Europe
-
Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Were Taken Without Her Consent, Is Honored by W.H.O.
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five who was dying of cervical cancer, went to Johns Hopkins Hospital…
-
Visconti’s Operatic Autopsy of German History, Restored Anew
The revered Italian director Luchino Visconti was openly gay yet devoutly Catholic, ostensibly Communist yet unyieldingly aristocratic. In short ...
-
Norway Bow and Arrow Attack Leaves Several Dead
OSLO — A man armed with a bow and arrow went on a rampage in a Norwegian town on Wednesday,…
-
What Is the Northern Ireland Protocol That Britain and the E.U. Are Squabbling Over?
LONDON — For months, a battle over the status of Northern Ireland has been the thorniest legacy of Brexit, even…
-
What Is the Northern Ireland Protocol That Britain and the E.U. Are Squabbling Over?
LONDON — For months, a battle over the status of Northern Ireland has been the thorniest legacy of Brexit, even…
-
U.S. Antigovernment Groups Are Influencing the French Far Right
WASHINGTON — Right-wing extremist groups in the United States have been influencing French groups, spreading antigovernment conspiracy theories ...
-
Czechs Defeat a Populist, Offering a Road Map for Toppling Strongmen
ROZDROJOVICE, Czech Republic — Marie Malenova, a Czech pensioner in a tidy, prosperous village in South Moravia, had not voted…
-
John Paul I, Pope for 33 Days in 1978, Will Be Beatified
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope John Paul I, the Italian pontiff who reigned for only 33 days before…
-
Britain Needs Truckers Fast; We Go to a School Where They Train
LONDON — The trainee edged toward an intersection for a seemingly impossible right-angle turn, and the 52-foot truck rumbled suddenly,…
-
Squid Game Ahead? No, Just Directions, British Police Explain
LONDON — A highway road sign in England featuring symbols similar to ones that appear in the hit Netflix series…