World
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England tightens restrictions as more Omicron cases found.
Thirteen cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in England, the British government confirmed on Tuesday. Britain has announced…
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Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Interred in France’s Tomb of Heroes
PARIS — Josephine Baker, born in Missouri and beloved of France, whose life spanned French music-hall stardom and American civil…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
We’re covering Omicron’s spread in Europe and a bumpy economic recovery in India. Amsterdam on Monday. The Netherlands placed a…
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NASA Delays Spacewalk, Citing Space Debris Threat to Astronauts
NASA officials called off a Tuesday spacewalk late Monday night for two of the agency’s astronauts after receiving alerts that…
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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than…
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U.S. Removes Colombia’s FARC Rebel Group From Terrorist List
WASHINGTON — The State Department removed the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia from its list of foreign terrorist organizations on Tuesday,…
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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than…
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ISIS Fighter Convicted in Death of Enslaved 5-Year-Old Girl
BERLIN — A German court on Tuesday convicted an Islamic State fighter for crimes against humanity and war crimes for…
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Greece makes vaccines mandatory for people 60 or older, with fines for not complying.
In a bid to bolster vaccinations among older people, the prime minister of Greece announced on Tuesday that Covid shots…
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‘Our Money Has No Value’: Frustration Rises in Turkey at Lira Crisis
ISTANBUL — Lines outside bread stores and gas stations; farmers defaulting on loans; impromptu street demonstrations. The signs of economic…