World
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The W.H.O. skips forward two Greek letters, avoiding a Xi variant.
When the World Health Organization began to name the emerging variants of the coronavirus, officials turned to the Greek alphabet…
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What’s at Stake in the Honduran Presidential Election?
In what may be their country’s most significant elections in more than a decade, Hondurans will head to the polls…
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A Curator Makes Room for Big Ideas and Big Art
MEXICO CITY — Art Basel had practical purposes in mind when it introduced the Meridians section to its sprawling Miami…
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‘You’re Not Helpless’: For London Women, Learning to Fight Builds Confidence
LONDON — The thwack of fists hitting hand pads echoed through the studio as pairs of women circled each other,…
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More countries restrict travel from southern Africa.
As Saturday dawned around the world, more countries were introducing restrictions on travelers from southern Africa over concerns about the…
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Laszlo Z. Bito, Scientist, Novelist and Philanthropist, Dies at 87
Laszlo Bito, a research scientist who fled communist oppression in Hungary, discovered a breakthrough treatment for glaucoma while at Columbia…
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A Tale of Culinary Reconciliation, Beside the Eiffel Tower
PARIS — A couple decades ago France suffered a severe shock. A Spanish restaurant called El Bulli, on the Catalan…
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Él sabe quién ganó el Balón de Oro. Y no, no lo dirá
En esta época del año, Pascal Ferré responde la misma llamada, una y otra vez. Lo llaman de todo el…
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A Couple’s Dream of Reuniting in England Is Dashed in a Channel Disaster
SORAN, Iraq — Maryam Nuri had never been on a plane before she boarded a flight from Iraq in early…
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As Omicron Variant Circles the Globe, African Nations Are Blamed and Banned
Nations in southern Africa protested bitterly on Saturday as more of the world’s wealthiest countries cut them off from travel,…