Thirteen Years Late, and Exactly on Time
The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens in December, thirteen years late. The delay is the least interesting…
Category: Global
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Forty Three Point Eight Percent, and Three Seats Short
The AfD took 43.8 percent in Saxony-Anhalt and 39 of 83 seats. A majority needs 42.…
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Seismometers Everywhere Recorded It. The People Downstream Had Thirty Minutes.
A glacier collapse sent debris down 72 km of the Trishuli on Wednesday. Seismometers worldwide recorded…
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How Many People Died at Ceuta Depends Entirely on Who Is Counting
Spain counted 88 bodies in the Ceuta morgue. Morocco counted 11 deaths. Both figures are official,…
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A Tanker Was Hit and a Strike Was Called Off, on the Same Day
On Saturday a gas carrier was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, embassies told Americans to…
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Britain Changed Prime Minister, and the Ballot Had One Name On It
Andy Burnham became prime minister on Monday with 379 nominations and no ballot at all. The…
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Fifteen People Now Administer Gaza, and None of Them Can Get In
Hamas dissolved its Gaza government on the sixth and handed authority to a committee of fifteen…
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The Clause Said Best Efforts, and That Was the Whole Problem
The June memorandum asked Iran for best efforts on safe passage, free for sixty days only.…
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He Resigned With the Majority He Won
He resigned with the majority he won in 2024 entirely intact, having lost no confidence vote.…
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A Hundred and Seven Days, and the Bill Is Not Payable in One Currency
A hundred and seven days. There is no reliable total for what it cost in people,…