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The New York Times
- Afghan Nonprofit Workers Desperately Scramble to Evacuate September 24, 2021Women who steered programs to empower girls are fleeing the country. But unlike people who worked for the U.S. military, they have no clear path to the United States.
- Republican Review of Arizona Vote Fails to Show Stolen Election September 25, 2021The criticized review showed much the same results as in November, with 99 more Biden votes and 261 fewer Trump ones.
- Thousands of Haitian Migrants to Stay in U.S. September 24, 2021Border agents are making life-altering decisions for thousands of Haitian families on the border on whether they can stay in the U.S. or be deported.
- The Surveillance Apparatus That Surrounded Britney Spears September 25, 2021An account by a former employee of the security team hired by Ms. Spears’s father created the most detailed portrait yet of the singer’s life under 13 years of conservatorship.
- Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant September 25, 2021A member of the far-right Proud Boys texted his F.B.I. handler during the assault, but maintained the group had no plan in advance to enter the Capitol and disrupt the election certification.
- Reparations for Black Americans Are Becoming a Local Issue September 25, 2021While legislation in Washington remains stalled, state and local governments are breathing new life into the reparations movement.
- California Woman Charged With Arson in Starting Fawn Fire September 25, 2021The Fawn fire, which has burned nearly 10,000 acres, was spreading quickly on Friday, a day after the authorities accused a Palo Alto woman of igniting the blaze.
- Ignoring Arizona Humiliation, ‘Stop the Steal’ Races Forward September 24, 2021As a Republican review of 2020 votes in Arizona sputtered to a close, Donald Trump and his allies signaled that their attack on the election, and their drive to reshape future elections, were far from over.
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- China frees detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor September 25, 2021The men, who were detained by Beijing in 2018, were released hours after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was freed in CanadaTwo Canadian citizens who were detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days have left Chinese airspace and will arrive back in Canada early on Saturday, the country’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, told reporters.A plane carrying Michael […]
- La Palma residents warned of ‘evolution of volcanic emergency’ September 25, 2021People evacuated from three towns are told they cannot return as volcano has entered new explosive phasePeople evacuated from three more towns on the Spanish island of La Palma have been told they will not be able to return to their homes to retrieve their belongings because of the “evolution of the volcanic emergency”.Rivers of lava raced down the volcano a […]
- Dutch protesters march through The Hague against ‘corona pass’ September 25, 2021Proof of vaccination or negative test made mandatory for public venues as social-distancing measures are liftedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageProtesters gathered to march against the introduction of a “corona pass” in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of Covid-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, the […]
- Cop26: Women must be heard on climate, say rights groups September 25, 2021Those worst hit by global heating are left out of talks, says feminist coalition calling for systemic changeWomen must be enabled to play a greater role at the Cop26 summit, as the needs of women and girls are being overlooked amid the global climate crisis, a coalition of feminist groups has said.The Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice has laid out […]
- Mogadishu car bomb blast near presidential palace kills eight September 25, 2021Al-Shabaab jihadist group claims responsibility for suicide attackA car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Somalia’s presidential palace killing eight people, police said, as the al-Shabaab jihadist group claimed responsibility for the attack.The bombing took place on Saturday within 1km of Villa Somalia, the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Continue readin […]
- ‘Free and open’: Quad leaders call for ‘stable’ Indo-Pacific in veiled China dig September 25, 2021Joe Biden meets leaders of Australia, India and Japan in latest effort to cement US leadership in Asia US president Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan highlighted their Quad group’s role in safeguarding a stable, democratic Indo-Pacific in a veiled dig at rival China.The first in-person summit of the Quad held on Friday marked Biden’s la […]
- Global climate strike: thousands join coordinated action across world September 24, 2021Rally to demand government action on climate crisis is first worldwide since start of pandemicHundreds of thousands of people in 99 countries have taken part in a coordinated global climate strike demanding urgent action to tackle the ecological crisis.The strike on Friday, the first worldwide climate action since the coronavirus pandemic hit, is taking plac […]
- China clamps down on cartoons in latest morality move September 25, 2021Entertainment industry told to uphold ‘truth, goodness and beauty’ and remove vulgar and violent contentChina’s broadcasting regulator said it will encourage online producers to create “healthy” cartoons and clamp down on violent, vulgar or pornographic content, as Beijing steps up efforts to bring its thriving entertainment industry to heel.The National Rad […]
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- China frees Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after Huawei boss released September 25, 2021Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were released after tech executive Meng Wanzhou was freed in Canada.
- Germany elections: Merkel backs 'bridge-builder' Laschet as successor September 25, 2021The outgoing leader strongly endorses her party's candidate Armin Laschet in an unusually tight poll race.
- Canary Islands: Firefighters retreat as volcano intensifies September 24, 2021Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands displaced since the volcano erupted on Sunday.
- Afghanistan: Inside the prison staffed by former inmates released by the Taliban September 24, 2021The BBC's Jeremy Bowen goes inside Kabul's main jail, where former Taliban inmates are now caretakers.
- Somalia: Seven killed in suicide attack near presidential palace September 25, 2021The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mogadishu.
- Music company buys NFT of 'Side-eyeing Chloe' meme September 25, 2021The image of two-year-old Chloe Clem making a disapproving face was auctioned in cryptocurrency.
- One of NYC's poshest buildings facing $250m lawsuit over building defects September 24, 2021A posh building on NYC's Billionaire Row has been facing a series of serious woes.
- R. Kelly trial: A look at the key moments as jury deliberates September 24, 2021The five-week trial heard harrowing details of abuse and assault. Here are the key moments.
