Europe
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Putin and West Spar Over NATO’s Military Ties to Ukraine
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia demanded “legal guarantees” on Wednesday that the NATO alliance would never expand…
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Britain’s theatergoers cover up again, after months without masks.
Since England’s theaters reopened without restrictions in July, one thing has been as notable as the action onstage: the lack…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Travelers from South Africa being tested for Covid-19 on arrival at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.Credit...Remko De Waal/ANP, via Agence France…
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E.U. Interpreter Says Greece Expelled Him to Turkey in Migrant Roundup
ATHENS — For years, Greek officials have denied complaints from human rights groups that the country’s border agents have brutalized…
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How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant
For the hundreds of passengers traveling from South Africa to Amsterdam on Friday, flight KL592 had all the trappings of…
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England tightens restrictions as more Omicron cases found.
Thirteen cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in England, the British government confirmed on Tuesday. Britain has announced…
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Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Interred in France’s Tomb of Heroes
PARIS — Josephine Baker, born in Missouri and beloved of France, whose life spanned French music-hall stardom and American civil…
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NASA Delays Spacewalk, Citing Space Debris Threat to Astronauts
NASA officials called off a Tuesday spacewalk late Monday night for two of the agency’s astronauts after receiving alerts that…
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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than…
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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than…