World
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Large Fire Burning at South African Parliament
CAPE TOWN — A large fire was burning at South Africa’s Houses of Parliament early Sunday morning, sending flames and…
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British Bank Makes $175 Million in Mistaken Payments
Santander UK is trying to recover about $175 million, or about 130 million pounds, that it accidentally paid tens of…
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2022 Is Full of First Steps to the Moon
Robotic missions to Mars and advances in space tourism dominated the space activities of 2021. But in 2022, the moon…
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A Vatican Library Shortens the Distance Between Its Works and Its Scholars
ROME — On April 13, 1923, a French prelate named Eugenio Tisserant and his assistant set sail from the Italian…
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With a Simple Funeral, South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu
CAPE TOWN — In an almost empty cathedral, with an unvarnished, rope-handled coffin placed before the altar, South Africa said…
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At Least 12 Die in Stampede at a Hindu Shrine in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — At least 12 people were killed and more than a dozen were injured in a stampede early…
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Memorable Canada Stories in 2021
For those of us who report from Canada for The New York Times, it was again a year in which…
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The New Political Cry in South Korea: ‘Out With Man Haters’
SEOUL — They have shown up whenever women rallied against sexual violence and gender biases in South Korea. Dozens of…
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An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Dozens of brightly painted coffins marked with the initials of dead Kurdish civilians were laid out on…
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Kim Jong-un’s New Year Resolution: More Food for North Korea
SEOUL — Kim Jong-un has begun his second decade as North Korea’s leader with a vow to alleviate the country’s…