Month: October 2021
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World
Your Friday Briefing
We’re covering China’s “zero Covid” strategy and a rural-urban divide ahead of Japan’s elections. An epidemic prevention and control staff…
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France and the United States Seek an Elusive Reconciliation
PARIS — Since their relationship imploded in a welter of recrimination six weeks ago, poisoned by what France saw as…
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Syringe shortages could be yet another obstacle in Africa’s Covid vaccination efforts, the W.H.O. warns.
As countries across Africa struggle to vaccinate 1.3 billion people, the continent faces another obstacle besides a lagging supply of…
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After Time of ‘Real Terror,’ City’s Resilience Is Symbolized in Statue
BRESCIA, Italy — Wearing a toga, the woman points out the top attractions of one of Italy’s more underrated cities:…
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In Japan, Rural Voters Count More Than Those in Big Cities. It Shows.
By Motoko Rich, Makiko Inoue and Hikari Hida CHIZU, Japan — The mountain village of Chizu explains a lot about how…
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Health
Why Aren’t More People Comparison Shopping for Health Plans?
One morning last month, Eunice Korsah, a retired nurse in Burke, Va., spent about half an hour on the phone…
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Health
Covid Shots Are a Go for Children, but Parents Are Reluctant to Consent
The Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of a Covid-19 vaccine for ages 5 to 11 on Friday makes 28 million…
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Food
Long-Simmering Lamb for Waning Fall Days
It’s chilly. I want a fire in the hearth and a simmering pot of stew, or a reasonable facsimile thereof…
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Food
To Feed the Dead, You First Need Pan de Muerto
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Over the past week, Elizabeth Hernández has turned La Patrona Bakery into a frenetic pan de muerto…
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Style
Cobie Smulders Communes With Sharks
A white shark nudged closer, gliding just above the actress Cobie Smulders, like a fan asking for a selfie. Ms.…
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