Month: September 2021
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Bringing a Deathly Michelangelo Sculpture Back to Life
FLORENCE, Italy — Michelangelo was an old man when he began working on a sculpture he envisioned for an altar…
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China’s Vow to Reduce Abortions Sparks Public Worries
China will aim to reduce the prevalence of “medically unnecessary” abortions, according to guidelines released by the central government on…
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As Tunisia’s President Cements One-Man Rule, Opposition Grows
CAIRO — For the past two months, President Kais Saied of Tunisia has ridden widespread popular support to ever-higher peaks…
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Sydney plans to start leaving its lockdown in October.
Three months after Australia’s biggest city locked down to contain its latest coronavirus outbreak, the authorities have outlined a path…
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Catalan Separatist Leaves Italy, Dodging Spain’s Latest Effort to Prosecute Him
Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan separatist wanted in Spain for leading a failed breakaway movement in his region four years ago,…
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Australia Took On China. Did It Get It Right?
CANBERRA, Australia — When Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, proclaimed a new “forever partnership” strengthening military ties with ...
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Intimate Portraits of Mexico’s Third-Gender Muxes
Estrella has long, wavy, jet-back hair. She tries to tame it with a thick-toothed comb in the backyard of her…
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Scotland’s Oil Industry Is Fading as Wind Energy Beckons
ABERDEEN, Scotland — It’s easy to see how vital oil is to this venerable port city on Scotland’s northeast coast.…
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Social Democrats win German election by slimmest of margins.
As Germany’s election results came into sharper focus on Monday, no party won decisive majority but the loser was clear:…
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Your Monday Briefing
Olaf Scholz, the S.P.D. candidate, during the election party in Berlin on Sunday.Credit...Britta Pedersen/DPA, via Associated PressA narrow ...