World
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A Russian Pipeline Changes Direction, and Energy Politics Come to the Fore
MOSCOW — Natural gas, already in short supply in Europe this fall, began moving away from Germany on Saturday and…
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A South African Town Lacks Water and Electricity. But Mayors? It Has Two.
LICHTENBURG, South Africa — Walking through what could be the charming tree-lined streets of Lichtenburg in South Africa’s rural heartland…
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Pressure Grows on G20 Nations to Get Covid Vaccines to the Poor
ROME — From the opening moments of the Group of 20 summit on Saturday, the leaders of the world’s largest…
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‘Es un caos para Haití’: las pandillas controlan gran parte del país y la gente se queda sin combustible y alimentos
PUERTO PRÍNCIPE, Haití — Las pandillas han tomado los puertos de Haití y detienen los cargamentos de combustible. Los hospitales…
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The nuclear impasse with Iran is also on the G20 agenda.
In the vortex of global challenges facing the Group of 20 leaders — the tenacious coronavirus, the disrupted economy, the…
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Pressure mounts on G20 nations to get Covid vaccines to poorer countries.
As President Biden and other leaders gathered on Saturday to discuss plans to protect against future pandemics, health experts and…
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Biden Finds Raising Corporate Tax Rates Easier Abroad Than at Home
ROME — President Biden and other world leaders endorsed a landmark global agreement on Saturday that seeks to block large…
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A German buddy act: Merkel invites her successor to tag along.
BERLIN — When Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany meets President Biden at the Group of 20 summit in Rome this…
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Xi Hasn’t Left China in 21 Months. Covid May Be Only Part of the Reason.
When the presidents and prime ministers of the Group of 20 nations meet in Rome this weekend, China’s leader, Xi…
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When the Soviets Set Off the Biggest Nuclear Bomb, J.F.K. Didn’t Flinch
Sixty years ago on Saturday, the Soviet Union detonated the world’s most powerful nuclear weapon, with a force 3,333 times…