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Can South Africa’s Opposition Parties Break Through?

A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election on Wednesday. Here’s…

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South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament

With elections a week away, the political comeback of Mr. Zuma, the former president, has presented a test for the…

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Leader of South Africa’s Assembly Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations

The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption…

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Inmates Escape After an Attack on Haiti’s Largest Prison

The assault on the prison is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged…

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2024 Israeli Municipal Elections May Offer a Glimpse of the Political Mood

Israel is holding local elections on Tuesday, the first time that voters have gone to the polls since the Hamas-led…

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Donald Wildmon, Early Crusader in Conservative Culture Wars, Dies at 85

He founded the American Family Association, which became a juggernaut in the Christian right’s campaign against sex and gay themes…

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Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican Actress and Voice in Disney’s ‘Coco,’ Dies, 90

Her 60-year career in film, television and theater “marked an entire era” and made her one of Mexico’s most acclaimed…

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How to Watch the DeSantis-Newsom Debate

The unusual event, between a Republican presidential candidate and a high-profile Democratic governor who has been a surrogate for the…

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Wildfires: Stay Safe in a Warming World

Climate change is warming up the spring, lengthening the summer, and drying out soil and vegetation, leading to more frequent,…

Sports

Japan’s Enduring ‘Sound of Summer’

Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You”…

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