World
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Hello, fellow kids: Italian politicians turn to TikTok for votes.
Italian politicians are on a virtual hunt for undecided voters. Over the summer, as polls suggested that most of those…
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Whatever Happened to the Starter Home?
The American starter home has been a bungalow, a shotgun house, a rowhome.Credit...Library of CongressAs recently as the 1990s, when…
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Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’
Before South Korea became globally known for its beauty products, kimchi and pop groups, it was known as the Land…
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Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions
In the months before March 2020, the food sellers in Kyoto’s Nishiki market often wished for an end to the…
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On the Edge of Delhi, a Dynamic Cultural Scene Takes Shape
“Delhi is a soldiers’ town, a politicians’ town, journalists’, diplomats’ town. It is Asia’s Washington, though not so picturesque,” wrote…
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Sundance Liked Her Documentary on Terrorism, Until Muslim Critics Didn’t
Meg Smaker felt exhilarated last November. After 16 months filming inside a Saudi rehabilitation center for accused terrorists, she learned…
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Deadlier Than the Titanic: A Ferry Set Out With About 1,900 Aboard. Only 64 Survived.
ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal — Up on the deck, dozens of university students played cards. In the first-class cabins below, passengers watched…
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Super Typhoon Noru Heads for Philippines After ‘Explosive’ Surge
MANILA — Super Typhoon Noru was on course to slam into the densely populated main island of Luzon in the…
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The New India: Expanding Influence Abroad, Straining Democracy at Home
NEW DELHI — On the margins of a summit meant as a show of force for a Russian leader seeking…
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North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Off Its East Coast
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday in its first ballistic missile test in…