World
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Another Day, Another Crash: Life by Britain’s Most Bashed Bridge
A railway bridge with a shallow underpass is bashed into by vehicles with startling regularity, causing mostly embarrassment, but sending…
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In Ukraine, Christmas Lights Defy Darkness of War, and Children Ask for Peace
One town is protecting a statue of St. Nick with sandbags, another is putting its Christmas tree underground and others…
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Day 25: That Time an Orthodox Jew Celebrated Christmas
The first and only time that Alex Edelman’s family celebrated Christmas, their tree was topped not by a star, but…
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Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88
Known as the Garlic King, he used his enthusiasm and a business acumen to build an empire around the once-lowly…
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Fuel Tanker Wedged Beneath Overpass Explodes Near Hospital in South Africa
At least nine people were killed and 60 injured from the ensuing fireball, in a scene a witness described as…
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With Unfit Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities in Canada Bear Hardship
NORTH SPIRIT LAKE FIRST NATION, Ontario — There was not enough bottled water to go around. Ida Rae had stashed…
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The Syrian Family That Rebuilt a Chocolate Empire in Nova Scotia
Seven years on, Peace by Chocolate continues to expand, and its founder has become an advocate of more open immigration.
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Storm Batters Canada, Leaving Thousands Without Power
Every province and territory in Canada issued an emergency weather warning on Saturday, as winter storms left thousands without power,…
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Russia Shells Kherson, Killing 5 as Zelensky Warns More Strikes Could Mar Christmas
Ukraine’s leader had urged vigilance after the military noted the presence of Russian ships carrying cruise missiles in the Black…
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Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa
BANGUI, Central African Republic — In early March, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its third week, a Russian diplomat…