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- Michel Fourniret: Jailed French serial killer dies aged 79
- India Covid: Dozens of bodies wash up on banks of Ganges river
- China: Man left dangling from bridge after glass breaks
- Iraqi TV journalist shot day after anti-government activist's killing
- Everest: China to set up 'separation line' at summit
- Russian top doctor who treated Navalny emerges from forest
- German priests defy Vatican to bless gay couples
- French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter
- Wael al-Saad Tawadros: Coptic monk hanged over bishop's murder in Egypt
- Ethiopian former UN peacekeepers seek asylum in Sudan
- India Covid: Kumbh Mela pilgrims turn into super-spreaders
- Why Colombia's protests are unlikely to fizzle out
- Hvaldimir: Seeking sanctuary for whale dubbed a Russian spy
- How a Nigerian scheme forged in war creates billionaires
- Covid-19 pandemic: Sex workers in Germany 'at risk'
- Sir David Attenborough: Problems that await greater than the epidemic
- Jerusalem: Hundreds injured in violent clashes
- Rockets Fired at Jerusalem and Hundreds Hurt in Clashes at Aqsa Mosque
- In Xinjiang, China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births
- Australian Leather Loses Ugg Trademark Battle
- Was That a Giant Cat? Leopards Escape, and a Zoo Keeps Silent (at First).
- Sun Moon Lake Is a Symbol of Taiwan’s Drought. Influencers Take Notice.
- Paris Teenager’s New Gig: Would-Be Queen of Italy. A Nation Shrugs.
- South African Filmmakers Move Beyond Apartheid Stories
- Iraq’s F-16s Grounded After Lockheed Martin Withdraws Crews
- The Power of Pre-K
- China is to partition Mount Everest’s summit to reduce coronavirus risk.
- Surviving in Isolation, Where the Steppe Has Turned to Sand
- Your Monday Briefing
- The World May Need to Learn to Live With the Virus
- Jerusalem crisis: Pleas for calm as violence escalates
- WHO says virus variant found in India is of 'global concern'
- China: Census reveals slowest population growth in decades
- Colonial hack: How did cyber-attackers shut off pipeline?
- Biden denies benefits are holding back job-seekers
- Myanmar: Journalists who fled coup face Thailand deportation
- Nasa craft carrying 4.5bn-year-old asteroid dust begins long trek home
- Ahmaud Arbery: US state of Georgia abolishes citizen's arrest law
- Pakistan prepares for Eid, rattled by India's second wave
- Strait of Hormuz: US fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Gulf
- NBC refuses to air Golden Globes over lack of diversity
- US warship seizes huge weapons shipment in Arabian Sea
- Biloela family: Locked up by Australia for three years
- 'I'm ashamed my father was a Capitol Hill rioter'
- Love Has Won: Family's grief at death of mummified cult leader
- The volunteers using 'honeypot' groups to fight anti-vax propaganda
- How to get Bangladeshi men talking about mental health
- Covid: DR Congo in race against time to vaccinate people
- Jerusalem violence: Deadly Israeli air strikes after Gaza rocket attacks
- What chicken, ketchup and chlorine have in common
- China's Census Shows Population Barely Grew in 10 Years as Births Plummet
- German Catholic Priests Defy Rome to Offer Blessings to Gay Couples
- Why Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque Is an Arab-Israeli Fuse
- UK's Labour Party Reels After Panicked Response to Election Loss
- FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Children 12 to 15
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- A Coronavirus Variant First Found in India is Now Officially a 'Variant of Concern'
- Every car is the too-quiet car: commuting in the pandemic.
- The Champions League final may be moved from Istanbul to London.
- Russia school shooting: Children and teacher killed in Kazan
- India Covid: Dozens more bodies wash up on Ganges river bank
- Brazil Amazon: Deadly shootout as illegal miners enter indigenous land
- Rapper J Cole to play in Basketball Africa League
- Australian boy, 13, crushed by bin lorry after sleeping in bin
- Forests the size of France regrown since 2000, study suggests
- Houston suspect arrested as pet tiger remains on the loose
- Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified at Herculaneum, says expert
- Escape tunnel found at Australian detention centre
- Israel-Palestinians: Old grievances fuel new fighting
- Bob Marley: 40th anniversary of the music pioneer's death
- Russia school shooting: Children escape from windows
- Russia School Shooting Kills 7 Students and 2 Employees
- China's Census Shows an Aging, Better-Educated Country
- Israel Hits Gaza With Airstrikes as Hamas Increases Rocket Fire
- Covid-19 Live Updates: As Deaths Fall in the West, the Virus Spreads in Southeast Asia
- Man Hangs On for Life After Winds Shatter Glass Bridge in China
- Mexican Factories Accused of Labor Abuses, Testing U.S.M.C.A.
- Chandro Tomar, Who Shot Her Way Through a Glass Ceiling, Dies
- Queen's Speech: Johnson Presses Advantage in U.K. Government Program
- A Misleading C.D.C. Number
- Heading Home for the Vaccine: One Expat’s Trans-Atlantic Journey
- Why Do Humans Feed So Many Animals?
- Your Tuesday Briefing
- Israel-Gaza: Deaths mount as Israel-Gaza violence worsens
- Israel: Jewish and Arab mobs spread violence
- Why is this French doctor throwing away vaccines?
- Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk
- Colombia protests: Shortages in Cali as demonstrations rumble on
- Elisabetta Belloni: Italy appoints first female spy chief
- Alireza: Alleged killing of Iranian gay man sparks outcry
- Chinese county bans birthday parties in bid to be frugal
- Amazon set to hire 75,000 workers in US and Canada
- Pierre-Charles Boudot: Top French jockey under investigation for rape
- Covid: The race against the variants
- Film studio sorry for dubbing Laverne Cox's voice with a man
- Lampedusa: Italy's gateway to Europe struggles with migrant influx
- 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita
- I love being a mogul: Hollywood stars go into business
- Lod: Why an Israeli town's mayor is warning of civil war
- Anger grows over rapist French mayor working from behind bars
- Americans panic-buy fuel after pipeline cyber attack
- Israel-Gaza: Tensions high as violence continues
- What is going on between Israel and the Palestinians?
- New Zealand: Maori MP thrown out of debate after haka
- Liz Cheney ousted from Republican leadership over Trump criticism
- Israel-Gaza: Israeli Arabs clash with police in towns across Israel
- Coronavirus in India: 'My city is under siege from Covid-19'
- Live Updates: Jews and Arabs Clash in Israel’s Streets
- Conflict Between Israel and Palestinians Continues to Escalate
- For Israel and Hamas, Hard Choices Before Any Talks Could Begin
- What the War in Afghanistan Looks Like on the Front Line
- As India’s Covid Crisis Rages, Nearby Countries Brace for the Worst
- Covid Live Updates: U.S. Vaccine Rollout for Children 12-15 Starts
- Amid the Shooting, Netanyahu’s Foes See an Opening, and Risks
- In Gaza, a Night of Rockets and Airstrikes, and a Morning of Fear
- A Phishing Test Promised Workers a Covid Bonus. Now They Want an Apology.
- Rolling Blackouts Hit Taiwan After Accident at Power Plant
- In China, Deaths of Mail-Order Pets in Mystery Boxes Set Off a Backlash
- Seychelles Sees Rise in Coronavirus Cases Despite Vaccinations
- China Wants to Boost Births. But It’s Wary of Losing Control.
- Colombia Protests: Police Force, Built for War, Finds a New One
- Former U.K. Prime Minister Faces Parliament in Lobbying Scandal
- Ratings Agency: Violence Could Undercut Israeli Economy
- Lod is the epicenter of Jewish-Arab Violence in Israel
- Baseball in Britain Confronts Issues With Sexism
- Israel and Hamas face hard choices before talks can begin.
- 2 Climbers Die on Everest as Covid Rampages Through Nepal
- Why Liz Cheney Matters
- Dracula’s castle is now a vaccination site.
- For Palestinian Muslims, a somber feast to end the holy month of Ramadan.
- After the Pandemic, Will More People Wear Masks for Colds and Flu?
- With shots at schools, parks and even the beach, the U.S. races to vaccinate children.
- Instagram blocked posts about the Aqsa Mosque in a terrorism screening error.
- Your Thursday Briefing
- WeWork’s CEO: ‘Least Engaged’ Employees Work From Home
- Canadian Company Defies Michigan Order to Shut Down Oil Pipeline
- Biden Speaks to Netanyahu, Asserting Israel's 'Right to Defend Itself'
- Your Thursday Briefing
- Cuba Starts Using Its Covid Vaccines Before Completing Trials
- C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
- A US Envoy is Heading to the Middle East to Urge Calm Between Israel and Palestinians
- What if Space Junk and Climate Change Become the Same Problem?
- New Military Letter Warning of ‘Brewing’ Civil War Prompts Outrage in France
- As Gaza conflict heightens, a wave of Arab unrest spreads across Israel.
- She Used a Male Doll in a Joke. Now She’s Accused of Sexual Harassment in South Korea
- Goa, a Tourism Hotspot in India, Faces a Devastating Surge of Infections
- The State of the Pandemic
- I.C.C. Is Watching Israeli-Palestinian Violence for War Crimes
- Gemstone traders in Thailand are hit hard as the country battles a virus surge.
- Experts Call for Sweeping Reforms to Prevent the Next Pandemic
- Nepal to Use Oxygen Tanks From Everest to Treat Covid Patients
- Everything Was Canceled in 2020. What About 2021?
- Donations to India Get Blocked by Modi's Tough New Rules
- For West End’s Return, Cleansing Spirits and an Aching for Change
- U.S. Asks Mexico to Investigate Labor Issues at G.M. Facility
- Biden’s hands-off approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may not last.
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Violence in Israel Challenges Biden’s ‘Stand Back’ Approach
- These Three Feminists Are Changing Argentina From the Inside
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Covid-19 Vaccines: Novavax Reports More Delays
- Covid Desperation Is Spreading Across India
- Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day
- US fuel pipeline 'paid hackers $5m in ransom'
- Covid cases mean Australia repatriation flight from India not full
- Kenya's BBI blocked in scathing court verdict for President Kenyatta
- Lottery jackpot 'winner' says she destroyed $26m ticket in laundry wash
- Lebanon: Karpowership shuts down electricity supply
- Irish health service hit by cyber attack
- Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of 'verbal assault' on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Covid: Biden hails 'great day' as he sheds mask in Oval Office
- Paris seeks to ban through traffic in city centre by 2022
- India Covid: How law stops NGOs distributing essential aid
- 'We cannot sleep': Mothers caught in the Israel-Gaza conflict
- Israel-Gaza: Conflict stalls Arab-Israeli rapprochement
- How India's vaccine drive went horribly wrong
- Jeff Bezos and the secretive world of superyachts
- 'I have no food': What it's like to live inside Cambodia's Covid red zone
- Colombia protesters: We're not scared anymore
- WCMX: The backflipping wheelchair star helping others
- Israel-Gaza violence: Rockets and shelling continue as people flee
- Covid crisis grips crowded Kolkata
- Is Bitcoin bad for the environment?
- Transgender teen Andi shares his journey
- Singer-songwriter Yola: From sofa hopping to Nashville
- Woman gives birth in Kyiv metro underpass
- Israel Ground Forces Shell Gaza as Fighting Intensifies
- In Mixed Israel Cities Proud of Good Relations, a Sudden, Explosive Division
- In Gaza, Airstrikes End in Civilian Casualties
- China’s Ambitious Plans in Space: The Moon, Mars and Beyond
- What to Know About Gaza's Rocket Arsenal
- A C.D.C. About-Face
- Singapore Brings In New Covid Restrictions After Airport Outbreak
- Miss Universe Myanmar Arrives in Florida With a Message for the Junta
- Uruguay Death Toll Soars as Virus Slams South America
- Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Spy Agencies Seek New Afghan Allies as U.S. Withdraws
- Australia’s Never-Ending Travel Ban
- Your Friday Briefing
- Shohei Ohtani Is Thriving as a Two-Way Star
- William R. Harris Dies at 79; Hoped to Curb Risks of Nuclear War
- Overlooked No More: Usha Mehta, Freedom Fighter Against British Rule in India
- Your Friday Briefing
- Cameroon Sentences Transgender Women to 5 Years in Prison
- As Ethiopia Fights in Tigray Region, a Crackdown on Journalists
- Covid Pandemic Demands Air Quality Changes in the Workplace, Researchers Say
- More Scientists Urge Broad Inquiry Into Coronavirus Origins
- Before diplomacy begins, Israel opts for brute force against Hamas.
- Oregon and other states link reopening measures to vaccine targets.
- In Gaza, cheers turned into desperation and fear.
- Israel-Gaza conflict rages as US envoy visits
- China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars
- Cranes: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years
- Teenage girl found in boat drifting for 22 days at sea
- Biden revokes Trump order to punish statue vandals
- Covid: First Australian repatriation flight from India lands in Darwin
- DR Congo Eid clashes: Court hands down death sentences
- White House vows probe into migrant children kept on buses
- Covid: Delay child vaccinations and share jabs with Covax, says WHO
- Elise Stefanik: Trump loyalist wins Republican leadership post
- Pokémon card sales at major US retailer halted over security fears
- Tokyo Olympics: Why doesn't Japan cancel the Games?
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict gives Biden foreign policy headache
- Lourdes: Pilgrims flock to French sanctuary online in their millions
- Chile indigenous: Time to make our voices heard
- TikTok: How Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out on social media
- Holocaust: Synagogue opens at Nazi massacre site in Ukraine
- Gaza tower containing media offices collapses after Israeli strike
- China Zhurong rover: Spacecraft successfully lands on Mars
- Eurovision 2021: Tusse - from child refugee to Swedish pop star
- Cat jumps five storeys to safety from burning building
- Liz Cheney: Why her sacking by the Republican Party matters
- A lost whale - 6,000 miles from home
- Budget: Australia tries to win back women with childcare boost
- Israeli-Palestinian Strife Widens as Frantic Calls for Calm Go Unheeded
- A Press Corps Deceived, and the Gaza Invasion That Wasn’t
- Gaza Rocket Finds a Rare Gap in Israeli Armor, and a 5-Year-Old Boy Is Killed
- Arab World Condemns Israeli Violence but Takes Little Action
- In Israel’s Rising Violence, Ripples From 1948
- How Lies on Social Media Are Inflaming the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Prince Harry Shares ‘Pain and Suffering’ of Growing Up in Royal Family
- An annual day of Palestinian grievance comes amid the upheaval.
- Syria’s Surprising Solar Boom: Sunlight Powers the Night in Rebel Idlib
- Taiwan Reports a Daily Record of 180 Cases
- Why the CDC Changed Its Advice on Masks
- Chad Kalepa Baybayan, Seafarer Who Sailed Using the Stars, Dies at 64
- When the Bus No Longer Rolls Into Town
- Eight people from the New York Yankees organization tested positive, despite having been vaccinated. Here’s what to know.
- British Fraud Unit Is Investigating Gupta and Greensill
- B.1.617 Variant Is Forcing UK to Speed Up 2nd Doses Delivery
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