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American pilot dies in light plane crash in Indonesia

An American pilot has died after her light plane crashed into a lake while delivering humanitarian supplies in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua

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Sao Paulo homeless face choice between cold and virus risk

Brazil’s biggest homeless population has begun succumbing to COVID-19, and activists warn the worst is yet to come as colder weather bears down and shelters risk becoming hotbeds for infection

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Thai activists use light show to jog memories of crackdown

A group of political activists in Thailand has taken credit for staging nighttime light shows marking the anniversary of the army’s violent quashing of an anti-government uprising in 2010

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An American student was thrown from a cliff in 1988. Now, Australian police have arrested a suspect.

Police in New South Wales had initially treated the math student’s death as a suicide.

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The global child mortality rate could rise for the first time in more than 60 years, experts warn

Coronavirus is disrupting health care for children around the world.

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Las banderas rojas de Colombia

Por toda Colombia, la bandera roja —o bufanda, pañuelo, toalla o camiseta— ha pasado a simbolizar una necesidad urgente de ayuda.

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After six new cases, Wuhan plans to test all 11 million residents for coronavirus

The dramatic plan comes amid growing fears about new community-linked infections.

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As some countries ease up, others are reimposing lockdowns amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections

Countries on at least three continents are renewing restrictions as new cases spike.

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Russia opposes any new US attempts at UN to punish Iran

Russia’s U.N. ambassador says Moscow will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic

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Bristling at calls for coronavirus inquiry, China cuts Australian beef imports

China had warned last month it could stop purchasing Australian agricultural products if Canberra moved ahead with a proposal seeking a probe of the pandemic’s origins.

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As Brazil’s challenges multiply, Bolsonaro’s fans call for a military takeover

The former army captain has elevated his generals. Analysts and officers call a return to military dictatorship unlikely.

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Brutal attack on mothers and newborns prompts Afghanistan to resume offensive operations against Taliban

The Afghan Interior Ministry said all those killed were women and children. The maternity ward is run by Doctors Without Borders.

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Trump: Fed retiree fund should ban Chinese investments

The Trump administration has directed the U.S. federal employee retirement fund to scrap its plan to place more than $4 billion into Chinese investments

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The shadow of World War II hangs over the pandemic

The battle against the coronavirus has reminded us of how much World War II is hard-wired in the West’s political imagination.

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In rural France, the coronavirus bolstered a sense of community and isolation

People in Lozère and other peripheral areas of France say the pandemic has brought out a sense of communal solidarity - more so, perhaps, than one might feel in Paris.