Month: September 2021
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Japan Faces Big Problems. Its Next Leader Offers Few Bold Solutions.
TOKYO — With the world’s oldest population, rapidly declining births, gargantuan public debt and increasingly damaging natural disasters fueled ...
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North Korea’s Arsenal Has Grown Rapidly. Here’s What’s in It.
SEOUL — During a party congress meeting in January, Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, offered an unusually detailed…
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Tunisian President Appoints Prime Minister Amid Protests Over Power Grab
TUNIS — Tunisia’s president appointed a new prime minister on Wednesday amid growing criticism of a series of steps he…
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Sarah Everard Was Falsely Arrested by Killer Before She Was Raped and Murdered
LONDON — A police officer found guilty of the murder of Sarah Everard in London earlier this year used the…
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Canada Grants Asylum to Refugees Who Sheltered Snowden in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A Sri Lankan family that sheltered the former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden after he…
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Do Germany’s Election Results Signal a Left Turn for Europe?
Sunday’s election in Germany ended in victory for the country’s Social Democratic Party and its candidate, Olaf Scholz. It was…
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The choice for Japan’s prime minister is a party stalwart who lagged in opinion polls.
TOKYO — In a triumph of elite power brokers over public sentiment, Japan’s governing party on Wednesday elected Fumio Kishida,…
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In East Africa, Safari Workers Wash Cars, Fry Fish and Struggle to Survive
As she fried fish to pay for her bills and rent, Caroline Onyango was struck by optimistic news reports broadcast…
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Manny Pacquiao Retires, Saying ‘My Time as a Boxer Is Over’
MANILA — The Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement on Wednesday, a month after he lost to the…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Banking Committee hearing today.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesYellen warns of ...
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