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[TRENDING NEWS] ‘European Sovereignty’ on the Menu as Macron and Scholz Meet for Lunch

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Author: BY ROGER COHEN AND KATRIN BENNHOLD - Publish Date: December 10, 2021 at 11:34PM The new German chancellor made his first foreign stop in Paris, where the two leaders discussed a more independent, bolder Europe.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Claim of Herd Immunity Reignites Debate Over U.K. Covid Policy

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Author: BY STEPHEN CASTLE AND MARK LANDLER - Publish Date: November 25, 2021 at 02:29AM Neil Ferguson, a leading epidemiologist, said the country had almost reached a state of herd immunity as it settled into a new normal of about 40,000 cases a day. Other experts disagreed.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pakistan, Stricken by Surging Inflation, Seeks an I.M.F. Lifeline

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Author: BY EMILY SCHMALL AND SALMAN MASOOD - Publish Date: November 23, 2021 at 11:53PM Rising prices and a weakened currency are straining households, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Imran Khan to find solutions.

[TRENDING NEWS] Playwright Is in Exile as Cuba Uses an Old Playbook to Quash Dissent

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Author: BY NICHOLAS CASEY - Publish Date: November 22, 2021 at 12:23AM Yunior García, one of the rising stars of the Cuban protest movement, fled to Spain. He is one of a young generation of artists who say they have chosen exile over imprisonment.

[TRENDING NEWS] As Turkey Chafes at Erdogan, He Gets Spikier Abroad

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Author: BY CARLOTTA GALL - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 12:33AM President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled an appearance at the global climate talks over a perceived slight, part of a pattern of creating international dramas to bolster his domestic standing.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Global Deal Aimed at Ending Tax Havens Gains Momentum

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Author: BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND LIZ ALDERMAN - Publish Date: October 8, 2021 at 01:54AM Negotiators are coalescing around a 15 percent minimum tax rate, which could be announced at a Friday meeting.

[TRENDING NEWS] The world’s top central bankers see supply chain problems prolonging inflation.

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Author: BY JEANNA SMIALEK AND ESHE NELSON - Publish Date: September 30, 2021 at 02:07AM The heads of the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and Bank of Japan spoke on a joint panel Wednesday.

[TRENDING NEWS] U.K. Offers Thousands of Visas to Foreign Truckers to Ease Driver Shortage

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Author: BY STEPHEN CASTLE - Publish Date: September 26, 2021 at 11:40PM The move reflects growing alarm within the government about a disruption to supplies that has prompted panic buying and, in some cases, caused fuel to run out at gas stations.

[TRENDING NEWS] Wonking Out: This Might Be China’s ‘Babaru’ Moment

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: September 25, 2021 at 01:05AM Evergrande may not be another Lehman, but so what?

[TRENDING NEWS] Calling New York ‘Dysfunctional,’ Adams Vows to ‘Welcome Business’

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Author: BY KATIE GLUECK AND DANA RUBINSTEIN - Publish Date: September 13, 2021 at 11:28PM Eric Adams, the Democratic mayoral nominee, said that New York will “no longer be anti-business,” drawing a contrast with the current mayor, Bill de Blasio.

[TRENDING NEWS] California’s Farms Face a Reckoning

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Author: BY PETER COY - Publish Date: September 9, 2021 at 02:28AM Eighty percent of the water used by people in California goes to just 0.8 percent of the state’s gross domestic product.

[TRENDING NEWS] Italy’s Mr. Fix-It Tries to Fix the Country’s Troubled Justice System — and Its Politics, Too

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Author: BY JASON HOROWITZ - Publish Date: July 30, 2021 at 01:17AM The issue has become a test for whether Prime Minister Mario Draghi can really change Italy.

[TRENDING NEWS] Home sales are slowing as climbing prices and a shortage of houses limit buyers.

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Author: BY CORAL MURPHY MARCOS - Publish Date: June 23, 2021 at 01:44AM A spike in demand has exacerbated a shortage in available homes that was already problem before the pandemic. Economists don’t expect the dynamics to shift anytime soon.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Fading Coal County Bets on Schools, but There’s One Big Hitch

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Author: BY EDUARDO PORTER - Publish Date: June 15, 2021 at 01:37AM Hard hit by the decline of mining, a rural area in West Virginia is trying to attract teachers in a comeback effort. What’s lacking are jobs for the graduates.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘It’s Not Enough’: Living Through a Pandemic on $100 a Week

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Author: BY ANNIE CORREAL AND DESIREE RIOS - Publish Date: May 24, 2021 at 07:08AM In one of the world’s most expensive cities, Isabel Galán has been surviving on odd jobs while juggling school and child care. Her life has come to revolve around how she spends the little cash she is able to earn: “I guard it as if it was gold.”

[TRENDING NEWS] Japan’s Yo-Yoing Economy Shrinks Again as Virus Spreads and Vaccinations Lag

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Author: BY BEN DOOLEY AND MAKIKO INOUE - Publish Date: May 18, 2021 at 07:33AM The country has experienced cycles of growth and contraction in domestic consumption as the pandemic has waxed and waned.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Biden Boom Is Already Wild

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Author: BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG - Publish Date: April 13, 2021 at 06:55AM When lots of money is sloshing around, culture changes.

[TRENDING NEWS] Tropical Forest Destruction Accelerated in 2020

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Author: BY HENRY FOUNTAIN - Publish Date: March 31, 2021 at 11:01AM There were bright spots, but the total lost acreage increased by 12 percent over all from the year before, according to new research.

[TRENDING NEWS] Japan’s Growth Rebounds, but Virus-Related Weakness Looms

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Author: BY BEN DOOLEY AND MAKIKO INOUE - Publish Date: February 15, 2021 at 07:29AM The world’s third largest economy capped off a terrible year with a sharp rise in activity. Still, analysts say trouble lies ahead.

[TRENDING NEWS] 封城一周年,“后疫情”城市武汉

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Author: BY GILLES SABRIÉ, CHRIS BUCKLEY, KEITH BRADSHER, VIVIAN WANG AND AMY QIN - Publish Date: January 23, 2021 at 09:22AM 现在的武汉预示了后疫情时代的样貌,在这个世界里,不戴口罩的面孔、欢乐的聚会和日常通勤的放松心情掩盖了情感上的创伤。