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Spain Is Doing Something Brave

A new amnesty law benefits more than Catalan separatists.

A Clash of Culture For Tesla in Sweden

Stockholm — The Tesla technicians who walked off their jobs in Sweden on October 27 say they still support the mission of the American company. But they also want Tesla to accept the Swedish way of doing business.

Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Is Hurting Its Economy

Simon Azarwagye, who owns a travel company in Uganda, has lost customers because of the country’s anti-gay law.

Betting on a Return to the Office in London

The City of London has been awash with construction, and the vacancy rate for new buildings has been dropping.

India Is Spending Big. Its Businesses Are Not.

Most of India’s population has been struggling with inflation in food and fuel prices. A wholesale market in New Delhi.

Extreme Sledding in the Alps, Thrills Included

To reach the top of the Waldspritz sledding run above the village of Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps, I hiked 90 minutes into the backcountry, dragging a small runnered sled by a rope to roughly 2,300 meters.

In Indonesia, a Dynasty in the Making

SOLO, Indonesia — Not long ago, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia was running a chain of dessert shops. Now he is the symbol of a budding political dynasty.

Chinese Balloons Are Seen Flying Over Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan — A surge in sightings of balloons from China flying over Taiwan has drawn the attention of the island’s military and struck some experts as a calculatedly ambiguous warning to voters before its presidential election.

Qatar's Riches, Tangled Abroad

When the United States Senator Robert Menendez arrived in Qatar in 2022 to attend the country’s lavish production of the men’s World Cup, he gave an unusual interview to the authoritarian government’s news agency praising Qatar’s progress on labor rights.

Arabs and Jews, Learning Together

JERUSALEM — In a classroom decorated with Hebrew and Arabic letters, third graders — their eyes closed— took a deep breath in unison.

Monarch in Denmark With an Eye on Climate

COPENHAGEN — Like most Britons, many Danes have known one queen throughout their lifetime — one who was extremely popular, and known for her sense of responsibility and propriety.

Lithuanian Judge Hit By Wrath Of Russia

VILNIUS, Lithuania — When the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant last year for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, a Moscow court launched a surprise counterattack: It ordered the arrest of a 70-year-old retired judge in Lithuania.

The Evolution of French Goes Through Africa

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — French, by most estimates the world’s fifth most spoken language, is changing — perhaps not in the gilded hallways of the institution in Paris that publishes its official dictionary, but on a rooftop in Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast.

She beat the odds to make an impossible movie

Oscar nominated director Ava DuVernay was told Isabel Wilkerson’s book was unadaptable, but she produced Origin’ anyway

Can a burlesque show make 'Star Wars' more inclusive?

In The Empire Strips Back, Princess Leia can be Black and Luke Skywalker can be a woman

Saban goes out with the Tide

Coach won seven national titles, turned Alabama back into a powerhouse

Young and old, ready for gold

Schizas, a 20-year-old university student, is chasing her third national title this weekend

Heise too much for Toronto in loss

Draft’s No. 1 pick scores twice to keep Minnesota undefeated

GM had no chance in Nylander talks

Unlike others on team-friendly deals, Toronto’s stars have trusted their agents over injury fears

Samsonov recalled, visit may be brief

Move made to give prospect Hildeby some work with the Marlies after a week on the bench

Watchdog points to X job cuts

Australian agency says reduction in safety staffing poses risk to company

Can imports from China help Ottawa meet targets?

The revolution in electric vehicles (EVs) appears to have stalled.

Desjardins warns against temporary resident limit

Too few workers, students could harm economy

Zelenskyy calls for help bolstering air defences

Ukraine has shown the world that Russia’s military can be stopped, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday as he began a visit to the Baltic nations in search of more help for his country against the Kremlin’s larger and better-supplied forces in the 22-month-old invasion.

Ancient DNA hints at why MS affects many northern Europeans

The process of ancient DNA extraction at the Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre in Copenhagen. A Bronze Age people that moved from what is now Ukraine and Russia to northwestern Europe carried gene variants that today are known to increase the risk of multiple sclerosis, researchers reported Wednesday.

Halifax shelter plan nears launch date

Province to set up first of 200 units by next month

PM answers call for Hamas probe

Ministers exploring how to play role in investigation into sex abuse claims

U.S. calls for reform in territory

Secretary of State Blinken says Washington supports 'tangible steps' toward a Palestinian state

Poilievre defends media when it suits him

When politicians don't like the media's questions they just ignore them, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre likes to mock his questioners or even bully them, Susan Delacourt writes.

Foreign students get second chance

Algoma University re-evaluates grades for online class after days-long sit-in at Brampton campus