World
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Long Walk From Freedom: Indebted Gazan Trudges to Jail 17th Time. Or 18th.
GAZA CITY — When Wasfi al-Garosha returned to jail, shortly after sunrise one September morning in Gaza City, his daughter…
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Your Tuesday Briefing
President Biden urged countries to cooperate in the fight against climate change during the opening day of the summit.Credit...Erin Schaff/The…
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Global Leaders Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030
Leaders of more than 100 countries, including Brazil, China and the United States, vowed on Monday at climate talks in…
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Leaders Warn of Climate ‘Doomsday’ as Old Rifts Divide Summit’s First Day
GLASGOW — World leaders opened a pivotal climate summit in Scotland on Monday with apocalyptic warnings about the scarce time…
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Nigeria Building Collapse Kills at Least 4 With Many More Trapped
NAIROBI, Kenya — A 21-story building under construction crumbled on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria’s financial capital and Africa’s largest city…
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Your Tuesday Briefing
We’re covering fierce calls for action at COP26 and taking stock of the pandemic as the world passes five million…
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New Zealand Held a Contest for Bird of the Year. The Birds Lost.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The candidates didn’t know they were running. The winner received no prize. And, at least by…
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Narendra Modi says India will sharply increase renewable energy.
India announced on Monday that it would significantly expand renewable energy sources in its total energy mix and called on…
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Egypt Poised to Expand Security Powers of President and Military
CAIRO — Egypt is poised to expand the national security powers of the president and military with legislation that will…
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Who’s attending (Biden and Modi), and who isn’t (Putin and Xi).
When President Biden was asked in Rome on Sunday about criticism of the world’s wealthiest economies to do more to…