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By the middle of this century, most cars and buses should be powered by renewable energy, while bikes, electric trains, and your own two feet will continue to have little impact on the climate. And if...

LONDON — King Charles III has signaled that he wants a streamlined coronation ceremony. But that doesn’t mean an economically straitened Britain won’t throw an extravagant party as it crowns its...

I’ve heard that drinking coffee without food in the morning can damage the stomach lining. Is that true? A: For many people, enjoying a freshly brewed cup of coffee first thing in the morning is...

A racist attack on two mosques left 51 people dead. A deadly volcanic eruption. The coronavirus pandemic. Over nearly six years in office, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand skillfully...

BENGALURU, India — When Ruchita Chandrashekar decided to move to Bengaluru in November for a new job, she thought she had the perfect plan for avoiding the problems that come with house hunting as a...

The world’s most populous country has reached a pivotal moment: China’s population has begun to shrink, after a steady, yearslong decline in its birthrate that experts say will be irreversible. ...

SATTEL, Switzerland — It was the last thing Simon Bissig, a ski resort director, wanted to see as he trudged into the Swiss Alps guesthouse on a January day. The bright wooden lodge should have been...

A biotech company in Georgia has received conditional approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the first vaccine for honeybees, a move scientists say could help pave the way for...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials on Friday concluded their investigation of the Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in Seoul, blaming the police and other government...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court said it would investigate former president Jair Bolsonaro for inspiring the far-right mob that invaded and ransacked the country’s Congress, Supreme...

The New York Times has listed Salalah among 52 tourist destinations to visit this year. The only other place from the Arab world to feature in the list is Tassili n’Ajjer of Algeria. Other featured...

The death of his mother, Diana. His decades chafing under the eye of the British press. His marriage to Meghan Markle and his rift with the royal family. His drug use, his years in the army, even his...

Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s ousted former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential offices Sunday to protest what they falsely claim was a...

Over hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, the human shoulder has undergone changes to make it more versatile — allowing our arms to reach over our heads, behind our backs and swing in full...

The clock was ticking. Weaving at high speeds through the traffic of Hyderabad, a city in southern India, Shivam Tirupati Niralwar, 29, ran through red lights and drove into oncoming traffic. He...

On Dec. 14, 50 years ago, two men woke up on humanity’s last day on the moon. Nobody would be back to the moon anytime soon. Plans for additional Apollo missions had been scrapped two years...

LONDON — In recent months, as Britain has healed from mourning its queen, the beginning of a new reign has started to show in the country’s daily life. England’s World Cup team sang “God...

If you were asked to explain the difference between terms such as whole grain, multigrain and whole wheat, would you be able to? If not, you’re not alone. A new study published on Nov. 30 in...

LONDON — Nurses across Britain went on strike Thursday demanding a raise and better working conditions, the first such walkout by nurses in the history of the country’s revered National Health...

AL KHOR, Qatar — Just before dusk in a desolate stretch of the Qatari desert, Saqr al-Humaidi slipped on a worn leather glove and readied his falcon for its daily training. Coaxing the bird out of...