World
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Peng Shuai’s Accusation Pierced the Privileged Citadel of Chinese Politics
Before Zhang Gaoli was engulfed in accusations that he had sexually assaulted a tennis champion, he seemed to embody the…
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Your Thursday Briefing
Olaf Scholz, center, will lead the new government in Germany.Credit...Markus Schreiber/Associated PressGermany meets its post-Merkel government ...
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Surveys suggest violence against women has intensified during the pandemic, a U.N. report says.
The coronavirus pandemic has made women feel more vulnerable to abuse, sexual harassment and violence, which is in turn harming…
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Your Thursday Briefing
We’re covering Germany’s new government and the guilty verdict for the men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery. Olaf Scholz, center, with…
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Migrant Crisis at Poland’s Border Eases Pressure on Its Government
BRUZGI, Belarus — Thousands of freezing, desperate migrants retreated last week from a sprawling encampment along Belarus’s border with Poland…
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Italy announces new restrictions for the unvaccinated.
ROME — Trying to stem a resurgence in coronavirus infections and prevent closures affecting everyone, Italy announced new restrictions for…
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British Lawmaker Is Reprimanded for Bringing Her Baby to a Debate
LONDON — Moments after Stella Creasy, a Labour lawmaker, left a parliamentary debate on Tuesday, she received an official complaint…
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The new German government plans to legalize cannabis.
Besides climate politics, digitalization and a higher minimum wage, the coalition has agreed on one fringe issue Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…
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Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes in English Channel
PARIS — A boat carrying migrants trying to reach Britain capsized on Wednesday in the English Channel off the coast…
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Europe reckons with calls for Covid restrictions to avoid a bleak winter.
The burden on national health systems in Europe from Covid will be “very high,” in December and January unless governments…