Sunday 31 January 2021

Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.


By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ctrf2T

Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears


By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aiJWUh

Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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Coronavirus


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3owvptj

Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January


By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pAUowP

Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L53FhA

Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

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Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020.

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Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pBeozb

77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election


By BY JIM RUTENBERG, JO BECKER, ERIC LIPTON, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r9O6Vq

Black Power: Now or Never


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3t81POh

Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.


By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ouhoME

Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears


By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/39ChgGN

The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3j5TG8n

After the Capitol Riot, a Tradition Is Interrupted


By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3oyEsde

Turn Topsy-Turvy


By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/39AMqyk

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says

It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup.

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Saturday 30 January 2021

Soak With a D.I.Y. Bath Bomb


By BY A.C. SHILTON from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/36qRNhx

Corrections: Jan. 31, 2021


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Russia braces for latest Navalny protests

Metro stations are closed and movement is restricted ahead of rallies in support of Alexei Navalny.

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Honor and Learn This Black History Month


By BY ADRIENNE GAFFNEY from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3pvmMAm

Have a Ball This Super Bowl Sunday


By BY TALYA MINSBERG from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/36omXG8

PM-virus-fader-update


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Downscale Your Super Bowl Spread


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2MngHHP

Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3crj0EA

Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza


By BY KATHERINE CUSUMANO AND EMMA GRILLO from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3tdLrM0

Quotation of the Day: Attacked by a ‘Superspreader’ of Online Smears


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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MiV6Aq

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER AND MANNY FERNANDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnI5QI

Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair


By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3tjG0vl

Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pMaqEl

Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/36o8Ala

Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa'

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn.

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Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers

"The grief creeps up on you," says Pamela who is raising two children alone after losing her husband.

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.

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Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean


By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJeZ3h

Product Misplacement


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Swedish Covid nurse to watch entire film festival alone in lighthouse

Swedish nurse Lisa Enroth will spend a week living alone in a lighthouse watching 60 movies.

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Friday 29 January 2021

A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.


By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2M8Qwos

Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son


By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39tuIg0

A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina


By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pwjehr

Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?


By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NP0agk

Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36oYOPA

It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!


By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3tcnoxg

For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words


By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jbFlHH

Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day

Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.

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Covid: Argentina imposes new tax on wealthiest

A one-off tax on Argentina's richest people will pay for medical supplies and help for businesses.

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Russian anti-Putin anger spreads: 'We have to protest'

Russia is seeing some of the biggest demonstrations for a decade over the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.

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The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK.

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Amsterdam drugs: Tourists face ban from cannabis cafes

The mayor of Amsterdam has angered coffee shop owners, who fear that drug gangsters could step in.

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Jonas Gwangwa The South African jazz icon who stood up to apartheid

Remembering iconic trombonist and exiled anti-apartheid activist Jonas Gwangwa who has died aged 83.

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Coronavirus: What's behind Latin America's oxygen shortages?

Some Latin American countries struggle with insufficient oxygen as Covid-19 continues to spread.

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Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach

The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea.

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Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars Got a Jolt From G.M.


By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39wwUU8

Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week


By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3r0qHph

Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way


By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3r89FW3

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cl5q5y

What to Watch: Televised Spies


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The Texas attorney general will investigate brokers’ decisions to limit GameStop trades.


By BY GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36n6CkU

Isidore Torres, Trailblazing Hispanic Judge in Michigan, Dies at 73


By BY STEPHEN KURCZY from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2MfSALe

Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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Thursday 28 January 2021

New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group


By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YpDeq0

The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NOJWnz

Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow


By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MdfHGi

Daniel Pearl: US 'outraged' after Pakistan's court acquits men accused of murder

The American journalist was abducted and beheaded while working on a story in Pakistan in 2002.

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Why roller skating is making a comeback

It's become so popular in the past year that there's now a worldwide shortage of skates.

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Navalny defiant as judge dismisses appeal

The prominent anti-Putin campaigner decried his detention as "illegal" in a video link hearing.

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Joe Biden, the Irishman


By BY MAEVE HIGGINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36kbsiW

Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r1rFS9

Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role


By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cltSDW

Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NL4RaZ