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After Violent Standoff, Pakistan Strikes Deal With Banned Islamist Group
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan averted a political showdown on Monday as officials reopened a key national highway that supporters of…
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David Attenborough urges summit participants to help ‘rewrite our story.’
David Attenborough, one of Britain’s most trusted public figures and among the world’s most recognizable voices for Earth’s natural beauty…
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Handball Federation Ends Bikini Bottom Requirement for Women
The International Handball Federation has updated its rules so that women will no longer be required to play in bikini…
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The U.N. leader warns that the world faces a ‘climate catastrophe.’
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, on Monday issued a blistering critique of the world’s failure to rein in…
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Thailand reopens to tourists from 63 countries without requiring quarantine.
Thailand reopened on Monday to fully vaccinated tourists arriving by air from 63 countries as it strives to revive its…
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What to watch for on Monday at COP26.
The next two days of the United Nations-led climate talks in Glasgow will be an opportunity to hear from nearly…
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Climate conference kicks off in Glasgow with floods and low expectations.
GLASGOW — The first day of climate talks got off to a rocky start. Critics swiftly played down the hours-old…
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Greta Thunberg is mobbed as she arrives in Glasgow.
Greta Thunberg’s arrival in Glasgow on Saturday for the United Nations climate conference quickly unfolded into a scene of chaos…
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The Stunning Grandeur of Soviet-Era Metros
It was a cold day in December 2014, and I was waiting for the train at Shchukinskaya, a station on…
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What to watch for on Monday at COP26.
The next two days of the United Nations-led climate talks in Glasgow will be an opportunity to hear from nearly…