World
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Heard, Felt but Barely Seen: How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World
SYDNEY, Australia — When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted with colossal force at 5:10 p.m. local time on Saturday,…
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Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill Scores at Prison in Yemen, Officials Say
CAIRO — Airstrikes by a Saudi-led military coalition on northern Yemen killed at least 70 people at a prison and…
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A ‘High Priestess of Satanic Art’? This Organist Can Only Laugh.
When Anna von Hausswolff, an acclaimed Swedish songwriter and organist, first heard that a conservative Roman Catholic website was calling…
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Suspect Charged in Taiwan’s Deadly ‘Ghost Building’ Fire
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday formally charged a suspect with homicide and arson in the case of an…
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Hace 80 años, los nazis planificaron la ‘solución final’ en solo 90 minutos
BERLÍN — El 20 de enero de 1942, 15 funcionarios de alto rango de la burocracia nazi se reunieron en…
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Here’s one way a war might start.
KYIV, Ukraine — The large buildup of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border is as clear a sign as any…
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What the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Revealed About Australia
Hosted by Annie Correal Produced by Rachel Quester, Michael Simon Johnson, Eric Krupke and Austin Mitchell With Robert Jimison Edited by Liz…
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Hong Kong’s Zero-Covid Policy Shakes the ‘Soul of the City’
HONG KONG — Perry Lam felt confident that his business had weathered the worst of the pandemic. Several rounds of…
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China Holds the Line on ‘Zero Covid,’ but Some Wonder for How Long
In a glitzy Shanghai shopping district, about 40 people who happened to be at a Uniqlo store were informed that…
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Japan’s Monkey Queen Faces Challenge to Her Reign: Mating Season
Smashing the patriarchy in the human world has been easier said than done. But last year, a 9-year-old female Japanese…