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Comment on this story Comment MOSCOW — A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike, a Russian space official said Thursday. Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos and NASA both have said that the incident hasn’t posed any danger to the station’s crew. However, […]

Wintertime is peace time, or so goes the conventional wisdom in the South Caucasus. This thinking is being challenged this week: On Tuesday, in cold temperatures, Azerbaijan reportedly suspended again the gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed Armenian-populated region, amid an already ongoing blockade. With E.U. monitors set to depart on Sunday the borderlands that […]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter. After a three-month hiatus, the administration is making four rapid virus tests available through covidtests.gov starting Thursday, a senior administration official said. The official spoke on […]

Comment on this story Comment KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be “another provocative move by the U.S.” that could prompt a response from Moscow. Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a weekly […]

Comment on this story Comment MILAN — The founder of the Afro Fashion Association in Italy on Thursday said she is launching awards recognizing the achievements of minorities in Italian society, to promote greater diversity and inclusion. The first edition of the Black Carpet Awards will premier on Feb. 22, during Milan Fashion Week, and […]

New year, new you, and so many new books to read. The year ahead promises to keep book lovers busy with much-talked about celebrity memoirs from Prince Harry and Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as splashy new releases from best-selling authors Colson Whitehead, R. F. Kuang, and Lorrie Moore, who returns with her first novel […]

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit. Preliminary data—through the first 11 months of the year—indicates 2022 will see fewer deaths than the previous two COVID-19 pandemic years. Current reports suggest deaths may be down about 3% from 2020 […]

Comment on this story Comment LIMA, Peru — A judge in Peru was deciding Thursday whether ousted President Pedro Castillo will remain in custody while authorities build their rebellion case against him with a positive ruling expected to ignite further protests. The ruling, which would extend his detention for up to 18 months, would come […]

Comment on this story Comment TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian court has convicted an Iranian man on terrorism-related charges and sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment, court officials said Thursday. In a ruling issued Wednesday but made public a day later, Albania’s Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime found Bijan Pooladrag guilty of funding […]

TIMEPieces x Deepak Chopra: The Seven Collection, Presented in Partnership with Seva.Love and Artifex, Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of Chopra’s Bestseller, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success   TIMEPieces, the web3 community initiative from TIME, is partnering with Seva.Love, the web3 platform co-founded by world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and author Deepak Chopra, on a […]