World
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How Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, a W.N.B.A. Star, Spends Her Sundays
Ms. Laney-Hamilton, who plays for the New York Liberty, is often in the gym for hours on Sundays, for practice…
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Slovak Prime Minister Is Improving After Second Operation, Official Says
The suspect in the shooting of the prime minister, Robert Fico, appeared before a judge, who ordered that he would…
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Rescuers in Nepal Retrieve the Bodies of an American Climber and Her Guide
The two were racing to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the world when they were killed in an avalanche.
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Phil Wiggins, Virtuoso of the Blues Harmonica, Dies at 69
First as half of the duo Cephas and Wiggins and later on his own, he was one of the best-known…
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In Britain, Chasing a Glimpse of the Northern Lights
Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday,…
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Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil
Outrage over the pop star’s new music video brought Brazil’s struggle with religious intolerance into view.
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France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps
The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint…
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Russia Presses Attacks in Northeast Ukraine, Seeking Buffer Zone on Border
Advances by Russian forces have raised fears they could bring their artillery in range of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.
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At Cannes, Inspiration From Ancient Romans and Modern Women
Though the history-inflected “Furiosa” and “Megalopolis” were the hottest tickets, films by Andrea Arnold and Rungano Nyoni proved to be…
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Russians Poured Over Ukraine’s Border. There Was Little to Stop Them.
The stunning incursion into the Kharkiv Region lays bare the challenges facing Ukraine’s weary and thinly stretched forces as Russia…