The death toll of last week’s deadly floods and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo climbed to more than 400 people, the government said on Monday, as rescue workers and family members searched through debris and mud for victims and survivors of the disaster. The flooding began on Thursday, as heavy rains pushed rivers […]
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In China, Young People Ditch Prestige Jobs for Manual Labor
The problem was not that young people thought they were too good for that work, but that it did not offer a real chance at a better life, because of lower wages and persistent discrimination, said Nie Riming, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law. Until China offered better-paid blue-collar jobs and […]
Rescuers rush to save people buried in rubble of a building destroyed by a Russian missile.
A Russian strike tore into a nine-story apartment building in the city of Dnipro in central Ukraine, local officials said, killing at least 14 people, including a 15-year-old girl. Scores were injured. A massive fire burning in the aftermath of the strike, which left a gaping hole in the residential building. Much of the apartment […]
Here Are the People Iran Sentenced to Death in Its Protest Crackdown
They are a doctor, a rapper, a karate champion, a barber and an actor, sons, grandsons and fathers. They are among the 13 people Iran has hurriedly sentenced to death in its campaign to quash the monthslong uprising against the Islamic Republic. In December, two men were hanged in quick succession, the second from a […]
Explosions Hit Ukraine as People Prepare for New Year’s Celebrations: Live Updates
Journalists held up signs listing the name of their media outlets to be called on to ask questions of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a news conference in Kyiv in April.Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday signed into law a bill that expands the government’s regulatory […]
The Drummer Who Reminds People That ‘You Can Play Music as You Like’
BUENOS AIRES — The crowd at a recent concert exploded into rapturous cries as the group’s frontman walked onto the stage and began setting a drum beat, launching his band on an improvised journey across musical genres that culminated an hour later in a standing ovation. Over a 30-year career, Miguel Tomasín has released more […]
Pope Francis Apologizes to Canada’s Indigenous People: Live News Updates
MASKWACIS, Alberta — Pope Francis offered a sweeping apology to Indigenous people on their native land in Canada on Monday, fulfilling a critical demand of many of the survivors of church-run residential schools that became gruesome centers of abuse, forced assimilation, cultural devastation and death for over a century. “I humbly beg forgiveness for the […]