World
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An Omicron wave prompts Hong Kong to halt its policy of hospitalizing all virus cases.
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government said on Sunday that it would begin prioritizing hospital isolation space for children,…
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Swiss Approve Ban on Tobacco Ads
ZURICH — Advertisements glamorizing cigarettes will soon be a thing of the past in Switzerland, after voters on Sunday overwhelmingly…
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Le départ en sourdine des musulmans de France
PARIS — La France et son âme meurtrie sont le personnage invisible de chacun des romans de Sabri Louatah et…
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50 Years Later, Some Question Value of U.S.-China ‘Panda Diplomacy’
Fifty years ago this month, Chairman Mao made President Richard M. Nixon a promise: He would send two giant pandas…
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Inside the Bitcoin Laundering Case That Confounded the Internet
When anonymous hackers infiltrated the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016, it shook the nascent world of digital currency and prompted…
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Inglewood Has Experienced Dramatic Change. The Super Bowl Is Proof of That.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — First, the Lakers and the Kings abandoned Inglewood for a shiny new arena in downtown Los Angeles…
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Biden’s Decision on Frozen Funds Stokes Anger Among Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans said they were outraged by the Biden administration’s decision to divert billions in frozen assets from…
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He Knows Putin Well. And He Fears for Ukraine.
HELSINKI — As the threat of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine grew, the European head of state with the…
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In Hawaii, Blinken Aims for a United Front With Allies on North Korea
HONOLULU — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Saturday presented…
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U.S. Pulls Most Diplomats From Kyiv as Tensions Mount
KYIV, Ukraine — President Biden warned President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia that invading Ukraine would result in “swift and…