news topic: November 2020

Monday, 30 November 2020

Audrey Hepburn unheard interview in new documentary

An unheard interview with screen legend Audrey Hepburn forms the basis of a new documentary.

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Covid-19: ‘Our business model has been made illegal’

What happens to your business when Covid takes your customers away?

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Masked comic superheroes fight Covid disinformation

Fictional female superhero Priya joins hands with Burka Avenger to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

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Breastfeeding mums ‘lacked support’ during lockdown

Devenia Noel struggled to get help when her daughter Zora was born with a tongue-tie.

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Covid vaccine: Rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts

Social media is full of coronavirus vaccine information - but how can you tell which is reliable?

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Trump presidency's final days: 'In his mind, he will not have lost'

West Wing aides are keeping a low profile as the presidency slowly comes to terms with his loss.

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A police officer with a conscience who left Belarus

Andrei Ostapovich quit his job as a Belarusian police officer, was detained in Russia, then escaped to Poland.

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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran mulls its responses to an assassination

Frank Gardner looks at Iran's options were it to try to avenge Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's assassination.

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Brexit: Will the borders be ready?

With one month to go until the end of transition, we look at the challenges to come on the UK's borders.

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On Pandemic Schooling, de Blasio Is Actually Leading

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Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘immediately’ dismiss Flynn case, citing Trump’s pardon.

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Thank You, Justice Gorsuch

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Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36nWPeO

As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.

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As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races

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Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case

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A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

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Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

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Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’

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How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage?

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Restrictions push the San Francisco 49ers to Arizona for December.

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The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers

Tory MPs preparing to rebel over Covid rules and the PM's attempts to stop them lead several papers.

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Sunday, 29 November 2020

Covid: Researchers fear cancer advances delay due to pandemic

Scientists fear research has been pushed back due to the pandemic, a survey suggests.

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Women 'completely let down' in rape investigations

A report finds "catastrophic" failures in the way rape cases are investigated and prosecuted.

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The King of Trump TV Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Buy It

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What We Learned From Week 12 of the N.F.L. Season

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Biden’s doctor says president-elect has hairline fracture after twisting his ankle playing with dog.

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Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.

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Coronavirus: Ministers urged to extend universal credit 'boost'

A £20 weekly universal credit boost has kept 700,000 out of poverty and should continue, says think tank.

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The Papers: Vaccine 'celebrity drive' and PM's call for resolve

Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's new tiers continue to dominate the papers.

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Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

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Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

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A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

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Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

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The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars

Clarkson, Hammond and May discuss their recent hunt for pirate treasure and their TV future.

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Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers

Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.

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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

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For Trump, Past Is Prologue

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Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

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Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.

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Jennifer Psaki to Be Press Secretary as Biden Names All-Female Communications Team

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Saturday, 28 November 2020

Durham van traveller Esther Dingley missing in Pyrenees

Esther Dingley disappeared on a solo hike during a six-year journey through Europe in a campervan.

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Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'monochrome'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "monochrome".

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Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

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Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?

Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London.

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TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'

Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her.

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The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world

How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world

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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'

A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death.

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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'

Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.

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The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis

How did 16 policemen come to be deported from the British Isles to Nazi-occupied Europe?

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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.

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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic

Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis

The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.

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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

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Are these fights real?

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Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

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Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

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How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

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Let’s Talk About Higher Wages

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The Papers: Tory MPs' hospital anger, and PM 'in retreat'

Sunday's papers are dominated by the new tier system, which has divided the Conservative party.

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Friday, 27 November 2020

Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis

By BY DAVID E. SANGER, ERIC SCHMITT, FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RONEN BERGMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/39nyaJe

Los Angeles County, where the virus is surging, urges residents to stay home.

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Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos

The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

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Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England

There is no evidence that it protects against Covid-19 but it could boost the health of the vulnerable.

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Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.

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Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap

The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.

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Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise

With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

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Border wall fader

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Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

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Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020

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

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

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'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'

Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool".

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Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt

The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.

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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

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Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

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Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs

Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.

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Thursday, 26 November 2020

Your Friday Briefing

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U.N. Panel: Technology in Policing Can Reinforce Racial Bias

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Quotation of the Day: ‘Love Letter to Detroit,’ on Vellum and Chrome

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No Corrections: Nov. 27, 2020

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Oxford Covid vaccine: Regulator asked to asses jab

The referral is "a significant first step" to a possible rollout of the vaccine, the government says.

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Quiz of the week: What went on with the Pope's social media?

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

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Coronavirus: When can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Excitement over the vaccine has turned to questions on the reality of when we can get it.

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Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

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Death of England: The former prisoner turned leading man

Michael Balogun stars in Death of England: Delroy at The National Theatre.

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Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption

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'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion

People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

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Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics

The "unscientific" examinations are condemned by international organisations such as the UN.

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El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

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Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

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A Poem of Gratitude from Oklahoma

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Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS

More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year.

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October redundancies double last year's rate

With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts

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Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents

The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support.

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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event

Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.

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The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'

Most papers lead on reaction to areas being placed within the government's tougher new tier system.

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Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People

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In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake

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Brexit: Face-to-face trade talks to resume in London

In-person meetings were suspended when EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had to self-isolate.

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