Europe
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In Sicily Slums, a 113-Year Wait for Housing May Be Over
MESSINA, Italy — The little girl climbed over the metal roofs of the shacks, gave chase to a rat as…
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An Experiment to Stop Online Abuse Falls Short in Germany
Scrolling through her social media feed, Laura Dornheim is regularly stopped cold by a new blast of abuse aimed at…
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Your Thursday Briefing
President Biden addressing the panel.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times‘An all-hands-on-deck crisis’ Speaking at a virtual Covid-19 summit ...
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Days Before Germans Vote, Merkel Is Where She Didn’t Want to Be: On the Stump
STRALSUND, Germany — Only days before Germans cast their ballots for a new Parliament and with it a new government…
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The U.S. Is Lifting Travel Restrictions for Visitors. What Do the New Rules Mean?
On Monday, the White House announced that come November, it will lift the ban on most travelers from the European…
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Biden and Macron Try to Mend Relations After Diplomatic Feud
President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France took a tentative first step to repairing damaged relations, speaking on Wednesday…
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Photos of an Eruption: Canary Island Volcano Sends Thousands Fleeing
Lava from a volcanic eruption on La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands, spread a path of havoc on…
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Volkswagen’s truck unit warns that the chip crisis will undercut sales.
Volkswagen’s truck unit is facing “severe difficulties” in buying semiconductors that are weighing on sales at a time when demand…
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Top Adviser to Ukrainian President Targeted in Assassination Attempt
KYIV, Ukraine — A top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was shot at on Wednesday while being driven…
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Barcelona Takes on Airbnb
It’s been a busy summer for Lucas Ezequiel Hernández, a 29-year-old designer who lives with his brother in central Barcelona.…