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For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the development of the Sputnik V vaccine is a welcome boost to his country's image. And it has been received with open arms in Latin America. In Europe, though, people remain skeptical. Rightly so? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3sAKnRV via IFTTT

In an interview, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the country's current leader, Jair Bolsonaro, shares blame for the country's 300,000 coronavirus deaths in one year. He is calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders to join forces to make vaccines a public good. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/2QRyysv via IFTTT

Three teenagers stand accused of hijacking a merchant vessel to get to Malta. They face stiff sentences – even though the case against them still hasn't been proven. The young men, it seems, have been caught up in a story that is bigger than their own. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3w4UArG via IFTTT

Beijing is expanding its authoritarian influence ever deeper into Hong Kong. Many in the city have been arrested, while others are leaving - or going underground. Hopes for a degree of autonomy for the city have been dashed. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3ck99Qf via IFTTT

A new syndrome is striking children and adolescents who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. It causes the immune system to go haywire and can be life-threatening. Doctors are trying to find patterns in who falls ill. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/39cV31d via IFTTT

Every child gets a laptop from the state, along with online teaching material and animated school books: Uruguay shows how it's done when it comes to digital education. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/31dnnvS via IFTTT

As the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Paul Rusesabagina saved more than a thousand people from genocide in Rwanda. Now he’s on trial in the country on charges that he's a member of a terrorist organization. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/2NwfQ8i via IFTTT

Little functions in the Horn of Africa without the drug khat, and trade in the popular, amphetamine-laden leaf is proving to be crisis-proof. Khat sellers have risen to become their family’s main breadwinners. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3vETAdC via IFTTT

It has been 10 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria. What began as a popular uprising against dictator Bashar Assad has transformed into a proxy conflict with no end in sight. Dozens of trips to the country in the last decade have born witness to the destruction. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/2P1Ib6S via IFTTT

Dr. Tewodros Tefera treats men, women and children who, like him, escaped the increasingly brutal violence in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. He records their stories in his little black notebook – and sometimes wishes he were dead. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3rQDjQC via IFTTT

Shameless deals for medical equipment, dubious foreign contacts and corona crisis mismanagement: Angela Merkel's conservatives are in bad shape as the election campaign looms. How did they lose their way? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3vr4SC5 via IFTTT

Is WhatsApp reading along as you write messages and saving your chats? In an interview, company CEO Will Cathcart explains what happens with user data and why he is concerned about proposed changes to German surveillance laws. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3cqHL26 via IFTTT

In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury is critical of Europe's management of the pandemic. He argues that airplanes are safe and that passengers and business travelers will eventually be flying again. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/2PLdrr4 via IFTTT

Hatred against women is fostered online, but increasingly often, it erupts into real-world violence. The problem extends all the way into German parliament. Some experts describe it as a new form of terrorism. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/30vFKvO via IFTTT

Germany's domestic intelligence agency hopes to place the entire Alternative for Germany party under surveillance. It views the party as being hostile to democracy. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/2MPIWPH via IFTTT

In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton discusses the case against Turkey’s Halkbank, which has been accused of helping Iran circumvent American sanctions. He says Donald Trump and Turkish President Erdoğan were in close contact about the issue. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3bcRRnI via IFTTT

With RT DE, Moscow wants to provide a platform for corona skeptics, right-wing populists and leftist fans of the Kremlin to destabilize democracy in Germany. Internal emails provide insights into the media organization. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3uOA0eG via IFTTT

Hundreds of millions of children around the world have been unable to attend school for months because of the pandemic. More than 24 million may never return. The future of an entire generation is at stake. from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/3qbsved via IFTTT

Somaliland has managed what neighboring Somalia has failed to do for years: It has established peace and stability and successfully driven out terrorism. And it has done so with very little international aid. How did it succeed? from DER SPIEGEL - International https://ift.tt/30eHjyl via IFTTT