RIO DE JANEIRO — For more than a year, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil had warned that he might not accept a loss in last month’s presidential election. Then he lost. In response, he reluctantly agreed to begin the transition of power — while his allies inspected the election results for evidence of anything amiss. […]
Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.
“It was very nice news for me that this kind of group existed, because one usually, with this kind of philosophy, feels alone,” said Mario Buenfil, 73, a water engineer in Mexico City who has been involved with the movement for 20 years. Still, the words “voluntary human extinction” often elicit reactions of spluttering horror, […]
2 Bomb Attacks in Jerusalem Kill 1 and Wound at Least 18
JERUSALEM — Two blasts in Jerusalem killed a teenager and injured at least 18 other people during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, the Israeli police said, in what were the first bomb attacks on Israeli civilians in more than six years. The police said that the first explosion occurred at a bus stop in […]
China’s Grandparents Are Done Babysitting and Ready to Go Viral
HONG KONG — The 65-year-old woman crouches in a field and holds up a head of cabbage. Behind her, two friends sway back and forth, cucumber and radish in their hands. “This rotten cabbage, let’s pull it out, eat it, achieve some foodie freedom,” Guo Yifen, the woman with the cabbage, raps in a low […]
Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian security services on Tuesday raided one of the holiest sites for Orthodox Christians, saying they were scouring a 1,000-year-old monastery in the heart of Kyiv for Russian saboteurs among the clerics and weapons amid the relics, even as pilgrims prayed in the caves below. The hunt for Russian spies at […]
Photos from China’s Latest Covid-19 Lockdowns
Less than a month after softening pandemic restrictions, China has reinstated some “zero-Covid” policies in an effort to control a new wave of infections surging across the country. Covid-19 cases have climbed almost every day since late October, and China recently recorded its first coronavirus-related death in months. In response, officials have closed businesses, resumed […]
Ukrainian Raid on Monastery Sharpens Conflict Over Russian Church: Live Updates
The skyline in Frankfurt, Germany. Europe, North America and South America are expected to be hardest hit next year by a range of economic issues, the O.E.C.D. said.Credit…Michael Probst/Associated Press Higher inflation and slower growth are the heavy price that the global economy is paying for Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Organization for Economic Cooperation […]
China Factory Fire Kills 38
A fire swept through a two-story factory in central China on Monday, killing 38 people in one of the most deadly fires in the country in recent years. According to a statement from local officials, the fire started at around 4 p.m. at Kaixinda Trading, a wholesaler that deals in a range of goods, in […]
UN Inspectors Report New Shelling Damage at Zaporizhzhia Plant
International nuclear inspectors reported significant damage from weekend shelling at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant but found key equipment intact and “no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns,” the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday. Even so, the scope of the damage “is a major cause of concern as it clearly demonstrates the sheer intensity of […]
Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least 162 in Indonesia; Toll Expected to Mount
BANGKOK — A powerful earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 162 people, injuring hundreds more and shaking tall buildings in the capital, Jakarta, 60 miles away. Many people were believed to be still trapped beneath the rubble, leading to fears that the death toll would sharply increase. The magnitude […]