World
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‘Where is **?’: Fans in China Elude Censors to Talk About Peng Shuai
Julien Chen was getting ready for bed when he learned that one of his favorite Chinese tennis players, Peng Shuai,…
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Twitter and Facebook hit back at Chinese propaganda campaigns.
Twitter and Facebook said they have removed thousands of accounts connected to Chinese information campaigns, in the latest sign of…
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As French Election Looms, Candidates Stake Out Tough Positions on Migrants
PARIS — An out-of-control influx of immigrants. A threat to French identity and stability. A reason to urgently close France’s…
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‘Call Me Dog Tag Man’: Pacific Island Is Full of War Relics and Human Remains
BIAK, Indonesia — On a remote coral island in Indonesia, a history lover who keeps a collection of old bombs…
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Your Thursday Briefing
Travelers at New York’s La Guardia Airport in November. Credit...DeSean McClinton-Holland for The New York TimesThe unfairness of the global ...
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Citing Covid-19, Climate and Wars, U.N. Asks Donors for Big Jump in Funding
GENEVA — When the United Nations made its last appeal for humanitarian aid funding before the pandemic, it asked donors…
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U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan’s Taliban and Myanmar’s Junta
A bid by the new Taliban government in Afghanistan and the junta ruling Myanmar to gain international recognition suffered a…
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In Israel, the New U.S. Ambassador’s Home Lacks a Certain View
WASHINGTON — The official residences of U.S. ambassadors overseas are almost always prime pieces of real estate: stately mansions in…
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W.H.O. Reopens Debate Over Fairness of Pandemic Response
LONDON — As the still-mysterious Omicron variant reached American shores, the World Health Organization on Wednesday scolded wealthy countries ...
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Long-Ago Victim of Vesuvius May Shed Light on Ancient Rome
HERCULANEUM, Italy — In his last moments, his final heartbeats, a man clutched a leather satchel to his side —…