World
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An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Dozens of brightly painted coffins marked with the initials of dead Kurdish civilians were laid out on…
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Kim Jong-un’s New Year Resolution: More Food for North Korea
SEOUL — Kim Jong-un has begun his second decade as North Korea’s leader with a vow to alleviate the country’s…
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Once a Janitor, Now the Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal
With a touch of chutzpah and “a little help from God,” Braulio Rocha, a Roman Catholic Portuguese immigrant, traded in…
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‘Es como una limpieza’: la tradición de quemar años viejos
Cada diciembre, Jaime Iván Salazar y su familia, como muchos en Colombia, Ecuador y otras regiones de América Latina, hicieron…
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In Remembering Tutu, South Africa Reckons With Lasting Challenges
JOHANNESBURG — In a requiem Mass that interwove several southern African languages, in the style of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s own…
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What Default? With Confetti and Fanfare, Evergrande Says It’s Ready to Build.
To mark the completion of a residential complex called World City, the indebted property giant China Evergrande Group held an…
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A Digital Manhunt: How Chinese Police Track Critics on Twitter and Facebook
When Jennifer Chen traveled back to her hometown in central China last winter for Lunar New Year, she thought little…
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Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim
MOUNT KARKOM, Israel — The mountain kept its secrets for centuries, its air of sacred mystery enhanced by a remote…
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Your Friday Briefing
President Biden talked with Vladimir Putin for 50 minutes.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesA call between Biden and Putin…
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Omicron Strains France’s Social Contract on Covid
PARIS — The deal was simple: Get vaccinated and get your normal life back. In a country with high levels…