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Britain Rethinks Letting China Enter Its Nuclear Power Industry
LONDON — A few years ago, Britain agreed to let China take an ownership stake in its newest nuclear power…
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Belarusian Sprinter Who Feared for Her Safety Is Offered Asylum in Poland
TOKYO — Kristina Timanovskaya, the Belarusian Olympic sprinter who sought protection at a Tokyo airport as her nation tried to…
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Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — An important city in Afghanistan’s south was in danger of falling to the Taliban on Saturday as…
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Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Seeks Refuge in Japan, Fearing Jail at Home
A Belarusian sprinter said Sunday that she was under the protection of the Japanese police after her country’s Olympic Committee…
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As COVID Cases Hit Record High in Tokyo, Can the Olympic Bubble Hold?
TOKYO — Outside the Tokyo Olympics bubble, the coronavirus situation in Japan has never been worse. Both the city and…
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Russia’s New 23-Ton Module Docked, Then Sent the Space Station Spinning
Hours after a new Russian module docked at the International Space Station on Thursday, it unexpectedly fired its thrusters again…
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These Herders Lived in Peaceful Isolation. Now, War Has Found Them.
They set out at night with their camels, yaks, and yurts in search of safety from a war finally arriving…
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After Years of Chinese Influence, US Tries to Renew Ties in Southeast Asia
Lloyd J. Austin III, the U.S. defense secretary, sought Tuesday to reassure Southeast Asian nations that the United States was…
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As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must
China’s breakneck growth over the last four decades erected soaring cities where there had been hamlets and farmland. The cities…
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Flood Deaths in China Show Road Risks From Climate Change
— More than 200 cars were caught in a highway tunnel Tuesday in central China when record-setting rainfall soaked the…
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