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In the Tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb Nationalist Lights a Match
It was in Sarajevo, Bosnia’s capital, that a teenage Serb nationalist set off World War I by assassinating an Austrian…
A Divided World United to Launch the James Webb Space Telescope
America was a nation divided, but that did not stop it from building parts of the James Webb Space Telescope…
Spurred by Omicron, Europe Sets Covid Infection Records Every Day
LONDON — Across Europe, records for new coronavirus infections are being set day after day, as the Omicron variant tears…
Fears of Omicron’s Rapid Spread Are Tempered by Signs of Milder Illness
The Omicron variant is blazing around the world with such speed that even the leader of Israel, one of the…
We’re in Omicron Lockdown in the Netherlands. It Shouldn’t Have Happened.
AMSTERDAM — Since 5 a.m. on Sunday, bars, restaurants, museums, schools, clothing stores, gift shops and anything resembling fun have…
Europeans Ponder Living With, Not Defeating, Covid
MADRID — Covid-19 infections were rising all across Spain, but the message from the country’s leader was clear: The government…