World
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U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil
LONDON — With coronavirus cases in Britain exploding, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the government is leaving open…
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2 Lynchings Reported at Sikh Temples in India
Two people were lynched over the weekend in the northern Indian state of Punjab after they attempted to carry out…
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Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle
GAZA CITY — At a beachfront hotel in Gaza City this fall, hundreds of Gaza civic leaders crowded into a…
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Death Toll From Super Typhoon Rai Is Climbing, Philippine Officials Say
MANILA — The death toll from a powerful typhoon that struck the Philippines last week is continuing to rise as…
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She Broke Japan’s Comedic Barrier Playing Drunks and Fools (Yep, Men)
OSAKA, Japan — Onstage, Niyo Katsura wore a delicate pink kimono. With her petite frame and high-pitched voice, she could…
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Voting for President, Chile Faces Stark Choice, With Constitution at Stake
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans faced a stark choice between left and right on Sunday as they began voting in a…
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Some Southeast Asian tourism spots reopen, but arrivals are down from millions to dozens.
Indonesia reopened the island of Bali to fully vaccinated tourists from 19 countries in October. But only two foreign nationals…
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Police Identify Suspect in Arson Fire That Killed 24 in Japan
TOKYO — Surveillance footage showed the man entering a psychiatric clinic in a busy office building in Osaka, Japan’s third-largest…
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David Frost, Brexit Negotiator, Resigns in Another Blow to Boris Johnson
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday suffered a serious new blow at the end of a week of…
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In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right
PARIS — As president, the candidate said, she would “eradicate zones of non-France,” or neighborhoods with high crime, where “the…