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Volokolamsk: A ‘mini-Chernobyl’ in Moscow’s suburbs

Volokolamsk, Russia – As the 11:32 suburban train from Moscow pulled up at the station in the town of Volokolamsk on Sunday, dozens of police awaited its passengers. Officers approached those getting off and demanded their IDs. A number of journalists, along with a few other people, were led out of the station and told to…

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The beautiful recreation: Rimla Akhtar on differ in soccer

Editor’s Note: This article forms part of a series of content being produced for Al Jazeera in association with the launch of its new football podcast, Game of Our Lives. — Rimla Akhtar is many things to many people. As a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Chair of the Muslim Women’s Sport…

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Mueller investigation probes consulting firm linked to UAE

US special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating a private consulting firm established in Israel and is linked to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Wall Street Journal reported.  In a report published on Monday, the newspaper cited individuals familiar with the case as saying that the firm, Wikistrat, was contracted to work for the UAE to lobby…

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“I don’t f—ing care”: In wooing $67M from big alcohol, NIH nixed extreme scrutinize

The National Institutes of Health is facing mounting criticism and questions amid a series of reports outlining what appears to be an all-too-cozy relationship with the alcohol industry. Central to the concerns are how the federal research agency schmoozed industry executives into donating tens of millions of dollars for a study assessing the potential health…

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Afghan air attack ‘kills kids’ at Kunduz non secular college

Dozens of civilians, including children, have been killed in an Afghan air attack on a gathering at a religious school in the northern province of Kunduz, eyewitnesses and officials said. A religious school in the Dasht-e-Achin district of the Kunduz province was targeted by air strikes late on Sunday, resulting in the death of at…