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Nadifa Mohamed is a Booker Prize finalist for her novel ''The Fortune Men,'' a story about a false accusation and the tragedy that resulted. LONDON -- In her debut novel, [...]

The legislation requires many public companies in Germany to have at least one woman on the supervisory board. Germany on Friday moved to ensure that women are represented in the [...]

Born in Brazil, developed in the United States and now a pro in France, the 21-year-old forward is proving she belongs alongside the world's best players. The first steps of [...]

A shelter system supported by private individuals highlights the French government's difficulties managing a backlog of asylum cases. PARIS -- Walking home one night several years ago in a suburb [...]

At 22, she helped establish the underground station Congress Radio, which amplified Mahatma Gandhi's message of rebellion. Overlooked is a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in [...]

Public transit offers a simple way for cities to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but the pandemic has pushed ridership, and revenue, off a cliff in many big systems. On the [...]

TECHNOLOGY Intel to Build FactoriesIn Arizona for $20 Billion Intel's new chief executive is doubling down on chip manufacturing in the United States and Europe, a surprise bet that could [...]

Tashnuva Anan Shishir's triumphant moment came after a long fight for equality that included harassment, bullying and suicide attempts. When Tashnuva Anan Shishir was growing up in a conservative Muslim [...]

LONDON -- Georgia Paget was an assistant stage manager at London's production of ''Hamilton.'' David Lawrence was directing choruses and orchestras throughout Britain. Katy Oakden, a onetime equine midwife, was [...]

A website called Not Amazon was created to drive sales to more than 4,000 independent stores in four cities. The initiative aims to keep expanding. TORONTO -- The snow was [...]

CURRENCY British Pound Tumbles as Brexit Deadline Nears As Britain approaches yet another new deadline to strike a trade deal with the European Union on Sunday, the pound is closing [...]

A Muslim man was held under a state law passed to address accusations by Hindu nationalists that women are being lured into marriage in order to convert them to Islam. [...]

A British equal rights commission found no evidence of illegal pay practices, but said the broadcaster needed to ''rebuild trust with women.'' LONDON -- A report released Thursday by an [...]

Like millions of young people across Europe, Rebecca Lee, 25, has suddenly found herself shut out of the labor market as the economic toll of the pandemic intensifies. Her job [...]

Platforms like Airbnb have been criticized for raising living costs in popular cities. Now, officials are trying to move properties aimed at tourists to long-term leases. LISBON -- Long before [...]

The jeweler withdrew its forty-three second advertisement after Hindu nationalists accused the company of promoting ''love jihad'' on social media. An Indian jewelry brand withdrew an advertisement featuring an interfaith [...]

The color registry, with the Swedish brand Intimina, takes aim at an old taboo and barrier to women's equality. Pantone, the color registry company, has introduced a new shade -- [...]

PARIS -- Khadija Shaw sensed opportunity. Shaw, a Jamaican striker with seemingly unlimited potential, had her pick of top European teams on the eve of last year's Women's World Cup. [...]

As Amazon signals its growth in India with its office in Hyderabad, its largest in the world, local business owners are pushing back. The austere building is hardly distinguishable in [...]

LONDON -- This summer, Louise Towers and her partner are loading their four children and Nellie the dog into a camper van for their annual holiday. It's an honored tradition: [...]

Zomato, a global food-delivery company based in India, drew praise for introducing the policy. Its chief executive says there is no ''shame or stigma'' in applying for the time off. [...]

Facing a loss of hours, unsecured wages and slow reopenings, some unemployed Britons are reconsidering their livelihoods. MANCHESTER, England -- As a national lockdown was imposed in March, a food [...]

LONDON -- If this were any other year, Ella Chandler, 19, would be playing cricket almost every day. Zak Oyrzynski, 23, would be looking for a job as a chef [...]

Also this week, how to help reinvent your workplace. Welcome to the Climate Fwd: newsletter! Join us on July 9 for the debut of Netting Zero, a series of virtual [...]

''Sitting in Limbo,'' a BBC drama, is inspired by one story from the ''Windrush generation,'' the British residents of Caribbean heritage who were mistakenly identified as illegal immigrants. ''They don't [...]

A week before Britain came to a standstill in mid-March, the Wessex Mill found itself fielding nearly 600 calls a day requesting one of the country's hottest commodities: flour. The [...]

The German car company withdrew an online ad that attracted criticism for its racist images. In the brief video, a dark-skinned man is pushed off a city street and onto [...]

Some European companies seem to be targeting workers who are the easiest to fire or have the least bargaining power, even as the firms seek government help. FRANKFURT -- As [...]

LONDON -- Before Vivianne Miedema's brother could walk, she said, she would place him in front of a soccer net and fire shots at the goal for practice. ''He would [...]

Hyundai will idle plants in South Korea, pointing to a shortage of components due to the coronavirus outbreak and hinting at trouble for other manufacturers. The coronavirus is providing a [...]

The director general's decision comes amid questions over a gender pay gap and political bias. LONDON -- After leading the British Broadcasting Corporation for seven years, Tony Hall said on [...]

The proposal could save costs and thousands of tons of electronic waste, advocates say, but previous measures have fizzled. LONDON -- The European Union wants to make it easier to [...]

Four companies marketing e-cigarettes broke rules barring online promotions, a British advertising regulator said. The Instagram posts looked like so many others: a celebrity endorsing a product. In this case, [...]

Annet Negesa, Uganda's 800-meter Olympic hopeful, says she was advised to undergo an irreversible surgery because of naturally elevated testosterone levels. Her career has never been the same. Annet Negesa [...]

Advocates say tracing gold from mine to jewelry customer could help guarantee provenance, improve the lives of miners and reduce carbon emissions. Generations Y and Z, soon to be the [...]

His often satirical plays spoke for an alienated West Indian population in postwar Britain and for the people he left behind in Trinidad and Tobago. In the winter of 1961, [...]

Also this week, the carbon footprint of the very, very wealthy Welcome to the Climate Fwd: newsletter. The New York Times climate team emails readers once a week with stories [...]

LONDON -- A quarter of all adults in Britain take prescription medication for pain, anxiety, depression or insomnia, and half of those people had been taking the drugs for a [...]

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LONDON -- One man poured beer on a tiger. Another tore off his shirt and attempted to enter the penguin pool. Music blared and drinks flowed. Those were some of [...]

Readers around the world largely denounced President Trump's behavior during his recent European tour. Many have accused Mr. Trump of diplomatic malpractice, speculating about his meetings with foreign leaders and [...]