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The choice for Japan’s prime minister is a party stalwart who lagged in opinion polls.
TOKYO — In a triumph of elite power brokers over public sentiment, Japan’s governing party on Wednesday elected Fumio Kishida,…
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In East Africa, Safari Workers Wash Cars, Fry Fish and Struggle to Survive
As she fried fish to pay for her bills and rent, Caroline Onyango was struck by optimistic news reports broadcast…
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Manny Pacquiao Retires, Saying ‘My Time as a Boxer Is Over’
MANILA — The Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement on Wednesday, a month after he lost to the…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Banking Committee hearing today.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesYellen warns of ...
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W.H.O. Workers Sexually Abused Women During Ebola Mission in Congo, Inquiry Finds
Doctors and other staff members working for the World Health Organization to render aid during an Ebola outbreak in the…
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How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China
WASHINGTON — The talks between the Justice Department and a top executive from Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, had stretched…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
We’re covering Gen. Mark Milley’s testimony and Japan’s unpredictable party leadership race. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
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A Brexit-Weary Britain Finds Itself in a New Crisis With Brexit Overtones
LONDON — Few things are more likely to set teeth on edge in Downing Street than the tentative winner of…
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Arts
Ego Nwodim Used to Be Obsessed With Jay-Z. Now She Is Again
The new season of “Saturday Night Live” was less than a month away. But Ego Nwodim’s brain was telling her…
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MacArthur Foundation Announces 2021 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
The historian and social critic Ibram X. Kendi is used to getting hate mail. And sometimes the disdain for him…