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Monday, August 31, 2020
Saudi king sacks defence officials
Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive.
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Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja
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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSN...
Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes
The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp
Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit
Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.
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Sunday, August 30, 2020
Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
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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.
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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'
Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Belarus protest: Dozens arrested at mass rally
The country's been gripped by mass protests since the August election, widely thought to have been rigged.
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Saturday, August 29, 2020
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.
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With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
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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.
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Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast
Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.
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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'
Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.
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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist
Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.
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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus
Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.
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Migrant rescue: Dozens evacuated from overloaded Banksy ship
The Louise Michel had sought help saying it had rescued so many people it was unable to move safely.
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ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits
Plus a newborn puma and pioneering women statues in our round-up of stories you may have missed this week.
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Friday, August 28, 2020
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.
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