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Taiwanese Are Told to Avoid China After It Threatens Independence Backers

Beijing released new rules calling for execution of “diehard” Taiwanese independence supporters, as hostilities surrounding Taiwan’s status rise.

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Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country

Several foreigners have gone missing or been found dead after going out for walks in recent days as temperatures in…

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From Waiter to Guest at Nantucket’s Grande Dame Hotel

A writer returns to a classic Massachusetts hotel, where he worked 50 years ago, to ponder how he, the island,…

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This Island Wants to Round Up Its Wild Goats. Catching Them Won’t Be Easy.

The ruminants outnumber humans on the Mediterranean island of Alicudi 6 to 1 (maybe more). Officials have devised a plan…

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Adams Says Rikers, Staffed by ‘Professionals,’ Is Ready for Trump

A day after the judge presiding over Donald J. Trump’s trial said he would consider jailing the former president should…

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A Secret Garden to Discover Before the Cruise Ships Do

Dominica, a remote Caribbean island, enchants with its waterfalls, hot springs and hummingbirds. But a new airport and more tourists…

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What the Dutch Lost When They Lost Manhattan

Last week The Times ran a wonderful article about Pulau Rhun, a tiny, nutmeg-growing island in what is now Indonesia…

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North Korea Fires Artillery Near Border With South Korea

The South asked nearby islanders to seek shelter before it launched a military exercise in the disputed waters and chided…

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For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay

Red Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds,…

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Greek Hotels Fear a Burning Future: ‘Even the Animals Are Moving Away’

The fiercest wildfires have hit only parts of a few islands. But the effects of climate change pose a far…

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