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Category: WORLD
The Contention Over Mexico’s Plan to Elect Judges,...
A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of ap...
A Famous Winston Churchill Portrait, Stolen in Can...
A forgery delayed the discovery of the theft of the photograph long enough for it to be sold at an auction in London.
Pakistan Begins Vaccination Program Against Polio
The resurgence is part of a global revival of a disease once close to being eradicated, but geographic and cultural factors magnif...
A Long Life, Thanks to Where You Live? Not Likely,...
An Australian researcher found that many areas that supposedly produce lots of centenarians also produce shoddy record-keeping.
North Korea Reveals Weapons-Grade Uranium Factory
Its leader, Kim Jong-un, visited the factory and urged his country to produce more highly enriched uranium to build “exponentially...
Pedro Almodóvar, Master of Mystifying Films, Wrote...
In “The Last Dream,” the Spanish director offers insights into his complicated relationship with creativity and mortality.
Dejected Social Media Users Call ‘Garbage Time’ Ov...
The sports term refers to a time during a game when defeat becomes inevitable. Officialdom is warning against using it to take vei...
Toronto Film Festival Pulls Documentary on Russian...
The festival canceled the screenings of “Russians at War,” which has been criticized as Kremlin propaganda. The filmmaker has said...
Typhoon Yagi Leaves at Least 110 Dead in Myanmar
Rescuers in Myanmar reported finding bodies swept away by the powerful storm, which left a trail of destruction there and in neigh...
Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less-Wes...
The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.
China Raises Retirement Age for the First Time Sin...
The move, made in the hope of addressing an aging population, was decidedly unpopular.
Some Gazans Say Polio Drive Is Futile While Israel...
Palestinians living with the daily fear of Israeli strikes see a level of absurdity in the international drive to vaccinate their ...