World
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Dutch Royals to Retire Golden Coach With Echoes of Colonialism
The Dutch royal family will stop using a horse-drawn gold-covered coach dating from the late 19th-century that has long drawn…
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Manchester City, Chelsea and Competing With Perfection
For a few weeks, around this time last year, English soccer found itself in a heartfelt, sincere discussion over whether…
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U.S. Considers Backing an Insurgency, After Battling One
WASHINGTON — For years, U.S. officials have tiptoed around the question of how much military support to provide to Ukraine,…
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How the Wreck of a Cruise Liner Changed an Italian Island
GIGLIO PORTO, Italy — The curvy granite rocks of the Tuscan island of Giglio lay bare in the winter sun,…
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Millones de funcionarios chinos imponen la política de ‘cero covid’, al costo que sea
La política china de “cero covid” cuenta con un grupo de fieles seguidores: los millones de personas que trabajan con…
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What would Djokovic’s departure mean for the Australian Open bracket?
“Limbo,” the former Australian Open tournament director Paul McNamee had said this week, “is the worst scenario for the tournament.”…
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Pink masks? No thanks, say some Italian police officers.
ROME — When Inspector Luca Sita picked up two new N95 masks at his police station in Ferrara in central…
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The Philippines places schools on a ‘health break’ as Covid cases soar.
MANILA — Teachers and students in the Philippine capital are being placed on what officials describe as a weeklong “health…
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When Tennis Became a Stage for Right and Wrong During a Pandemic
SYDNEY, Australia — What began as a power struggle between a defiantly unvaccinated tennis star and a prime minister seeking…
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Fear of Russia Brings New Purpose and Unity to NATO, Once Again
BRUSSELS — After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO was an alliance in search of a role. Some suggested…