World
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2 More Detainees Are Approved for Transfer Out of Guantánamo
Two men who have been held for years without charges at Guantánamo Bay — a Yemeni and an Afghan whose…
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Caribbean nations struggle with vaccination efforts.
In Guatemala, shortages of syringes have slowed vaccination efforts. In Haiti, logistical and security challenges after the devastating Aug. 14…
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China’s Power Problems Expose a Strategic Weakness
SHANGHAI — A bread company can’t get all the power it needs for its bakeries. A chemicals supplier for some…
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Amid U.S.-China Chill, Harvard Moves a Top Language Program to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Harvard University will move a popular Chinese-language program to Taipei from Beijing amid a broad chill in…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
A temporary morgue in Birmingham, England, in April.Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York TimesA damning report on Britain’s virus response…
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The U.S. will open the Canada and Mexico borders for fully vaccinated travelers.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions at the land borders with Canada and Mexico starting in November…
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E.U. Pledges $1.15 Billion in Afghan Aid as U.S. Talks to Taliban
WASHINGTON — World leaders met virtually on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing an economic and humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan,…
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Paddy Moloney, Irish Piper Who Led the Chieftains, Dies at 83
Paddy Moloney, the playful but disciplined frontman and bagpiper of the Chieftains, a band that was at the forefront of…
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Cases of ‘Havana Syndrome’ Reported at U.S. Embassy in Colombia
WASHINGTON — The State Department is investigating new complaints of brain injuries linked to the so-called Havana Syndrome at the…
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Iraq Says It Arrested a Leading Islamic State Figure
BAGHDAD — Iraq says it has captured the Islamic State’s finance chief, a rare arrest of a major ISIS figure…