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  1. Five projects awarded £1 million every year over the next 10 years: Prince William's new environmental prize aims to help repair the planet by 2030

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  2. The trial of a Russian accused by Germany of "liquidating" a former Chechen fighter in a Berlin park opens amid strained ties between Berlin and Moscow

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  3. Protests mounted across Indonesia against a law that would reduce protections for workers and the environment as a way to attract more foreign investors. A three-day national strike ended Thursday with protests in more than 60 cities and towns.

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  4. Fish reeks — unless, that is, you're one of a few very lucky people who carry a genetic mutation that tames the smell into something palatable, according to a study out of Iceland.

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  5. Unless India can stop the spread of the coronavirus through its rural areas, the country risks surpassing the U.S. and become home of the world's largest number of infections

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  6. Among the items stolen were 24,000 vintage stamps, 10 bronze coins and seven calligraphy scrolls that the owner said had been written by Mao. The police recovered a 3-yard scroll that had been cut in two. 

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  7. Prince William launched a new environmental prize worth $65 million that aims to help fix our planet before 2030. The prince said the “Earthshot Prize” was inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s “Moonshot” program.

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  8. 3 men were arrested in connection with the burglary of a Hong Kong apartment where thieves arrived and departed by taxi, hauling away $645 million in artifacts while the owner was in mainland China

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  9. A fight over mink farms almost brought down the Polish government and exposed a deep rift in the governing coalition

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  10. A nasty extinction event might have struck South American mammals during the Great American Interchange, leaving fewer of them available to head to North America

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  11. Once seen as sure-handed in foreign affairs, Vladimir Putin now seems unsure how to handle Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and the Caucasus

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  12. A wave of death in Sweden’s nursing homes has exposed holes in a famously generous safety net. Follow our updates on the pandemic.

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  13. Vladimir Putin, who has long worked to destabilize the West, has suddenly found himself surrounded by instability. Once seen as sure-handed in foreign affairs, he now seems unsure how to handle Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and the Caucasus.

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  14. Sweden’s tragic fate in the pandemic is an outgrowth of a gradual but steady degradation of its famously generous social welfare state, leading to a wave of death in nursing homes. Our investigation, with Erik Augustin Palm

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  15. Netflix's new series “Emily in Paris” has made reflect on her long and complicated relationship to France. Within the clichés were grains of truth. 

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  16. South America is filled with mammals from North America, but why more didn’t survive the reverse trip has been a natural history mystery

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  17. Europe, not long ago, took soccer players as fast as Argentina could make them. Now, it seems, the production line has seized up.

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  18. Hurricane Delta made landfall in northeastern Mexico early Wednesday as a Category 2 storm that threatened to produce a “life-threatening” storm surge along portions of the Yucatán Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said

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  19. Morning Briefing, Europe edition: Here's what you need to know to start your day.

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  20. Vladimir Putin, who has long worked to destabilize the West, has suddenly found himself surrounded by instability. Once seen as sure-handed in foreign affairs, he now seems unsure how to handle Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and the Caucasus.

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