70 percent of adults in the European Union have been fully vaccinated.

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An Experimental H.I.V. Vaccine Fails in Africa

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Elizabeth Holmes on Trial

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U.K. rejects reports that its troops pushed for a gate at Kabul airport to stay open.

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Brazil bank robbery: Hostages describe terrifying getaway car ordeal

Brazil hostages describe terrifying ordeal as bank robbers used them as human shields on getaway cars.

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Cyprus on alert as Syrian oil slick spreads across Mediterranean

Modelling suggests fuel that leaked from a power plant last week will soon reach northern Cyprus.

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Afghanistan: Taliban enter Kabul airport and celebrate by posing in aircraft

The group entered the Afghan capital's airport hours after the last US soldier left the country.

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‘Three Rooms,’ by Jo Hamya: An Excerpt

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Widespread power outages confront Louisiana and Mississippi after Ida.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan athlete Hossain Rasouli makes debut after evacuation

Afghanistan evacuee Hossain Rasouli finally gets his chance to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics - and his opponents can't "help but feel joy".

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Berlin university canteens cut meat from menus to curb climate change

The new menus are designed to reduce the carbon footprint of universities in the German capital.

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The End

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The police set up checkpoints outside New Zealands’s largest city.

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Ida moves toward the Northeast, bringing flash flood watches and heavy rain.

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America’s Final Hours in Afghanistan

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The Taliban declare victory at a Kabul airport in disarray.

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Ida brings more challenges for Louisiana hospitals already struggling with a Covid surge.

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Those in the storm’s path know life won’t be normal anytime soon.

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Widespread power outages confront Louisiana after Ida.

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Ida hit one of the country’s biggest oil and chemical hubs.

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Working remotely has meant huge salaries, for a lucky few.

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How Sasha the Cougar Was Rescued From a Bronx Home

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Florida withholds school funding as the battle over mask mandates grows even fiercer.

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Palestinian President Abbas holds rare talks with Israeli minister

It was the Palestinian president's first official meeting with a senior Israeli since 2010.

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A W.H.O. official urges measures to keep schools open.

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In an effort to lure Berliners, Covid shots are made available on a train.

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Biden receives the bodies of soldiers killed in Kabul bombing.

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A family says 10 of its members were killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul.

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A Quarter-Century Ago, She Landed a Brooklyn Unicorn

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A SPAC Counterattack

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What to Know About the Investigation Into Tyler Skaggs’s Death

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China urges the United States to engage with the Taliban.

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Afghanistan: US investigating civilian deaths in Kabul strike

The strike aimed to stop a suicide bomber, but killed six children and four adults from one family.

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China cuts children's online gaming to one hour

Regulators are restricting game-playing for under 18s to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays

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Ida knocked out power to much of New Orleans.

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Oil and gasoline futures gyrate after Ida disrupts production.

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Elizabeth Holmes’ trial and the jobs report: Here’s what’s coming this week.

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Digital tools help children learn how to handle their finances.

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Is Vaccine Immunity Waning?

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Milan fire: Flames engulf modern 20-storey block of flats

The tower is only 10 years old and questions are being asked about how the fire spread so dramatically.

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In Baton Rouge, a hospital strained by the pandemic braces for storm victims.

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As the Delta variant surges, companies are readjusting the return to office.

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The Tale of California’s Recall Election

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North Korea Restarted Plutonium-Producing Reactor, U.N. Agency Warns

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When Charlie Watts Finally Made It to New York City

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Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars

Armed gang members took hostages as human shields, after a bank robbery in the city of Araçatuba.

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The U.K. ambassador returns home as his country’s last troops leave Kabul.

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Some Afghans say that enemies of the Taliban have begun to disappear.

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Mountain lion: US mother fights off animal attacking her son

She hit the animal with her bare hands as it attacked the five-year-old at their home in California.

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A country abandoned: BBC's John Simpson on Afghanistan

As foreign forces end their 20-year campaign, our world affairs editor considers what has been achieved.

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Afghanistan: Taxi driver, shopkeeper: UK victims of Kabul attack

Relatives and friends of Mohammad Niazi and Musa Popal pay tribute after Thursday's blasts.

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In states with virus surges, hospitals have a concerning number of young patients.

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98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After U.S. Military Departs

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The U.S. carries out a strike against a ‘credible threat’ in Kabul, American officials say.

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What now for Afghans arriving in America?

Afghans land to start a new life in the US as hope dims for those left behind to face the Taliban.

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A Lineup of Color Made History, Even if It Felt ‘Routine’

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Homes That Sold for Around $450,000

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The Sunday Read: ‘How Long Can We Live?’

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Por qué mi hija se casó (temporalmente) a los 13 años

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Emotional arrival for Afghan Paralympians in Tokyo

The safe arrival of Afghanistan's Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out "a very strong message of hope", says the International Paralympic Committee.

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Afghanistan: 'Thousands more left behind...and feel terrified'

The BBC's Lyse Doucet in Kabul says many people are still desperately trying to leave, as evacuations draw to a close.

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How to prepare before, during and after a hurricane.

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Biden is to witness the return of service members killed in the Kabul bombing.

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The U.K. ambassador returns home as the country’s last troops leave Kabul.

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Some Afghans say enemies of the Taliban have begun to disappear.

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