Europe
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‘Adapt or Die,’ U.K. Environment Agency Warns on Climate Change
LONDON — The British Environment Agency on Wednesday urged world leaders to take decisive action to combat climate change, issuing…
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Walking an Adventure Playground
The view from the eastern shore of Slovenia’s Lake Bohinj on a recent afternoon was the picture of Alpine summer…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
A temporary morgue in Birmingham, England, in April.Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York TimesA damning report on Britain’s virus response…
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E.U. Pledges $1.15 Billion in Afghan Aid as U.S. Talks to Taliban
WASHINGTON — World leaders met virtually on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing an economic and humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan,…
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Paddy Moloney, Irish Piper Who Led the Chieftains, Dies at 83
Paddy Moloney, the playful but disciplined frontman and bagpiper of the Chieftains, a band that was at the forefront of…
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Britain Escalates Dispute With European Union Over Northern Ireland
LONDON — Britain set itself on course for a new confrontationwith the European Union on Tuesday by demanding the replacement…
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Britain’s Covid Missteps Cost Thousands of Lives, Inquiry Finds
LONDON — Britain’s initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic “ranks as one of the most important public health failures the…
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Neil LaBute Seeks ‘The Answer to Everything’ in Germany
AUGSBURG, Germany — If all you know about Neil LaBute’s new play “The Answer to Everything” is that it’s an…
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Rise of a Far-Right Pundit Is Scrambling French Politics
PARIS — He is the anti-immigration son of parents from Algeria. He styles himself as the great defender of France’s…
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One Woman Won a Nobel This Year. Quotas Aren’t the Answer, an Official Says.
After a year in which only one out of 13 Nobel laureates was a woman, a top official at the…