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Violent Protests in Albania

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

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A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.
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While Pope Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Vatican Runs on Autopilot

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.
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Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust

The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.

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The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.
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Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

Our national security and White House correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down why President Donald Trump struck a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite having signed recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia.
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