Disillusioned with grad school, Nigel Braun dropped out to film chemistry videos in his parents’ garage in Montreal. Then millions began viewing his whimsical and occasionally dangerous experiments.
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More than 300 have been processed in a prison in Ukraine, providing the country with a much-needed “exchange fund” for future swaps of prisoners of war.
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Residents of the village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say one Palestinian man was killed by rampaging settlers. Israel’s military confirmed the village was attacked.
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The bridge’s destruction is a setback for Russian supply lines as Ukraine seeks to consolidate its territorial gains in the Kursk region of western Russia.
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Has Power Moderated Italy’s Leader? Not to Same-Sex Parents.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has mostly shown a pragmatic streak abroad. But at home, her government is plunging many gay families into panic.
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A City of Blaring Sirens Fills With Russians Who Fled Ukraine’s Advance
In the regional capital, those who left their homes as Ukrainian forces tore into western Russia are uncertain whether they can ever return to their old lives.
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Venezuelans Mourn Loved Ones Killed in Protests, and Last Shreds of Democracy
The nation is in anguish as it buries its dead and enters a new era of authoritarianism.
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Blinken Travels to Israel Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that the negotiations were “very complex,” as the secretary of state flew to Israel to try to clinch a deal.
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Black Caviar, Champion Racehorse and Australian Icon, Dies
She won every race she ran, and her fame went beyond the insular world of horseracing.
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Flying Kenya’s Flag Can Be a Crime. Protesters Now Wave It Proudly.
Kenya has strict rules about displaying the flag. But some people have been wearing and waving them, and draping them on coffins, as a symbol of resistance.
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Waiting for a Wider War, Lebanese Civilians Feel Helpless
Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel has already damaged south Lebanon. Now it could escalate, regardless of what anyone else in Lebanon thinks.
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Trying to Save a Concrete ‘Monument to Corruption’
An icon of socialist modernist architecture in the capital of the former Soviet republic that is now Moldova has been at the center of a tussle between corrupt developers and preservationists.
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The Olympics Is Transforming Their Neighborhood. And Kicking Them Out.
The Games brought billions to redevelop this Paris suburb. What will the thousands of homeless people who live there do?
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How Swizz Beatz Climbed to the Top of Saudi Arabia’s Camel Racing Scene
“I’m just bringing the cool factor to it,” said the American hip-hop producer, who has spent millions of dollars on 48 camels for a team he calls “Saudi Bronx.”
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Is She the Oldest Person in the Amazon?
The life of Varî Vãti Marubo shows how much life has changed for the rainforest’s Indigenous tribes — and how much has stayed the same.
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The Poet Who Commands a Rebel Army
“Revolution is the job of poets and artists,” says Ko Maung Saungkha, leader of a rebel militia fighting the Myanmar dictatorship. He is not the only poet commander in a country with a strong tradition of political verse.
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From Exile in London, a Crime Novelist Works to Transform Russia
Boris Akunin, the creator of a hugely popular detective series, hopes that fomenting a vibrant Russian culture abroad might undermine President Vladimir V. Putin’s government at home.
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This Soccer Player Wanted to Wear Her Hijab on the Field. France Wouldn’t Let Her.
Lina Boussaha joined a team in Saudi Arabia so she could wear her head scarf while playing the sport she calls “a part of my soul.”
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Defeated by A.I., a Legend in the Board Game Go Warns: Get Ready for What’s Next
Lee Saedol was one of the world’s top Go players, and his shocking loss to an A.I. opponent was a harbinger of a new, unsettling era. “It may not be a happy ending,” he says.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and the Problem With Too Much Fame
The soccer superstar’s trip to Euro 2024 has been marked by pitch invaders and uninspiring performances. As fans try to get close, his team can’t seem to let go.
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In the Basque Country, Muted Cheers for Spain’s Soccer Team
The region has long seen itself as distinct from its country and disinterested in the national team. Can a Euro 2024 squad studded with Basque stars turn heads?
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Black Shirts and Banned Flags: Ultras Push Politics at Euro 2024
Hard-core fan groups, embracing a strong nationalistic streak, have provoked pushback from soccer’s authorities at the European Championship.
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F.B.I. and Justice Department Open Criminal Investigation in Chinese Doping Case
The move escalates a fight with China and world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow over the Paris Olympics.
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An Uproar Over a Chinese Doping Case, Except in China
Chinese state news and social media has been virtually silent about 23 swimmers secretly testing positive in 2021, even as the issue is being debated widely abroad, including in Congress.
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La ofensiva ucraniana expone las debilidades de Rusia
La operación se desarrolló en secreto, ideada para desviar a los soldados rusos de las líneas del frente en Ucrania y apoderarse de territorio para utilizarlo como moneda de cambio.
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Una solución disruptiva para salvar el canal de Panamá
Tras una sequía que complicó el transporte de embarcaciones, los responsables del canal de Panamá buscan ampliar el almacenamiento de agua. El cambio climático no les deja otra opción, pero la población aledaña no opina lo mismo.
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¿Cómo se convirtió la viruela símica en una emergencia mundial? ¿Qué sigue?
El virus está evolucionando, y la versión más reciente se propaga con mayor frecuencia a través de poblaciones heterosexuales. Suecia ya notificó el primer caso fuera de África.
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Así se vive la incursión ucraniana en territorio ruso
Una semana después de la mayor incursión extranjera en Rusia desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, The New York Times visitó uno de los lugares donde las fuerzas ucranianas irrumpieron y sorprendieron a los defensores.
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¿Qué hacer con una antigua finca nazi? Berlín intenta regalarla
Una mansión que perteneció a Joseph Goebbels, el ministro de propaganda nazi, es propiedad de Berlín. Se deteriora a un alto costo del erario público, pero nadie sabe muy bien qué hacer con ella.
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The European soccer season is back. Here are the top story lines to watch this season.
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Twenty-five years ago was a landmark time for cinema, with films that captured our collective hope and paranoia about the coming millennium.
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The collapse of a steel mill project during the Great Depression preserved natural lands linked to First Nations people in Windsor, Ontario.
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The bridge’s destruction is a setback for Russian supply lines as Ukraine seeks to consolidate its territorial gains in the Kursk region of western Russia.
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The strike came as tensions between the two countries were running high over the Gaza war. Negotiators are pushing for a truce in Gaza, hoping to avert a wider regional conflagration.
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Top officials from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha aimed at trying to resolve remaining disagreements between Israel and Hamas.
By Ronen Bergman, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon
Secretary General António Guterres’s public comments came just before Gazan health authorities announced the first case of the disease in the enclave in many years.
By Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni
The Paris prosecutor’s office said that the diplomat had been struck in the face with the butt of a pistol. The robbery took place in Paris’s affluent 7th arrondissement.
By Eve Sampson and Ségolène Le Stradic
Some measure of self-governance will be restored in the region, which was stripped of its semiautonomous status by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
By Sameer Yasir
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