court

Fans celebrated outside a California courthouse after news emerged that Britney Spears would speak in court. from BBC News - World https:/...

India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material, saying the country has a "robust system" to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.

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Facebook hid posts calling for PM Modi’s resignation in India ‘by mistake’

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Pfizer CEO Says Antiviral Pill To Treat Covid Could Be Ready By The End Of The Year

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Scientists have discovered a billion-year-old fossil in the Scottish Highlands that could reveal a new link in the evolution of animals

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Chinese International Student Stabbed in Edmonton, bystanders allegedly prevent others from helping

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West Bengal: India state elections go ahead as deaths hit record high

Voters go to the polls for state elections despite the state the country witnessing a second wave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3n...

China launches first module of new space station

It's a major step in China's ambitions to rival the United States and Russia in space exploration. from BBC News - World https://i...

Biden pitches 'once in a generation investment' to Congress

The president lays out jobs, education and social care plans and says "America's on the move again". from BBC News - World h...

They are killing our forest, Brazilian tribe warns

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Facebook blocked hashtag calling for Narendra Modi to resign over pandemic | Users based in India noted on Twitter that the #ResignModi hashtag had been blocked from view on Facebook

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Human rights watch delivers a 213 page report detailing apartheid in Israel, calls on UN to impose sanctions.

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Bystanders prevent others from helping Chinese student, saying it’s "his problem” after being assaulted and stabbed at the University of Alberta

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Tainted batches of Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine sent to Brazil carried a live version of a common cold-causing virus, the South American country's health regulator reported in a presentation explaining its decision to ban the drug's import

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Rudy Giuliani's apartment raided by feds, accelerating inquiry into Ukraine dealings; warrant served on DC lawyer

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Covid: Turkey prepares for its first full lockdown

Turkey was seen as a success story early in the pandemic but now has the highest infection rate in Europe. from BBC News - World https://i...

India Covid-19: Deadly second wave spreads from cities to small towns

The virus is spreading to remote corners of India where healthcare is poor and the crisis under-reported. from BBC News - World https://if...

They are killing our forest, Brazilian tribe warns

The Awa, who have been called "the most threatened tribe on earth", face fresh challenges in Brazil. from BBC News - World https...

The 'forgotten' Afghan refugees taking their own lives

Many Afghan refugees who spent years stranded in Indonesia awaiting resettlement have lost hope. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eBo...

Zac Easter: He left his brain behind to save others from his fate

Zac Easter killed himself at the age of 24, having suffered for years from a debilitating disease caused by the sport he loved. from BBC N...

Facebook temporarily hid posts calling for India’s prime minister to resign

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New Zealand Parliament may debate whether China is committing acts of genocide against the Uighur people in Xinjiang.

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India's Covid crisis: 'I lost my unborn child and wife on the same day'

As India battles a fierce Covid second wave, two people who are grieving share their stories. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QGjpu9...

Albertans in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s are ending up in ICU with COVID-19 faster than ever before

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Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific, scientists say

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Australia to upgrade military bases, expand wargames with U.S

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Video Shows Police Kneeled On Mario Gonzalez’s Back For 5 Minutes Before He Died

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Switzerland is holding a referendum on legalising same-sex marriage

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Biden to sell historic spending plans in speech to Congress

Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat will propose $4tn (£2.9tn) in spending. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Australia warns Google and Apple over app stores

Australia's regulator wants the two tech giants to open up their app stores to more competition. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Nepalese climbers removed 2.2 tons of trash from Everest while the tourists were away

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US Navy fired warning shots at Iranian vessels Monday evening

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'Sickening': Wildlife conservationists outraged after NRA head Wayne LaPierre shoots endangered elephant in Botswana

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The Secret Footage of the N.R.A. Chief’s Botched Elephant Hunt

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Richard Pusey: Australian jailed for filming dying officers

Richard Pusey is sentenced to 10 months jail for filming dying police officers at a crash scene. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PsB...

Mon Laferte: Chile's pop export on repression and injustice

Musician Mon Laferte is releasing her first album since speaking out about the country's protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

Kuwait: Murder spurs demands for greater safety for women

The killing by the woman's alleged harasser fuels outrage over women's safety in the Gulf state. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Kenyans bitter over al-Qaeda US embassy compensation snub

Kenyan victims of 1998 US embassy bombing lament exclusion from $335m compensation deal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nrrJtE via...

Why India's Covid crisis matters to the whole world

The situation in India is a bleak reminder that none of us will be safe until everyone is safe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32UAq...

India coronavirus: Can it make enough vaccines to meet demand?

India is facing a surge in Covid cases while attempting to ramp up its own vaccine programme. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35rGhSj...

Outrage as Iran gets voted in to UN women’s right committee

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A vaccine maker ruined 15 million doses. Its CEO sold $11 million of stock before that was public

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U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots after close encounter with Iranian vessels

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Russia 'direct threat to Europe's security': Germany

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Erdogan Accused of Pushing Islamist Agenda With Alcohol Ban

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India COVID-19 Crisis 'Beyond The Imagination': 'People Are Dying On Streets'

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Israel committing crimes of apartheid and persecution - HRW

The Israeli foreign ministry rejects Human Rights Watch's allegation as "preposterous and false". from BBC News - World http...

Britain is sending a huge naval force through some of the most tense waters in Asia

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India Covid: First UK aid arrives as coronavirus deaths mount

Oxygen equipment lands in Delhi but far more is needed to tackle a devastating Covid wave nationwide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights watchdog says | Israel

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Stunning DDT dump site off L.A. coast much bigger than scientists expected

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Taliban tribunal gives woman 40 lashes for talking to a man on the phone

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U.S. announces $310 mln in humanitarian, food aid to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador

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‘Grave abuses’: Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of apartheid

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Climate tipping points may have been reached already, experts say

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Tesla: Bitcoin sales, environmental credits boost profits

But the carmaker's profits were dented by a $299m payment to Tesla boss Elon Musk. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tW3Ixu via B...

Boris Johnson denies saying he'd rather see 'bodies pile high in their thousands' than impose third lockdown

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US police mock dementia sufferer in 'torture' arrest

The Colorado officers are seen reviewing a clip where the 73-year-old's shoulder goes "pop". from BBC News - World https://i...

Nepal COVID infections surge, fuelled by India’s mutant strains

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Coronavirus: Pfizer confirms fake versions of vaccine in Poland and Mexico

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Police In Italy Arrest Dozens Of Members Of Nigerian Secret Society Charged With Human Trafficking

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Austria: Anti-Semitic crimes hit record high in 2020. The Jewish Community of Vienna has found that right-wing ideology played a significant role behind Austria's anti-Semitic attacks

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Facebook stopped employee from reading an internal reports about its role in the insurrection.

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Taiwan Security Officials Propose Ban on Chinese Flag

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The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether the government can block a detainee at Guantánamo Bay from obtaining information from two former C.I.A. contractors involved in torturing him on the ground that it would expose state secrets

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Five things to know about Apple's iOS update

New update includes new privacy features, emojis and a way of turning on an iPhone with a mask on. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e...

SpiceXpress airlifts 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi

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Two arrested in Argentina for plotting to attack Jewish community on Shabbat

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France knife attacker 'watched jihadist videos' before killing policewoman

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Mozambique gas field: Total halts work after attacks

Islamist militants have repeatedly staged attacks near the $20bn (£14.6bn) gas liquification plant. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

‘The poor won’t survive’: Lockdown hits Phnom Penh’s hand-to-mouth workers

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Covid-19: EU hints at summer return for US travellers

Fully vaccinated Americans might be able to visit, but the bloc has not given an exact timetable. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dT...

Ingenuity Mars helicopter makes third successful flight

The US space agency's Ingenuity chopper completes its most ambitious flight yet on the Red Planet. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

Covid: Perth ends lockdown after Covid cases contained

A snap three-day lockdown was enforced after the state's first case of community transmission in a year. from BBC News - World https:/...

A study of more than 2,100 pregnant women across 18 countries worldwide has revealed that COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of severe maternal and newborn complications than previously recognised.

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Chloé Zhao Becomes Only the Second Woman to Win Oscar for Best Director in 93 Years

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Fiji capital in lockdown after 'superspreader' funeral leaves 500 exposed to COVID-19

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'I will not return to work': Myanmar coup cripples healthcare system

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India Covid: Anger as Twitter ordered to remove critical virus posts

It comes as India is facing a massive surge in cases and a major oxygen shortage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gDy8Rf via BCC Ne...

Singapore and Hong Kong to open travel bubble

This will be the second major air route in the region to open after Australia and New Zealand. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3njNds...

$1 million in toxic bleach sold as ‘miracle’ cure, officials say

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Germany will send oxygen, medical aid to India to help in COVID crisis

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Military expenditure worldwide rose to nearly $2 trillion in 2020, defying the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Global military spending increased by 2.6 percent to $1,981 billion (about 1,650 billion euros) in 2020, when global GDP shrank 4.4 percent,

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Former Swedish LGBT activist convicted of raping four migrants

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Australian governments spend $19,000 a minute subsidising fossil fuels, report finds

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Boris Johnson: 'Let the bodies pile high in their thousands'. PM's incendiary remark during fight over lockdowns is latest claim in No10 drama - amid spectacular row with Cummings

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Over one-third of COVID-19 cases among Canadian children are asymptomatic according to University of Guelph study of over 220,000 positive cases

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Turkmenistan celebrates new holiday to honour native dog breed

The president leads celebrations of the Alabay shepherd dog - a symbol of national cultural pride. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32...

COVID-19: People left to beg and barter for air as India's coronavirus crisis becomes a frantic hunt for oxygen

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'I will not return to work': Myanmar coup cripples healthcare system

Myanmar's medical workers are finding themselves torn between their patients and a military government. from BBC News - World https://...

Fully vaccinated American tourists will be allowed to visit the European Union this summer, New York Times reports

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COVID-19: India records 349,691 new infections in another daily global record | World News

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Turkish court orders Erdogan to stop denying journalists credentials

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Officer stabbed to death inside her police station near Paris

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Citibank to exit 13 global consumer banking markets, including India and China

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Bernie Sanders Says Backing Waiver for Covid Vaccine Patents Is 'Common Human Morality'

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EU blames China for endangering peace in South China Sea

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India Covid: Patients dying without oxygen amid Delhi surge

Delhi hospitals run out of beds and oxygen as families struggle to save their loved ones. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PjX7xI vi...

Syria Gets Donation of 150,000 COVID Shots from China

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Zimbabwe to sell hunting rights for endangered elephants

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Covid: India sets another infection record as US shows concern

India reports a further 349,691 cases, as the US vows to send supplies amid an oxygen shortage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xq1W...

Can Western brands recover from consumer backlash in China?

Some foreign companies are facing a boycott in China - they are not the first and won't be the last. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Armenians celebrate Biden's genocide declaration as furious Turkey summons US ambassador

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Conor McGregor buys Dublin pub where he sucker punched old man

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At least 27 die in fire at Baghdad hospital housing COVID patients | Iraq

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Saudi Arabia will join the United States, Canada, Norway, and Qatar in forming a new platform for oil and gas producers to discuss how they can support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change

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Twitter Is Blocking Tweets That Criticize How The Indian Government Has Handled The Pandemic

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MIT researchers say you're no safer from Covid indoors at 6 feet or 60 feet in new study challenging social distancing policies

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As COVID-19 devastates India, deaths go undercounted

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Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years

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Iraq Covid hospital fire: At least 23 dead after 'oxygen tank explodes'

A hospital treating Covid patients in Baghdad is ablaze, after reports of an oxygen tank explosion. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Extremist Jewish Israeli to Arab reporter neighbor: I want to expel you, not burn your village

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Mars Rover "Perseverance" produces Oxygen for the First time in Another Planet

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'Humanity first': Pakistan offers support to India in Covid fight | The Express Tribune

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USA defends ban on export of raw materials of vaccines to India, despite severe health infrastructure collapse in the latter

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Nepal becomes first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees against COVID-19

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As bodies pile up, India's leaders face rising public anger over second Covid-19 wave

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India Covid surge: Hospitals send SOS as record deaths registered

Patients are dying because of a lack of medical oxygen supplies, doctors warn. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dLbPXP via BCC News

US denies India's request to lift an export ban on raw materials needed to make COVID-19 vaccines

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Biden will push allies to act on China forced labor at G7

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Interpreters who helped Australian forces in Afghanistan plead for visas to escape ‘extreme threats’

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Japan to host first joint ‘war games’ with US, France

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Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide -sources

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China says ready to support India, U.S. also in talks as lack of oxygen fuels COVID-19 crisis

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German gymnasts' outfits take on sexualisation in sport

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First Aerial Color Image of Mars

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Covid-19: Israel records no daily deaths for the first time in 10 months

The drop in deaths is seen as a promising sign as Israel vaccinates more than 50% of its population. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Nestlé asked to stop spring water diversions.

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Bad software sent postal workers to jail, because no one wanted to admit it could be wrong

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U.S. ends J&J COVID-19 vaccine pause; shots to resume immediately

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Palestinian election: Leaders face reckoning as rare vote looms

After years without polls, the Palestinian political landscape may be about to change dramatically. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Telegram misogyny: 'They wanted to tie me and my child to a horse'

Abuse victims claim Telegram's moderators need to do more to tackle misogyny and other forms of hate. from BBC News - World https://if...

Mental health: Trauma, genocide and my invisible illness

The BBC's Victoria Uwonkunda fled Rwanda in 1994 but it took time to recognise the impact it had on her. from BBC News - World https:/...

It's the Oscars 2021 - but how many people have seen the main films?

This year's Academy Awards take place on Sunday, with a largely low-key crop of contenders. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dO5A...

Week in pictures: 17 - 23 April 2021

A selection of powerful images taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vj5Nnd via BCC News

Holocaust Revisionist Confirmed as New Head of State-Sponsored ‘Genocide Center’ in Lithuania.

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Brazil cuts environment spending one day after U.S. climate summit pledge

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Daunte Wright funeral: As Minneapolis mourns, what next for police reform?

A historic verdict followed by a funeral - a community coping with trauma asks what happens next. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ne...

US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine

Indonesia is trying to rescue 53 crew on board a missing submarine before their oxygen runs out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3etx...

Mount Everest: Coronavirus reaches world's tallest peak

The cases are a blow to Nepal, which relies on income from Everest climbs as a source of revenue. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xk...

'A sin to waste': Montana tribe provides COVID-19 vaccinations at Alberta border crossing

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Covid-19: India hospital fire kills 13 amid Covid oxygen crisis

The incident comes as India's hospitals are overwhelmed by a spike in cases and oxygen shortages. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

US President Joe Biden to 'propose hiking tax on rich'

The plan would increase US capital gains taxes and the top marginal income tax rate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aydyhv via BCC...

Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years

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Philippines fires twin diplomatic protests over Chinese vessels' lingering presence in West Philippine Sea: "The presence of these vessels blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction."

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Alberta confirms first COVID-19 case linked to variant fuelling case surge in India | CBC News

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Dozens injured in East Jerusalem clashes

Israeli police fire tear gas, trying to keep apart rival groups of Jewish activists and Palestinians. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Three abducted Catholic clergy released in Haiti

But seven others seized earlier in April remain in captivity, with a gang demanding $1m in ransom. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3a...

Armenia Goes Dark To Remember Victims Of Genocide

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Scores of Kuwaitis staged a rally on Thursday to protest violence against women, after a young mother was kidnapped and murdered by a man who had stalked her relentlessly despite repeated complaints to authorities

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18,292 unaccompanied child migrants went missing in Europe (including Greece, Italy and Germany) between January 2018 and December 2020 – equivalent to nearly 17 children a day | Investigation finds 1 in 6 were solo and under 15, as experts say cross-border cooperation ‘nonexistent

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Coronavirus: Tokyo Motor Show cancelled for first time in 67 years

The cancellation comes just three months before the Tokyo Olympics is due to go ahead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QQ6Vjg via B...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to receive AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday

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India’s giant second wave is a disaster for it and the world

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China's Xi "welcomes U.S. return" to working with world on climate change, thanks Biden

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Chernobyl: There is no "additional DNA damage" in children born to parents who were exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl explosion before they were conceived.

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Tesla's Autopilot 'tricked' to operate without driver

A Model Y made multiple trips on a test track without a human in the driver's seat, engineers found. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Australia resists calls for tougher climate targets

The country remains out of step with other major nations by refusing to commit to deeper emissions cuts. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Argentina Loses Country's Google Domain After Random Citizen Buys it for $5

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Canada to ban flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days: sources

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European Super League Q&A: Why it failed - and will clubs try again?

BBC Sport looks at what the rise and demise of the European Super League within 48 extraordinary hours means for football. from BBC News -...

Big Dog's Backyard Ultra: The toughest, weirdest race you've never heard of

The format might be simple - winning this race is anything but. Big Dog's Backyard Ultra is an unusually punishing challenge. from BBC...

US drugmaker Pfizer on Wednesday confirmed that suspect doses of its coronavirus vaccine that were seized in Mexico and Poland were indeed fake, with doses going for as much as $1,000 a shot

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Brazil wants U.S. to pay not to raze Amazon

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Australia was blindsided when Five Eyes ally New Zealand backed away from China criticism

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Billionaire Sir James Dyson moves residency back to the UK

Sir James faced criticism in 2019 over relocating his company's global headquarters to Singapore. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

In another extraterrestrial first, NASA extracts pure, breathable oxygen from thin Martian air

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NASA's Perseverance rover makes oxygen on Mars for 1st time

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Pfizer vaccine to require 3rd shot. Possibly annually.

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India Covid: Delhi high court criticises 'ridiculous' oxygen shortage

The court says it is the responsibility of the government to beg borrow or steal to ensure oxygen. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3a...

Alarms sound in southern Israel, explosions heard throughout the country

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Too scared to offend China: Royal Navy's new carrier 'will avoid the Taiwan Strait on maiden voyage'

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Australia provokes China anger over scrapped deals

Beijing described the move to tear up the Belt and Road deals as "unreasonable and provocative". from BBC News - World https://i...

Google and Apple attacked on app store 'monopoly'

Republican and Democrat senators criticise Apple and Google for alleged anti-competitive behaviour. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Biden is set to officially recognize the Armenian genocide, despite warnings from Turkey it could 'worsen ties' even more

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Climate change: Biden summit to push for 'immediate' action

Forty world leaders will be urged to increase their carbon-cutting actions at US virtual summit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/32DB...

Oscars 2021: Why Two Distant Strangers is 'important and necessary'

The Oscar-nominated film tells of a black man forced to relive his killing by a US police officer. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3v...

What's gone wrong with Australia's vaccine rollout?

The country has been far slower than others including the UK and the US to immunise its population. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Gerd: Sudan talks tough with Ethiopia over River Nile dam

Sudan seems to have sided with Egypt in its row with Ethiopia over a dam on the River Nile. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dCUu3m ...

Afghan War: Do Americans support Biden pulling out?

As Biden prepares to extract troops, we ask three Americans with personal connections what they think. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

China is behind a newly discovered series of hacks against key targets in the U.S. government, private companies and the country’s critical infrastructure

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U.N. experts say Putin critic Navalny in ‘serious danger,’ call for urgent medical evacuation

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Biden administration to proceed with $23bn arms sales to UAE

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Netflix shares plunge amid fears coronavirus boom is over

Netflix said the pandemic disrupted its production pipeline and has forecast fewer new subscribers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Covid wreaking havoc in India: 300,000 new cases and over 2000 deaths in past 24 hours

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Pakistani Journalist Is Shot After Criticizing the Military

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs 'anti-riot' bill that grants civil immunity to drivers who hit protesters and protects police budgets from being cut

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Tensions escalate as Russia fires missiles in Black Sea exercise

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Ohio shooting: Columbus police shoot dead black teenage girl

The shooting in Columbus happened as police were responding to an attempted stabbing call, media say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Czech Republic asks EU, NATO allies to expel Russian diplomats

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Former US intelligence director backs Turnbull and Rudd’s call for Murdoch media inquiry

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Ukraine says Russia will soon have over 120,000 troops on its borders

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Czech Republic threatens to expel all Russian diplomats over Moscow's alleged involvement in 2014 explosions

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YouTube shuts down prominent Nigerian megachurch preacher's channel for 'gay curing' claims

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Nuclear weapons: Top military official warns China and Russia are modernizing faster than US

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Is the Australia-NZ travel bubble the way ahead?

Australia and New Zealand have quarantine-free travel, but will other countries follow their lead? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3n...

Russia’s Putin to address nation as mass Navalny protests are planned

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US ambassador to leave Moscow as tensions rise

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Middle East states dominate list of top executioners in 2020 - Amnesty

Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia follow China in Amnesty's list of who executes the most people. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

Coronapas: The passport helping Denmark open up after Covid

Football fans, museums and restaurants are opening up, but Danes will have to show a corona passport. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

Navalny's supporters fear Russia's Putin wants him dead

President Putin's leading critic is on hunger strike and ahead of planned street protests they warn he could die. from BBC News - Worl...

Idriss Déby: Chad's future rocked by president's battlefield death

In power for 30 years, Idriss Déby's death leaves huge uncertainties at the heart of government. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Oscars 2021: The lowdown on the international feature nominees

The five films cover diverse topics from bullying, a drinking experiment, and the horror of war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QbX...

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to meet in war-torn eastern Ukraine, stressing that millions of lives were at stake from fresh fighting the separatist conflict

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An international team of researchers has found evidence suggesting that the P.1 coronavirus variant that was first seen in parts of Brazil may be up to twice as transmissible as prior strains

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Russian prosecutors move to liquidate Navalny’s ‘extremist’ movement

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European Super League: What happens next?

BBC Sport looks at the seismic impact of the European Super League announcement and what may happen next. from BBC News - World https://if...

Facebook creates Clubhouse clone Live Audio Rooms

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says the social media platform will introduce audio elements. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3v1EUnQ ...

New Zealand airport worker tests positive to Covid on second day of travel bubble

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Climate change: Carbon 'surge' expected in post-Covid energy boom

This year should see the second-biggest-ever rise in CO2 emissions as economies rebound from Covid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

‘Relentless’ climate crisis intensified in 2020, says UN report

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New Zealand airport worker tests positive day after bubble opens

Flights with Australia will not be suspended as there appears to be no link to the travel bubble. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3al...

Brian Sicknick: US Capitol riot policeman 'died of natural causes'

Officials say Brian Sicknick died after suffering two strokes, a day after being confronted by rioters. from BBC News - World https://ift....

Major Archbishop: Ukrainians living in ‘psychological terror’ as Russian troops gather at border

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India to start vaccinating all adults over 18 amid surge in infections

Amid a surge in cases, all residents in the country over 18 will be eligible for the Covid jab. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3duKF...

Former US Vice-President Walter Mondale dies aged 93

Jimmy Carter's running mate lost heavily to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QFt...

James Charles: YouTube temporarily demonetises beauty influencer

The YouTuber admitted to messaging with 16-year-old boys earlier this month. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QgByyC via BCC News

Duterte says he will send warships to West Philippine Sea if China starts drilling for oil

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EU: Russia has sent more than 150K troops to Ukraine border

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Covid in Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus overwhelms India's most populous state

With a population larger than Brazil, an Indian state struggles to cope as Covid-19 sweeps through it. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

The war against Russia's spies just cost Putin billions from a cancelled nuclear contract

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World on the verge of climate crisis ‘abyss’, warns UN

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We are Reuters journalists Poppy McPherson and Shoon Naing. We've been covering the recent events in Myanmar. Ask us anything!

Hi Reddit, we are Poppy McPherson and Shoon Naing . We've been reporting on the situation in Myanmar, which has been in turmoil since ...

Moscow's military build-up on the border with Ukraine is even bigger than in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, describing the deployment as "very seriously concerning"

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Germany conservatives: Armin Laschet backed by Merkel party in chancellor race

Armin Laschet looks certain to be the centre-right's choice for chancellor in September's elections. from BBC News - World https:/...

Drought-hit Taiwan rations water to protect tech

The island has tried everything from cloud seeding to prayer during its worst drought in 56 years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3a...

Derek Chauvin trial: Key moments from 14 days of testimony

Watch the most critical exchanges from 14 days of testimony at the trial over the death of George Floyd. from BBC News - World https://ift...

How a bicycle tripled one woman's income

"You realise what a bicycle can do. It's a catalyst for unlocking so much potential." from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

‘Break their roots’: New report details Chinese authorities’ alleged torture, rape of Uighur women

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Germany's Green Party selects Annalena Baerbock as candidate for chancellor

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India coronavirus: Delhi announces lockdown as Covid cases surge

With record daily spikes all last week, the Indian capital is now the worst-hit city in the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

UK is the world’s biggest producer of medical cannabis – but Brits can’t access it

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In the Philippines, people are putting makeshift community pantries to help those affected by the lockdowns to get food, basic necessities.

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Egypt's second deadly rail accident in a month kills 11

Eleven people were killed and 98 injured when four carriages of a train derailed north of Cairo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RMS...

Spain dismantles workshop making 3D-printed weapons

The raid in Tenerife unearthed gun parts and manuals on guerrilla warfare, police say, from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3n3wmdh via B...

Chinese feminists are being attacked online by nationalist trolls. Some refuse to be silenced

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The best climate solution you've never heard of

Meet the teams who track down and destroy hidden sources of greenhouse gases. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QBrb8a via BCC News

Australia opens travel bubble with New Zealand

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