World
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‘Mask or Vax’ Rule Lifted, but That Doesn’t Mean No Masks
Good morning. It’s Thursday. We’ll take a closer look at Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to end New York State’s indoor…
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Eager for visitors, the Philippines reopens to international tourists.
MANILA — The Philippines reopened to international tourists on Thursday for the first time in almost two years, as it…
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School Districts Must Make an Important Decision: Mask or Not?
David Fleishman, the superintendent of schools in Newton, Mass., an affluent Boston suburb, said he recently received a message from…
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‘Contactless’ Humanitarian Aid Has Its Perks, and Pitfalls
In pre-Covid times, the Red Cross would have flown in foreign specialists to help a remote island nation like Tonga…
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A Bellwether for Narendra Modi as India’s Largest State Goes to the Polls
MEERUT, India — An election now underway in India’s most populous state is being closely watched as a referendum on…
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What’s New in the Caribbean for 2022
Last April, when Pat George, 70, wanted to take his family on vacation, he chose the Dutch side of the…
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A New Look for ‘Ulysses’
MADRID — James Joyce once said that he hoped his groundbreaking and famously challenging novel “Ulysses” would “keep the professors…
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‘This Is Not My City’: Protesters Turn a Quiet Capital Upside Down
OTTAWA — Canada’s most important — and most notoriously boring — city has found itself stuck in a never-ending tailgate…
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Your Thursday Briefing
A Ukrainian soldier on the front line in eastern Ukraine earlier this week.Credit...Brendan Hoffman for The New York TimesThe ‘Finlandization’…
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Hochul says New York State will drop its mask-or-vaccine mandate.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that New York State would drop its stringent mask-or-vaccine mandate, which required businesses to…