Europe
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Battered Towns in England’s North Test Johnson’s Plan to ‘Level Up’
REDCAR, England — Standing 180 foot tall, the coal bunker that dominated the skyline at the defunct steel works in…
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Romans Choose From a Crowded Field to Run a Chaotic City
ROME — In the five years since Virginia Raggi became mayor, Rome has had some problems. Garbage has piled up…
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U.K. Aims to Ease Trucker Shortage With Visas Into 2022
LONDON — Britain’s government, under increasing pressure to ease a truck driver shortage and supply-chain issues that have left many…
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As Bikers Throng the Streets, ‘It’s Like Paris Is in Anarchy’
PARIS — On a recent afternoon, the Rue de Rivoli looked like this: Cyclists blowing through red lights in two…
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Stanley Tucci’s Passion Was Acting. Now, It’s Food.
LONDON — About three years ago, the actor Stanley Tucci was strapped to a board in a New York hospital,…
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Nearly 60 Reported Dead in Effort to Reach Canary Islands
Nearly 60 African migrants are believed to have drowned while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, the latest tragedy during…
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Nearly 60 Reported Dead in Effort to Reach Canary Islands
Nearly 60 African migrants are believed to have drowned while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, the latest tragedy during…
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Georgia Arrests Former Leader Mikheil Saakashvili
MOSCOW — Mikheil Saakashvili, a former president of Georgia and once a prominent figure in the politics of post-Soviet countries,…
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After 100 Years, a Royal Wedding in Russia Evokes Days of the Czars
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Under the watch of a ceremonial honor guard, the bride walked slowly down the aisle as…
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Marie Antoinette’s Letters to Her Dear Swedish Count, Now Uncensored
The year was 1791, and while Marie Antoinette may not have had the favor of the people of France, she…