World
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Charities and aid groups in Haiti have been marked by scandals in the past decade.
Over the past decade the international community has sent more than $13 billion in aid to Haiti, but life for…
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South Korea Reconsiders a Rite of Manhood: the Draft
SEOUL — Kim Hyeongsu performed poorly on his rifle qualification test for the South Korean Army, to the point where…
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Syria Accuses Israel of Assassinating Official Near Golan Heights
The Syrian government on Saturday accused Israel of assassinating a high-ranking Syrian official who spent 12 years in an Israeli…
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American Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti, Officials Say
As many as 17 Christian missionaries from the United States and their family members, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday…
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U.S. Extradites Key Financial Ally of Venezuela’s President
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A top ally of Venezuela’s authoritarian government has been extradited to the United States, one of his…
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‘Convertimos esta crisis en una gran oportunidad’: un productor de ron en Venezuela ofrece a los delincuentes una vida fuera del crimen
En el proceso, la familia que dirige la empresa, Ron Santa Teresa, ha pasado de la quiebra a exportar un…
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After Iraqi Election, a Shiite Leader Emerges as an Unlikely U.S. Ally
BAGHDAD — Standing at a podium with an Iraqi flag by his side, the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr looked the part…
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Minnesota’s governor calls up the National Guard to ease crowding in hospitals.
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said on Friday that he would call upon the state’s National Guard to help ease…
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Macron Commemorates 1961 Paris Police Massacre of Algerian Protesters
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday became the first French head of state to attend commemorations of the mass…
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Beirut, a City Where Everyone Gets By, Revisits Sectarian Violence
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Tony Nohra, a shopkeeper in a Christian neighborhood of Beirut, was receiving a shipment of yogurt on…