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peru

COVID Is Threatening the World’s Rarest Indigenous Languages

From the Amazon to Siberia, COVID-19 is killing off tribal elders who are the last speakers of tongues that help us better understand how our brains work.
Simeon Tegel
4.8.21
encryption

Customs and Border Protection Paid $700,000 to Encrypted App Wickr

Motherboard has found procurement records detailing Wickr's first public U.S. law enforcement contract.
Joseph Cox
4.8.21
Games Reviews

'Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth' Is a 'Lodoss War' Game in Name Only

A landmark anime that immortalized a generic fantasy story through the power of loving imitation gets the metroidvania treatment.
Dia Lacina
4.8.21
raves

The War Over Britain’s Illegal ‘Plague Raves’

Illegal parties have been the subject of political and tabloid anger throughout the pandemic. We spoke to the people on each side of the battle.
Jak Hutchcraft
4.8.21
Somalia

Use Honey Instead of COVID Vaccines, Al-Qaeda Backed Militants Say

Al-Shabaab is trying to play havoc with Somalia’s COVID vaccine rollout.
Emma Ogao
4.8.21
Brexit

In Photos: Bus Torched On Sixth Night of Violent Unrest in Northern Ireland

Belfast saw its sixth consecutive night of disorder as Brexit increases sectarian tensions.
Simon Childs
4.8.21
Viral

Watch This Video Of the World’s Longest Fingernails Being Cut

Ayanna Williams had her 24 feet long nails sawed off with an electric rotary device. 
Shamani Joshi
4.8.21
relationships

‘When Can I Ask the Person I'm Dating to Delete Tinder?’

It's normal to be nervous about defining a relationship... but feeling genuine anguish about the conversation could be a bad sign.
Rachel Miller
4.8.21
Guide to Getting Into

The Guide to Getting Into Taiwanese Indie Music, the Eclectic Sounds of Mandopop

You don’t have to understand Mandarin to appreciate the sounds reverberating in Taiwan’s underground.
Koh Ewe
4.8.21
china

Truck Driver Kills Himself After Being Fined for Broken Location Tracker

Long-distance truck drivers in China are required to turn on a tracking device while they work. Failing to do so could lead to hefty fines, or worse.
Viola Zhou
4.8.21
Fund Our Fun

How To Start a Club Night or Community Space When the Pandemic is Over

Rishi Sunak says music industry workers should retrain. Screw that!
Kamila Rymajdo
4.8.21
Myanmar

Myanmar’s Ambassador to the UK Was Locked Out of His Own Embassy

Kyaw Zwar Minn, who spent the night in his car outside the embassy, said it was “a kind of coup, in the middle of London”.
Matthew Champion
4.8.21
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