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• ‘Tell Us if He’s Dead’: Abductions and Torture Rattle Uganda
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:55:03 +0000-Abdi Latif Dahir
  Hundreds have been detained, many brutalized, after a bloody, contested election. The government of Yoweri Museveni appears intent on breaking the back of the opposition.
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• Blackout Hits Iran Nuclear Site in What Appears to Be Israeli Sabotage
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:31:33 +0000-Ronen Bergman, Rick Gladstone and Farnaz Fassihi
  The power failure was described by Iran as “nuclear terrorism” as talks were underway in Vienna to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.
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• The Iran Nuclear Talks, Explained
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:28:36 +0000-Steven Erlanger
  Talks in Vienna to try to bring both the United States and Iran back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal were never going to be easy. They might have just gotten even harder.
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• Need New Skills? How About a Hug? The Women’s Shed Welcomes You.
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:05:05 +0000-Damien Cave
  In Australia, men’s sheds became a global model for helping “old boys” continue living meaningful lives. Now, women are starting their own.
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• Myanmar Protests, and Killings, Continue
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:12:45 +0000-Richard C. Paddock
  The death toll has passed 700, with more than 80 killed on Friday in one city alone, a rights group said.
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• Harry Will Attend Philip’s Funeral, Raising Hope Royal Rift Will Heal
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:52:57 +0000-Benjamin Mueller
  Although Harry will come home to mourn with the family, his pregnant wife Meghan will not. The patriarch’s death opens an uncertain chapter for the House of Windsor.
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• After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:33:44 +0000-Andrew Higgins
  Krasnik voted to be “free of L.G.B.T.” two years ago to satisfy conservative voters. Now, the mayor regrets the move, which has led to censure from other European countries and put funding at risk.
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• Royal Rivalry Bares Social Tensions Behind Jordan’s Stable Veneer
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:44:04 +0000-Patrick Kingsley, Rana F. Sweis and Eric Schmitt
  The standoff between King Abdullah II and his half brother, Prince Hamzah, wasn’t just palace intrigue. It hinted at Saudi meddling and highlighted wider tensions within Jordan’s complex society.
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• ‘You Can’t Trust Anyone’: Russia’s Hidden Covid Toll Is an Open Secret
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:10:45 +0000-Anton Troianovski
  The country’s official coronavirus death toll is 102,649. But at least 300,000 more people died last year during the pandemic than were reported in Russia’s most widely cited official statistics.
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• Sliding in the Polls, Erdogan Kicks Up a New Storm Over the Bosporus
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:09:40 +0000-Carlotta Gall
  As part of a push to carve a canal alongside the waterway, Turkey’s president signaled that he could scrap a treaty that has kept peace in the region for decades.
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• India Covid-19 Crisis Deepened by Missteps and Complacency
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000-Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
  The new wave will hurt global efforts and vaccine supplies, experts say. Researchers are scrambling to assess whether new coronavirus variants are playing a role in India.
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• Volcano Erupts on Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:28:34 +0000-Ernesto Cooke and Oscar Lopez
  La Soufrière, on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, last erupted in 1979. It sent two explosive plumes of ash and smoke on Friday, and 20,000 people fled.
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• Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:23:02 +0000-Marilyn Berger
  The Duke of Edinburgh, who married the future queen in 1947, brought the monarchy into the 20th century, but his occasional tactless comments hurt his image.
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• Vaccine Passports Could Unlock World Travel and Cries of Discrimination
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:17:35 +0000-Mark Landler
  Vaccine rollouts in some countries have a long-locked-down world dreaming of travels abroad again. But they have also set off a fraught debate about the fairness of a two-tier system for haves and have-nots.
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• For Prince Philip, Royal Family Plans Pandemic-Muted Honors
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:21:57 +0000-Richard Pérez-Peña and Marc Santora
  Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will not lie in state for public viewing and the funeral will not be open to the public, in a nod to a ban on mass gatherings and the prince’s own wishes.
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• Russian Troop Movements and Talk of Intervention Cause Jitters in Ukraine
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:59:44 +0000-Andrew E. Kramer
  Russia has amassed more troops on the Ukrainian border than at any time since 2014. Western governments are asking: Why now?
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• Vaccine Passports: What Are They, and Who Might Need One?
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:20:04 +0000-Richard Pérez-Peña
  The concept of documenting vaccinations is being taken to new levels of sophistication, and experts predict that electronic verification will soon become commonplace.
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• In Haifa, Israel, Wild Boars Encroach on Human Turf
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:59:31 +0000-Patrick Kingsley
  Groups of boars have become an unavoidable presence in Haifa. Some human residents are charmed, but others are annoyed or frightened and now carry sticks on walks.
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• Chinese Reality Shows Censor Western Clothing Brands
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:41:44 +0000-Tiffany May
  Online platforms that stream dance, singing and comedy shows are pixelating performers’ T-shirts and sneakers amid a nationalistic fervor.
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• A Clash of Wills Keeps a Leonardo Masterpiece Hidden
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:25:45 +0000-David D. Kirkpatrick and Elaine Sciolino
  The Louvre inspected the “Salvator Mundi” and certified it as the work of Leonardo da Vinci. But it kept those findings secret after a squabble with the painting’s owners.
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• ‘Nomadland’ Wins Big at Diverse BAFTAs
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:29:24 +0000-Alex Marshall
  Four awards went to Chloé Zhao’s tale of itinerant Americans, living in vans and rolling through gorgeous landscapes, seeking temporary jobs to eke out an existence.
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• Greg Abbott Speculates Texas Has Herd Immunity
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:55:04 +0000-Denise Grady
  When asked why his state wasn’t seeing higher reported cases after removing restrictions, the Texas governor speculated that the population had reached herd immunity.
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• Blinken Calls for More Thorough Investigation of Covid Origins in China
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 18:30:03 +0000-Chris Cameron
  “We need to get to the bottom of this,” Antony J. Blinken said of the origins of Covid-19.
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• China Official Acknowledges Low Effectiveness of the Country's Covid Vaccines
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:46:40 +0000-Austin Ramzy
• In Peru’s Presidential Election, the Most Popular Choice Is No One
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:22:13 +0000-Mitra Taj
  Peruvians head to the polls at a moment that many are calling one of the lowest points in the country’s young democracy, and many plan to cast empty ballots.
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• Indigenous Party, Not on the Ballot, Is Still a Big Winner in Ecuador Election
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:49:20 +0000-José María León Cabrera and Anatoly Kurmanaev
  Its candidate didn’t reach Sunday’s presidential runoff, but the party’s powerful showing in the first round of voting has transformed the national agenda.
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• ‘Everything Is Worth Freedom’: Uganda’s Opposition Leader Faces the Future
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:58:39 +0000-Abdi Latif Dahir
  Bobi Wine, the pop star who became a presidential candidate, considers rebuilding his anti-government movement after a violent election season that left many aides and supporters imprisoned.
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• My Family’s Global Vaccine Journey
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:00:10 +0000-Pui-Wing Tam
  We were spread across three continents, at the mercy of vaccine geopolitics. Which of us would be inoculated last?
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• After Snatching One Crown, Mrs. World Gives Up Her Own
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:22:36 +0000-Bryan Pietsch
  Last year’s winner of a pageant for married women grabbed a crown from the 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka winner, who she claimed was divorced, in violation of pageant rules.
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• New Hampshire and Oklahoma Move to Open Covid Vaccines to Nonresidents
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 04:40:57 +0000-Madeleine Ngo
  The moves come as President Biden pushed up the deadline to make all adults eligible for a vaccine and as the pace of inoculations is accelerating in the country.
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• AstraZeneca Vaccine and Blood Clots: What Is Known So Far
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:01:20 +0000-Benjamin Mueller and Denise Grady
  In rare cases, an immune reaction has led to antibodies that caused a serious clotting disorder. But public health experts maintain the vaccine’s benefits far outweigh the risks for most people.
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• Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 6 People
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:34:37 +0000-The Associated Press
  Television reports showed people running in panic from malls and buildings in several cities in East Java Province. The earthquake shook the tourist hot spot of Bali.
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• Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan's President, Has Little Sway Over Its Future
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:29:26 +0000-Adam Nossiter
  Ashraf Ghani has few remaining allies, the Taliban are gaining militarily and his international supporters are impatient with him and the stumbling peace process.
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• A Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ Is Unearthed, Epic in Its Own Way
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:27:23 +0000-Alan Yuhas
  Tolkien fans received an unexpected gift with the rediscovery of an all-but-forgotten 1991 production. They were also left with questions, like “why is Gollum wearing a lettuce on his head?”
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• Turkey Fights for Return of a Work It Says Was Looted
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:12:24 +0000-Colin Moynihan
  A bench trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan concerns an ancient idol held by Christie’s.
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• A Bleak Forecast for Canada’s 600,000 Energy Industry Workers
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 23:23:10 +0000-Ian Austen
  A report forecasts that up to three quarters of their jobs may vanish in a low carbon future and suggests a better approach to retraining.
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• Pfizer Requests Authorization to Use Vaccine in Young Teens
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:11:06 +0000-Emily Anthes
  If the emergency use authorization is broadened, young adolescents could start getting vaccinated before going back to school in the fall.
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• Blood Clots Linked to AZ Vaccine Stem From Rare Antibody Reaction
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:28:34 +0000-Denise Grady
  New studies from Germany and Norway examined cases involving mostly younger people who developed serious and sometimes fatal blood disorders.
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• Netflix's ‘The Crown’ Changed Prince Philip’s Image
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:37:02 +0000-Alex Marshall
  The Netflix show exposed a new generation to the prince’s life and helped reshape those already familiar with his legacy.
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• Michigan’s governor, confronting a surge in virus cases, calls on Biden for more vaccines.
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 23:12:34 +0000-Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman
  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, said she had pushed the president unsuccessfully to send more vaccines to her state, where hospitals are filling.
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• Prince Philip’s Life in Pictures
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:57:07 +0000-The New York Times
  Philip’s life spanned almost a century of upheaval for Britain: He had lived with a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and he died nearly 100 years old in an era of smartphones and the internet.
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• Iran Nuclear Talks Start on Positive Note in Vienna
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:22:58 +0000-Steven Erlanger
  Working groups on sanctions and uranium enrichment are making progress, diplomats said. The indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington are set to resume next week.
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• To Speed Vaccination, Some Call for Delaying Second Shots
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:16:31 +0000-Carl Zimmer
  Stretching the time between the first and second doses would greatly accelerate the rate at which people get at least partial protection. But some experts fear it could also lead to new variants.
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• Prince Philip, Style Icon
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:26:06 +0000-Guy Trebay
  How do you convey royalty without overshadowing the most royal?
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• Prince Philip will lie in rest at Windsor Castle before a funeral in St. George’s Chapel.
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:45:37 +0000-Elian Peltier
  On the day he died, the death toll from Covid-19 in Britain was over 150,000. Officials said the public would be discouraged from participating in funeral services.
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• Boris Johnson Reacts to Prince Philip's Death
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:45:23 +0000-Stephen Castle and Derrick Bryson Taylor
  The prime minister was among several leaders around Britain to offer condolences after the death of Prince Philip.
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• Prince Philip died at 99 at his home in Windsor Castle.
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:25:18 +0000-Marilyn Berger
• German lawmakers move to strengthen the government’s powers in the pandemic.
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:31:34 +0000-Melissa Eddy
  A plan to bolster Germany’s pandemic law will make it easier for the government to enforce restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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• The New Taiwan Tensions
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:46:04 +0000-David Leonhardt
  China is getting more aggressive. Would the U.S. go to war to protect the island?
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• The U.S.S. Johnston Sank in 1944. A Crew Just Visited Its Wreckage.
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:13:10 +0000-Azi Paybarah
  The shipwreck, 21,000 feet underwater, was discovered in 2019. A team of explorers has now confirmed that it was the Navy destroyer that played a key role in helping General MacArthur retake the Philippines.
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