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China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters
Beijing’s costly policy of lockdowns has pummeled the world’s second-largest economy and set off mass public protests that were a…
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Opinion
Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang
Late last month, in a stunning display of frustration, people in multiple cities across China took to the streets to…
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Governor Calls Attack on Power Stations a ‘New Level of Threat’
Gov. Roy Cooper, of North Carolina, said that whoever carried out the attack “knew exactly what they were doing.”
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Ecstasy Gives Way to Despair in a Liberated Ukrainian City
Kherson has been whipsawed by occupation, liberation and now dread. It’s a lonely place. And cold.
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Chinese Abroad: Worried, Wary and Protesting
Chinese expatriates in the United States are elated but nervous as they watch the protests at home.
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Plan Tests Tense Relationship Between N.Y.P.D. and Mentally Ill People
Mayor Eric Adams wants police officers on the front lines, but critics say they are not trained to get people…
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Covid Protests in China Raise Hope for Solidarity Among Activists Abroad
People opposing Beijing over issues like Hong Kong, Taiwan or the persecution of Uyghurs see the moment as an opportunity…
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Opinion
When Gay Rights Clash With Religious Freedom
The day the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling came down in 2015, establishing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage,…
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The Chinese Dream, Denied
The world’s harshest Covid restrictions exemplify how Xi Jinping’s authoritarian excesses have rewritten Beijing’s longstanding social contract with its people.
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At Qatar’s Church City, Sunday Comes on Friday
In a nation deeply rooted in Islam, worshipers from other faiths find community in a government-sanctioned island of Christianity on…