Tânio Mendonça, Brazilian Carnaval Samba Composer, Dies at 52
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.
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Sorting Out Canada’s Patchwork of Face Mask Rules
This year the hordes of visitors that usually flood into Ottawa for Canada Day were absent. A smattering of spectators
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Russia Denies Paying Bounties, but Some Say the U.S. Had It Coming
MOSCOW — Three years into a grinding war in eastern Ukraine, the Trump administration, in a sharp break with Obama-era
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Turkey Convicts Human Rights Activists on Terror Charges
A Turkish court on Friday convicted four human rights activists of terrorism charges, including two former leaders of Amnesty International,
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As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’
CALW, Germany — As Germany emerged from its coronavirus lockdown in May, police commandos pulled up outside a rural property
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George Floyd’s Killing Prompts Africans to Call for Police Reform at Home
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan and American protesters knelt outside the United States Embassy in Nairobi one morning last month, outraged
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Duterte Signs Antiterrorism Bill in Philippines Despite Widespread Criticism
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte signed a contentious antiterrorism bill Friday aimed at combating Islamic militancy in the south, a
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England Drops Its Quarantine for Most Visitors, but Not Those From the U.S.
LONDON — England will drop its mandatory 14-day quarantine for visitors from more than 50 countries but leave the restrictions
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‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade
MANDALAY, Myanmar — An ominous rumbling was the only warning the young jade miner had that something was wrong. Within
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After Fighting Plastic in ‘Paradise Lost,’ Sisters Take On Climate Change
SEMINYAK, Indonesia — It was trash season on Bali, the time of year when monsoon storms wash up tons of
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