World
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China’s Weapon Test Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. General Says
WASHINGTON — A Chinese test of a hypersonic missile designed to evade American nuclear defenses was “very close” to a…
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Taliban Allow Girls to Return to Some High Schools, but With Big Caveats
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — When Narges and her younger sisters were finally allowed to return to school last month, they braced…
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Australians will soon be allowed to freely travel abroad if they are fully vaccinated.
The health minister of Australia announced on Wednesday that fully vaccinated residents would finally be allowed to travel abroad starting…
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Gangs Rule Much of Haiti. For Many, It Means No Fuel, No Power, No Food.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs blocking Haiti’s ports, choking off fuel shipments. Hospitals on the verge of shutting down as generators…
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Japan Stays Tough on Cannabis as Other Nations Loosen Up
KOBE, Japan — From an early age, Japanese society had conditioned Takayuki Miyabe to fear marijuana. But that was before…
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He Won the Nobel. Why Are His Books So Hard to Find?
When Abdulrazak Gurnah released his 10th book, “Afterlives,” last year, his editor was sure it would become his first major…
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Pastries and Persuasion: How a Global Tax Deal Got Done
WASHINGTON — Over a two-hour breakfast of tea and pastries at the Hotel Amigo in Brussels in July, Treasury Secretary…
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Brazilian senators vote to seek 9 criminal charges against Bolsonaro.
RIO DE JANEIRO — A congressional panel in Brazil voted to recommend nine criminal charges against President Jair Bolsonaro, including…
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Japan’s Communists Are Hardly Radical, but Make a Handy Election Target
TOKYO — The Japan Communist Party is the oldest political party in the country. It’s the largest nonruling Communist party…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Flooding in Germany in July. Credit...Gordon Welters for The New York TimesA path to dangerous warming Ahead of a major…