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Myanmar Rebels Take Key Trading Town, but Counteroffensive Looms
The fall of Myawaddy, on the Thai border, was one of the most significant gains by resistance forces since a…
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Switzerland’s Climate Shortfalls Violate Rights, European Court Rules
But the court ruled as inadmissible two other climate-related attempts to hold governments accountable.
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How Does a Tiny Mountain Town, Burned to the Ground, Come Back?
Lytton, British Columbia, used to draw backpackers, rafters and road-trippers until a wildfire destroyed it in 2021. Now, it’s a…
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Gabriel García Márquez’s Hometown Awaits His Last Book and More Visitors
The legacy of the global literary titan and Colombia’s most famous author has helped transform the small mountain town of…
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Losing Ground, Ukraine Seeks New Positions Around Avdiivka
As Russian forces breach a supply line and seek to encircle opposing soldiers, Ukraine’s commanders maneuver to “more advantageous positions.”
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Style
Want to Understand Your Neighbors? Go to a Municipal Meeting.
Part theater, part dirge, occasionally part circus, the meetings on any given night fill with people united by a common…
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Tea, a Train and an Epic Sunrise at a Summer Retreat of the Raj
Darjeeling, in the Himalayan foothills, is famous for its tea, its elevated railroad and the view of dawn breaking over…
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In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again
ACROSS THE COUNTRY In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again They overcame the trauma of war,…
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Fierce Fighting Flares Around Eastern Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka
Russia’s assault there may be a sign that Moscow is trying to regain the initiative in the war, after it…
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When the Turner Prize Came to ‘God’s Waiting Room’
The town of Eastbourne, England, hopes the contemporary art prize can help it shake off a geriatric image, and bring…
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