World
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Hong Kong will offer extra shots to high-risk residents next week.
Hong Kong has said that it will offer free additional doses of Covid vaccines to residents with a higher risk…
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South Korea will hospitalize all Covid patients taking the college entrance exam.
South Korea said on Thursday that it would hospitalize even asymptomatic high school seniors with Covid if they are taking…
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Conflict-of-Interest Case Has Boris Johnson Reversing Course, Again
Since taking power in 2019, Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, has often reversed course, changing his mind on everything from…
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Iran Seizes an Oil Tanker, but Whose Tanker Is Disputed
American and Iranian officials both said Wednesday that Iran had seized an oil tanker in the Sea of Oman last…
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The U.S. blacklists the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm.
The Biden administration blacklisted the NSO Group, an Israeli cyber-surveillance company, on Wednesday, saying that the company had supplied ...
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Your Thursday Briefing
We’re covering U.S. election results indicating dissatisfaction with Democrats and a growing threat from the Islamic State in Afghanistan. The…
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Spain is facing the loss of a major source of natural gas.
Algeria has stopped supplying gas through one of its main pipelines that crosses Morocco, a move that could threaten Spain…
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South Africa secured $8.5 billion to transition away from coal. It’ll be a test case.
For years at global climate talks, developing countries have said that they need more financial help from wealthy nations to…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, President of Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and President Biden at…
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Torn From Parents in the Belgian Congo, Women Seek Reparations
BRUSSELS — The girls were as young as 2, some still breastfeeding, and no older than 4 when they were…