What becomes of Times Square when you take away hundreds of thousands of cheering, shivering New Year’s Eve revelers? It may no longer be the…
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Mali Coup Leaders Pledge Democracy After Deposing President
DAKAR, Senegal — The plotters behind the coup that toppled the leaders of the West African nation of Mali vowed on Wednesday to hold new…
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Poland Election Tests Democracy in a Pandemic
Voters must bring their own pens. Masks are required for anyone entering a polling station in Warsaw and other Polish cities. Doors should remain open…
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Hong Kong Protests: Martin Lee, ‘Father of Democracy,’ Caught Between Extremes
HONG KONG — He was once the most popular politician in Hong Kong, known by many as the “father of democracy.” He helped write the…
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