World
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Your Friday Briefing: Israel Weighs Fourth Dose
We’re covering Israel’s decision on a fourth Covid vaccine dose and the disappearance of an outspoken teacher in China. Getting…
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China tells Winter Olympic spectators to clap, not cheer, for athletes, and Xi’an, a major city, locks down.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Spectators at the Winter Olympics next February should clap but not shout in support of athletes. Waiters,…
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U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is working on a plan to provide Ukraine with battlefield intelligence that could help the country…
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Lapid Says Israel Will Support Iran Nuclear Pact, if It’s ‘a Good Deal.’
Israel’s foreign minister, Yair Lapid, said Wednesday that Israel would have no problem if the United States entered a strong…
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Putin says he won’t pursue fines or prosecute unvaccinated people in Russia.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that he had no plans to impose fines or criminally prosecute…
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Israel Considers 4th Vaccine Dose, but Some Experts Say It’s Premature
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Health Ministry was weighing on Thursday whether to approve a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose for some people…
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A New Carol for an Old Christmas Tradition
LONDON — Every Christmas Eve, the British composer Cecilia McDowall follows the same routine. At 3 p.m., as family members…
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Hong Kong Removes Statue That Memorialized Tiananmen Victims
The authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday removed a statue that memorialized those killed in the 1989 government massacre of…
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Intel apologizes over statement on forced labor in Xinjiang.
Intel apologized on Thursday after a letter in which the chip maker said it would avoid products and labor from…
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Fury in China After an Outspoken Teacher Disappears
Chinese social media sites have echoed for days with a question that has been met with silence by Communist Party…