World
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With Lawmaker’s Killing, the U.K. Confronts a New Episode of Terrorism
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other British leaders paid their respects on Saturday morning at a church east…
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In Venezuela, a Rum Maker Offers Gangsters a Life Outside of Crime
In the process, the family running the company, Ron Santa Teresa, has gone from bankruptcy to exporting an award-winning vintage…
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What Are Political ‘Surgeries’ in Britain?
David Amess, a British lawmaker who was stabbed to death on Friday, warned in a book published less than a…
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China’s Latest Craze: Scripted Murders, With Real Tears and Piracy
The murders are scripted. The money is real. In cities throughout China, young people are flocking to clubs to play…
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In the Land of the Godfather Comes a Ban on Them
CATANIA, Italy — The mother had prepared everything for the baptism. She dressed her infant son Antonio in a handmade…
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New Zealand Attempts a Record-Setting ‘Vaxathon’
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Since New Zealand closed its borders in March 2020, setting the stage for one of the…
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Mining for Gold in Australia’s Migrant Past
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. On the…
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Australian residents stranded overseas will be allowed to return to New South Wales.
New South Wales will become the first Australian state to allow fully vaccinated residents to return to the country without…
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Quebec Language Debate Spurs Eerie Sense of Déjà-Vu
MONTREAL — When I go for a stroll in my Montreal neighborhood, the bourgeois-bohemian Plateau-Mont-Royal, I hear a Babel of…
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‘The Only Exit’: Where Soldiers Are Dying After Sexual Assaults
SEOUL — The soldiers were driving back to the South Korean air force base after dinner and drinks on…