World
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Man Whose Attack on Ex-Wife Was Livestreamed Gets Death Penalty in China
A court in China gave the death penalty to a man who murdered his ex-wife while she was livestreaming, a…
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Your Friday Briefing
Vaccinations in San Francisco this summer. Infections are down more than 40 percent since August.Credit...Mike Kai Chen for The New…
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Faulty Studs Led to Mexico City Metro Collapse, Attorney General Says
MEXICO CITY — Poorly placed studs, clear design flaws and deficient welding led to a collapse in the capital’s metro…
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Van Gogh Watercolor, Once Seized by Nazis, to be Sold at Auction
A watercolor by Vincent van Gogh, seized by the Nazis during World War II and not publicly exhibited since 1905,…
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Deadly Clashes in Beirut Escalate Fears Over Lebanon’s Dysfunction
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Armed clashes between sectarian militias transformed Beirut neighborhoods into a deadly war zone on Thursday, raising fears…
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‘It Was a Sea of Flames’: At Least 46 Killed in Taiwan Apartment Fire
TAIPEI, Taiwan — At least 46 people were killed and dozens of others injured after a fire broke out early…
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Exuberant Art and Cable Car Can Lift a Poor, Violent Place Only So High
MEXICO CITY — Observed from a soaring cable car, the city is a sea of concrete stretching to the horizon,…
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Meteorite Crashes Through Ceiling and Lands on Woman’s Bed
Ruth Hamilton was fast asleep in her home in British Columbia when she awoke to the sound of her dog…
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Your Thursday Briefing
Supporters of the Czech Republic’s opposition coalition celebrating the election results on Saturday in Prague.Credit...EPA, via ...
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Visconti’s Operatic Autopsy of German History, Restored Anew
The revered Italian director Luchino Visconti was openly gay yet devoutly Catholic, ostensibly Communist yet unyieldingly aristocratic. In short ...