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A South Korea law that went into effect on Wednesday standardized how the government counts ages, instantly making residents one or two years younger.

A landmark happening in its own right, the seven-day event also took place during a war — one that rights advocates said has increased visibility and acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community.

The main opposition candidate has rejected the results, and election observers have raised concerns over the lack of transparency during the vote count.

Ms. Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, had a single mastectomy after a routine mammogram. A spokesperson said her prognosis was good.

The armed standoff on the road to Moscow, brief as it was, represented the most dramatic struggle for power in Russia in decades.

In Saturday’s vote, President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second five-year term to pursue an ambitious if unfulfilled education initiative, while the country is facing a crippling economic crisis.

In a fluid new age for the conservative Islamic kingdom, evangelicals have become some of its most enthusiastic visitors.

Mr. Dawood, a British Pakistani businessman, was the vice chairman of Engro Corporation, a conglomerate owned by one of the richest families in Pakistan.

After hearing a loud cracking sound during the dive, the expert, Karl Stanley, emailed OceanGate’s C.E.O., Stockton Rush, to urge him to hold off on future trips.

International teams deployed remote-controlled, underwater vehicles as part of the increasingly urgent search for the Titan submersible that disappeared in the North Atlantic.