World
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A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No- Strike’ List. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway.
Near the height of the war against the Islamic State in Syria, a sudden riot of explosions rocked the country’s…
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‘She Was Just Going for a Run’: Anger in Ireland Over Teacher’s Murder
DUBLIN — The murder in broad daylight of a 23-year-old schoolteacher who had been jogging on a well-frequented path along…
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This ‘Plastic Man’ Has a Cape and a Superhero’s Mission: Cleaning Up Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal — As the marathon runners stretched and took their places on the starting line, one man stood out,…
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Palestinian-American Died Handcuffed in Israeli Custody, Witnesses Say
JILJILYA, West Bank — By the time dozens of Israeli soldiers hurriedly withdrew from the village, witnesses said, the face…
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How, and Why, Boris Johnson Could Lose His Job as U.K. Prime Minister
LONDON — One of his lawmakers calls him a “dead man walking.” Another, once a cabinet colleague, stood up in…
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On Ukraine, Biden Flusters European Allies by Stating the Obvious
BRUSSELS — President Biden caused controversy in his news conference Wednesday night by stating the obvious: that the many European…
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Benedict Faulted for Handling of Abuse Cases When He Was an Archbishop
ROME — A report released on Thursday faulted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for what the authors called misconduct in his…
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She Flew Around the World in 155 Days. She’s Only 19.
She could have started college. Instead, she spent five months flying more than 32,000 miles across five continents. “My name…
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Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting…
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On their second date, they got stuck together in lockdown. Would romance bloom?
When Zhao Xiaoqing first met Zhao Fei on a blind date, the sparks didn’t really fly. When they met for…