Wednesday, 30 November 2022
China Covid: Unrest continues in Guangzhou as lockdown anger grows
Protesters hurled debris and glass at police in the latest expression of anger at zero-Covid rules.
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Twitter ends Covid misinformation policy under Musk
The Twitter website says it stopped enforcing its misleading information policy on 23 November.
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Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Japan death row prisoners sue government to stop hangings
The prisoners are also seeking financial compensation for the 'mental agony' of living in fear of death.
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Artemis: Nasa's Orion capsule breaks distance record
The spacecraft travels further from Earth than any previous vehicle built for astronauts.
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The Woman Once Considered Africa’s Richest Faces Arrest on Graft Charges
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Monday, 28 November 2022
China Covid protests: Fury and fear of virus puts Xi Jinping in a bind
For three years the patience of one billion Chinese was stretched with lockdowns - now it's snapped.
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Lesson Plan: ‘26.2 Miles Is Easy. Getting Around New York City Is Not.’
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A Mural Celebrated Migrant Workers. When the World Cup Began, It Was Gone.
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Sunday, 27 November 2022
Zero-Covid anger grows after deadly China fire
Protesters take to the streets in Shanghai and Nanjing in response to a fire that killed 10 in Urumqi.
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Saturday, 26 November 2022
Así son los alojamientos, de 200 dólares por noche, en la Copa del Mundo
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China Xinjiang: Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after deadly fire
Urumqi residents confronted officials amid claims Covid restrictions stopped people escaping a blaze.
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Friday, 25 November 2022
French vote for right to abortion in constitution
The proposal was prompted by increased restrictions in the US and Poland, but it faces a tough passage.
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Iran’s Anthem Was a Tense Moment for Players and Fans Alike
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Kris Wu: Chinese-Canadian singer jailed to 13 years for sex crimes
Singer Kris Wu is convicted of sex crimes and given a 13-year prison term by a Beijing court.
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Thursday, 24 November 2022
Noah Baumbach’s Disaster Movie for Our Moment: The Week in Reporter Reads
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Ukraine war: Most of Kyiv spends night without power after missiles
Russian attacks on infrastructure are depriving Ukrainians of heat and water as winter sets in.
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How to watch Portugal vs. Ghana: Ronaldo is free to roam.
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Drugs: India police say rats ate 200kg of seized cannabis
Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg of seized cannabis in police stations.
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Pakistan Names a New Army Chief, Amid Political Drama Centered on the Military
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Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.
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Multiple People Are Fatally Shot at a Walmart in Virginia
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Jerusalem explosions: One killed and 14 wounded in twin bus stop blasts
Israeli police say the separate blasts at busy bus stops were suspected Palestinian attacks.
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Tuesday, 22 November 2022
The Case for Supreme Court Term Limits Just Got a Lot Better
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How to watch Denmark v. Tunisia: Danes can’t overlook this nuisance.
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Indonesia earthquake: Many schoolchildren killed in building collapses
Rescuers are scrambling to find survivors amid the rubble of collapsed schools and homes.
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Word of the Day: luminary
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Estonian duo accused of $575m cryptocurrency scam
The men are accused of buying luxury cars after getting people to buy into fraudulent crypto mining.
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Monday, 21 November 2022
Manhattan Prosecutors Again Consider a Path Toward Charging Trump
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Chinese ship accused of seizing suspected rocket debris from Philippines
The Chinese vessel blocked a Philippine boat twice before seizing the suspected rocket debris.
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Sunday, 20 November 2022
Keep Baking That Sourdough, and Change the World
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Turkey Kurdish raids: Operation Claw-Sword targets militant bases
Operation Claw-Sword targeted sites in Syria and Iraq a week after a deadly bombing in Istanbul.
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U.N. Climate Talks End With a Deal to Pay Poor Nations for Damage
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Colombian singer Maluma walks out of Qatar human rights interview
The Colombian star, who features on the World Cup anthem, was being asked about human rights violations.
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Gareth Southgate Cannot Make England Whole Again
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Saturday, 19 November 2022
With nearly half of Ukraine’s energy grid knocked out, Zelensky says 17 regions face a ‘difficult situation.’
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COP27: Ethiopia's 20-billion tree goal - a sapling success?
Lessons four years on from Ethiopia's ambitious, four-year, mass tree-planting initiative.
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The first train in nine months leaves Kyiv for Kherson.
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Friday, 18 November 2022
Viktor Bout: Russia hopeful for arms dealer prisoner swap with US
Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout could be exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner.
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Late Night Reacts to Nancy Pelosi’s Big Announcement
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Thursday, 17 November 2022
Trevor Noah Is Tickled by Report of Trump Locking Supporters In
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Plastic pollution: Waste from across world found on remote British island
A tide of plastic debris from all over the world has washed up on Ascension Island, say researchers.
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Astronomer in Twitter limbo over 'intimate' meteor
An animated video of a meteor shower shared by Mary McIntyre was banned by Twitter's automated tools.
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Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Seoul crush: K-pop star Lee Ji Han's mother shares her grief
Lee Ji Han was one of 158 people killed in the Itaewon stampede on 29 October.
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Artemis I is heading toward the moon, blazing a trail for NASA’s next era of space exploration.
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NATO envoys will gather as the explosion in Poland alarms the alliance.
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Deliveroo: UK-based food delivery firm quits Australia
The firm struggled to compete with rivals as well as facing pressure to improve workers' conditions.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022
China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain
Anger boils over in the industrial city of Guangzhou, exposing cracks in Xi Jinping's signature policy.
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A Teacher-Created Unit on Race and Racism Using The New York Times
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NASA Will Try to Launch Moon Rocket After 2 Scrubs and 2 Hurricanes
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John Aniston, Veteran Television Actor, Dies at 89
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Monday, 14 November 2022
How Have You Gotten Over Disappointment?
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Kherson: President Zelensky visits liberated city
The regional capital was liberated on Friday after being taken by Russia in March.
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Here is what to know about Monday’s summit.
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Sunday, 13 November 2022
U.F.C. 281 has numerous stoppages, including one by Pereira to end the show.
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COP27: Can Thailand floating solar farm help country hit climate goals?
The floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchatani province is the size of 70 football pitches.
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Saturday, 12 November 2022
Kittens? Sex Toys? Pushing the Limits of Flexible Spending Accounts.
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Friday, 11 November 2022
Myanmar’s Junta Killed My Husband. It Can’t Break Our Will.
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A Verified Mess: Turmoil From Twitter to FTX
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