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Awkward allies? The pitfalls of UK’s Gulf Arab relations
Caitlin McNamara, 32, told the Sunday Times how she was allegedly sexually assaulted in a secluded palace by the UAE's 69-year-old Minister of Tolerance, while curating the Hay literature festival in Abu Dhabi in February.
Light pollution: wasted energy seen from space
Prof Kelsey Johnson, an astronomer from the University of Virginia, who gave a TED talk about ways to solve the light pollution problem, told BBC News: "We waste tremendous resources on light that goes out into space and doesn't do anyone any good."
Covid: Lockdowns return as Europe confronts second wave
Belgium, which has Europe's second-worst infection rate per capita, has reported its highest number of hospital admissions for Covid-19 since a peak on 6 April. There are 5,924 patients in hospital with the virus, 993 of whom are in intensive care. I...
Tony Chung: Hong Kong activist detained near US embassy charged
Tony Chung, Hong Kong pro-democracy student activistHong Kong teen activist Tony Chung has been charged under a new national security law, just days after he was detained outside the US consulate.Mr Chung, 19, had reportedly planned to enter the cons...
Coronavirus: Remote Marshall Islands records first cases
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Adriana Rivas: Pinochet-era kidnap suspect 'eligible for extradition'
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