Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.

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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.

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Coronavirus: How teachers are feeling as schools return

Four teachers share their experiences of the pandemic as they prepare to welcome pupils back to school.

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The traditional crafts in danger of dying out

Who was the last British deckle-maker? Who makes withy pots? And what is an orrery?

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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

Technology
Computers and the Internet, News and News Media, Social Media, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Rumors and Misinformation By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

World
Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Embargoes and Sanctions, Boycotts By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

U.S.
Education (K-12), Coronavirus Reopenings, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

U.S.
Presidential Election of 2020, George Floyd Protests (2020), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Antifa Movement (US), United States Politics and Government By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

U.S.
By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QJ2YJY

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.

September 01, 2020 at 04:44AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EOY2AE

Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.

September 01, 2020 at 04:28AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QEZRme

Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.

September 01, 2020 at 04:27AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34QT9Sw

Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.

September 01, 2020 at 04:04AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lzayFi

Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist

Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine.

September 01, 2020 at 04:04AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lBalla

Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

September 01, 2020 at 03:58AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hKtMWl

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

U.S.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Presidential Election of 2020, George Floyd Protests (2020), Federal-State Relations (US), Fringe Groups and Movements By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

Opinion
Presidential Election of 2020, Black People, Whites, Presidents and Presidency (US), Politics and Government, Crime and Criminals By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

Sports
Golf By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E

Price of plastic carrier bags to double to 10p next year

The fee for single-use bags will rise to 10p and be extended to all shops from April 2021.

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Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end

The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended.

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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E

The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

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Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

August 31, 2020 at 05:24AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lyzLje

Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

August 31, 2020 at 04:13AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QEtapm

Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent

More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed.

August 31, 2020 at 04:42AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ET2wpK

The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

August 31, 2020 at 04:05AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YPoIZg

Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution

It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura.

August 31, 2020 at 04:49AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3baM8wW

Belarus protest: Dozens arrested at mass rally

The country's been gripped by mass protests since the August election, widely thought to have been rigged.

August 30, 2020 at 11:02PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QCVnfZ

Virus Update

Briefing
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Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

Sports
United States Open (Tennis) By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv

Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3jsh0fv

Virus Update

By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2QyXyRX

Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

At Home
Quarantine (Life and Culture), Newspapers, Content Type: Service, Handicrafts By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

U.S.
George Floyd Protests (2020), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Black People, Black Lives Matter Movement, Suits and Litigation (Civil) By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32BL69E

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32BL69E

Coronavirus: Life chances at risk if pupils don't return to school, Williamson says

The education secretary has written an open letter to parents insisting that schools are safe.

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One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse

Department store chain closed its last stores in 2016 but finding new uses is a lengthy process.

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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

Sports
Basketball, Black Lives Matter Movement, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a

Coronavirus Around the World

Home Page
By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3hHLF8b

‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha

U.S.
George Floyd Protests (2020), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Black Lives Matter Movement By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34LP95G

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a

Coronavirus Around the World

By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3hHLF8b

‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha

By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34LP95G

Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.

August 30, 2020 at 04:20AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dc3oFN

'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.

August 30, 2020 at 04:14AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gFymDK

Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.

August 30, 2020 at 04:03AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QCwJwg

Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.

August 30, 2020 at 04:17AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hJHdWg

Migrant rescue: Dozens evacuated from overloaded Banksy ship

The Louise Michel had sought help saying it had rescued so many people it was unable to move safely.

August 30, 2020 at 03:58AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b701fT

ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits

Plus a newborn puma and pioneering women statues in our round-up of stories you may have missed this week.

August 30, 2020 at 04:13AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gCMLkh

Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?

Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.

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Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.

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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020

A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.

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Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India

Homes and livelihoods have been swept away by monsoon rains in India's Bihar state.

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Coronavirus: Winter plans revealed in leaked Sage report

A leaked government report suggests a “reasonable worst case scenario” of 85,000 Covid deaths this winter.

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‘My son was stillborn and now I help other parents’

Tommy Ferguson’s son Joshua was stillborn in 2009. He says helping others has been a "game changer" for him.

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An American Disaster Foretold

Opinion
Presidential Election of 2020, United States International Relations, Voter Fraud (Election Fraud), Absentee Voting By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QBqNDG

After a Long Lull, Protesting Is Taking Hold Across Baseball

Sports
Baseball, Black People, Black Lives Matter Movement, Race and Ethnicity, Basketball By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3lxka3A

N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video

New York
Republican National Convention, Presidential Election of 2020, United States Politics and Government, Public and Subsidized Housing By BY MATTHEW HAAG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gBm0MP

Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWhtB

‘We Need to Adapt’: California Unveils New Virus Reopening Plan

U.S.
Politics and Government, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YKEsMX

Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.

By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31BfL7y

Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shooting

By BY JOHN ELIGON, SARAH MERVOSH AND RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2G2P2s9

2 TikTok Stars Who Threw Big Parties Face Charges, Prosecutors Say

Style
Parties (Social), Social Media By BY TAYLOR LORENZ from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3jtmNBh

Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/34ELxCF

‘The New Mutants’ Review: Maybe All the Cool Super Powers Were Taken

Movies
Movies By BY AMY NICHOLSON from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2D7mLQ7

El legado de Shinzo Abe, el primer ministro de Japón que anunció su dimisión

By BY MOTOKO RICH AND RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ENAwUQ

Conventions can boost the incumbent. Will it work this time?

U.S.
By BY NATE COHN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b5BMi1

Texas Is Running Out of Near Misses

By BY JIM BLACKBURN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3hDSY0H

Bill for Trump’s Tax Holiday Will Be Due Next Year, Treasury Dept. Says

By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hFtaRw

New Yorkers were tricked into appearing in an R.N.C. video. They’re furious.

By BY MATTHEW HAAG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YEA4PJ

Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.

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‘It Gives Me Chills’: An N.B.A. Player Talks Profiling and Protests

Sports
Basketball By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2D5MloN