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Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy
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A Death in Police Custody Reignites Italy's Debate Over Accountability

  • The death of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old man restrained by police in Bologna, has set off protests and revived a long-running argument in Italy over police accountability.
  • His family's lawyer questions why he was not helped; police say they responded to reports of violence.

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The city of Iqaluit, Nunavut, seen from Joamie Hill (file image)
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A bus comes to Iqaluit, and the Arctic capital celebrates

  • Iqaluit, the remote capital of Canada's Nunavut territory, has public bus service again for the first time in about two decades.
  • In a city of some 8,000 with no roads to anywhere else, a single shuttle and a $5 fare count as a small revolution.

In brief

In brief

In brief

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From the Americas to Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, we add the background to the big stories so you understand what is happening and why it matters — reported impartially, with sources attributed.

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