China’s Silence on Peng Shuai Shows the Limits of Beijing’s Propaganda

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In China, Tesla Is a Catfish, and Turns Auto Companies Into Sharks

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Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial

Taha al-Jumailly is jailed for life for crimes including the murder of a young Yazidi girl in 2015.

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France issues arrest warrant over Japan 'parental kidnap'

Vincent Fichot says his Japanese wife disappeared from the family home with his two children in 2018.

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Inditex: Zara founder’s daughter becomes fashion giant's chair

Marta Ortega has been with the firm for 15 years, starting out as an assistant at its High Street brand Bershka

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Dozens of former Afghan forces killed or disappeared by Taliban, rights group says

Human Rights Watch says more than 100 former Afghan personnel have been killed or have disappeared.

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Supply Chain Problems Have Small Retailers Gambling on Hoarding

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Why Does Coffee Make Me Poop?

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The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Quit High School for Basketball

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Supervised Injection Sites for Drug Users to Open in New York City

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The Case Against Abortion

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Lesson of the Day: ‘Sex Ed, One Instagram Post at a Time’

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Ending a Tale of Two Power Grids

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Leaked papers link top Chinese leaders to Uyghur crackdown

They show speeches by Xi Jinping and others which led to Uyghurs' mass internment and forced labour.

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‘Like Fresh Meat’: Detailing Rampant Sex Harassment in Australia’s Parliament

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Counterfeit Covid Masks Are Still Sold Everywhere, Despite Misleading Claims

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Llegó la variante ómicron y tenemos algunas ventajas

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Spelling Bee Forum

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Holiday Shopping

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Word of the Day: impartial

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Trevor Noah: ‘Covid Turned the Planet Into a Frat House’

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Taliban and 9/11 Families Fight for Billions in Frozen Afghan Funds

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A Public Flagpole, a Christian Flag and the First Amendment

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What Kind of Dog Is He? DNA Can Tell Me Only So Much.

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Colton Underwood Comes Out and Comes Clean

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No todo son gadgets: otros regalos tecnológicos para estas navidades

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Honduras election: Opposition candidate Castro in the lead

Early results give the left-wing opposition a strong lead, but the governing party has not conceded.

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A Climbing Award That May Be a Winner’s Last

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‘Her Heart Was Beating Too’: The Women Who Died After Abortion Bans

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Shopping for Decorative Ceramics

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Europe Revisits Nuclear Power as Climate Deadlines Loom

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She Fled North Korea for Freedom. Then She Was Arrested.

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Global markets steady as investors reconsider the unknowns of Omicron.

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The U.K.’s appeal for foreign truck drivers doesn’t seem to be working.

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The race to secure Congo’s cobalt supplies is at the center of the clean energy revolution.

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Lesson of the Day: ‘He Sold Away His People’s Heritage. He’s in the Jungle to Get It Back.’

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Oscar Pistorius set to meet victim Reeva Steenkamp's parents

The meeting is part of a restorative justice process that has to happen before parole is considered.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s Companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Goes on Trial

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An Auto Show for the Raddest Cars of the ’80s and ’90s

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Can New York Really Get to 100% Clean Energy by 2040?

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As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large

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Spelling Bee Forum

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Climate Change Is Driving Some Albatrosses to ‘Divorce,’ Study Finds

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Omicron Netherlands: 13 air passengers test positive for new variant

Thirteen people who travelled from South Africa to the Netherlands have tested positive for Omicron.

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The Week in Business: Choosing the Same Path

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Australia reports Omicron cases as scientists race to evaluate the new threat.

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The W.H.O. skips forward two Greek letters, avoiding a Xi variant.

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Omicron symptoms mild so far, says South African doctor who spotted it

The South African doctor who first spotted the new variant says patients are showing very mild symptoms so far.

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La industria deportiva comienza a ver los costos de negociar con China

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For Ku Stevens, Running Is a ‘Profound Act’

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Omicron, Iran, Stephen Sondheim: Your Weekend Briefing

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Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure

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‘You’re Not Helpless’: For London Women, Learning to Fight Builds Confidence

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Covid: Australia woman charged after setting fire in quarantine hotel

The woman is charged with arson after allegedly lighting a fire under a bed at Pacific Hotel in Queensland.

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This Fire-Loving Fungus Eats Charcoal, if It Must

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What’s at Stake in the Honduran Presidential Election?

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Local News Outlets Could Reap $1.7 Billion in Build Back Better Aid

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Anhelamos lo único que el metaverso no puede darnos

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Se preocupaba por mí, así que rompí con él

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Calais activists: Migrants are here, we can't let them die

Activists in Calais demand change after decades of people coming to the city looking to reach the UK.

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New Zealand politician Julie Anne Genter cycles to hospital to give birth

Julie Anne Genter said she had not planned to cycle whilst in labour, "but it did end up happening".

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As U.K. Beckons Truck Drivers, Many in Poland Say ‘No Thanks’

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