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Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa
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The disaster, intensified by El Niño, is devastating communities across several countries, killing crops and livestock and sending food prices soaring.
3 Reasons This Country Is a Top ISIS Recruiting Ground
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Hundreds of Tajik men have joined an Islamic State affiliate, analysts say.
After Months of Cocaine Washing Ashore, Australian Police Make an Arrest
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Drug parcels kept showing up on beaches along Australia’s shoreline. Now, the police say they found the man behind the botched shipment.
TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass
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Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.
W.H.O. Broadens Definition of Airborne Diseases
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After a drawn-out global controversy over the coronavirus, the W.H.O. has updated its classification of how pathogens spread through the air.
A Japanese Village Wants Tourists to Come for Heat, Soot and Steel
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To lure visitors, residents of Yoshida, famed for its high-quality steel, are inviting tourists to help produce it.
Takeaways From a Trove of ByteDance Records
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The records briefly surfaced in a lawsuit involving the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.
High Winds Scuttle Burning of Snowman in Zurich, Disappointing the Swiss
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The burning of the effigy known as the Böögg is the finale of Sechseläuten, an annual spring festival akin to Groundhog Day. The normally stoic Swiss wallowed in disappointment.
Thursday Briefing
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Europe asks Israel for restraint on Iran.