World
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Chanel Goes to Africa
The French brand brought its Métiers d’Art show to Dakar.
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German Plotters, Long Dismissed as Fringe, Got a Lift From QAnon
Reichsbürger, the movement behind a plan to overthrow Germany’s government, gained momentum from conspiracy theories that grew during the pandemic,…
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Ukrainian official says 6 civilians were killed when Russians shelled a town center.
A Russian artillery barrage killed six civilians on Wednesday and wounded five others in the eastern town of Kurakhove, Ukrainian…
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Iran Executes Man Over Nationwide Protests
Mohsen Shekari, 23, had been sentenced to death on accusations of blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member…
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How Will China Turn Its Economy Back On? The World Is About to Find Out.
Strict “zero Covid” curbs have been smothering growth. After easing them, Beijing faces the twin challenges of rising caseloads and…
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How Old Are You? South Korea Tries to Simplify What Should Be a Simple Question.
Three ways of calculating age coexist in South Korea, so lawmakers have passed a law uniting behind the world standard…
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Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour
App services warn that a proposed wage increase for New York City workers could mean higher delivery costs.
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Prominent Gay Republicans Helped Smooth the Way for Marriage Bill
Behind the success of the Respect for Marriage Act was a group of prominent Republicans, some of them gay, who…
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How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control
The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming.…
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A ‘Stunning’ 1,300-Year-Old Gold Necklace Is Unearthed in England
The jewelry found in an ancient grave site in Northamptonshire may have belonged to a woman who was an early…