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Sri Lankan Family Wins a Long Battle to Stay in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Four years ago, immigration officers arrived at dawn to rip a Sri Lankan family away from the…

The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos

In June, 100 fruit fly scientists gathered on the Greek island of Crete for their biennial meeting. Among them was…

Facing Energy Crisis, Germans, Warily, Give Nuclear a Second Look

LANDSHUT, Germany — When Angela Merkel pulled the plug on nuclear power after the Fukushima meltdown, she set Germany on…

Republicans Begin Adjusting to a Fierce Abortion Backlash

Republican candidates, facing a stark reality check from Kansas voters, are softening their once-uncompromising stands against abortion as they ...

Amtrak Rewarded Executives With Six-Figure Bonuses as Rail Service Struggled

Amtrak’s top executives received six-figure incentive bonuses in 2021, their biggest payouts in years, despite the service’s lackluster financial ...

U.S. Seeks to Reassure Asian Allies as China’s Military Grows Bolder

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Just a few hours after five Chinese missiles blasted into Japanese waters near Taiwan, the foreign…

As Missiles Fall, Generations Split on Taiwan’s Relationship With China

KINMEN COUNTY, Taiwan — The San Jiao Fort cafe on Kinmen Island may well be the best place in Taiwan…

Welcome to Soccer’s Strangest Season

Gian Piero Ventrone surveyed his handiwork with just the hint of a smile. A few minutes earlier, Ventrone, Tottenham Hotspur’s…

‘Captain Condom’ Turned the Tide in Thailand’s War on AIDS and Overpopulation

BANGKOK — Mechai Viravaidya twice saw Thailand in desperate trouble — first from a ruinous population explosion and then from…

Putin and Erdogan, both partners and foes, are set to talk in Sochi, Russia.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, plan to meet on Friday in the…

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