World
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Why a Sea Dispute Has Somalia and Kenya on Edge
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations’ top court largely sided with Somalia over Kenya in a dispute over how to…
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One Woman Won a Nobel This Year. Quotas Aren’t the Answer, an Official Says.
After a year in which only one out of 13 Nobel laureates was a woman, a top official at the…
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Britain’s stumbling pandemic response cost thousands of lives, parliamentary report finds.
Britain’s initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic “ranks as one of the most important public health failures the United Kingdom…
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As Floods Ravage China, 13 Die After Bus Falls Off Bridge
For the second time in three months, China is grappling with the aftermath of violent floods caused by days of…
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‘Are We Human?’ Modi’s Use of Antiterror Law Draws Scrutiny From Courts
NEW DELHI — The two women walked through the gate of India’s notorious Tihar prison raising their fists and chanting…
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In Shanghai, Teahouses Offer Both Community and Solitude
THE WOMEN PLAY cards, faces strategically, immaculately bored. Smoke eddies from cigarettes. We are in Huangpu in central Shanghai, a…
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Thailand proposes easing quarantine rules in a bid to lure New Year tourists.
Fully vaccinated travelers from low-risk countries, including the United States and China, would be allowed to visit Thailand without undergoing…
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It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love
“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on…
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In China, Home Buyers Who Went All In Say They Want Out
China is trying to cool its costly and dangerously debt-ridden housing market, where high prices and go-go levels of borrowing…
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The Body Collector of Spain: When Migrants Die at Sea, He Gets Them Home
ALGECIRAS, Spain — No one knew the man’s name when he washed ashore. His body had floated in the ocean…