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Macron’s Rightward Tilt, Seen in New Laws, Sows Wider Alarm in France
One bill would reach into Muslim life, and another would place new restrictions on filming of police. Critics say they’re part of a drift toward repressive government policies.By Adam Nossiter See full article
Amid Thailand’s Protests, a Feared Tool to Protect the Monarchy Returns
The country’s lèse-majesté law, which makes insulting the king punishable by years in prison, is being used against the protesters’ leadership for the first time.By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono See full article
Saudi Judge Sends Prominent Women’s Rights Activist to Terrorism Court
Loujain al-Hathloul, who campaigned for women’s right to drive, has been accused of harming the kingdom’s security. Rights groups consider the trial a sham.By Ben Hubbard See full article
Iran Said to Free British-Australian Scholar Accused of Spying
Iranian state media said the scholar, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, was released in exchange for the return to Iran of three Iranian citizens, described as businessmen who had been held abroad.By Farnaz Fassihi See full article
Amnesia Grips a Bosnian Spa That Served as a Rape Camp
A forest health resort promotes its therapeutic waters and fine dining but bristles with anger at any mention of its gruesome past.By Andrew Higgins See full article
Death by Shark Is at a High in Australia. What’s Going On?
Eight people have been fatally attacked this year, the most in nearly a century. But scientists say these numbers don’t tell the full story.By Livia Albeck-Ripka See full article
France Drops Rape Investigation of Former Deputy Mayor of Paris
Prosecutors said the case was closed because the statute of limitations on the alleged offense had expired.By Constant Méheut See full article
Cyclone Nivar Reaches India, Drenching Its Eastern Coast
The severe storm was poised to make landfall near Puducherry, leading officials to evacuate parts of the region.By Emily Schmall and Hari Kumar See full article
Casualties From Banned Cluster Bombs Nearly Doubled in 2019, Mostly in Syria
The war in Syria, which began almost a decade ago, makes it the only country where the outlawed bombs have been repeatedly used since 2012.By Rick Gladstone See full article
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Shares Her Miscarriage Grief
She wrote that she held “an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.”By Daniel Victor See full article
For the African Women Who Love Diana, ‘The Crown’ Feels Personal
In her lifetime, the Princess of Wales was adored by many women in Africa and the diaspora, who then passed that loyalty on to their daughters.By Tariro Mzezewa See full article
Driver Crashes Car Into Gate Outside Angela Merkel’s Office
The motive is unclear, and the police said Germany’s chancellor was never in danger.By Christopher F. Schuetze See full article
Tackling ‘Period Poverty,’ Scotland Is 1st Nation to Make Sanitary Products Free
The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to pass a measure that makes free period products available to anyone who needs them, the first country to do so.By Megan Specia See full article
How South Korea’s Flu Vaccine Scare Offers Lessons for Other Nations
Officials and scientists fought misinformation with data and clear communication — offering a game plan for the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, experts say.By Choe Sang-Hun and Denise Grady See full article
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Americans have agonized over their Thanksgiving plans, all while coronavirus cases and deaths skyrocket around them.By Jonathan Wolfe See full article
Biden Calls for Unity in Thanksgiving Address
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. stressed the importance of unity and encouraged Americans to be careful with Thanksgiving celebrations this year to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.By The Associated Press See full article
After Admitting Mistake, AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine
Some trial participants only got a partial dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Experts said the company’s spotty disclosures have eroded confidence.By Rebecca Robbins and Benjamin Mueller See full article
Ian Finkel, ‘World’s Greatest Xylophonist,’ Dies at 72
He entertained from the borscht belt to the Philharmonic, playing an unconventional instrument with vaudevillian flair. He died of complications of Covid-19.By Corey Kilgannon See full article
Bill Gates, la Covid-19, et le combat pour vacciner la planète
Le milliardaire travaille avec l’OMS, les groupes pharmaceutiques et plusieurs ONG pour dompter le coronavirus à travers le monde, y compris dans les pays les plus pauvres. Réussiront-ils?By Megan Twohey and Nicholas Kulish See full article
Los 25 mejores actores del siglo XXI (hasta ahora)
Camaleones o bellezas, personajes estelares o secundarios, estos son los actores que han eclipsado a todos los demás en la gran pantalla en los últimos 20 años.By Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott See full article
Diego Maradona, uno de los mejores jugadores de fútbol, ha muerto a los 60 años
Fue clasificado con Pelé como uno de los mejores futbolistas de la historia. Su habilidad para sorprender y asustar conquistó a los fanáticos, e incluso a los críticos, pero sus excesos y adicciones oscurecieron su legado.By Jeré Longman See full article
Perú elige al tercer presidente en una semana en medio de manifestaciones
No se esperaba que el nombramiento de Francisco Sagasti como presidente calmase inmediatamente la ira popular contra los legisladores del país, a quienes muchos peruanos consideran corruptos y responsables de los disturbios.By Julie Turkewitz and Anatoly Kurmanaev See full article
Despiadado y turbio: así es el mercado de las mascarillas N95
Cargamentos incautados misteriosamente, intermediarios sospechosos y un gobierno que, pese a los pedidos del sector público y privado, se rehusó a regular el mercado de equipo de protección personal. Así enfrenta Estados Unidos la ‘tercera ola’ del coronavirus.By Doug Bock Clark See full article
‘I Forget About the World:’ Afghan Youth Find Escape in a Video Game
The game’s cultlike following in Afghanistan inhabits a real-life version of its violent virtual reality.By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Fatima Faizi See full article
Kimchi Making at Home Was Going Out of Style. Rural Towns to the Rescue.
Families that have grown weary of eating commercial kimchi in big cities have started making pilgrimages to the countryside where they can learn how to prepare it on their own.By Choe Sang-Hun See full article
Layers of Tragedy, in a Cemetery and in the Mountains
Armenians flee what they consider their historical home, after the end of a six-week war with Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.By Anton Troianovski See full article
‘Yogurt Ladies’ of South Korea Deliver More Than Dairy
They were among the country’s first women to work outside the home, helping establish South Korea’s taste for dairy products. And these beloved “yakult ajummas” are still making their rounds.By Choe Sang-Hun and Woohae Cho See full article
Along the Seine, Booksellers Try to Hold Off an Unhappy Ending
The coronavirus lockdowns have taken a steep toll on Paris’s “bouquinistes,” whose bookstalls stretch for miles along the Seine. “We are barely making enough to eat.”By Liz Alderman See full article
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Soccer Fans Mourn the Death of Diego Maradona
Fans around the world remembered Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer star who became one of the sport’s greatest players. He died on Wednesday at the age of 60.By The Associated Press and Reuters See full article
C.I.A. Officer Is Killed in Somalia
The officer’s combat death came as President Trump considers pulling back on American operations in the region.By Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Adam Goldman See full article
Hawaii’s Fresh Water Leaks to the Ocean Through Underground Rivers
If the water could be pumped to the surface, it could help alleviate shortages on the island.By Matt Kaplan See full article
Your Thursday Briefing
The U.S., breaking virus records, heads into busiest travel season.By Melina Delkic and Will Dudding See full article
Post-Brexit Border Test Leads to 5-Mile Traffic Jam in Southern England
French border officials were holding a trial run of immigration procedures that could come into effect if Britain and the European Union don’t reach a trade deal by the end of December.By Elian Peltier See full article
The C.D.C. is considering shortening its recommended quarantine period.
By Roni Caryn Rabin See full article
Ditching the Turkey: Thanksgiving Memories (and Misadventures) of Reporters Abroad
Some of our international journalists have gone to great lengths trying to bring a taste of home to their new locations. But it hasn’t always worked out.By Mark Shimabukuro See full article
Golf or green spaces? A debate in Australia intensifies after pandemic lockdowns.
By Yan Zhuang See full article
Biden and China
And what else you need to know today.By David Leonhardt See full article
Pennsylvania bans alcohol sales on one of the busiest nights of the year.
By Ellen Barry See full article