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Maria Kolesnikova, who was abducted on Monday by Belarusian security agents, found a way to foil their plans. — NYT: Andrew Higgins
Three major crossings on the Thames are closed to cars — one of them considered too dangerous even to walk across. Even the landmark Tower Bridge was recently shut for two days. — Mark Landler
A pair of hungry and feisty starlings were spotted near St. Andrews, Scotland, duking it out over morsels of food. — FOX News: Chris Ciaccia
Video testimony from two soldiers supports widespread accusations that Myanmar’s military tried to eradicate the ethnic minority in a genocidal campaign. — Hannah Beech, Saw Nang and Marlise Simons
Josef Koeberl knows how to keep it cool. — Greg Norman
Using a term that suggests the society is turning “savage,” government ministers signal a shift from the center as President Macron prepares for a new political season. — Norimitsu Onishi and Constant Méheut
Migrant children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border should be placed in shelters operated by the Department of Health and Human Services shelters rather than in hotels, a federal judge ruled Friday. — Brie Stimson
With the coronavirus still spreading, many choirs are gathering only online. But one London group is cautiously attempting a way forward. — Alex Marshall
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb+” from “a-” of Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL) (Barbados). Concurrently, AM Best has placed these Credit Ratings