The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.
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Monday 30 November 2020
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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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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Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools
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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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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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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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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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Republicans and Democrats Need to Work Together. Earmarks Can Help.
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What’s Going On in This Picture? | Nov. 30, 2020
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Sunday 29 November 2020
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?
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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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Saturday 28 November 2020
'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike
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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs
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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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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.
By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/36iKqcp
Friday 27 November 2020
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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Diego Maradona: Footballer laid to rest as Argentina grieves
The football legend is laid to rest in a private ceremony after a day of emotional scenes.
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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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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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Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption
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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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U.S. Border Agency Settles With 2 Americans Detained for Speaking Spanish
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Thursday 26 November 2020
Sewage may offer early signs of coronavirus outbreaks.
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Biden Urges Unity: ‘We’re at War With the Virus, Not With One Another’
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James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, Dies at 86
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This Wrongly Convicted Man Spent 25 Thanksgivings in Prison
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In “This Is Your Time,” Ruby Bridges Urges a New Generation to Keep Fighting
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Edward P. Lazear, Economist and Presidential Adviser, Dies at 72
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Elks Lodges and other clubs face challenges surviving the pandemic.
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Confused by the College Football Playoff Rankings? We Can Help
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Dena Dietrich, Who Found TV Fame as Mother Nature, Dies at 91
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Thai Protesters Want to Rein in an Absentee King
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We’re Fighting Covid on Our Own. But We’re Not Powerless.
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Thanksgiving, Coronavirus Surge, Diego Maradona: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
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U.S. virus deaths are climbing toward an all-time high. But the bad news comes with an asterisk.
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