Europe freezes as 'Beast from the East' arrives

From the Italian ruins of Pompeii to the high German peaks, extreme cold hits Europe, killing 10.

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India temple stirs controversy for 'piercing' children's bodies

The ritual involves piercing the skin of boys between five and 12 years with a small iron hook.

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A Young Poet’s Inspiration

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A Coda to Black History Month

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Corporate America Is Suppressing Wages for Many Workers

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The Rise of Woke Capital

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How to Really See a Blind Person

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Germany Weighs Tighter Rules After Geely Takes Daimler Stake

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Our Fifth Annual Student Editorial Contest: Write About an Issue That Matters to You

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Security Clearance, N.R.A., Ben Carson: Your Wednesday Briefing

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Steven Pinker Wants You to Know Humanity Is Doing Fine. Just Don’t Ask About Individual Humans.

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Stephen Colbert Attacks Trump for Reluctance to Act on Russian Meddling

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Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art

Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art

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India politician who 'ran over' children surrenders

Nine children were killed and 10 injured when his SUV ran over a crowd of students in Bihar state.

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Japanese electric toilet symbols go global

Pictograms including one of a soggy bottom accepted as global standard.

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What You Get for $850,000

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With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops

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Amid Turkish Assault, Kurdish Forces Are Drawn Away From U.S. Fight With ISIS

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Xi Sets China on a Collision Course With History

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Spreadsheets at Dawn: The New Tax Battle Is All About Data

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Once Again, Push for Gun Control Collides With Political Reality

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How Low Can Unemployment Really Go? Economists Have No Idea

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Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art

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Why Ipoh, Malaysia, Should Be on Your Travel Radar

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How to Bypass Airport Lines With the Tips of Your Fingers

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How Women Are Rethinking the Tattoo Parlor

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How Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal Disrupts His Daily Routine

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The Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller

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$850,000 Homes in Maine, North Carolina and Oregon

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Once It Was Overdue Books. Now Librarians Fight Overdoses.

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What Is the Perfect Color Worth?

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José Andrés Fights Starvation With Mayo

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A Painful Bruise Wouldn’t Heal. It Took Several Hospital Visits to Discover Why.

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‘You Can’t Be Afraid of the Tech’

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When Writing a Book Leaves a (Literal) Mark on Its Author

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Why English courts are opening in the EU

Other countries try to lure post-Brexit business overseas by hearing legal cases in English.

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Echoes of Lynchings in Quiet Photos

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Teaching Activities for: ‘With Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of Strongmen’

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A Big Divergence Is Coming in Health Care Among States

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Michaelia Cash: Australia minister accused of 'sexist' threat

Michaelia Cash threatens to name female staffers "over which... rumours abound", prompting a backlash.

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N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories'

Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds.

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Sridevi Kapoor: India fans gather to pay tribute to Bollywood star

India fans are gathering near the residence of the Bollywood star who died in Dubai on Saturday.

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Jared Kushner loses access to top-level security briefings

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings.

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Jan Kuciak murder: Slovak PM makes cash reward appeal

Posing next to a million euros in cash, Robert Fico asked for information about Jan Kuciak's murder.

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EU to publish first draft of Brexit treaty

It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border.

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Levi Strauss to use lasers instead of people to finish jeans

The company has developed new software that works with lasers to speed up its jean-making process.

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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.

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Jerusalem: Christianity's 'holiest site' Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest

Israel shelves tax plans that prompted Church leaders to close doors of Christianity's holiest site.

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BBC charity sacked six over sexual misconduct

International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years.

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US-Mexico wall: Judge throws out legal challenge

Donald Trump's plans receive a boost from a judge he once berated for being of "Mexican heritage".

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Why New Zealand is releasing a rabbit-killing virus

The government says the population needs controlling but animal activists say it's a cruel approach.

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Egypt's Sherine sentenced to prison over Nile joke

Two female singers are sentenced to prison: one for inciting debauchery, and one for a joke.

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Oxfam: What's gone wrong with the foreign aid sector?

After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions.

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Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence.

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Police dog catches carjacker after wild chase in LA

Puskas, an eight-year-old police dog, needed jaw surgery after tackling the fugitive.

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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?

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Anthony Wong: Hong Kong actor on looking for his father

Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong considers his mixed-race heritage - and how it has shaped him.

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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.

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'I prayed to die' after FGM aged six, says victim

Hibo Wadere was a victim of female genital mutilation and talks about her experience.

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How humans echolocate 'like bats'

Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals.

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Amelia Earhart's stolen car found in Los Angeles

The 1932 vehicle once belonged to the pilot who mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean

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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.

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How France hopes to help radicals escape jihadist net

A new strategy aims to tackle the influence of violent Islamist groups - but will it stop attacks?

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'Euphoria killing' women jailed in Australia

The Briton and Australian murdered a teenager after plotting to become serial killers, a jury heard.

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Five films compete for the best foreign language Oscar

What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.

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Reality Check: Is Chinese an official language in Pakistan?

Media outlets in Pakistan said parliament had declared it to be one, but that's not quite what happened.

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Pay Me a Pineapple

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Why the World Should Learn to Say ‘Heimat’

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Portrait of a Turkish Novelist as Prisoner

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Boys and Men

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Word + Quiz: ascetic

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Where Pedestrian Deaths Are Up, Is Marijuana to Blame?

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Diesel Cars, Italy’s Upcoming Election, Jared Kushner: Your Wednesday Briefing

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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Looming Tower’ and ‘Waco’

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As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead

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Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump

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11 Sickened by Hazardous Envelope Opened on Military Base

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Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville

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Quotation of the Day: N.R.A. Battle Pits Business Against G.O.P.

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Review: ‘The Amateurs’ Takes On God, Noah’s Ark and the Plague. For Laughs.

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Flying Taxis May Be Years Away, but the Groundwork Is Accelerating

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Corrections: February 28, 2018

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