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Moderna, Racing for Profits, Keeps Covid Vaccine Out of Reach of Poor

By Rebecca Robbins

Some poorer countries are paying more and waiting longer for the company's vaccine than the wealthy — if they have access at all.

'Starting a Fire': U.S. and China Enter Dangerous Territory Over Taiwan

By Chris Buckley and Steven Lee Myers

The self-ruled island has moved to the heart of deepening discord and rivalry between the two superpowers, with the potential to ignite military conflagration and reshape the regional order.

52 Years in 11 Days: A Son, Facing Death, Finds His Father

By Reid J. Epstein

After struggling with cancer for years, Sam Anthony was running out of time. Before he died, he found the courage to mail a letter that he had long been afraid to send.

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World | Rwanda Dispatch

At Rwanda's Favorite Bars, Forget the Beer: Milk Is What's on Tap

By Abdi Latif Dahir

Milk is a favorite drink in Rwanda, and milk bars serve it up in abundance, fresh or fermented, hot or cold. "When you drink milk, you always have your head straight and your ideas right."

Opinion | Maureen Dowd

The Supreme Court v. Reality

By Maureen Dowd

These justices are courting disaster for the rest of us.

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Ex-RMP officer recalls taking rifle from accused veteran

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Oct 10, 2021

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	Ex-RMP officer recalls taking rifle from accused veteran

	A Royal Military Police officer who attended the scene of a Troubles shooting has recalled taking a rifle from accused veteran Dennis Hutchings, but cannot confirm the weapon was his, a judge has heard.

Doug Beattie sets UUP sights on first minister job as he insists 'we are back'

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has insisted the party is back and can once again take the first minister's job at Stormont.

'Failure to act on informer tip-off should be examined in Omagh bomb probe'

A failure to act on an informer tip-off or use intelligence and surveillance evidence about previous terror attacks are among the reasons for a judge directing a fresh investigation into the Omagh bombing.

'Solution mode' assurance from EU praised by DUP

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson hailed what he described as the "change in tone" from the EU.

VIDEO: Ex Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says the Northern Ireland Protocol should be replaced

In this clip, Iain Duncan Smith says that the Irish Sea border is not working.

Major milestone: Northern Ireland on brink of quarter million positive coronavirus tests

According to the Department of Health, Northern Ireland is teetering on the brink of a major milestone in the Province's counter Covid campaign.

No comment from new NI fire chief Peter O'Reilly as bomb inquiry evidence mounts

The Northern Ireland fire brigade and its new chief commander have declined to comment as harrowing evidence mounts in the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing.

Ben Lowry: Echoes of 2019, as Boris Johnson fails to proclaim his unionism in his keynote speech to Tories

There was an interesting symmetry to the Conservative conference this week and the last one that the party held, two years previously almost to the day.