World
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In Wuhan, China, the anniversary of the world’s first lockdown passes quietly.
Wuhan, the Chinese city where Covid-19 first emerged in late 2019, began the world’s first coronavirus lockdown two years ago…
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U.K. Pursues More Muscular Role in Standoff With Russia Over Ukraine
LONDON — Britain seized the world’s attention on Saturday by accusing President Vladimir V. Putin of plotting to install a…
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‘Now There Is No One’: The Lament of One of the Last Christians in a Syrian City
On Christmas Day, Michel Butros al-Jisri, one of the last Christians in the Syrian city of Idlib, didn’t attend services,…
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A Tricky First Case for the Man Who Wrote the Rules on Nazi Looted Art
Few people have done more to advance the cause of people seeking to recover property lost to the Nazis in…
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How a Nostalgic Novel About Spain’s Heartland Joined the Political Fray
CAMPO DE CRIPTANA, Spain — In her debut novel, “Feria,” Ana Iris Simón begins with a poignant admission: “I’m jealous…
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China is staging the Winter Olympics on its own terms.
When the International Olympic Committee met seven years ago to choose a host for the 2022 Winter Games, China’s leader,…
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A South African study of infected zoo lions spurs worries about the virus spreading in the wild.
JOHANNESBURG — Lions at a South African zoo that caught the coronavirus from their handlers were sick for more than…
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‘Miserable and Dangerous’: A Failed Chinese Promise in Serbia
ZRENJANIN, Serbia — Seeking escape from grinding poverty in northern Vietnam, the 43-year-old farmer labored for years on construction sites…
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Britain Says Moscow Is Plotting to Install a Pro-Russian Leader in Ukraine
KYIV — The British government said Saturday that the Kremlin was developing plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine…
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Why Boris Johnson May Finally Have Gone Too Far
Boris Johnson, long famed for brushing off accusations of distorting, misleading or outright lying that, far from slowing his rise,…