World
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Power Outage Sweeps Pakistan, Dropping Millions Into Darkness
Blackouts are becoming increasingly common in Pakistan, where small failures can lead to cascading effects through the nation’s deteriorating power…
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Former Top F.B.I. Official in New York Charged in Money Laundering
Prosecutors say Charles McGonigal, who was chief of counterintelligence in the city, took payments from Oleg Deripaska to investigate a…
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For British Farmers, the Effects of Brexit Have Become Clearer
In the years since Britain voted to quit the E.U., many Eastern Europeans have left the country, adding to a…
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Zelensky vows action against corruption after a minister is fired for embezzlement.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has vowed to take action against corruption in the wake of an official’s dismissal for…
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In Moscow, a Quiet Antiwar Protest With Flowers and Plush Toys
Amid Russia’s crackdown on resistance to the war in Ukraine, some have dared to lay bouquets and other offerings at…
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In Egypt, Eggs Are Becoming a Luxury and Lenders Are Setting Terms
After months of punishing inflation and a plummeting currency value, Egyptians are growing louder about an economic crisis. In exchange…
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As Thousands Fall Behind on Rent, Public Housing Faces ‘Disaster’
The New York City Housing Authority collected just 65 percent of the rent it charged in the 12 months leading…
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A Deadly Epidural, Delivered by a Doctor With a History of Mistakes
Dr. Dmitry Shelchkov, an anesthesiologist at a public hospital in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Brooklyn, would later say that…
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If You Buy This 359-Year-Old Deed, Would You Own Manhattan?
The document, the charter from when the British seized New York from the Dutch, is on the auction block with…
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In New Zealand, Sauvignon Wishes and Sashimi Dreams
For my first night on New Zealand’s South Island, I’d booked an Airbnb in Hawkesbury, a hamlet in the middle…