What it's really like steering the world's biggest ships

The emergency stop is a familiar maneuver for most motorists. A hazard presents itself in front of the moving vehicle, the driver hits the brakes and grips the steering wheel, the car screeches to a halt, hopefully under full control.
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This country only has about 500 doctors for 9 million people. Now it's dealing with a Covid outbreak

Reva-Lou Reva is worried. For the first time he can remember, he says hospitals around the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are so overburdened they are closing their doors to patients.
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Dozens unaccounted for in Mozambique after Islamist attack, rights groups say

Thousands of people have fled the town of Palma in northern Mozambique after an attack by Islamist insurgents on Wednesday, according to human rights groups, while the fate of dozens of people who had taken refuge in a local hotel remains unclear.
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Boris Johnson condemns 'disgraceful' attacks on police at Bristol protest

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned protests in the city of Bristol that saw demonstrators clash with police over a controversial policing bill for a second weekend in a row. Critics say the bill would curtail the right to demonstrate in the UK.
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I've watched Baghdad descend into chaos. But it's the city where I feel most at home

I love Baghdad. It's the city where I feel most at home. I can't quite explain it, perhaps it's because it's the place whose people, whose story -- tragic as it is -- has had the most influence on who I am today.
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Ancient trees felled to help rebuild a Parisian icon

Deep in the former royal forest of Bercé, in France's Loire region, a 230-year-old tree comes crashing to the ground with thunderous intensity.
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Island nation racing to be the world's safest destination

Just over a year ago, the prospect of the Seychelles experiencing a dramatic drop in travelers seemed near inconceivable.
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