World
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New ‘Variant of Concern’ Fuels Global Fear of Another Virus Surge
The world reacted with alarm on Friday to the highly mutated new coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa, as the…
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Seeking Backers for New Fund, Jared Kushner Turns to Middle East
As a White House adviser in the Trump administration, Jared Kushner took a special interest in the petroleum-rich monarchies of…
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After detecting the Omnicron variant, South Africa feels ‘punished’ by global travel bans.
JOHANNESBURG — As the United States and European countries close their borders over fears over the recently detected coronavirus variant,…
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A Mine Disaster in Russia Highlights Safety Shortfalls in Rush to Dig Coal
MOSCOW — In the days before his death in a mine explosion in Russia’s coal-rich Kuzbass region, Boris Piyalkin lamented…
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United States will place restrictions on travelers from South Africa and 7 other countries.
President Biden will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries to try to contain a troubling new…
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Protesters in Martinique fire at police officers and journalists.
PARIS — Protesters fired live ammunition at journalists and the police on Thursday night on the French Caribbean island of…
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Europe’s Theaters Go Back to the Future With Covid Restrictions
For months, Europe’s opera, music and theater fans have been flocking to packed venues as if the coronavirus pandemic was…
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Iraqis Return from Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U.
ERBIL, Iraq — Iraq repatriated a second wave of more than 600 migrants from Belarus on Friday after they gave…
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Fresh Violence in Darfur Adds to Sudan’s Crises
NAIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of people have been killed and their villages burned in inter-communal violence in Sudan’s West Darfur…
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A Refugee’s Harrowing Story, Finally Told Through Animation
COPENHAGEN — Midway through Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s latest documentary, a decrepit boat crowded with Afghans fleeing violence crosses paths with…