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Read More In a year when the headlines were dominated by conflict around the things that make us different—race, class, gender, politics and all the other markers of identity—the best nonfiction books tore into those tensions and explored the humanity beneath. Some authors revisited historical figures to ask how their perspectives on race and religion…

Read More A system of pooled coronavirus tests to catch asymptomatic infections among Duke University students helped keep the campus open in the midst of the pandemic. A system of pooled coronavirus tests to catch asymptomatic infections among Duke University students helped keep the campus open in the midst of the pandemic.

Read More Shopping centers across Poland will be allowed to reopen next week despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases, PM Mateusz Morawiecki has said, insisting the move would save “hundreds of thousands” of jobs. Warsaw is planning to loosen some of the restrictions it introduced earlier this month in wake of an explosive surge…

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to 12-year-old Joe Bryant, who has been building intricate models of German soccer stadiums out of Lego blocks without any blueprints. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to 12-year-old Joe Bryant, who has been building intricate models of German soccer stadiums out of Lego blocks without any blueprints.

Read More Protests turned violent this week following the arrest of Ugandan activist and presidential contender Bobi Wine. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Wine about his campaign. Protests turned violent this week following the arrest of Ugandan activist and presidential contender Bobi Wine. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Wine about his campaign.

Read More The intellectual heart of China’s Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance. (Image credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images) The intellectual heart of China’s Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance.

Read More Mexico’s former defense minister is back home after the U.S. dropped drug trafficking charges against him. The move raises questions about whether he’ll face justice. Mexico’s former defense minister is back home after the U.S. dropped drug trafficking charges against him. The move raises questions about whether he’ll face justice.

Read MoreThey are among 69 prisoners who managed to escape from a jail near the capital, Beirut.They are among 69 prisoners who managed to escape from a jail near the capital, Beirut.

Read MoreIran has enacted new restrictions but experts say a full lockdown is needed to control COVID-19 infections.Iran has enacted new restrictions but experts say a full lockdown is needed to control COVID-19 infections.

Read MoreTurkish President Erdogan and Saudi King Salman discussed bilateral ties and agreed to resolve lingering disputes.Turkish President Erdogan and Saudi King Salman discussed bilateral ties and agreed to resolve lingering disputes.

Read More Festive tipples for family and friends with whom, in better times, you’d usually share a Christmas drink This will keep for three weeks in the fridge, so it’s not one to leave under the tree in the run-up to Christmas. Continue reading…Festive tipples for family and friends with whom, in better times, you’d…

Read More An alertness to racial injustice, a weaponised word in the culture wars, a reflection of our times … Kenya Hunt explores how the world woke up As I write this, I’m staring at a fashion magazine with the coverline “Woke bespoke”. Next to it, a newspaper supplement features a dating diary of the…

Read More The virus is on the rise so uniformly across the vast landmass of the US, that records are being shattered daily The Disunited States of America are united once more. After a brutal election that exacerbated bitter partisan divisions and left the country feeling as though it had been torn in two, it…

Read More 105 members of Congress signed petition seeking to prevent Dr Mahendra Amin’s accusers from being deported A group of 30 US senators and 75 congressmen and women have demanded an immediate halt to deportations of women who claim they were abused by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) gynecologist, as the furore over…

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Read MoreAddis Ababa’s denial that talks were imminent comes hours after the African Union named special envoys to help mediate.Addis Ababa’s denial that talks were imminent comes hours after the African Union named special envoys to help mediate.

Read More Activists have rallied in Berlin to decry coronavirus sceptics’ tactics. The counter-protest comes amid demonstrations over a controversial law that gives the government more powers to fight the virus. Hundreds of Antifa members marched through the German capital on Friday night, holding banners denouncing “Corona deniers and Nazi pigs” as they chanted slogans.…

Read MoreZambia becomes the first African nation to default on its debts in the pandemic era.Zambia becomes the first African nation to default on its debts in the pandemic era.

Read MoreDaniel Verlaan joined the meeting after the Dutch defence minister posted login details on Twitter.Daniel Verlaan joined the meeting after the Dutch defence minister posted login details on Twitter.

Read More Pennsylvania strike is the latest in a wave of healthcare worker protests over low pay, understaffing and PPE shortages Jim Gentile is haunted by the patients who died alone. A surgical nurse at St Mary medical center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, his hospital was quickly overwhelmed during the first wave of the pandemic this…

Read More A Dutch reporter has managed to log into a supposedly highly secure EU videoconference, using a pin-code that had been accidentally exposed on the country’s defense minister’s Twitter account. The ‘hack’ occurred on Friday, when RTL Nieuws journalist Daniel Verlaan managed to sneak into the online gathering of the EU bigwigs. Footage of…

Read MoreIran says European concern is unwarranted since nations involved are not fully committed to the nuclear deal.Iran says European concern is unwarranted since nations involved are not fully committed to the nuclear deal.

Read More Lying, paranoia and conspiracy are defining features of a totalitarian society. What hope is there for a brand new era, in the aftermath of an administration that has relied on all three? “I WON THE ELECTION!” Donald Trump tweeted in the early hours of 16 November 2020, 10 days after he lost the…

Read More I’m not obsessed with Doug, but he could probably be my pub quiz subject There is much to say about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s historic win, but I’d like to focus on a man called Doug. Doug Emhoff is a lawyer and – more relevantly to your interests and mine – Harris’s…

Read MoreAt least eight civilians have been killed in the attack and dozens wounded as the Taliban denies involvement.At least eight civilians have been killed in the attack and dozens wounded as the Taliban denies involvement.

Read MoreAbout 20 mortars were fired from two vehicles, officials say, just before scheduled US-Taliban talks.About 20 mortars were fired from two vehicles, officials say, just before scheduled US-Taliban talks.

Read MoreProgressives and centrists in the Democratic Party need to maintain unity if they are to defeat Trumpism.Progressives and centrists in the Democratic Party need to maintain unity if they are to defeat Trumpism.

Read MoreAt least 110 lives have been lost to Europe’s violent border regime in the Mediterranean Sea last week.At least 110 lives have been lost to Europe’s violent border regime in the Mediterranean Sea last week.

Read More The Swiss Federal Office of Armaments received an official offer prepared by U.S. Government and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide 5th generation fighter jet capabilities to the Swiss Air Force. The F-35 proposal is a total package offering that includes up to 40 F-35A aircraft, a sustainment solution tailored…

Read MoreThe football club said it shut down affected systems but confirmed customer and fan personal data was not breached.The football club said it shut down affected systems but confirmed customer and fan personal data was not breached.

Read MoreYears after his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa took over, the high hopes for change have dissipated into disaffection.Years after his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa took over, the high hopes for change have dissipated into disaffection.

Read MoreAs coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States, communities of colour have been hardest hit.As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States, communities of colour have been hardest hit.

Read More In this excerpt from A Promised Land, the former president remembers the anxious run-up to the 2008 election. Scroll down to hear a clip of him reading from it Interview: Obama talks Trump, Biden, golf and conspiracy theories More than anything campaign-related, it was news out of Hawaii that tempered my mood in…

Read More The former US president recalls the excitement of the 2008 night he was elected, in a passage from A Promised Land Interview: Obama talks Trump, Biden, golf and conspiracy theories Continue reading…The former US president recalls the excitement of the 2008 night he was elected, in a passage from A Promised LandInterview: Obama…

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