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Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications

Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications

By Damien Cave, Emma Bubola and Choe Sang-Hun

Fewer babies' cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.

Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict

Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict

An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to war between Israel and Hamas. But for millions of Palestinians, the routine indignities of occupation are part of daily life.

Defying Critics, Biden and the Fed Insist the Economic Recovery Is on Track

Defying Critics, Biden and the Fed Insist the Economic Recovery Is on Track

By Jim Tankersley and Jeanna Smialek

Confidence from the White House runs counter to warnings from Republicans, some investors and even a few liberal economists.

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In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War

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In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War

By Andrew E. Kramer

Though the Russian military has little in common with liberal Western politicians or environmental groups like Greenpeace, it is taking ice melt in the Far North seriously.

A Cry of 'I Can't Breathe' United a Generation in a Gasp for Justice

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A Cry of 'I Can't Breathe' United a Generation in a Gasp for Justice

By William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Emmett Till's death helped inspire America's Second Reconstruction. George Floyd's galvanized the third.

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Volcanic Eruption in Congo Causes Panic

Video Video: Volcanic Eruption in Congo Causes Panic

By Associated Press

Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted on Saturday for the first time in nearly two decades. Lava engulfed a major highway in Goma, home to nearly two million, as residents were evacuated.

Italy's Maneskin Wins Eurovision Song Contest

Video Video: Italy's Maneskin Wins Eurovision Song Contest

By The Associated Press

The Italian rock band spoke with reporters Saturday night after winning the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with its song "Zitti E Buoni." It was the first in-person global cultural event to be held since the pandemic hit.

Biden Administration Incentivizes Vaccination Through Dating Apps

Video Video: Biden Administration Incentivizes Vaccination Through Dating Apps

By Reuters

The Biden administration announced on Friday that they will partner with a number of popular dating apps like Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, BLK and Chispa, to promote vaccination status among single people.

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‘I reached out to God while sleeping in a half-dug Afghan grave’

Your weekly news roundup from the Belfast News Letter
 
 
     
   
     
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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

 
     
  'I reached out to God while sleeping in a half-dug Afghan grave'  
     
  UUP leader Doug Beattie talks to JOANNE SAVAGE about heavy combat, personal belief and reaching out to both sides of the divide in order to build a more inclusive Northern Ireland  
     
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Sam McBride: A curious episode shows that the NI protocol is now too confusing for even the EU to understand
 
Almost 2,500 years ago, the Greek tragedian Sophocles observed that "no one loves the messenger who brings bad news".
 
     
 
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DUP support slumps to new low as poll predicts Sinn Fein could take first minister post
 
A new poll has seen support for the DUP slump to just 16%, posing a major challenge for incoming leader Edwin Poots.
 
     
 
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Media reports of Ballymurphy inquest have been stripped of the historical context, of near civil war in Northern Ireland
 
A letter from Dr William Beattie Smith:
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: Instead of 'moving on' from the IRA funeral, we still need proper answers into the scandal
 
Remember from childhood those drawings of impossible triangles or impossible staircases?
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: If Joel Keys, aged 19, wants to help unionism, he should get a law degree
 
On BBC Nolan radio show yesterday I dismissed the appearance of the loyalist Joel Keys before a Westminster committee as that of a "kid".
 
     
 
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Well-known veterinary surgeon Wilson Kennedy killed in road crash
 
Police have named the man who died in a road traffic collision in the outskirts of Ballyclare yesterday evening (Friday) as a well-known local veterinary surgeon.
 
     
 
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Edwin Poots's officials said public Irish Sea border stance differed from what they were told – and wanted it in writing
 
A civil servant felt deeply uncomfortable about a decision by Edwin Poots's department to abandon the recruitment of Irish Sea border inspectors, saying that it did not reflect what they were verbally told, the News Letter can reveal.
 
     
 
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Shock and sadness at tragic loss of 'truly brilliant vet' Wilson Kennedy
 
Tributes have been paid to a "brilliant vet" who had "a lovely kind and quiet way with animals" following his death in a tragic road collision.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
 
   
 
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