Repeated shelling inside the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant complex over the past seven days has revived concerns of a nuclear accident. The …
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Rushdie Attack Recalls 1991 Killing of His Japanese Translator
TOKYO — The attack on Salman Rushdie in western New York State on Friday prompted renewed interest in previous attacks on people connected to his …
Continue readingRestaurants That Are Institutions as Much as Places to Dine
Throughout the pandemic, reporting assignments meant I was traveling more than most people. And when I was on the road, pandemic restrictions and …
Continue readingBiden Says Inflation in July Was Zero. He’s Right. And He’s Wrong.
President Biden is catching flak from Republicans for proclaiming on Wednesday that inflation in July was zero, not 8.5 percent. Both sides have …
Continue readingWhere Money Meets Feelings: Financial Therapy Finds Its Footing
In the early days of the pandemic, Nora Herting decided to try financial therapy. “I didn’t even know what it was, exactly,” she said. “I heard …
Continue readingHis Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess
YORK, England — Pints in hand, a group of men sat hunched over chessboards under the sloping ceiling beams of the Eagle and Child pub in York, in …
Continue readingIvory Coast Wants a Bigger Bite of the Cocoa Business
GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast — The worker carefully peeled the husks from the cocoa beans to keep them from breaking, then tipped them into a metal …
Continue readingShelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is Raising Fears of an Accident. Here’s a Look at the Risks.
KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian forces seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in early March, a fierce gun battle with Ukrainian …
Continue readingAmerican Lawyer Is Released From Detention in U.A.E.
Asim Ghafoor, an American lawyer detained in the United Arab Emirates since mid-July, was released early Saturday, concluding an effort by …
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