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In Nepal and Across the World, Child Marriage Is Rising
The pandemic has worsened economic distress and other factors that lead to such unions. Studies show a clear link between marrying early and dying young.By Bhadra Sharma and Jeffrey Gettleman See full article
‘I Just Didn’t Want to Be Alive Anymore’: Meghan Says Life as Royal Made Her Suicidal
In a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duchess of Sussex said she had asked officials at Buckingham Palace for medical help but was told it would damage the institution.By Mark Landler See full article
What We Learned From Meghan and Harry’s Interview
The Sussexes accused the royal family of failing to protect them, both emotionally and financially.By Sarah Lyall and Tariro Mzezewa See full article
Colombia Seeks Justice for War Atrocities Via New Court
A court in Colombia is exposing atrocities in the country’s long civil war, trying to compile a record all sides can accept, and offering leniency to those who confess. Not everyone is pleased.By Julie Turkewitz See full article
Pope Francis Meets Iraq’s Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace
The meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came as Francis sought to protect his persecuted flock in Iraq by forging closer bonds between the Roman Catholic Church and the Muslim world.By Jason Horowitz and Jane Arraf See full article
In China, a Backlash Against the Chinese-Born Director of ‘Nomadland’
Days after winning a Golden Globe for the film, Chloé Zhao was pilloried online for past remarks about China.By Amy Qin and Amy Chang Chien See full article
In a Land Dominated by Ex-Rebels, Kosovo Women Find Power at the Ballot Box
Women are winning greater political representation in Kosovo, raising hopes of more equality in a country still living with the scars of the war against Serbian rule in the 1990s.By Andrew Higgins See full article
After Coup in Myanmar, a Career Diplomat Takes a Stand
At the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun declared his new military masters illegitimate. They fired him, but he has no intention of leaving.By Hannah Beech See full article
China’s Plan to Win in a Post-Pandemic World
The message at the National People’s Congress was one of optimism about the strength of its economy and of struggle against an array of internal and external challenges.By Amy Qin See full article
Una Colombia dividida busca la justicia en un tribunal de posguerra
Una corte está sacando a la luz las atrocidades cometidas en los años de conflicto armado, en un intento de recopilar un registro que todas las partes puedan aceptar como verdadero. No todos están conformes.By Julie Turkewitz See full article
El viaje del papa Francisco a Irak genera preocupación por la pandemia
El pontífice visita el país devastado por la guerra. Pero algunas personas han expresado su preocupación ante la posibilidad de que esa visita se convierta en un evento de superpropagación en una nación donde el virus todavía está presente.By Jason Horowitz See full article
Enrique y Meghan: la tormenta de acusaciones previa a la entrevista con Oprah
CBS ha adelantado fragmentos de video de la pareja y desde el Palacio de Buckingham surgen candentes denuncias por parte del personal.By Mark Landler See full article
‘Es una heroína’: en las protestas en Birmania, las mujeres están en primera línea
A pesar del peligro, las mujeres han estado en la vanguardia del movimiento, increpando a los generales que destituyeron a una dirigente civil.By Hannah Beech See full article
‘Tengo miedo de lo que nos espera’: la crisis de covid de Brasil es una advertencia para el mundo
Brasil experimenta un número récord de muertes y la propagación de una variante del coronavirus más contagiosa que puede causar reinfecciones.By Manuela Andreoni, Ernesto Londoño and Letícia Casado See full article
In Hong Kong, Foreign Tourists Are Replaced by a Local Variety
Bored and trapped in an area one-third the size of Rhode Island, Hong Kongers have sought out the most far-flung corners of their city, mobbing parklands with crowds typically seen downtown.By Vivian Wang and Lam Yik Fei See full article
African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France
They fought and died as heroes for their country in World War I, only for segregation to persist.By Roger Cohen See full article
How to Unite a Deeply Divided Kosovo? Name a Lake After Trump
A lighthearted suggestion by a U.S. envoy hoping to bridge a vast rift between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo has taken on a life of its own — only to be ridiculed by local residents on both sides.By Andrew Higgins See full article
Tomb of Joshua, Revered Prophet, Beckons Believers in Baghdad
No one knows for certain if Joshua, the Old Testament prophet, actually lived or where he might be buried. But for over 1,000 years, the sick and faithful have visited a Baghdad tomb said to be his.By Jane Arraf See full article
‘Special and Beautiful’ Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island
On a jagged island in the Canary archipelago, a whistling language known as “Silbo Gomero” is still in use thanks to mandatory classes for schoolchildren.By Raphael Minder See full article
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She Was Imprisoned for Killing Her 4 Children. But Was It Their Genes All Along?
The case of Kathleen Folbigg has become a contest between cutting-edge science and an Australian court system that sometimes ignores it.By Damien Cave See full article
The Latest Wrinkle in Crumple Theory
From studies of “geometric frustration,” scientists learn how paper folds under pressure.By Siobhan Roberts See full article
Your Monday Briefing
Israel reopens to its vaccinated populace.By Natasha Frost See full article
How to watch the Meghan and Harry Oprah interview after it airs.
It will show in the U.K. on Monday night.By Choire Sicha See full article
Meghan says she sought help from the palace for suicidal thoughts, but was rebuffed.
In an emotional disclosure, Meghan Markle described suffering persistent suicidal thoughts during her pregnancy after bullying from the news media and being barred from leaving the house.By Natasha Frost See full article
Meghan and Harry recount conversations with royals about their son’s skin tone.
Meghan told Oprah that there were “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be.”By Caity Weaver See full article
It’s a girl: Meghan and Harry reveal that Archie will have a sister.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle used the occasion of the Oprah interview to tell the world their second child will be a girl.By Tariro Mzezewa See full article
What are Meghan and Harry wearing?
Meghan Markle wears Armani and Prince Harry wears J. Crew to their Oprah interview.By Vanessa Friedman See full article
Blasts Kill At Least 20 People on Military Base in Equatorial Guinea
Officials also said more than 500 people were injured in a series of explosions on Sunday at a base in Bata, a city in the central African nation. The blasts were attributed to mishandled dynamite.By Storyful and Reuters See full article
Scores Are Dead or Injured in Fire at Migrant Center in Yemen
Most of the victims had been detained trying to cross into Saudi Arabia, an official said.By The Associated Press See full article