World
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The World Keeps Spinning, but the Astor Place Cube Is Stuck in Place
The 55-year-old sculpture doesn’t move the way it used to. Those who love it want it to be fixed quickly.
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Snow and Cold Bring Parts of U.K. to a Standstill
Unusually freezing temperatures raised concerns about energy costs. Three children died after falling into an icy lake, the police said.
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‘It Doesn’t Hurt at All’: In China’s New Covid Strategy, Vaccines Matter
As the government drops its restrictions, it not only needs to convince people that the virus is nothing to fear,…
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Japan Needs Indian Tech Workers. But Do They Need Japan?
Recruiters call the push a crucial test of whether the world’s third-largest economy can compete with the U.S. and Europe…
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Russia Is Using Old Ukrainian Missiles Against Ukraine, General Says
The missiles, returned to Russia in the 1990s under an agreement aimed at assuring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, have…
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Biden Is Bringing Africa’s Leaders to Washington, Hoping to Impress
China, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are all vying for influence in Africa. What will the Biden administration…
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Your Monday Briefing
The German aristocrat connected to a plot to overthrow the government.
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Ukraine Faces More Outages and Strikes Russian-Controlled Melitopol
The attack on Melitopol signals the importance of longer-range weapons in Ukraine’s campaign to recapture land in the south.
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U.S. Commandos Kill Two Islamic State Officials in Syria
Special Operations forces carried out an overnight helicopter raid at the compound of an official who the military said was…
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Indigenous Australians Fight to Protect Sacred Art From Industry and Pollution
In Western Australia, new projects would supercharge gas drilling and processing. Traditional owners of the land say their heritage sites…