Covid-19 news: Live updates
There have been more than 88,000 virus cases on U.S. university campuses since the start of the pandemic. India on Friday reported a record 96,551 new cases. — NYT
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Afghan peace talks begin this week. Here’s what to know
The Afghan government and the Taliban are to meet on Saturday to open negotiations about power sharing after years of relentless war. The differences on major issues are vast. — NYT: Mujib Mashal
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Another Beirut fire breaks out at Port
Orange flames and a plume of black smoke rose over the city, terrifying residents still recovering from last month’s explosion. — NYT: Ben Hubbard and Hwaida Saad
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AM Best affirms credit ratings of Trinidad & Tobago Insurance Limited
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Trinidad & Tobago Insurance Limited (TATIL) (Trinidad and Tobago). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings
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In a pandemic, getting to the triathlon is as hard as finishing it
An Ironman race on Saturday in Tallinn, Estonia, was the first such race since March. Precautions included travel restrictions, temperature checks, masked volunteers and medals handed over in bags. — NYT: Nick Busca
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Opposition leader in Belarus averts expulsion by tearing up passport
Maria Kolesnikova, who was abducted on Monday by Belarusian security agents, found a way to foil their plans. — NYT: Andrew Higgins
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London’s bridges really are falling down
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
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Starlings captured on film fighting in mid-air
A pair of hungry and feisty starlings were spotted near St. Andrews, Scotland, duking it out over morsels of food. — FOX News: Chris Ciaccia
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‘Kill all you see’: In a first, Myanmar soldiers tell of Rohingya slaughter
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