World
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A Moment for Canada’s Far-Right, Still Struggling for Support
The truck convoy protests in Ottawa and several provincial capitals represent an unexpected show of strength for the far right…
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Your Tuesday Briefing: Putin and Macron Meet
We’re covering meetings on the Ukraine crisis in Moscow and in Washington and a state of emergency in Canada’s capital…
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Macron meets Putin in Moscow, aiming for a de-escalation.
President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has positioned himself at the center of Europe’s furious diplomatic maneuvering over Ukraine, said…
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‘A Sense of Crisis’ for Wasabi, a Pungent Staple of Japanese Cuisine
IZU, Japan — For three decades, Mitsuyasu Asada has proudly tended the same lush mountainside terraces where his father and…
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Royal Nod for ‘Queen Camilla’ Caps Years of Image Repair
LONDON — The title “queen” looms large in the British public consciousness, never more so than during the rule of…
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I.R.S. to End Use of Facial Recognition for Identity Verification
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service plans to stop using facial recognition software to identify taxpayers accessing their accounts on…
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An Omicron subvariant gains in Europe, but is unlikely to alter the picture very much, experts say.
A subvariant that scientists believe is even more contagious than the most common form of Omicron is spreading rapidly in…
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Israel to Investigate Domestic Use of Pegasus Spyware as Scrutiny Hits Home
JERUSALEM — The Israeli government said Monday it would investigate claims that the Israeli police had used spyware created by…
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Chimps Catch Insects to Put on Wounds. Is It Folk Medicine?
Chimpanzees design and use tools. That is well known. But is it possible that they also use medicines to treat…
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Shopping for Cake Stands
If you plan to bake a cake for someone on Valentine’s Day — or any other time of the year,…