World
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Australia’s first Olympic curling team claims another win — against their coach.
Australia had never sent curlers to compete in the Winter Olympics. Not exactly known for its domination in winter sports,…
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Teenage Inmates in Syria Lack Food and Medicine, Aid Group Says
QAMISHLI, Syria — Child detainees at a prison in northeast Syria that was attacked by ISIS two weeks ago are…
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California’s Supreme Court Was Split. Leondra Kruger Found the Center.
SACRAMENTO — In 2014, when then-Governor Jerry Brown nominated Leondra R. Kruger to the California Supreme Court, the immediate reaction…
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Haiti Opposition Group Calls on U.S. to End Support for Current Government
A powerful Haitian opposition group is demanding the United States withdraw its support for the government of Prime Minister Ariel…
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Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security
PARIS — The standoff with Russia over Ukraine enters a critical phase this week. The United States has snapped NATO…
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India’s Youth Squad Sweeps to Victory in Cricket World Cup
India’s youth team defeated England to win the Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Saturday, overcoming a Covid outbreak that…
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How a Butterfly Refuge at the Texas Border Became the Target of Far-Right Lies
MISSION, Texas — For nearly two decades, the National Butterfly Center has provided a place of wonder along the banks…
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A positive coronavirus test, a trip home, and then a surprise win for Australia.
Just getting on the ice on Sunday felt like a victory. Tahli Gill of Australia’s mixed doubles curling team had…
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Afghanistan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing Under Stress
KABUL, Afghanistan — Amena, 7 months old, lay silently in her hospital crib amid the mewling of desperately ill infants…
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Germany’s ‘Invisible’ Chancellor Heads to Washington Amid Fierce Criticism
BERLIN — One headline asked, “Where is Olaf Scholz?” A popular magazine mocked the German chancellor’s “art of disappearance.” And…