Passenger ferry Viking Grace runs aground off Finland

The Viking Grace was carrying about 400 people when it hit rocks off the Finnish Aland islands.

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Bharti Singh: Indian comedian arrested after cannabis found in raid

Bharti Singh has been taken in for questioning after cannabis was found during a raid on her home.

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ICYMI: Piano playing in surgery and Covid safety robots

A look at some of the stories you may have missed this week.

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Kenyan online cartel is luring girls to orgies, police warn

Police say they have rescued teenage girls being targeted online during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Brazil killing: Protests erupt after black man killed by white security guards

Footage shows Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas being repeatedly punched by two white security guards.

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Daniel Cordier, from French Resistance hero to art dealer

Daniel Cordier, who died aged 100, was one of France's last remaining "Compagnons de la Libération".

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Lebanon inmates break doors and die in car crash after jail-break

They are among 69 prisoners who managed to escape from a jail near the capital, Beirut.

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Covid-19: Hong Kong-Singapore travel corridor postponed

The decision is a blow to the two financial hubs' attempts to revive their battered travel industry.

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Dutch journalist gatecrashes EU defence video conference

Daniel Verlaan joined the meeting after the Dutch defence minister posted login details on Twitter.

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Kabul attack: Several killed as rockets hit residential areas

About 20 mortars were fired from two vehicles, officials say, just before scheduled US-Taliban talks.

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Trump options narrow as Michigan backs Biden win

Two legislators pledge after a White House meeting to follow "normal process" in validating the vote.

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Canary Islands to provide emergency shelter for 7,000 migrants

The Spanish island chain has been overwhelmed by more than 18,000 arrivals this year.

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Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir plays down G20 summit boycott calls

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir plays down G20 summit boycott calls

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Coronavirus vaccines: Will any countries get left out?

Experts say the pandemic needs a global solution, but there are concerns over access to vaccines.

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The local news site behind fake Biden ‘mafia plot’

Buffalo Chronicle mixes local news with wildly inaccurate “exclusives” about national politics.

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Peter Florjancic: Story of ski-jumping inventor who escaped the Nazis

Peter Florjancic, who has died aged 101, was an Olympian, a prolific inventor and friend of the famous.

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Salvador Cienfuegos: The general’s release that has everyone puzzled

US authorities suddenly dropped drug trafficking charges against Mexico's ex-Defence Minister.

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G20: Saudi Arabia's human rights problems that won't go away

Saudi Arabia is hosting the G20 summit, but for many the spotlight is on these three issues.

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Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen charged over Wisconsin protest deaths posts $2m bail

Kyle Rittenhouse is alleged to have shot three people at a protest over the shooting of a black man.

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Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus

The president's son is said to be quarantining at his cabin after being diagnosed this week.

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Russian special forces rescue boy kidnapped by suspected paedophile

The child was abducted by a suspected paedophile in September from a village east of Moscow.

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Irish open-air cellist strikes coronavirus lockdown chord

Patrick Dexter films recitals outside his picturesque cottage on Ireland's rural west coast.

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Students create device to capture car tyre microplastic debris

We hear a lot about single-use plastics like bottles and packaging but tyre wear is a big problem.

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Parrots found stuffed in plastic bottles in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities said crew on a docked ship found 64 birds still alive while 10 had died.

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Covid-19: Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej dies

Patriarch Irinej, 90, tested positive after attending a large public funeral for a senior bishop.

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UK borrowing hits highest October level on record

The government borrowed £22.3bn in October - its highest for the month since records began

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UK retail sales rise 1.2% in October

Sales rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, official statistics show.

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Melania Trump's hometown in Slovenia hopes its fame will last

For four years this Slovenian town has enjoyed its link to the First Lady but an era is about to end.

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Maybach: Strong sales in China drive double sales

The luxury car brand owned by Daimler wants to tap into China's ambitious electric vehicle targets.

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Covid: Mexico passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths

The world's largest Spanish-speaking country also records more than one million infections.

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Covid: Pizza worker's 'lie' forced South Australia lockdown

South Australia went into lockdown because a man with Covid-19 had misled health officials, police say.

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Trumplomacy: Mike Pompeo eyes history on Israel swansong trip

The visit is as much about putting pressure on Iran as it is about shoring up the Israeli right.

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The judge who stood up to Pakistan's military

Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth was a rare judge in Pakistan who challenged the military.

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Pope Francis: Vatican investigates Brazilian model Instagram photo like

A Vatican spokesperson tells the Guardian newspaper the "like" did not come from the Holy See.

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Africa's week in pictures: 13 - 19 November 2020

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fact-checking misleading images

Manipulated and false images with no relation to the crisis in Ethiopia are being shared online.

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US election: Trump denial 'incredible irresponsibility' - Biden

US President-elect Joe Biden condemns Donald Trump's refusal to accept defeat in the election.

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Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze

The pay of 5.5m workers could be frozen as the government tries to bolster the public finances.

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Port troubles leave UK bookseller with no books

Congestion at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk is proving a major headache for importers before Christmas.

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Wands revive memories of the smart home dream

Lights, heating and fridges were all supposed to be internet connected, but it never really happened. Why?

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Coronavirus: CDC urges Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving

The warning comes as US virus cases soar past 11.6 million, and the country records 250,000 deaths.

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Remembering the Nuremberg trials 75 years on

Fergal Keane looks at their legacy and speaks to a Holocaust survivor, a prosecutor and the son of a defendant.

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US election: How other incumbents left the White House after losing

Donald Trump joins a small group of US presidents who lost the election while in office.

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Covid has 'devastating' impact on gender equality

Britain could slip back in terms of workplace equality, but there are signs of hope, a charity says.

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TUC: Young people saw record job losses this summer

More under-24s made redundant in three months than the whole of 2019, analysis finds.

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Thousands join anti-government protests across Colombia

Demonstrators call for healthcare improvements and a minimum wage for unemployed people.

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President Xi at Apec: China pledges to open up its 'super-sized' economy

Chinese president Xi Jinping says it will import more high-quality goods and sign more trade deals.

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ComparetheMarket fined £17.9m over competition law breach

Contracts meant getting the best home insurance deals was not as "simples" as its adverts suggest.

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Coronavirus: Facebook accused of forcing staff back to offices

Content moderators say the tech giant is "risking lives" for profit in the pandemic.

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President Xi at Apec: China pledges to open up its 'super-sized' economy

Chinese president Xi Jinping says it will import more high-quality goods and sign more trade deals.

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