World
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They Had the Vaccines and a Plan to Reopen. Instead They Got Cold Feet.
SINGAPORE — The vaccines were supposed to be the ticket out of the pandemic. But in Singapore, things did not…
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Your Friday Briefing
Senator Joe Manchin talking with reporters after voting to raise the debt ceiling.Credit...T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York TimesSenate agrees…
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Covid’s Relentless Strain on a Melbourne Hospital
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s…
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U.N. Votes to Appoint Human Rights Watchdog in Afghanistan
GENEVA — Spurred by mounting evidence of Taliban abuses since the group seized power two months ago, the United Nations…
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Africans Welcome New Malaria Vaccine. But Is It a ‘Game Changer’?
NAIROBI, Kenya — When babies are born in western Kenya, where malaria is rife, many mothers are sent home from…
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Your Friday Briefing
We’re covering the rush to buy Covid treatment pills in Asia, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and…
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As Europe Faces a Cold Winter, Putin Seizes on the Leverage From Russia’s Gas Output
MOSCOW — In Europe, the surge in the price of natural gas has halted factories, startled politicians and alarmed consumers…
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Poland’s Top Court Rules Its Constitution Trumps Some E.U. Laws
WARSAW — Poland’s constitutional court on Thursday set up a head-on collision with the European Union by ruling that the…
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In Iraqi Elections, Guns and Money Still Dominate Politics
BAGHDAD — Outside the headquarters of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the main Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, fighters have posted…
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Bitcoin Preaches Financial Liberty. A Strongman Is Testing That Promise.
SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador — Bitcoin’s proponents dream of a financial system largely free of government meddling. But the first…