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- Alibaba Manager Not Charged in China's Latest #MeToo Moment
- Afghanistan: Taliban fire warning shots at protest in Kabul
- Fear and excitement in El Salvador as Bitcoin becomes legal tender
- Vietnam: Man gets 5 years jail for spreading Covid
- Wirathu: Myanmar military releases firebrand Buddhist monk
- The South African farm turning flies into food for pets - and maybe people
- Sebastian Vettel on speaking out as an LGBTQ+ ally: 'Everyone has the same right to love'
- China's Xi Pressures Tycoons With 'Common Prosperity' Talk
- In Global First, El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Currency
- German Election: Who Is the Green Party's Annalena Baerbock?
- Australians Slam Scott Morrison for Family Trip in Lockdown
- Hardliners get key posts in new Taliban government
- António Guterres says Taliban needs UN's humanitarian aid
- Mexico decriminalises abortion in landmark ruling
- Britney Spears' father formally files to end conservatorship
- Flooding hits Mexico hospital, killing 17 patients
- Brazil on edge as Bolsonaro supporters march on Congress
- Spanish woman sues after DNA test reveals birth swap error
- Chinese social media site Weibo suspends 22 K-pop accounts
- Texas enacts controversial voting rights overhaul
- Climate change: Vulnerable nations call for 'emergency pact'
- Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: TPLF says 150 have died of starvation
- German election: Merkel attacks left as polls point to defeat
- Saipul Jamil: Row over sex offender appearing on Indonesian TV
- Paris attacks: Historic day of reckoning for night of terror
- Somali feminist: Facebook is being used to silence me
- Taliban fire shots to disperse protest in Kabul
- Mexico: Flash flooding sweeps away cars after heavy rain
- Chaos and confusion: The frenzied final hours of the Afghan government
- Afghanistan: The pledge binding al-Qaeda to the Taliban
- Taliban Appoint Stalwarts to Top Government Posts
- Hong Kong Police Arrest Organizers of Tiananmen Square Vigil
- Mexico’s Supreme Court Votes to Decriminalize Abortion
- From Afghanistan to the World Cup, Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Steps Up
- Charter Flights Delayed as U.S. and Taliban Struggle to Work Together
- Large Pro-Bolsonaro Protests in Brazil Rattle Weary Nation
- A Vaccine Success in Europe That Sinks in the East
- El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption Is Marred by Glitches
- How the Netherlands is Avoiding River Flooding
- Mexico City to Replace Columbus Statue With Indigenous Woman Monument
- As German Elections Near, Angela Merkel Dips Into Campaign Fray
- Large Earthquake Near Acapulco Shakes Buildings in Mexico’s Capital
- Judge Rejects Turkey’s Claim That Ancient Sculpture Was Looted.
- The Pandemic Has Set Back the Fight Against H.I.V., TB and Malaria
- The Leadership of The Taliban, Explained: Who Are They?
- A Hole, a Tunnel, a 32-Yard Crawl: Palestinians Still Free After Jailbreak
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Inflation's Worldwide Surge May Be a Good Sign
- Activists Call for U.N. Climate Talks to Be Postponed on Pandemic Concerns
- Vietnam Court Sentences a Man to 5 Years for Breaking Covid Rules
- One in 5,000
- Afghanistan: US 'concerned' by new Taliban government
- Tangerang: At least 41 dead after fire breaks out in Indonesian jail
- Hong Kong: Tiananmen vigil organisers arrested
- Boeing: Directors to face investor lawsuit over fatal crashes
- Prison Fire in Indonesia Kills at Least 41 People
- Mexico’s president said there are no immediate reports of serious damage or deaths.
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Australia media can be sued for social media comments, court rules
- Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador's legal tender
- Mexico: Powerful earthquake hits Acapulco
- Paris attacks 2015: Historic trial of 20 suspects to open in France
- Russian emergencies minister Zinichev dies on Arctic drill
- Spanish bishop quit for love for erotic writer
- India paves way for more women in armed forces
- Trial Over November 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks Begins
- Aid Workers Staying in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan Tread a Tricky Path
- ‘This Is the Biden Agenda’
- Plant-Based ‘Fish’ Is Here (and Lab-Grown Versions Are Coming)
- U.S. Visitors Face New Restrictions in Europe
- In Turkey, a Watery Grave Becomes a Park
- Afghanistan: A new order begins under the Taliban's governance
- Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes 'lied and cheated', trial hears
- Lebanon: A country plunged into darkness
- Robert E Lee statue: Virginia removes contentious memorial as crowds cheer
- Nxivm sex cult co-founder Nancy Salzman sentenced to prison
- West African leaders suspend Guinea from Ecowas following coup
- Israeli troops make arrests over Palestinian prison break
- Afghanistan: Women protest against all-male Taliban government
- India: One dead and many missing after boats collide in Assam
- Afghanistan: Women beaten for demanding their rights
- ‘Havana syndrome ’ and the mystery of the microwaves
- Why people in Eswatini are protesting
- The Kenyans who are helping the world to cheat
- Mexico earthquake: Lights seen in sky during tremor near Acapulco
- Afghanistan: Could Pakistani drones hit the Panjshir Valley?
- Afghans Flee to Pakistan. An Uncertain Future Awaits.
- Afghanistan Aid Workers Tread a Tricky Path Under Taliban Rule
- Abortion Is No Longer a Crime in Mexico. But Most Women Still Can’t Get One.
- Senior Russian Minister Dies After Diving Off Cliff to Save Film Director
- Elizabeth Warren Accuses Amazon of Peddling Covid Misinformation
- L.A. Poised to Issue Vaccination Mandate for Students
- W.H.O. Warns of Dire Threat of Covid During Pregnancy in Latin America
- Your Thursday Briefing
- New Taliban Leaders Face Cascading Challenges
- Armed Thieves Steal Jewels From Bulgari Store in Paris
- West Bank Bans Weddings Amid New Virus Outbreak
- Australia's Contacts With Pfizer Draws Scrutiny
- South Korea's Covid Surge Threatens Its Reopening Plans
- Ashraf Ghani: 'I apologise that I could not make it end differently'
- Covid: Sydney reveals plan to end months-long lockdown
- Covid: North Macedonia hospital fire kills at least 10
- North Korea: Military parade features hazmat suits, gas masks
- Canada federal election: Party leaders spar in first national debate
- China offers $31m in emergency aid to Afghanistan
- Islamists See Big Losses in Moroccan Parliamentary Elections
- Your Thursday Briefing
- High Natural Gas Prices Strain Europeans, Weighing on Recovery
- International Space Station: Smoke triggers alert on board
- Respect: Jennifer Hudson on embodying soul legend Aretha Franklin
- Is China Taking a Maoist Turn? An Incendiary Essay Ignites Discussion.
- China Promises Aid to Afghanistan in Cautious Courtship
- Afghanistan: Protesters defy Taliban intimidation
- Australia may cancel Afghanistan Test if women banned
- Jerome Boateng: German football star on trial over assault charge
- US Open 2021: Novak Djokovic will face Alexander Zverev in semi-final
- Afghan Special Forces commander faced race against time to flee
- Bolsonaro Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts
- Olaf Scholz Is Running as the Next Angela Merkel, and It Seems to Be Working
- At Least 14 Dead in Fire at North Macedonia Covid Hospital
- North Korea Holds Scaled-Down Parade to Boost National Morale
- China Increasing Rejects English, and Outside Ideas
- A Big Delta Unknown
- Inside the Abandoned Kabul Mansion Taliban Soldiers Call Home
- Afghanistan: Journalists tell of beatings by Taliban
- Top US court halts Texas execution of inmate seeking pastor's touch
- Surfside tower collapse: Three arrested over victim ID thefts
- Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa: Free football tickets for fans with jabs
- Sergio Ramírez: Nicaragua orders arrest of award-winning author
- How a monkey launched the pop-it toy craze
- Taliban Officials Say International Flights at Kabul Airport Will Resume
- France to Offer Free Contraception for Women Up to 25
- Israel Will Allow Vaccinated Tourists to Return
- Covid Disrupts Education Across South Asia, U.N. Says
- ‘Football Is Like Food’: Afghan Female Soccer Players Find a Home in Italy
- A Family's Yearlong Quest to Return to Hong Kong During the Pandemic
- Inspirational Afghan robotics team begin new chapter
- US: Colorado City will pay $3m to a woman with dementia injured by police
- Fire at North Macedonia Covid Hospital Kills at Least 14
- Biden administration sues Texas over restrictive abortion law
- Hong Kong: Police raid Tiananmen Square museum
- Genesis: Tour ‘putting it to bed’ after 54 years
- The rare Indian swimming camels under threat
- Hoaxes, myths and conspiracies: How the internet distorted 9/11
- First Flight From Kabul Is Hailed as Positive Step Amid Troubling Signs
- As Abortion Rights Expand, the U.S. Joins a Handful of Telling Exceptions
- Russia and Belarus Inch Closer to a Full-Blown Merger
- Your Friday Briefing
- Africa’s C.D.C. Director Urges Wealthy Nations to Forego Covid Vaccine Boosters
- Covid: Biden orders employees of big businesses to be vaccinated or face testing
- US Biden and China's Xi hold first call in seven months
- 9/11 anniversary: How the world reacted to terror attacks
- Austria man kept dead mother in cellar for pension, police say
- Canada federal election: Key takeaways from the debate
- Twitter to label 'good' bot accounts
- Africa's week in pictures: 3 - 9 September 2021
- 11 September 2001: The conspiracy theories still spreading after 20 years
- Crazy love: Behind China's crackdown on K-pop and other fan clubs
- Elizabeth Holmes: Has the Theranos scandal changed Silicon Valley?
- 'I'll be at front of queue to change my slave name'
- Afghanistan: What has changed in 20 years
- Afghanistan crisis: Five lessons learned (or not) since 9/11
- Your Friday Briefing
- Biden's New Vaccine Requirements Draw Praise, Skepticism and Outrage
- U.S. states with low vaccination rates see sharp spikes in children with Covid-19.
- 5 Takeaways From Canada’s Official Election Debates
- 'Black national anthem' makes its debut at the NFL
- Why I Will Miss the Melbourne Star (No Joke)
- Spain Arrests Former Venezuela Spy Chief Accused of Drug Trafficking
- Germany Investigates Russia Over Pre-Election Hacking
- A Missing Legacy
- Bruce Is a Parrot With a Broken Beak. So He Invented a Tool.
- A Time Capsule in Two Front Pages
- Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban's brutal crackdown on protests
- Nord Stream 2: Gazprom says new pipeline to Germany is ready
- Texas passes social media 'de-platforming' law
- Lebanon gets new government amid deepening crisis
- MH17: One father's testimony marked by despair and a rucksack
- Former member of Afghan parliament: 'The Taliban would've killed me if they found me'
- Afghanistan: Former US ambassador says leaving 'pulled the plumbing' of Afghan forces
- Lebanon Gets New Prime Minister Amid Economic Meltdown
- The ‘Plagiarism Hunter’ Terrorizing the German-Speaking World
- Biden mandates vaccines for workers, saying, ‘Our patience is wearing thin.’
- Agnès Buzyn: France ex-health minister under investigation
- Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez fights for glory
- Alpha Condé: Guinea's ousted president in good health, Ecowas says
- Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers charged under national security law
- Why Don't We: US boy band accuse manager of mental and financial abuse
- COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit
- NATO Chief Backs Biden, Saying Europe Was Consulted on Afghanistan
- France grants citizenship to more than 12,000 foreign essential workers.
- Pfizer and BioNTech will soon seek clearance for vaccine use in children 5 years and over.
- Vaccination mandates are an American tradition, and so is the backlash.
- 9/11 anniversary: Biden calls for unity as US remembers attacks
- Afghanistan: BBC catches up with Afghan journalist who fled Kabul
- Pantelleria: Two killed as tornado hits Italian island
- Four of six Palestinian prison escapees recaptured - Israel
- All of Disney's 2021 movies to debut exclusively in cinemas
- Ethiopia: The country where a year lasts 13 months
- Red carpet debut for 'Bennifer' 2.0 in Venice
- Ros Atkins on... lorry driver shortages
- September 11 attacks: What happened on 9/11?
- September 11: The heroes of the forgotten maritime rescue mission
- In US Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb
- Meeting Hungary’s Strongman, Pope Treads a Fine Line With an Embattled Leader
- 20 Years On, the War on Terror Grinds Along With No End in Sight
- What Canada's Election Could Mean For Gun Ban
- US Forces Were Training the Guinean Soldiers Who Took Off to Stage a Coup
- Israel Captures 4 of 6 Palestinian Fugitives Who Escaped Prison
- 5 Takeaways From Canada’s Official Election Debates
- ‘Imminent Threat’ or Aid Worker: Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person?
- Washington allocated $46 billion to help prevent an eviction crisis. What went wrong?
- Pfizer and BioNTech will soon seek clearance for vaccine use in children 5 and older.
- More Asia-Pacific countries warily ease their tough anti-Covid rules.
- 9/11 anniversary: Official commemorations under way
- 9/11 anniversary: Moment of silence as families recite names of victims
- Abimael Guzmán: Peru's Shining Path guerrilla leader dies at 86
- Afghanistan: US media cast doubt on Kabul drone strike
- Air India Express: Deadly plane crash blamed on human error
- Escaped zebras spark double takes and denials in Maryland
- Haiti PM asked to testify in President's assassination hearing
- US Open: Record-chasing Novak Djokovic sets up final with Daniil Medvedev
- Guantanamo Bay: In a courtroom, just feet away from 9/11 suspects
- Left without a parent after the attacks
- Reporters in Afghanistan Face an Intolerant Regime: ‘Everything Changed Overnight'
- ‘It’s a Godsend’: 9-Cent Taxi Rides in Rural South Korea
- For a Fractured Israel, a Film Offers Ominous Lessons From Ancient Past
- Quandary at U.N.: Who Speaks for Myanmar and Afghanistan?
- At Pro-Taliban Protest, a Symbol of America’s Lost Influence: Hundreds Dressed in Burqas
- Abimael Guzmán, Leader of Guerrilla Group That Terrorized Peru, Dies at 86
- 4,000-Year-Old Coffin Found in English Golf Course
- Berlin Clubs Return With a Vengeance
- Families and leaders mark 20th anniversary of 9/11
- Venice Film Festival: Abortion drama wins top prize
- British teenager Raducanu storms to US Open title
- Why are there food queues in Sri Lanka?
- US remembers 20th anniversary of 9/11
- Keeping up with the Californians: Recall vote 2021
- Nigeria's kidnap crisis: Letters replace phones
- Denmark Lifts the Last of Its Pandemic Restrictions
- Gilbert Seltzer, Soldier in the World War II ‘Ghost Army,’ Dies at 106
- The C.D.C. reports that unvaccinated Americans are 11 times more likely to die if infected: The week in Covid news.
- Pope to meet Hungary's populist leader Orban
- Yes Sir, I Can Boogie singer dies aged 69
- FBI begins declassifying documents into Saudi 9/11 links
- US Open: Emma Raducanu - the key facts about Britain's Grand Slam winner
- Emma Raducanu tells BBC she's 'ready for anything'
- Emma Raducanu: US Open champion 'outstanding', says the Queen
- Emma Raducanu's hometown celebrates US Open win
- Germany’s Election Is Armin Laschet's to Lose, but Will He Succeed?
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