World
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Samba, Cachaça and Pickled Eggs: ‘Dirty Feet’ Bars Are ‘Essence of Rio’
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Blowfish’s Den was a mess. The tables were crowded with empty bottles, dirty plates were…
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An Unexpected Display of Unity in a Normally Fractious Parliament
This week there was a surprise turn of events in Parliament that was highly unusual if not unprecedented. Conservatives shocked…
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‘More Democratic, and Less Toxic’: Turning a Troubled Theater Around
BERLIN — This fall, a new era at the Volksbühne theater got off to a curiously muted start. René Pollesch,…
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6-Year-Old Boy, Caught in International Custody Battle, Is Expected to Return to Italy
ROME — Nearly three months after he was spirited by his grandfather to Israel, setting off an international custody battle,…
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‘Hay mucha desconfianza’: la vacunación en África debe vencer el escepticismo
JOHANNESBURGO — La detección de la variante ómicron en África marcó el inicio de la próxima etapa en la batalla…
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English Teenager Finds Bronze Age Ax Using a Metal Detector
LONDON — In the United States, when metal detectors hit it big, it’s usually by finding familiar riches: lost engagement…
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OPEC stays on course with plans for a modest increase in oil production.
When officials from OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing countries met by video conference on Thursday, they had a lot to…
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Lamine Diack, Olympics Power Broker Convicted of Taking Bribes, Dies at 88
Lamine Diack, the former president of the world governing body for track and field, who was convicted last year of…
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Stabbed 20 Times by Her Husband, She Now Fights Laws Favoring Abusers
TEL AVIV — She lay in the hospital unconscious and bandaged like a mummy, having barely survived a brutal assault.…
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How Long Can Students Wait for Australia to Reopen?
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. When Hemshree…