Facebook threatens news sharing ban in Australia
The social media giant is preparing for a new law that would force it to pay publishers for news articles. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DhBl7V
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BTS: K-pop group reacts with 'tears' after making Billboard history
The group's first ever English single has made history as a Billboard Hot 100 chart topper. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jvhuS4
JEE: India holds crucial college exam amid Covid-19 fears
A hugely competitive college exam in India kicks off after weeks of heavy protest from students. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jD5MoF
Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising content
Content creators say OnlyFans has slashed incomes by placing caps on prices charged on the platform. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lxexCt
Saudi king sacks defence officials
Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34RIkzx
Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja
By BY ANNIE KARNI AND ASTEAD W. HERNDON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3hM7seV
Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?
By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp
A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp
‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt
By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lBalla
Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp
Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jCnzfH
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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hKtMWl
A Quick Virus Test? Sure, If You Can Afford It
By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT https://ift.tt/31IXSUE
At the U.S. Open, Doubles, of All Things, Stays Stable
By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2YPJvvB
2020 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Opening Monday
By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jtysjB
What’s on TV Monday: ‘All or Nothing’ and ‘American Ninja Warrior’
By BY PETER LIBBEY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/34Mhclz
Meet Germany’s Bizarre Anti-Lockdown Protesters
By BY ANNA SAUERBREY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gDgNnS
As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill
By BY BEN DOOLEY AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31G9QxZ
The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QENSp6
Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2EwV5VO
How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job
By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2YPiDMn
Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz
By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6
I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.
By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31FeH2G
Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race
By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN
Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship
By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E
Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide
More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lyzLje
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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QCVnfZ
The Pandemic’s Secret Formula: Backyard Workouts and Lots of Sleep
By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3luvxsQ
New Yorkers Are Fleeing to the Suburbs: ‘The Demand Is Insane’
By BY MATTHEW HAAG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/32HgWlr
‘I Turned to See a Man Behind Me Wearing a Sweater That I Also Own’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/31G3Oh9
US election 2020: Intelligence chief ends face-to-face security meetings
Democrats cry foul over the move, saying the public had a right to know about foreign interference. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31E157G
Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters
By BY MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jmJHKA
Shinzo Abe Is Ill. But Is That the Only Reason He’s Quitting?
By BY KOICHI NAKANO from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gIeYG8
With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hUcFS5
Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest
The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31FQFoj
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
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
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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gCMLkh
‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a
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. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gCMLkh
Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43
The US actor, 43, dies of cancer at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by his family. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2DcZ2ya
Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists
A study from South Korea gives among the clearest pictures yet of children as carriers of the virus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b5onXc
Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US
Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the US after Hurricane Laura battered two states. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2D9vAsJ
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay Tough It Out, Sharing BMW Lead
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3hDuNzr
Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared
By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b7k6Tl
Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules
By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2EAiS76
Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3b6JBUx