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by Mike Ives, Tiffany May and Makiko Inoue on 2020-11-27 in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), China, Hong Kong, Japan, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas

Hard-to-trace clusters, along with pandemic fatigue, have forced officials in Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan to keep recalibrating their responses.

by Claire Moses on 2020-11-27

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by Denise Hruby on 2020-11-27 in Wildlife Trade and Poaching, Endangered and Extinct Species, Birds, Breeding of Animals, Parrots, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Brazil, Portugal, Austria, Johann Zillinger

After a chance encounter in Brazil, Johann Zillinger became one of the world’s most prolific wildlife smugglers. Three decades and two prison stints later, he says he has gone straight.

by The Associated Press on 2020-11-27 in Citgo Petroleum Corp, Prisons and Prisoners, Decisions and Verdicts, Maduro, Nicolas, Venezuela, Houston (Tex)

The so-called Citgo 6, who had been lured to Venezuela three years ago for a business meeting, were immediately sentenced to prison.

by Daniel Politi and Manuela Andreoni on 2020-11-27 in Maradona, Diego, Castro, Fidel, Chavez, Hugo, Da Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula, Argentina, Latin America, Venezuela, Funerals and Memorials, Soccer, Politics and Government

Known for siding with leftist leaders and causes, the soccer legend’s life, and his politics, never strayed far from his impoverished roots, and his fans loved him for it.

by Motoko Rich on 2020-11-27 in Writing and Writers, Books and Literature, Content Type: Personal Profile, Yu Miri (1968- ), Tokyo Ueno Station (Book), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), National Book Awards, Fukushima (Japan), Tokyo (Japan)

Yu Miri won a National Book Award for “Tokyo Ueno Station,” a novel whose main character is the ghost of a homeless construction worker.

by Abdi Latif Dahir on 2020-11-27 in Burundi, Tanzania, Djibouti, Africa, Ethiopia, Tigray (Ethiopia), Ahmed, Abiy, Ssentamu, Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), Elections, Uganda, Museveni, Yoweri, Ismail Omar Guelleh

In several countries, entrenched leaders are taking advantage of coronavirus restrictions and a world distracted by the pandemic to clamp down hard on prominent political opponents.

by Mark Landler on 2020-11-27 in The Crown (TV Program), Royal Families, Charles, Prince of Wales, Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, Thatcher, Margaret H, Great Britain

Dramatic liberties in the latest season of the Netflix series, covering the turbulent 1980s, are annoying Britons who wrote of that period, even among those who disparage the royals.

by Makiko Inoue and Ben Dooley on 2020-11-27 in Labor and Jobs, Wages and Salaries, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Women and Girls, Hiring and Promotion, Japan

Two court rulings threaten to further entrench distinctions in Japan between “regular” workers and the growing ranks of nonregular employees, many of whom are women.

by Choe Sang-Hun on 2020-11-27 in Korean Demilitarized Zone, Defectors (Political), Sensors, North Korea, South Korea, Defense and Military Forces

South Korea said its sensors had malfunctioned, allowing a North Korean to defect undetected, in the military’s most embarrassing border security breach in years.

by Julie Turkewitz and Isayen Herrera on 2020-11-27 in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Refugees and Displaced Persons, Venezuela, Colombia, Economic Conditions and Trends, Immigration and Emigration

Millions of people have been displaced by the pandemic. Jessika and her 6-year-old, Sebastián, are among the many who have yet to find a home.

by Daniel Politi on 2020-11-27 in Maradona, Diego, Argentina, Soccer

For many Argentines, Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday, was no mere soccer superstar. “I feel like a member of my family just died,” said one.

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by Natasha Frost on 2020-11-27

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by Yan Zhuang on 2020-11-27 in Australia, Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Defense and Military Forces, Ethics and Official Misconduct

A scathing report revealed that members of the special forces had waged a campaign to cover up unlawful killings of Afghan civilians.

by Stephen Castle on 2020-11-27 in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantines, Conservative Party (Great Britain), Johnson, Boris, England, Liverpool (England), Manchester (England)

Some Conservative lawmakers are calling Boris Johnson’s plans to continue restricting most of England’s bars and restaurants “authoritarian.”

by Livia Albeck-Ripka on 2020-11-27 in Australia, Melbourne (Australia), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, New South Wales (Australia)

How a planned two-week trip to Sydney from Melbourne stretched into a five-month drive across Australia dictated by lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions.

by Nick Cumming-Bruce on 2020-11-27 in Artificial Intelligence, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Police, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Racial Profiling, United Nations, Refugees and Displaced Persons

The use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition programs may lead communities to lose trust in law enforcement, human rights experts say.

by Anatoly Kurmanaev on 2020-11-27 in Venezuela, Feed the Solidarity (charity), Maduro, Nicolas, Food Aid, International Relations, Embargoes and Sanctions, Humanitarian Aid, Nonprofit Organizations, Roman Catholic Church, Save the Children, United Nations, Biden, Jill Tracy Jacobs, Biden, Joseph R Jr

The charity, Feed the Solidarity, often provides the only meals children receive each day. The government accuses it of subversion, with no evidence.

by Carlotta Gall on 2020-11-26 in Turkey, Politics and Government, Coups D’Etat and Attempted Coups D’Etat, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, Decisions and Verdicts, Sentences (Criminal)

Those accused of being ringleaders were among the many sentenced in one of the most important mass trials relating to the plot.

by Gaia Pianigiani on 2020-11-26 in Deaths (Obituaries), Classified Information and State Secrets, Corruption (Institutional), Roman Catholic Church, Benedict XVI, Nuzzi, Gianluigi, Vatican City, Gabriele, Paolo

He admitted to stealing files and giving them to a journalist as a way to expose Vatican corruption and protect his boss, Benedict XVI.

by Aurelien Breeden on 2020-11-26 in Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Black Lives Matter Movement, Black People, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, George Floyd Protests (2020), Paris (France), France, Macron, Emmanuel (1977- )

Footage from security cameras and bystanders suggested the officers had lied about the beating, bolstering critics of a new bill that would restrict circulating videos of security forces.

by Matina Stevis-Gridneff on 2020-11-26 in Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis, Immigration and Emigration, Frontex, Illegal Immigration, European Union, Europe, Greece, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Asylum, Right of

Frontex is under fire for letting Greece illegally repel migrants as the agency expands to play a more central role at the bloc’s external borders.

by Isabella Kwai on 2020-11-26 in Immigration and Emigration, Rescues, Mediterranean Sea

The owners of the two rings, which were found in a backpack in the Mediterranean, survived the capsizing of their vessel as they crossed from Libya to Europe.

by Danya Issawi on 2020-11-26 in Muslim Veiling, Halima Aden, Discrimination, Muslims and Islam, your-feed-selfcare, your-feed-fashion

The well-known model shared via Instagram that she’s taking a break to set some boundaries in the industry.