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Sunday, 31 October 2021

Rome’s unique conference center plays host to the G20 meeting.


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Yemen: Nine killed in Aden airport car bomb

The attack near Aden's airport is the deadliest to strike the temporary capital since last year.

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Man dies during bull-running event in Spanish city of Onda

Authorities said the man suffered a head wound and had an artery punctured in his thigh by the bull.

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ICYMI: A baby rhino and million dollar trainers

A roundup of stories you might have missed this week, including a hoverbike and million dollar trainers.

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Greta Thunberg: It's never too late to do as much as we can

Activist Greta Thunberg is still hopeful the world can achieve "massive changes" to combat climate change.

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The Week in Business: From Facebook to Meta


By BY SARAH KESSLER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2ZOgxQt

Dos citas malas y un tipo errado


By BY KAYLA RINGELHEIM from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3w2Edw4

The Sunday Read: “Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again”


By BY JACK D’ISIDORO, AARON ESPOSITO, JOHN WOO, C.J. CHIVERS AND ELISHEBA ITTOOP from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/3EzTPdx

Biden meets with Erdogan as they seek to ease tensions.


By BY KATIE ROGERS AND CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3CvOGCF

Biden and major world leaders face pressure on climate and Covid.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY, KATIE ROGERS AND SHASHANK BENGALI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BCeFHG

'Father of tiramisu' Ado Campeol dies aged 93

Campeol owned a restaurant in Italy where the dessert was invented by his wife and a pastry chef.

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Una solución a nuestra soledad: la covivienda


By BY JUDITH SHULEVITZ from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3mueEB6

Atlanta Is Peaking at Exactly the Right Time


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3nLpx0U

Advice You Don’t Need, but Might Want


By BY CALLIE HOLTERMANN from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/3nMZ82u

What Happens When Everyone Is Writing the Same Book You Are?


By BY OLIVIA PARKER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3bp9orZ

Glasgow, Election Day, Halloween: Your Weekend Briefing


By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3w0D1JO

Saturday, 30 October 2021

What if It Never Gets Easier to Be a Working Parent?


By BY SYDNEY EMBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3GBxCh1

Xi Hasn’t Left China in 21 Months. Covid May Be Only Part of the Reason.


By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3pRzL2y

T20 World Cup: The toxic trolling of India's cricket stars

As online abuse becomes the main form of venting, many worry about the toxicity cricketers face on social media.

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Why the Vampire Myth Won’t Die


By BY JASON ZINOMAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2ZDP2Zm

Primp Your Ride


By BY STEVEN KURUTZ from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/3jQ7WDO

G20: Climate and Covid top agenda as world leaders meet

The G20 leaders are holding their first face-to-face meeting since the start of the pandemic.

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Tonga records first coronavirus case since start of pandemic

The island nation was one of the last countries in the world not to have reported any infections.

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Ancient wooden Mayan canoe unearthed almost intact in Mexico

Archaeologists discovered the boat during construction work on a new tourist train network.

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The Rolling Stones: Robot dog 'Spot' shares Mick Jagger's moves

A unique robotic version of Start Me Up celebrates 40 years since the release of The Rolling Stones' Tattoo You album.

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Their Family Movie Nights Can Get a Little Bloody


By BY JOSHUA LYON from NYT Style https://ift.tt/31hdyAD

The Paradox of Alimony for Men


By BY LOUISE RAFKIN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3CvSrIm

Has the Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?


By BY ALYSON KRUEGER from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3vYQB06

Friday, 29 October 2021

Countdown to a Vaccine Deadline


By BY JAMES BARRON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2ZFqKie

Meta: Facebook's new name ridiculed by Hebrew speakers

The social media giant joins a number of companies that have encountered translation blunders.

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A Republican Leader’s Idea for Our Supply Chain Crisis


By BY PATRICK HEALY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3BC9cAF

Glimpsing a Soon-to-Vanish Surrealist World in Chelsea


By BY SUSAN MULCAHY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Zxw33j

COP26: Has Boris Johnson got what it takes to get a deal?

The UN climate summit is a huge test of diplomacy for the UK prime minister, with considerable political risks.

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Greece Is Getting Rewired for the Future


By BY LIZ ALDERMAN AND EIRINI VOURLOUMIS from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3nC8u13

How the Resident of a N.Y.C. Cemetery Spends His Sundays


By BY TAMMY LA GORCE from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3vTwj8x

A Last-Chance Mayoral Election Guide


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Kemerovo fire: Jail terms for bosses over Russian mall disaster

A leisure centre blaze in 2018 killed 60 people, most of them children, in a Siberian city.

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Why China's climate policy matters to us all

The global battle against climate change is likely to be won or lost in China.

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The Metaverse Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Escape Hatch


By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3136JlW

Apple’s Most Back-Ordered New Product Is Not What You Expect


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZvYT3J

A Pandemic Romance Worth the Wait, and the ‘Schlep’


By BY ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3mpzPV5

A School Mural Was Supposed to Celebrate Black Lives. Instead, It Was Destroyed.


By BY KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3nC9kLn

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Atlanta Heads Home, Hoping to Find Strength in Defiance


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2ZA4FBu

World Capitals Quiz


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Film-maker who exposed East Timor massacre dies

Max Stahl went from children's TV host to award-winning film-maker and East Timor national hero.

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US issues first gender-neutral 'X' passport

The document has an "X" in the gender box, to show the holder does not identify as male or female.

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Hundreds of sea turtles wash up dead in Mexico

Scientists think the turtles may have become tangled in abandoned fishing nets and drowned.

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Laos makes Southeast Asia's largest ever drug bust

A truck was carrying 55 million amphethamine tablets and over 1.5 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine.

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How the Memphis Design Movement Made a Comeback


By BY DEYAN SUDJIC from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3Gukevj