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Asia
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Canals in Wuzhen, a town of about 50,000 that has become a wildly successful example of tourism development in China. Nearly seven million tourists visit every year.
Wuzhen, drawing millions of tourists each year, has become a wildly successful example of importing arts and theater into selfie-ready backdrops of flowing canals and stone bridges.
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Mexico Braces for the Fallout of a Trump Presidency
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For many Mexicans, the election of Donald J. Trump is a harbinger for hard days to come for the country, its economy and even its state of mind.
The Interpreter
Uncertainty Over Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Risks Global Instability
By MAX FISHER
World leaders and policy experts are unable to deduce a coherent worldview from the president-elect’s often conflicting pronouncements.
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Forget Movie Stars. In Hong Kong, Exam Tutors Are the Celebrities.
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As Donald Trump Took the Lead, Canada’s Immigration Website Buckled
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Around the time Mr. Trump pulled ahead in the election returns, the site for would-be residents of Canada buckled under a surge in interest.
Sharbat Gula, Famed ‘Afghan Girl,’ Is Welcomed Back to Afghanistan
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Ms. Gula, who was pictured as a young girl on the cover of National Geographic in 1984, had been arrested in Pakistan and deported.
At Least 5 Die in Tram Derailment Near London
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The police said that the driver had been arrested after the deadly accident in Croydon, south of the British capital.
The Interpreter
Trump’s Victory and the Rise of White Populism
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The president-elect has tapped into a sense of alienation and loss of status among poorer white voters, a sentiment that exists in other countries, too.
How a Word, ‘Chee-na,’ Renewed a Crisis Between Beijing and Hong Kong
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With its echoes of Japan’s wartime occupation, an alternative term for China has emerged as a fresh irritant in relations between the semiautonomous city and the mainland.
Why Did Beijing Slap Down Hong Kong Separatists? To Make a Point.
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There were other less draconian ways to resolve Hong Kong’s oath-taking impasse. But President Xi Jinping takes a hard line on challenges to sovereignty.
News Analysis
Donald Trump’s Victory Promises to Upend the International Order
By PETER BAKER
For the first time since World War II, Americans choose a president who pledged to reverse the internationalism practiced by both parties.
Chinese Journalists Get an Exhilarating Look at the U.S. Election
By ANDREW JACOBS
A small group of Chinese reporters has been traveling across America, courtesy of the State Department, and hoping their articles pass muster with China’s censors.
Beijing’s Intervention in Hong Kong Election Could Face a Hurdle: Local Courts
By MICHAEL FORSYTHE
The decision to effectively amend the territory’s Basic Law will have to be implemented by judges who are trained to protect civil liberties, not the Communist system.
On Russian TV, Clinton-Trump Race Merits Wall-to-Wall Coverage
By IVAN NECHEPURENKO
The blanket coverage offered a chance to present the election in the worst possible light, with one commentator saying “what the United States calls ‘democracy’ prompts nothing but disgust.”
Toblerone Alters Shape of 2 Chocolate Bars, and Fans Are Outraged
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Hungary’s Lawmakers Reject Plan to Block Resettlement of Refugees
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Prime Minister Viktor Orban had proposed a constitutional amendment to stop a European Union program that would see the country accept migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
Prince Harry Denounces Media Coverage of His Girlfriend, Meghan Markle
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Queen Elizabeth’s grandson attacked the “racial undertones” in newspaper and social media reports of his relationship with Ms. Markle, an American actress.
Rurik Jutting, British Banker, Convicted of Murdering 2 Women in Hong Kong
By MIKE IVES
The ruling brings to a close a case that cast a spotlight on social inequality and the excesses of the financial sector in one of Asia’s richest cities.
Philippines Can Give Hero’s Burial to Ferdinand Marcos, High Court Rules
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The decision clears the way to bury the dictator in a heroes’ cemetery. Rights groups saw it as part of an effort to whitewash an ugly period of history.
Yarchen Gar Journal
In Remote Settlement High on Tibetan Plateau, Buddhist Spirituality Soars
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After These Days of Rage
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Extremes of inequality lie at the root of voters’ anger. We can’t repair the political center without fixing the economics of that.
Editorial
China Bullies Hong Kong
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Beijing’s tightening hand is undermining Hong Kong’s enviable economic model.
Op-Ed Contributor
The U.S. Must Extradite My Grandfather’s Killer
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America should stop sheltering an assassin of Bangladesh’s first president and allow justice to be done at long last.
The World’s Political Power Couples
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Female heads of state or government are often members of political dynasties. Sometimes they follow their husbands into office, and occasionally their husbands follow them.
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Test your knowledge from the last decade.
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If you’ve been a “What in the World” reader, we hope we’ve surprised you, made you smile and maybe even taught you something about another culture. To celebrate the posting of our 100th article, we offer this quiz, where you can test your new knowledge of quirky facts from around the globe.
Rodrigo Duterte’s Most Contentious Quotations
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President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has a reputation for frank speechmaking that often angers the international community.
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How New York Times reporting may have made the Middle East just a little bit safer.
Turkish Dam Project Threatens to Submerge Thousands of Years of History
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Photographs by CANDACE FEIT
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