Wednesday, 30 June 2021
The Yankees' 70-year-old bat girl
Decades after she was told girls couldn't do the job, she got a chance to live her childhood dream.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021
‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong
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Boom Times for Lawyers as Washington Pursues Big Tech
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Dry Run for Ranked-Choice Count May Hint at How N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Ends
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Training the Next Generation of Indigenous Data Scientists
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‘It’s Tough to Get Out’: How Caribbean Medical Schools Fail Their Students
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Monday, 28 June 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy media buckles under China pressure
A journalist's arrest and changes at a pro-democracy website show 'chilling' impact on media freedom.
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Cardi B reveals pregnancy at BET Awards
The star announced she was expecting her second child as she picked up two awards for rap anthem WAP.
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He Felt Like Running: 100 Days, 100 Ironman-Length Triathlons
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Bienvenidos a la era del trabajo híbrido
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Black Workers Stopped Making Progress on Pay. Is It Racism?
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Sunday, 27 June 2021
Key workers in Ibiza dance experiment
Key workers were able to dance in Ibiza's nightclubs this weekend, to test if they can reopen safely.
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‘He Was Smiling and Went Straight to the Booth’
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Saturday, 26 June 2021
Covid: Australia extends Sydney lockdown as Delta outbreak grows
Australia's biggest city and surrounding areas enter a two-week lockdown following a jump in cases.
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Friday, 25 June 2021
They Seemed Like Democratic Activists. They Were Secretly Conservative Spies.
By BY MARK MAZZETTI AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qrwu81
Roman Protasevich: Belarus jet drama dissident moved to house arrest
Opposition journalist Roman Protasevich was seized from a Ryanair plane along with his girlfriend.
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Thursday, 24 June 2021
Climate watchdog says Britain lacks a strategy to meet its goals.
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Catch up: Buzzfeed is said to be on the verge of announcing a SPAC deal.
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Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves found at indigenous school
It is the most significant such discovery to date, a First Nation group in Saskatchewan says.
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Benigno Aquino III: The quiet son of Philippine democracy icons
The former Philippine president known as "Noynoy" and scion of the Aquino family has died aged 61.
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Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Giant panda gives birth to twins at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo
The cubs, which have not yet been named, are the first ever twins to be born at the zoo in Tokyo.
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Chris Brown accused of hitting woman in LA
Police will now consider whether to bring any charges against the R&B star.
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El aumento de los contagios de COVID-19 en algunos países que usaron vacunas chinas genera dudas sobre su efectividad
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Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Says it Will Close
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Apple Daily: Hong Kong pro-democracy paper announces closure
The paper's closure - days after its assets were frozen - is a blow to media freedom in Hong Kong.
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The Nigerian priest saving Igbo deities from the bonfires
Reverend Paul Obayi preserves artefacts burnt by preachers who see them as symbols of idolatry.
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A Joyful Surprise at Japan’s Oldest Zoo: The Birth of Twin Pandas
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Your Steak Is More Expensive, but Cattle Ranchers Are Missing Out
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Milan Men’s Wear Shows Signs of a Renaissance
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Britney Spears: Singer's conservatorship case explained
The ongoing arrangement has sparked a public backlash from fans who support the #FreeBritney movement.
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Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Canada: Fire destroys two Catholic churches on indigenous land
Police are treating the two blazes in the western province of British Columbia as suspicious.
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Banks Slowly Offer Alternatives to Overdraft Fees, a Bane of Struggling Spenders
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Attacked and Vulnerable, Some Afghans Are Forming Their Own Armies
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Democratic Group Will Pour $20 Million Into Voting Rights Efforts
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Monday, 21 June 2021
Tokyo 2020: Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Olympic venues
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans - or 50% capacity - will be permitted at venues at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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From Nobel Hero to Driver of War, Ethiopia’s Leader Faces Voters
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As Lumber Prices Fall, the Threat of Inflation Loses Its Bite
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Whom Do the Billionaires Want for Mayor? Follow Their Money.
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Sunday, 20 June 2021
La literatura latinoamericana da un giro hacia el futuro
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Dumb Money No More: How David Ellison Became a Hollywood High Flier
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‘Just From the Back of His Head, I Immediately Knew It Was Him’
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Saturday, 19 June 2021
‘Keep an Eye on This Guy’: Inside Eric Adams’s Complicated Police Career
By BY MICHAEL ROTHFELD, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, ASHLEY SOUTHALL AND MICHAEL WILSON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3cSl2x0
Iranian Hard-liner, Ebrahim Raisi, Is Headed to Presidency
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Friday, 18 June 2021
Ethiopia election: A sham or democratic rebirth?
Why the stakes are so high in the nation's first attempt at free and fair elections.
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Gaza fire balloons draw renewed Israel air strikes
Arson attacks and retaliatory air strikes put further strain on a fragile ceasefire.
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Me and My Dad: Sophie and Arthur Elgort on Making Fashion Photography a Family Business
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Lo que España ganaría si cambia sus disparatados horarios
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Thursday, 17 June 2021
Late Night Sums Up the Biden and Putin Summit
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Wednesday, 16 June 2021
What’s at Stake for the Mayoral Candidates in the Final Debate
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North Korea Is Facing a ‘Tense’ Food Shortage
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Biden-Putin summit: US and Russian leaders set for tense Geneva talks
The first meeting between the leaders comes as relations between the US and Russia are at rock bottom.
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Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Beijing tells Nato to stop hyping up China threat
It comes after a summit of alliance leaders described China's behaviour as a "systemic challenge".
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Three things to watch as Joe Biden meets Vladimir Putin
The US president is set to talk to the Russian leader in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
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Italian marines: India closes criminal cases in 2012 shooting
The two marines are accused of killing two fishermen off the coast of India's Kerala state in 2012.
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Monday, 14 June 2021
Ziona Chana: Head of 'world's largest family' dies in India's Mizoram state
Ziona Chana, the head of a religious sect that practiced polygamy, had 38 wives and 89 children.
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'We hope it's the beginning of a new Israel'
Many Israelis celebrate as a new coalition government ends 12 years of Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Sunday, 13 June 2021
Malaysia deports French conspiracy theorist wanted for abduction
French conspiracy theorist Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann is wanted over the kidnapping of a child in April.
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It’s Angela Merkel’s last G7 summit. What will the group be like without her?
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Reaching a consensus on climate change is a priority for the summit.
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G7 summit: China says small groups do not rule the world
The G7 leaders, who are meeting in England, have sought a unified position over China's rise.
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Long-Buried Secrets: The Serial Killer and the Detective
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‘I Watched From the Back of a Taxi as He Skated In and Out of Traffic’
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Saturday, 12 June 2021
Boaters have a close call with a Texas dam
The four passengers were rescued after their boat got stuck at the top of the dam.
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Friday, 11 June 2021
Quiz: How well do you know the Euros? Take our bumper quiz
Ten rounds, 125 possible answers - take on our quiz and test your Euros knowledge.
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Thursday, 10 June 2021
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Dianne Morales Faced a Campaign Uprising. Will It Matter to Voters?
By BY JAZMINE HUGHES from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3pECnhR
Biden Aims to Bolster U.S. Alliances in Europe, but Challenges Loom
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Health Care Workers Deserve Fashion, Too
By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/3xb2Gi6
How Long Should It Take to Give Away Millions?
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Debbie Gibson Is Not Going to Get Stuck in the Past
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