World
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Irish Farmers Help Save a Bird Whose Calls Used to Herald Summer
BELMULLET, Ireland — The call of the corncrake — a small, shy bird related to the coot — is harsh…
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Germany’s conservative leaders push for nuclear power to stay on as the country breaks from Russian fuels.
BERLIN — Germany’s leading conservative politicians will visit one of the country’s last remaining nuclear plants on Thursday as part…
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Fossil Find Tantalizes Loch Ness Monster Fans
LONDON — Millions of years before the first (alleged) sighting of the Loch Ness monster, populations of giant reptiles swam…
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How Coal Mining and Years of Neglect Left Kentucky Towns at the Mercy of Flooding
FLEMING-NEON, Ky. — This sliver of land wedged between the thick woods and Wright Fork creek has been the home…
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G.O.P. Governors Cause Havoc by Busing Migrants to East Coast
WASHINGTON — Lever Alejos arrived in the nation’s capital last week on a bus with dozens of fellow Venezuelans who…
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Kansas Result Suggests 4 Out of 5 States Would Back Abortion Rights in Similar Vote
There was every reason to expect a close election. Instead, Tuesday’s resounding victory for abortion rights supporters in Kansas offered…
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Stockholm Instead of Rome? October Instead of July? How Heat Waves Are Changing Tourism in Europe
It was the middle of July, peak summer travel season, and the news from Europe wasn’t looking good: A heat-induced…
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Russia’s Shortfalls Create an Opportunity for Ukraine, Western Officials Say
WASHINGTON — In the early phase of the war in Ukraine, shortages of soldiers and problems with equipment forced Russia…
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Long a Climate Straggler, Australia Advances a Major Bill to Cut Emissions
CANBERRA, Australia — After years of being denounced as a laggard on climate change, Australia shifted course on Thursday, with…
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Democrat Seeks Inspector General Inquiry Into Pentagon’s Missing Jan. 6 Texts
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 Senate Democrat on Wednesday called for an inspector general investigation into missing text messages from…