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Coronavirus Live Updates: U.N. Warns of Global Instability and Conflict
Frederick Hernandez//29 views
President Trump told of “hard days that lie ahead” as his top scientific advisers released models predicting that the U.S. death toll would be 100,000 to 240,00...
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To Enforce Coronavirus Rules, U.K. Police Use Drones, Shaming and Easter Egg Bans
Stephen Castle//37 views/1 comments
The actions have stirred a debate about the powers of the authorities and the limits of individual liberty. LONDON — Panning out over scenic hills and lush gree...
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It’s April Fools’ Day, So a K-Pop Star Pulled a Coronavirus Prank
Daniel Victor//28 views/1 comments
Jaejoong of JYJ told his fans he had the virus, then admitted he had made up the diagnosis. His devastated fans were unamused. For most people, the coronavirus ...
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Covid-19 Changed How the World Does Science, Together
Matt Apuzzo, David D. Kirkpatrick//38 views
Never before, scientists say, have so many of the world’s researchers focused so urgently on a single topic. Nearly all other research has ground to a halt. Usi...
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They Made New Lives in the U.S. The Coronavirus Sent Them Fleeing.
Isabella Kwai, Livia Albeck-Ripka//40 views
Expatriates, especially in New York, have abandoned the lives they built over fear of the inequalities in the American health care system. SYDNEY, Australia — A...
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Human Rights Group Says Two U.S. Strikes Killed Somali Civilians
Charlie Savage, Helene Cooper//41 views
A report by Amnesty International challenges the American military’s claim that the February strikes hit only terrorists and no innocent bystanders. WASHINGTON ...
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Gun Ownership Soars in Brazil Under Bolsonaro
Letícia Casado, Ernesto Londoño//30 views
A year into his presidency, Jair Bolsonaro and his sons have helped fuel a gun rights movement that had little popular support, or political clout, in the count...
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E.U. Tries Gentle Diplomacy to Counter Hungary’s Crackdown on Democracy
Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Benjamin Novak//33 views
European leaders were reluctant to pick a fight with Prime Minister Viktor Orban a day after he secured powers to rule by decree indefinitely. BRUSSELS — The Eu...
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‘We Are in a Cage:’ Spanish Town Lives Under a Lockdown Within a Lockdown
Elian Peltier//35 views
A town near Barcelona has withdrawn into itself to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Dozens have died at an overstretched hospital, and the cost of confine...
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Waiving Rent and Making Masks, Afghans Meet Coronavirus With Kindness
Mujib Mashal, Asadullah Timory, Najim Rahim//33 views
The health crisis, which has become a fresh test of survival for a country where life has been a daily fight for decades, has provoked a shared sense of respons...
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Why Asia’s New Wave of Virus Cases Should Worry the World
Motoko Rich//31 views/1 comments
After a surge in cases tied to international travelers, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and other places that seemed to have the epidemic under control have imposed...
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Longtemps contrainte au silence, la victime d’un écrivain pédophile témoigne enfin
Norimitsu Onishi//34 views
Des décennies durant, l’écrivain Gabriel Matzneff s’est servi de son image et de ses lettres pour justifier sa traque d’adolescentes. Son témoignage avait été r...
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Long-Silenced Victim of a Pedophile Writer Gets to Tell Her Story
Norimitsu Onishi//40 views/1 comments
For decades, the writer Gabriel Matzneff used Francesca Gee’s image and letters to champion his sexual pursuit of adolescents. But her own account was rejected,...
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U.S. Counts on Global Crises to Press Again for Power Shift in Venezuela
Lara Jakes//33 views/1 comments
Yet there is no indication Nicolás Maduro will step down, despite little assistance to confront the coronavirus and losing an economic lifeline during an oil sp...
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North Korea Claims No Coronavirus Cases. Can It Be Trusted?
Choe Sang-Hun//40 views/1 comments
Decades of isolation and international sanctions have ravaged North Korea’s public health system, raising fears about its ability to confront an outbreak. SEOUL...