World
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Google will invest $740 million in Australia, including a research hub.
Google announced on Tuesday that it would invest $740 million in Australia over the next five years, promising to build…
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Poland Uses Water Cannons and Tear Gas as Tensions Rise at Belarus Border
WARSAW — The Polish authorities said that border guards used water cannons and tear gas on Tuesday to repel what…
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U.S.-China Summit Produces Little More Than Polite Words, but They Help
The virtual meeting between President Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, produced no breakthroughs in a relationship that has spiraled…
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Shell proposes a shift to Britain, dropping ‘Royal Dutch’ from its name.
Shell, Europe’s largest energy company, said Monday that it was proposing to move its headquarters to Britain from the Netherlands…
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U.S.-China Summit Produces Little More Than Polite Words, but They Help
The virtual meeting between President Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, produced no breakthroughs in a relationship that has spiraled…
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2 Explosions Hit Ugandan Capital
KAMPALA, Uganda — Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what…
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What to Expect as Ski Areas Head Into Another Pandemic Season
Early last February, Michelle Harris, a physical therapist from Erie, Colo., planned a weeklong ski trip to Jackson Hole, Wyo.,…
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Will an Island in Indonesia Become a New Frontier in the Space Race?
A remote coral island in eastern Indonesia is an unlikely setting for the next chapter in space exploration. As civilians…
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A Veteran Diplomat, a ‘Tragic Figure,’ Battles Critics in the U.S. and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The failure to rescue Afghanistan from the Taliban weighs on many American generals and diplomats. But few had…
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Jane Campion Is Taking Cinema to the Darkest Human Places
Jane Campion believes in rigorous preparation.When directing a film, she works sometimes for years to ready the environment — and…