Monday, November 30, 2020
National Theatre launches paid streaming service for filmed plays
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Audrey Hepburn unheard interview in new documentary
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Covid-19: ‘Our business model has been made illegal’
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Masked comic superheroes fight Covid disinformation
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Breastfeeding mums ‘lacked support’ during lockdown
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Covid vaccine: Rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts
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Trump presidency's final days: 'In his mind, he will not have lost'
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A police officer with a conscience who left Belarus
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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran mulls its responses to an assassination
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Brexit: Will the borders be ready?
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The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won
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A 70-year-old photographic mystery
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun
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Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia
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The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars
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Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers
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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home
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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president
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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble
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The Papers: PM urges 'resolve', and vaccine 'celebrity drive'
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Saturday, November 28, 2020
The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world
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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute
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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'
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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'
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The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis
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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'
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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'
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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic
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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis
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The Papers: Tory MPs' hospital anger, and PM 'in retreat'
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Friday, November 27, 2020
Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike
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Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020
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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'
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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet
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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice
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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free
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'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'
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Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt
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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?
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Let's give politicians a chance to speak human
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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success
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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs
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Thursday, November 26, 2020
Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS
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October redundancies double last year's rate
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Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents
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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event
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The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Covid: Pub industry tells the PM it faces 'darkest of moments'
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Manchester Arena Inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released
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Union backlash over public sector pay freeze
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The papers: Maradona in 'hands of God' and economic 'emergency'
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The papers: 'Twelve rules of Christmas' and Sunak's 'New Deal'
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The Great British Bake Off crowns its 2020 winner
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Monday, November 23, 2020
COVID-19: 'It doesn't feel like a lockdown'
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Sunday, November 22, 2020
US election 2020: Trump ally urges him to accept defeat in US vote
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Covid risk: 3 people, 3 very different Covid risks. What's yours?
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Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait
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Shamima Begum: Justice and the jihadi bride
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Free rail travel for domestic abuse victims extended
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Lea Volpe: 'Why are you calling me inspirational?'
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Covid in North Dakota: One day inside a rural US hospital’s fight
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Outdoor grassroots sport ban set to be lifted in England after lockdown
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Hackney shooting: Woman in life-threatening condition
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Newspaper headlines: Christmas 'saved', and mass testing 'promises'
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Saturday, November 21, 2020
Covid makes Brazil's president Bolsonaro a hero to some
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Horse racing: 'It doesn't matter what colour you are'
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How a new type of glove can reduce environmental damage
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Cambridge paralysed dancer's hopes for wedding day 'slow dance'
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China gives musical talent show a virtual makeover
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Van life: Durham couple's six years on the road (and counting)
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US election results: Why Trump increased support among non-whites
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The coronavirus pandemic 'great reset' theory and a false vaccine claim debunked
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Lauren Aquilina: The pop star who gave up singing
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Four reasons Topshop is not the brand it once was
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Match of the Day: 'How 'impressive' Tottenham beat Manchester City
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Guatemala: Congress on fire after protesters storm building
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Newspaper headlines: 'Stricter' tiers loom, and PM faces legal action
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Friday, November 20, 2020
Isle of Wight charity worker blinded and paralysed by snakebite
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Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus
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Newspaper headlines: 'Vaccines for all', and Patel 'bullying' row
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong
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Remembering the Nuremberg trials 75 years on
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Facebook's Instagram 'failed self-harm responsibilities'
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Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze
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US election 2020: Biden says Trump denial 'sending horrible message'
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Manchester Uni vice-chancellor apologises over 'racial profiling' incident
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The Papers: Covid 'jab joy' and public sector pay 'blow'
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Private baby scans show 'incredibly poor practice'
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Australian elite soldiers killed Afghan civilians, report finds
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Apprentice redundancy numbers rise in lockdown
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COP26: Frustrated by delay, young activists stage virtual Mock COP
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Was the scientific advice for lockdown flawed?
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Loneliness: Different ways of dealing with being alone
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US election: Trump campaign seeks partial recount in Wisconsin
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Climate change: Warmer winters linked to increased drowning risk
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Hurricane Iota: At least nine dead in strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year
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Coronavirus: Facebook accused of forcing staff back to offices
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The Papers: Christmas 'is back on' and defence 'spending spree'
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Tiny owl rescued from New York Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Government told to ‘come clean’ over Covid deals by spending watchdog
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Coronavirus: Doctors spell out how to exit England's lockdown
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Ethiopia Tigray crisis: 'We came with the clothes on our backs'
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The Papers: Covid deals 'concern' and 'plan to save Christmas'
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How Dolly Parton is 'playing an important role in Covid battle'
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Monday, November 16, 2020
Airbnb plans public share sale despite pandemic
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Covid-19 in the US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet?
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Amazon rainforest: 'Paying the price for disrespecting nature'
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Woman's Hour Power List: The women protecting our planet
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Biden: 'More people may die' as Trump transition stalls
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Hurricane Iota: Category Five storm heads for Central America
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Grenfell Tower insulation firm behaved 'dishonestly'
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The Papers: Vaccine 'hope' and lockdown 'looms over Christmas'
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Sunday, November 15, 2020
Biden's chief of staff pick expects him to campaign in Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs
Democrats in Georgia have said they'd prefer for President-elect Joe Biden to focus on the White House transition and send surrogates like former President Barack Obama to actively campaign for Democratic Senate candidates John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both of whom are gearing up for January runoffs against Republican incumbents that will seal the fate of the upper chamber. One of Ossoff's advisers, for instance, told Politico earlier this week that the best thing Biden can do is avoid getting into a fight with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whom he may have to work closely with in the future should the GOP hold the Senate, and "restore faith in the presidency" while "the worst thing to happen is if it gets partisan in D.C. again."But Ron Klain, Biden's pick to be White House chief of staff, told NBC's Chuck Todd during Sunday's edition of Meet the Press that the president-elect will likely travel to Georgia to campaign for Ossoff and Warnock ahead of the vote.> Klain also said Biden would likely travel to Georgia to campaign for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock ahead of the Jan. 5 run-offs.> > -- Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) November 15, 2020Ossoff, for his part, had nothing but praise for Biden and said he thinks there's a whole lot of enthusiasm for the president-elect in Georgia that will feed into the Senate race, so perhaps he's on a different page than his aforementioned adviser. > Georgia Democratic senatorial candidate Jon Ossoff tells @martharaddatz there's "massive enthusiasm" for Joe Biden in Georgia amid Senate runoffs.> > "We're excited to be part of it. We recognize that these races in Georgia have national implications." https://t.co/RzvHrua3iC pic.twitter.com/mP80PMFtSo> > -- This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 15, 2020More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's refusal to concede Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater' Texas senator suggests it's too soon to declare Biden the winner because Puerto Rico is still counting votes
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Vamco hits Vietnam as Philippines death toll rises to 67
Storm Vamco barrelled into Vietnam on Sunday, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people, as the death toll in the Philippines climbed to 67.
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Azerbaijan hits out at Armenians burning their homes as they flee conquered territory
Azerbaijan on Sunday postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing what it called "ecological terror." The cease-fire ended six weeks of intense fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region and territories outside its formal borders that had been under the control of Armenian forces since 1994. The agreement calls for Azerbaijan to take control of the outlying territories. The first, Kelbajar, was to be turned over on Sunday. But Azerbaijan agreed to delay the takeover until Nov 25 after a request from Armenia. Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said worsening weather conditions made the withdrawal of Armenian forces and civilians difficult along the single road through mountainous territory that connects Kelbajar with Armenia. After the agreement was announced early Tuesday, many distraught residents preparing to evacuate set their houses ablaze to make them unusable to Azerbaijanis who would move in. "Armenians are damaging the environment and civilian objects. Environmental damage, ecological terror must be prevented," Mr Hajiyev said. Prior to a separatist war that ended in 1994, Kelbajar was populated almost exclusively by Azerbaijanis. But the territory then came under Armenian control and Armenians moved in. Azerbaijan deemed their presence illegal. "The placement and settlement of the Armenian population in the occupied territory of the Kelbajar region was illegal ... All illegal settlements there must be evicted," Mr Hajiyev said. The imminent renewal of Azerbaijani control raised wide concerns about the fate of Armenian cultural and religious sites, particularly Dadivank, a noted Armenian Apostolic Church monastery that dates back to the ninth century. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev assured Russian President Vladimir Putin, who negotiated the cease-fire and is sending about 2,000 peacekeeping troops, that Christian churches would be protected. "Christians of Azerbaijan will have access to these churches," Mr Aliyev's office said in statement Sunday. Azerbaijan is about 95 per cent Muslim and Armenia is overwhelmingly Christian. Azerbaijan accuses Armenians of desecrating Muslim sites during their decades of control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territories, including housing livestock in mosques.
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Covid insurance test case heads to Supreme Court
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Newspaper headlines: 'No 10 reset in disarray' as PM self-isolates
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America’s largest militia says it will refuse to recognise Biden as president and ‘resist’ his administration
‘Anything he signs into law we won’t recognise as legitimate,’ Oath Keepers founder says
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A Seattle hiker was brought 'back from the dead' by doctors after his heart stopped for 45 minutes
Michael Knapinski was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after he was found unconscious in a freezing river basin on the edge of Mount Ranier.
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Egypt discovers ancient trove of intact sarcophagi near Cairo
Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, the largest such find this year. The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on site amid fanfare, belonged to top officials of the Late Period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. They were found in three burial shafts at depths of 12 metres (40 feet) in the sweeping Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. Archaeologists opened one coffin to reveal a mummy wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphic pictorials.
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Networks call Georgia for Biden as security officials say vote was ‘secure’
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L.A. Affairs: Our first date was over when he refused to pull up his face mask
2020 would be my year. I updated my online dating profile, I planned two international vacations and scheduled several road trips with friends. And then the pandemic hit.
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Moldova election could see shift away from Moscow and first female president taking power
Moldovans on Sunday voted in a presidential election that will determine whether the ex-Soviet nation remains allied with Russia or seeks closer ties with the European Union. Exit polls put centre-right, pro-EU candidate Maia Sandu in the lead after she won a surprise victory in the first round vote two weeks ago, forcing Kremlin-backed incumbent Igor Dodon into a run-off. Moscow has been vocal in its support for Mr Dodon, with Russian President Vladimir Putin making a personal appeal to Moldovans last month to return the leader for a second term. The Russian intelligence service has meanwhile accused the US of preparing for a “revolution” in Moldova and backing protests in the event of a Mr Dodon win. The vote comes amid unrest in what Russia traditionally considers its field of influence, with mass demonstrations in Belarus against the Kremlin-allied dictator Alexander Lukashenko, and popular protests bringing down the leadership of Kyrgyzstan. But analysts say the economy and corruption are more likely to influence Moldovan voters’ decisions than geopolitical concerns. Moldova, already one of the poorest countries in Europe, has seen its economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, following a number of political crises and corruption scandals. Reports of voter fraud have tainted previous elections in the country of 3.5 million, wedged between Romania and Ukraine, and drawn tens of thousands out onto the streets to protest. Ms Sandu, an ex-prime minister who would be Moldova’s first female president, has raised the spectre of fraud again in this election. A former economist for the World Bank, Ms Sandu wants the country to join the European Union and has promised to defend Moldova’s interests against Russia. She is popular among the many Moldovans who have left the country to work abroad, whose support gave her the edge over Mr Dodon in the first round of voting. Mr Dodon and his rival have traded insults throughout the campaign, with the president accusing Ms Sandu of being “hysterical”, and the challenger in turn calling him a “great thief”. They ran against each other in 2016, with Mr Dodon winning in a second round.
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As Hurricane Iota nears Central America, experts predict more climate-linked migration
Hurricane Iota is rapidly gathering strength as it barrels toward Central America, a region still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Eta, and experts predict this year's unprecedented storm season will force more people to migrate. As of 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT) Sunday, Hurricane Iota was about 315 miles (507 km) off the Nicaraguan-Honduran coast, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (145 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). "The hurricane is expected to bring potentially catastrophic winds, a life-threatening storm surge, and extreme rainfall impacts to Central America," the NHC warned.
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Video shows 'USPS whistleblower' was not alone when swearing to affidavit alleging mail-in ballot fraud
A video obtained by Business Insider shows that at least two other men were present when Richard Hopkins made his affidavit.
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Biden's possible India links spark genealogical frenzy
Already bursting with pride at Kamala Harris's ancestry, India has now started digging up potential local roots for US President-elect Joe Biden.
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How the Armenian Genocide’s Legacy Explains a Conflict on Pause
For Armenians around the world, the recent one-sided peace deal to end the conflict involving the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh must be seen through the lens of history. And that history is stitched together by widespread persecution and mass suffering over hundreds of years. It is a history that includes the first genocide of the 20th century, when more than 1.5 million Armenians were systematically exterminated by the Ottoman Turks, an event Turkey still denies to this day. Framing today’s conflict over land gravely misses the point.Armenians see these latest acts of aggression by Turkey vis-à-vis Azerbaijan as a continuation of genocide and a threat to their very existence. In some ways, history is repeating itself. Regardless, these events further underscore why recognition of the Armenian genocide and the war over Nagorno-Karabakh are not mutually exclusive.To fully understand why this decades-old conflict suddenly reignited, one must examine the rise of authoritarianism in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During his rule, Erdogan has sought to increase Turkey’s regional influence and on many occasions has glowingly talked about resurrecting the Ottoman Empire, all while styling himself as a modern-day sultan.During the Trump administration, Erdogan has tried to stretch that influence from the Aegean Sea to the South Caucasus. It is one of the reasons that Turkey has been a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan in the latter nation’s efforts to retake Nagorno-Karabakh. With the two nations bound by strong cultural, ethnic, and historic ties, Turkey has vowed to help Azerbaijan on the battlefield or at the negotiating table. However, Erdogan’s belligerent and hostile behavior has only reminded Armenians of their terrible past.Since the conflict erupted last month, Turkey has armed and sent Syrian mercenaries, including Islamic terrorists, into the region to help Azerbaijan fight Armenians where there have been confirmed reports of war crimes and atrocities. We’ve seen this before. A hundred years ago, Ottoman Turks enlisted the help of Kurds, who participated in massacres of Armenians and played a vital role in the Armenian genocide. It is as if Erdogan has turned to the Ottoman Empire’s playbook.There’s no denying Turkey’s role in fueling the fire in Nagorno-Karabakh through its reckless actions and rhetoric. But Ankara’s ongoing campaign to deny the Armenian genocide has also helped it there. Denial has helped establish a level of insouciance from countries such as the United States, Great Britain, and Israel, thereby allowing Turkey to continue to act with impunity. Thus it can, for example, provide Azerbaijan with drones that are indiscriminately killing innocent civilians and destroying cultural centers and churches that have stood since long before Azerbaijan became a country.For far too long, the West has turned a blind eye to Turkey’s egregious behavior. There is a reason that more journalists sit in Turkish prisons than anywhere else in the world, and that Ankara regularly tops the annual lists of human-rights violations. Turkey’s considerable success in refusing to acknowledge its historical role in the Armenian genocide makes Ankara today believe that it can do what it wants without consequences. It is why Erdogan felt compelled to challenge the United States to impose sanctions on his country for its involvement over Nagorno-Karabakh and launched a personal attack on French president Emmanuel Macron.These recent actions by Erdogan did not happen overnight. Ankara has been trying to shape U.S. foreign policy for years concerning Turkey and the Armenian genocide. As part of an effort to sow doubt about the veracity of the Armenian genocide, Turkey has embarked on a years-long campaign to block any U.S. legislation that formally acknowledges it. For the most part, Turkey has successfully used the cover of NATO and realpolitik to convince lawmakers that recognizing the Armenian genocide is not in the political interests of the United States. When Congress finally passed a nonbinding resolution last year that formally affirmed recognition, Ankara officially responded by calling the bill political theater. There were even multiple reports that President Trump tried to thwart the resolution on the Senate floor to appease Erdogan.It should not surprise us, then, when we see Turkey’s wanton disrespect for the rule of law and aggressive behavior in its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. In many ways, we have allowed it to happen, and have even encouraged it. We have only ourselves to blame.It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. It is also often said that denial is the last stage of genocide. That is why recognition of the Armenian genocide goes hand in hand with a real resolution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenians know all too well what happens when this type of aggression goes unchecked. Until Turkey comes to terms with its past, we can expect Ankara to continue its quixotic quest to revive the Ottoman Empire.
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Palestinians torn as Israel seeks Gulf tourists in Jerusalem
When the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations with Israel, the Palestinians decried the move as a "betrayal" of both Jerusalem, where they hope to establish the capital of their future state, and the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the city's holiest Muslim site. “There will be some benefits for the Palestinian sector of tourism, and this is what I’m hoping for," said Sami Abu-Dayyeh, a Palestinian businessman in east Jerusalem who owns four hotels and a tourism agency.
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Biden made his first administration hire this week, with others on the horizon. Here are some top contenders.
Ron Klain was named President-elect Joe Biden's chief of staff this week.
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I'm A Celebrity: Ant and Dec launch new series from Welsh castle
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70% of Asian Americans support affirmative action. Here's why misconceptions persist.
With the Harvard affirmative action case a step closer to the Supreme Court, Asian American activists say much of their work involves dispelling myths about affirmative action's impacts.
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Egypt finds treasure trove of over 100 sarcophagi
Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year.
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‘Purely outlandish stuff’: Trump’s legal machine grinds to a halt
So many lawsuits have been filed in so many state and federal courts that no one has an exact number. The campaign has lost nearly all of the cases that have been decided so far.
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Nagorno-Karabakh: 'We’ve lost an entire generation'
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Sir Keir Starmer 'regret' over relationship with father
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Essure: Women in England take legal action against sterilising-device maker
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How the sanctuary movement in the US is advocating for immigration reform
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In pictures: Connecting the world's redheads
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Your pictures on the theme of 'autumn landscapes'
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'How I learned to love my stoma'
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The heartbreaking video and the death of a Kurdish-Iranian family
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Coronavirus doctor's diary: The Yorkshire cemetery struggling to keep up with burials
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Egypt finds treasure trove of over 100 sarcophagi
Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year.
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Elon Musk's positive COVID-19 test means he likely can't attend SpaceX's astronaut launch on Sunday, based on NASA rules
Musk's positive tests couldn't have come at a worse time: SpaceX is set to launch four NASA astronauts into orbit for its Crew-1 mission on Sunday.
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'The long knives are out': The Pentagon purge may be less about a Trump plan than end-of-presidency chaos and revenge
A series of personnel changes placing Trump loyalists in key Defense Department positions has sparked rumors of plans for dramatic action in the waning days of his presidency, but a number of former national security officials see it more as the chaotic final days of an outgoing administration.
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