Europe
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This Fjord Shows Even Small Populations Create Giant Microfiber Pollution
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago chilling halfway between the Nordic country and the North Pole, is known as much for its…
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Winner but Not Chancellor — Yet. The Race to Replace Merkel
BERLIN — For a moment it felt like he was already chancellor. AsOlaf Scholz stood on the stage surrounded by…
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Maps show where Merkel’s party lost ground: everywhere.
Germany’s mainstream conservatives, long the dominant force in the country’s politics, suffered the worst defeat in their history in the…
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Two transgender women win seats in the next German Parliament.
The name “Tessa Ganserer” did not appear on the ballot in Sunday’s election, but Ms. Ganserer still won a seat…
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As Gas Stations Run Dry, Britons Cope With Disruptions to Daily Life
In the northern English town of Baildon, Jag Sanghera took the train to work instead of driving, saving fuel needed…
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Bringing a Deathly Michelangelo Sculpture Back to Life
FLORENCE, Italy — Michelangelo was an old man when he began working on a sculpture he envisioned for an altar…
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Catalan Separatist Leaves Italy, Dodging Spain’s Latest Effort to Prosecute Him
Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan separatist wanted in Spain for leading a failed breakaway movement in his region four years ago,…
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Scotland’s Oil Industry Is Fading as Wind Energy Beckons
ABERDEEN, Scotland — It’s easy to see how vital oil is to this venerable port city on Scotland’s northeast coast.…
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Social Democrats win German election by slimmest of margins.
As Germany’s election results came into sharper focus on Monday, no party won decisive majority but the loser was clear:…
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Your Monday Briefing
Olaf Scholz, the S.P.D. candidate, during the election party in Berlin on Sunday.Credit...Britta Pedersen/DPA, via Associated PressA narrow ...