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World news coverage from The Wall Street Journal.

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Latin America produces much of the world’s food. But tens of millions of people here can no longer afford to eat it. with ⁦@luciwsj⁩ and ⁦@SFrydlewsky⁩ wsj.com/articles/global-food…
Global Food Prices Surge as Inflation Spreads

Global Food Prices Surge as Inflation Spreads

Bad harvests and supply bottlenecks are leaving poor families hungry in the developing world, from Peru to the Philippines.

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Jared Malsin@jmalsin29 Jul 2021
Tunisia's remarkable democratic transition is facing its biggest test in 10 years. Here's how the country got here. With reporting help from @Ghaya_BM in Tunis: wsj.com/articles/tunisia-sol…
Tunisia, Sole Survivor of Arab Spring, Risks Sliding Back to Autocratic Rule

Tunisia, Sole Survivor of Arab Spring, Risks Sliding Back to Autocratic Rule

The country whose protest movement promised to transform the Middle East a decade ago is in turmoil after its president suspended parliament and seized executive power, stirring concerns that the...

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The scandal-tainted Vatican bank has been overhauled over the last decade to ward off tax evaders and money launderers. Now it must convince legitimate customers it has something to offer them. wsj.com/articles/cleaned-up-…
Cleaned-Up Vatican Bank Works to Justify Its Existence

Cleaned-Up Vatican Bank Works to Justify Its Existence

The scandal-tainted Vatican bank has been overhauled over the last decade to ward off tax evaders and money launderers. Now it must convince legitimate customers, inside the Vatican and out, that it...

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Dozens of Syrians are stripped of refugee protection in Denmark and told to go back to Syria: “Why would you wait until now that we have integrated and we now consider this our country and reached this stage and now you are telling us to go?” wsj.com/articles/syrians-are…
Syrians Are Stripped of Refugee Protection in Denmark: ‘Now You Are Telling Us to Go?’

Syrians Are Stripped of Refugee Protection in Denmark: ‘Now You Are Telling Us to Go?’

Denmark, which has some of the West’s toughest immigration policies, has determined that parts of Syria are safe and revoked refugees’ residency status.

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To explore what fueled Russia's recent Navalny protests, I went to Oryol, a city southwest of Moscow, where the demonstrations became an outlet for widespread grievances about falling living standards, collapsing infrastructure and chronic corruption wsj.com/articles/protests-go…

Russia Protests Go Beyond Navalny as Putin’s Reserve of Good Will Wanes

The treatment of the opposition leader may have lit the fuse for protests, but the rallies quickly became an outlet for Russians’ widespread grievances about falling living standards, collapsing...

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The Syrian conflict has been called the most documented war in history. But a mammoth trove of evidence doesn’t easily translate into accountability or justice. So those building war-crimes cases have turned to a novel tool: artificial intelligence. wsj.com/articles/ai-emerges-…
AI Emerges as Crucial Tool for Groups Seeking Justice for Syria War Crimes

AI Emerges as Crucial Tool for Groups Seeking Justice for Syria War Crimes

Rights groups are using machine learning to sort through a mammoth trove of video, photo and other evidence to build Syrian war-crimes cases.

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“We’re burying our own now.” As a fast-spreading coronavirus variant surges across South Africa, undertakers are battling on the frontlines. With photos by ⁦@let_zephyrspin⁩ wsj.com/articles/south-afric…
South African Coronavirus Strain Puts Undertakers on Front Lines

South African Coronavirus Strain Puts Undertakers on Front Lines

A fast-spreading Covid-19 variant has pushed deaths and infections to records, overwhelming funeral homes.

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“For the hos­pi­tal, it wasn’t a first cri­sis and then a sec­ond cri­sis. It’s been a con­tin­u­ous cri­sis since February.” Story from inside the hardest-hit facility of France’s second wave, with @NBisserbe and photos by @agnesdherbeys: wsj.com/articles/airlifts-an… – at Paris, France

Covid-19 Pushes France’s Hospitals to the Brink as Crisis Intensifies

France’s hospital system has been pushed to the brink by the latest surge of the coronavirus, fielding more patients than at any other time in the pandemic.

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Jon Emont@JonathanEmont8 Oct 2020
Indonesia is the world's 4th largest country but has a lower testing rate than other major economies. I looked at why that is and what the consequences are for public health. Big takeaway is it's hard to know how bad the epidemic is in Indonesia. wsj.com/articles/indonesia-h…
Indonesia Has 270 Million People—and One of the World’s Lowest Covid-19 Testing Rates

Indonesia Has 270 Million People—and One of the World’s Lowest Covid-19 Testing Rates

Seven months since its first coronavirus case was reported, the world’s fourth most populous country is still largely flying blind. It has tested a smaller share of its population than every other...

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Before the pandemic, poverty in Italy was already at a record high. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands more people have plunged into poverty - and many of them won't be able to lift themselves out it. Our latest story, with photos by @giannicipriano wsj.com/articles/as-the-coro… (thread)

As the Coronavirus Lockdown Eases, Italy Confronts an Epidemic of Poverty

The coronavirus pandemic has precipitated one of the worst economic downturns in generations world-wide. But few major economies are likely to fall as far as Italy’s, or take longer to recover, amid...

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“If we don’t get our act together, by the time we return to something close to normal, it won’t be the status quo ante in terms of freedom in the world. It will be a dramatically diminished world.” My essay on the world we lost and the world that’s coming. wsj.com/articles/a-world-of-…

A World of Hardening Borders

The pandemic has empowered the nation-state, as global institutions falter and governments assert far-reaching control.

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“This is a terrible moment for Cuban migrants. There’s desperation and alarm because of the latest measures,” said Yaimí González, a 41-year-old who fled Cuba three months ago. wsj.com/articles/cuban-migra… via @WSJ
Cuban Migrants Are Thwarted in Mexico by New Asylum Rules

Cuban Migrants Are Thwarted in Mexico by New Asylum Rules

A surge of Cuban asylum seekers, long accustomed to preferential treatment under U.S. migration policies, are being stopped by U.S. government efforts to contain a tide of Central Americans migrating...

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Natasha Khan@natashakhanhk31 Jul 2019
The 44 people charged with rioting in the #HongKongProtests include a 16-year-old girl, a pilot, students, a teacher, and a couple who run a gym together and are due to be married Sunday: wsj.com/articles/a-teenager-…
A Teenager, Pilot, and Teacher: Accused Hong Kong Rioters Reflect Protests’ Diversity

A Teenager, Pilot, and Teacher: Accused Hong Kong Rioters Reflect Protests’ Diversity

Dozens of people charged with rioting in protests that have rocked the semiautonomous city appeared in court for the first time since their arrests amid one of the fiercest clashes between demonstr...

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WSJ India@WSJIndia31 Jul 2019
Indian authorities find body of V.G. Siddhartha, India’s king of coffee, in a river in Mangalore. on.wsj.com/2K7DDqJ
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As Edward Snowden makes a plea for a pardon, here's a look back at why/how he leaked the NSA's surveillance data on.wsj.com/2cjsjUg
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US Intel Chief says Russians "hack our systems all the time." Enter: Cozy Bear & Fancy Bear on.wsj.com/2attmn3
Image from Mark Scheffler (@markscheffler)
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Cryptology: Who are 'Fancy Bear' and 'Cozy Bear,' the (allegedly) Russian hackers (allegedly) behind the DNC breach? on.wsj.com/2avuzuz
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Dad of Muslim US Army officer killed in Iraq praises America/asks Trump: "Have you ever even read the Constitution?" on.wsj.com/2a8vCgk
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Video of Trump at his press conference saying he hopes Russia can access and release Hillary Clinton's past emails on.wsj.com/2a4StJU
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Profile of the reclusive U.S.-based cleric—Fethullah Gulen—who Turkey's President says was behind the coup attempt on.wsj.com/29QVqiB
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