World
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In Britain, Rising Prices and Shortages Evoke 1970s-Style Jitters
LONDON — Long lines at gas stations, rising fuel prices, empty shelves in supermarkets, and worries about runaway inflation. Britons…
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Ahead of German Election, Hundreds of Thousands Demand Climate Action
BERLIN — Hundreds of thousands of young people around the world on Friday returned to the streets for the first…
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Overlooked No More: Remedios Varo, Spanish Painter of Magic, Mysticism and Science
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported…
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Who is Meng Wanzhou?
When Meng Wanzhou was arrested by the Canadian authorities in the Vancouver airport while changing flights December 2018, she suddenly…
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Italy Frees Catalan Separatist Leader From Jail. Here’s How the Case Has Gone.
Italy released a former leader of Spain’s Catalonia region from jail on Friday, a day after his arrest on a…
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Man Convicted in Thefts of a van Gogh and a Hals From Dutch Museums
A three-judge panel in the Netherlands on Friday found a man guilty of stealing paintings by van Gogh and Frans…
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Can Macron Lead the European Union After Merkel Retires?
PARIS — After Germans vote on Sunday and a new government is formed, Chancellor Angela Merkel will leave office after…
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A Nervy Trip to Kabul: How Ukraine Negotiated With the Taliban and Rescued 96 Afghans
KYIV, Ukraine — Before departing for Afghanistan, an elite team of Ukrainian troops gathered in a circle outside the airport…
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Huawei Is Set to Appear in U.S. Court
The Chinese technology company Huawei was scheduled for a hearing in a Brooklyn federal court on Friday, potentially clearing the…
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To His Surprise, His Play About 2 Dead U.K. Politicians Struck a Chord
LONDON — A play about two long-dead British politicians might not be an obvious winner in London’s West End. But…