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Russia Pours Fighters Into Battle for Bakhmut
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John
on January 2023
China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Bringing Relief, Grief and Anxiety
A closed PCR testing booth sits idle in Shanghai. China’s Covid cases fell dramatically and case numbers peaked in December, according to Chinese public health officials.
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John
on January 2023
Pope Francis Visits Congo: What to Know
Internally displaced Congolese carry charcoal from the forest at the foot of Nyiragongo Volcano in Virunga National Park to the market in Kibati, this month.
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John
on January 2023
Pope Francis Lands in Congo, Where All His Priorities Converge
Francis arriving at N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa on Tuesday. He is the first pope to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1985.
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John
on January 2023
A Risky Trade in Ukraine Grows Riskier Amid the War
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John
on January 2023
Blinken Meets With Palestinian Leader After Surge in Violence
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, left, visited the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in Ramallah, part of a whirlwind regional tour coinciding with one of the deadliest months in the West Bank in several years.
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John
on January 2023
Brexit Turns 3. Why Is No One Wearing a Party Hat?
The International Monetary Fund said this week that Britain would be the world’s only major economy to contract in 2023, performing even worse than blacklisted Russia.
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John
on January 2023
Support for Tunisian President Slipping After Parliament Vote
Farouk Bouasker, president of the Tunisian electoral authority, announced some turnout results on Sunday for the second round of the parliamentary elections the capital, Tunis.
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John
on January 2023
Sri Lanka Is Calm Again. That Doesn’t Mean Things Are Any Better.
Economic data paints a picture of starkly diminished lives in Sri Lanka, with inflation at nearly 60 percent.
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John
on January 2023
France’s Pension Plan Strikes, Explained
Protesters in Nantes, France, during a nationwide strike in late January to voice their anger over proposed changes to the pension system.
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John
on January 2023
Wagner Group May Have Committed War Crimes in Mali, UN Experts Say
Wagner operatives at the Mopti airport, in central Mali, in February last year.
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John
on January 2023
The Double Whammy Making Italy the West’s Fastest-Shrinking Nation
The Elderly and Children Together project in Piacenza, Italy, in December.
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John
on January 2023
Golf Course or Housing? A Patch of Green Divides Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Golf Club, in the Fanling area of the city, in 2018.
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John
on January 2023
Gandhi’s Life in Photos, 75 Years After His Assassination
Mohandas K. Gandhi, affectionately called “Bapu,” or father, was killed on Jan. 30, 1948. He is still revered by many, his name a byword for a certain kind of virtue and action.
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John
on January 2023
U.S. Courts India as Technology Partner to Counter China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Biden said in May that they would begin talks about critical technology.
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John
on January 2023
Netanyahu Juggles Competing Goals Over Palestinian Attacks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arriving at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.
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John
on January 2023
Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds
Villages across China are returning to normal.
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John
on January 2023
Pakistan Grapples with Terrorist Attack That Left 101 Dead
The bombing of a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, knocked the city back in time, to an era where terrorist attacks were more prevalent.
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John
on January 2023
U.S. Says Russia Fails to Comply With START, a Nuclear Arms Treaty
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year by the Russian military under the command of President Vladimir V. Putin makes any further negotiations over arms control difficult.
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John
on January 2023
In Photos: Pope Francis Visits Africa
Pope Francis arriving on Tuesday at N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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John
on January 2023
Iran and Russia Move Toward Linking Their Banking Systems
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran.
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John
on January 2023
An Underused Covid Treatment
Paxlovid being manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in 2021.
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John
on January 2023
Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends
The port at Vladivostok, Russia. Analysts estimate that Russia’s imports may have already recovered to prewar levels.
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John
on January 2023
Russia’s economic growth suggests Western sanctions are having a limited impact.
Lukoil oil field in the Baltic Sea, Russia. A plan to cap the price of Russian oil exports is not expected to substantially curtail its energy revenue.
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John
on January 2023
The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory
The first Boeing 747 at the plant in Washington State in September 1968.
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John
on January 2023
Ukraine Redoubles Its Efforts to Obtain Fighter Jets
A Polish F-16 during a NATO exercise over Lask last year.
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John
on January 2023
IMF Upgrades Global Economic Outlook as Inflation Eases
China is projected to pick up the slack with output accelerating to 5.2 percent in 2023 from 3 percent in 2022.
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John
on January 2023
Ukraine Urges Allies to Speed Up Delivery of Weaponry
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark during a visit to the city of Mykolaiv on Monday.
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John
on January 2023
BBC Arabic Radio Airs Final Broadcast After 85 Years
The BBC’s leaders said that the demands of an increasingly digital media landscape preceded their decision to scale down radio services.
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John
on January 2023
Your Tuesday Briefing: A Bombing in Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, killing multiple people and wounding scores of worshippers.
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John
on January 2023
NATO’s Chief Hints That South Korea Should Consider Military Aid to Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, speaking at the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies in Seoul on Sunday.
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John
on January 2023
Turkey Raises Fresh Objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO Bids
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking in Ankara this month.
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John
on January 2023
Boris Johnson Claims Putin Threatened to Fire a Missile at Him
Boris Johnson visiting Borodianka, Ukraine, this month.
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John
on January 2023
How the Migrant Surge Is Playing Out Beyond the Southern U.S.
Migrants arriving in New York City by bus from Texas in December.
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John
on January 2023
Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Mosque Kills At Least 87
Rescue workers treated a person wounded in the attack on Monday at a mosque frequented by police officers in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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John
on January 2023
Blinken Meets Netanyahu at Turbulent Moment for Israel
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arriving for a joint news conference in Jerusalem on Monday.
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John
on January 2023
Baghdad Loses Green Space to Real Estate Boom
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John
on January 2023
Some Wagner Convict Fighters in Ukraine Are Returning to Russia
A poster showing a member of the Russian military near the headquarters of the Wagner private military company in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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John
on January 2023
Your Monday Briefing
Checking the damage after a fire in a village near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
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John
on January 2023
‘Squid Game’ Actor Oh Young-soo Goes on Trial on Sex Crime Charges on Feb. 3
Oh Young-soo arriving at a “Squid Game” event in Los Angeles in 2022.
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John
on January 2023
Israel Launched Drone Attack on Iranian Facility, Officials Say
A video capturing what is said to be the moment a drone hit a military factory in Isfahan, Iran.
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John
on January 2023
As Israelis Grieve, Some Palestinians Exult, and Some Fear What’s Next
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John
on January 2023
Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating
Protesters in Times Square on Friday.
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John
on January 2023
The Hunt for Nazi-Buried Treasure in a Dutch Village
Annet Waalkens, an adviser at the Dutch National Archives in The Hague, with the file that includes the hand-drawn map by a Nazi soldier from the 1940s.
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John
on January 2023
In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist
Dr. Goodman in an image from a 2021 video of a community meeting in Massachusetts regarding health concerns related to a fireworks facility.
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John
on January 2023
Russia and Ukraine Battle for Control of Villages Near the Key City of Bakhmut
Ukrainian soldiers on their way to the front line on Saturday in eastern Ukraine.
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John
on January 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Fires Nadhim Zahawi, U.K. Conservative Party Chairman
Nadhim Zahawi leaving the Conservative Party offices in London last week.
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John
on January 2023
Industry Gatekeepers
A small number of people demonstrated outside the Senate office building during the hearing on Tuesday, some holding signs referencing the Taylor Swift ticket debacle.
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John
on January 2023
Palestinian Man Fatally Shot as Violence Continues in Israel
A Palestinian man checking damage on Sunday after a fire overnight in a village near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
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John
on January 2023
Bus Plunge in Pakistan Kills at Least 40
The wreckage of a passenger bus that plunged down a ravine on Sunday on the road from Quetta to Karachi, Pakistan.
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John
on January 2023
Iran Says It Thwarted a Drone Attack on a Munitions Facility
Isfahan, a city in central Iran that was the target of a drone strike Saturday.
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John
on January 2023
Hundreds Gather to Memorialize Renowned African Human Rights Lawyer
Thulani Maseko in 2018 in Eswatini. He was killed a week ago.
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John
on January 2023
Netherlands and Japan Said to Join U.S. in Curbing China’s Access to Chip Tech
Workers at ASML in Veldhoven, Netherlands in 2018. The company’s products include advanced semiconductor printing machines.
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John
on January 2023
Czech Republic Elects Petr Pavel President Over Andrej Babis
Petr Pavel, the winner of the runoff vote in the Czech Republic’s presidential election, arriving on Saturday at his campaign headquarters in Prague.
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John
on January 2023
Amid Spasm of Violence, Israel’s Far-Right Government Raises Risk of Escalation
Residents on Saturday mourned the killing of seven people the night before by a Palestinian gunman outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem.
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John
on January 2023
British Airline, Flybe, Collapses a Second Time
The British airline Flybe abruptly shut down on Saturday, stranding about 2,500 passengers.
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John
on January 2023
Fighting Rages in Eastern Ukraine Over Critical Supply Routes
Ukrainian soldiers on their way to the front line on Saturday in eastern Ukraine.
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John
on January 2023
Tiny Radioactive Capsule Missing in Australia
A reservoir at Rio Tinto mines last year. The missing capsule came from a Rio Tinto mine.
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John
on January 2023
The Gin Boom Trying to Change India, One Distillery at a Time
Nao Spirits was one of the first companies to distill, bottle and sell craft gin in Goa, in southern India. At this bottling plant, employees conducted a quality control check.
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John
on January 2023
2 Israelis Injured in Jerusalem Attack, Hours After a Nearby Mass Shooting
A person on a stretcher at what was believed to be the scene of the shooting on Saturday. The attack occurred in a mainly Palestinian district of East Jerusalem, not far from some of the holiest sites in the Old City.
Posted by
John
on January 2023