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8 Women and 8 Men: Germany Gets Its First Gender-Equal Cabinet
BERLIN — For the first time in 16 years, Germany will be run by a man. But although Angela Merkel…
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Scandal-Shaken Austria Gets Its 3rd Chancellor This Year
Austria swore in a new chancellor, Karl Nehammer, on Monday, the third person in two months to take up the…
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The Variant Hunters: Inside South Africa’s Effort to Stanch Dangerous Mutations
NTUZUMA, South Africa — A few months ago, Sizakele Mathe, a community health worker in this sprawling hillside township on…
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China Nears a Reckoning as Property Firms Face Tough Deadlines
China’s debt-loaded property market is headed for a reckoning, as China Evergrande Group and another troubled housing developer face deadlines…
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Thailand reports its first case of the Omicron variant, in a U.S. citizen visiting from Spain.
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced the country’s first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, in…
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Aung San Suu Kyi Falls, but Myanmar’s Democratic Hopes Move On
When a court in Myanmar on Monday sentenced Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in custody, it closed…
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In New Zealand, the Fishhook Pendant Called Hei Matau
The Maori, New Zealand’s Indigenous people, navigated to the country from Polynesia by sea, some arriving as early as the…
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Arts
Signs of Sea Change at Art Basel Miami: More Galleries of Color
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. —Kendra Jayne Patrick’s booth was buzzing at Art Basel on Tuesday during the V.I.P. opening as visitors…
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Kodi Smit-McPhee on Quiet Confidence, Chronic Pain and ‘The Power of the Dog’
This interview contains major spoilers from “The Power of the Dog.” When it came to Kodi Smit-McPhee’s performance in “The…
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How ‘West Side Story’ Could Make (Even More) Oscar History
Few films have ever won more Oscars than the 1961 musical “West Side Story,” which claimed 10 trophies including best…