How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant
For the hundreds of passengers traveling from South Africa to Amsterdam on Friday, flight KL592 had all the trappings of international travel in …
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England tightens restrictions as more Omicron cases found.
Thirteen cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in England, the British government confirmed on Tuesday. Britain has announced an …
Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Interred in France’s Tomb of Heroes
PARIS — Josephine Baker, born in Missouri and beloved of France, whose life spanned French music-hall stardom and American civil rights activism …
I Was Raped by My Father. An Abortion Saved My Life.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of a 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi that provides no …
On the Trans-Atlantic Price Gap
This morning Eurostat, the European statistical agency, announced its “flash” estimate of November inflation for the euro area. It came in well …
Stephen Sondheim Wrote My Life’s Soundtrack
The last thing I wanted to sit through, one evening during my senior year in college, was something called “A Little Night Music.” A friend had …
NASA Delays Spacewalk, Citing Space Debris Threat to Astronauts
NASA officials called off a Tuesday spacewalk late Monday night for two of the agency’s astronauts after receiving alerts that nearby space …
El Chapo’s Wife Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of the notorious Mexican drug lord best known as El Chapo, was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison on …
Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
LONDON — At almost every step of the pandemic, Britain has been a coronavirus renegade. It locked down later than its European neighbors in March …
U.S. Removes Colombia’s FARC Rebel Group From Terrorist List
WASHINGTON — The State Department removed the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia from its list of foreign terrorist organizations on Tuesday, as …