World
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Your Tuesday Briefing
We’re covering what to know about Omicron, and a North Korean spy drama. Japan announced plans to bar all new…
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Flood-Drenched British Columbians Fear This Is the New Normal
Washed-out roads and destroyed bridges are just some of the devastation afflicting residents of the western province and could signal…
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Pentagon Chief Orders New Inquiry Into U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens in Syria
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Monday ordered a new high-level investigation into a U.S. airstrike in Syria in…
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Iran Insists on Immediate Lifting of Sanctions as Nuclear Talks Resume
VIENNA — The setting was right, but the atmosphere chilly. After a break of more than five months, talks on…
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The U.K. announces Omicron cases and extends boosters to all adults.
Britain expanded its vaccine booster program to all adults on Monday, stepping up its response to the newly discovered Omicron…
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Scotland finds 6 cases of Omicron, but no sign its spread is ‘sustained.’
Officials in Scotland confirmed on Monday that six cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus had been recorded in…
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‘No red flags’ yet: South African scientists caution against panic over the new variant.
South African health officials urged the public on Monday not to panic over the emergence of the new Omicron variant…
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Xiomara Castro lidera en Honduras con una promesa de cambio a pesar de sus vínculos al pasado
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO— La candidata de oposición, Xiomara Castro, se acercó más a una sorprendente victoria presidencial la mañana del…
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Sweden Elects Its First Female Leader — for Second Time in a Week
Last week, Magdalena Andersson became Sweden’s first female prime minister — for all of seven hours. Less than a week…
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Airlines were seeing a travel rebound before Omicron arrived.
For months, airline travel has been steadily rebounding, and Sunday was the busiest travel day at U.S. airports since February…