World
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With Methane and Forest Deals, Climate Summit Offers Hope After Gloomy Start
GLASGOW — The world leaders gathered at a crucial climate summit secured new agreements on Tuesday to end deforestation and…
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Building in Nigeria Had ‘Abnormalities’ Before Collapse
LAGOS, Nigeria —Construction on a high-rise building that collapsed Monday in Lagos, killing at least 20 people, had been ordered…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
We’re covering Biden’s jab at Russia and China at the climate summit in Glasgow and Ethiopia’s state of emergency. “By…
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Biden Tries to Reassert American Leadership, and His Own
GLASGOW — President Biden’s major goal for his second foreign trip since taking office was to reassert America’s ability to…
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Palestinian Families Reject Deal in Area That Set Off Gaza Conflict
JERUSALEM — A group of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem whose looming eviction led to an 11-day war in Gaza…
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U.S.-Russia Engagement Deepens as C.I.A. Head Travels to Moscow
MOSCOW — William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, met with a top adviser to President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow…
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Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Rebels Advance Toward Capital
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and called on its citizens to pick up arms…
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Once a Climate Leader, Brazil Falls Short in Glasgow
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil, a global climate leader turned environmental villain under President Jair Bolsonaro, approached the United Nations…
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A cryptocurrency inspired by ‘Squid Game’ crashes. The industry has questions.
Millions of dollars vanished in a matter of minutes after investors piled into a new cryptocurrency inspired by “Squid Game,”…
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The billions set aside in Glasgow to save forests represent a fraction of spending to support fossil fuels.
Forests once blanketed the United States and Europe. Humans cut them down, turning the land into farms, towns and cities.…