World
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Turning to Street Vending, New Migrants Find a Competitive World
Standing on a subway platform deep below Times Square, Natalí Tualombo, a newly arrived migrant from Ecuador, sold water bottles…
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It’s Getting Harder to Be Poor in New York
City services for the poor are lagging under Mayor Eric Adams. Also, Central Park’s Great Lawn, damaged in a concert,…
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Hi ‘Barbie’! Russian Theaters Find Ways to Screen Blockbusters Amid Sanctions
As people in much of the world flocked to see Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film “Barbie” this summer, viewers in Russia…
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The Moomins Live in Peace. Their Creator Tried to Do the Same.
A new exhibition in Paris explores how Tove Jansson imagined a kind world that reflected her values as a lesbian…
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China’s Top Art Investor Amassed a Big Collection. Now He’s Selling.
Liu Yiqian made global headlines in 2014 and 2015 by paying top prices for paintings and antiquities but is starting…
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The 8-Year-Old Boy at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism
The boy had seemed destined for a life of affluence and earthly pursuits. Born into the family behind a major…
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Here’s What to Know About Tensions Over Tibetan Buddhism
Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.
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Manitoba Elects a First Nations Member as Premier, a Canadian First
Wab Kinew, an Anishinaabe politician who leads the New Democratic Party, will replace the conservative Heather Stefanson as Manitoba’s leader.
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When Russia Is a Neighbor, Self-Defense Is Everyone’s Concern
The facade of the apartment building was blown off, the remains sagging to one side. Working together, the military police,…
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‘Our Language Is Dying’
The struggle to save Gagauz, a Turkic tongue used by dwindling numbers of people in an ethnic enclave of Moldova,…