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World
Las secuelas del terremoto de Taiwán, en fotos
Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,4 sacudió Taiwán poco antes de las 8 a. m. del miércoles. El sismo, el más fuerte que ha sacudido Taiwán en un cuarto de siglo, hizo temblar los edificios de Taipéi, la capital, durante un minuto o más. En el condado ...
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World
The Taiwan Earthquake’s Aftermath in Photos
Taipei Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesStudents evacuated to a school courtyard after the earthquake. New Taipei City Credit...Taiwan's Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesEmergency workers assisting a survivor ...
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Newyork
You Can’t Beat Beauty and Elegance
In advance of the Oscars, here are seven stars (in some of their best looks) who’ve made the case for glamour this awards season.
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World
A Volcano May Erupt in Iceland. Here’s What to Know for Now.
Iceland is bracing for a possible volcanic eruption. Since late October, tens of thousands of earthquakes have been reported in the Reykjanes Peninsula, in the southwestern part of the country. At one point there were as many as 1,400 in a single 24 ...
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World
Ancient Roman Road’s Beginning Will Remain a Mystery for Now
An archaeological dig that began last summer, searching for the long-elusive “first mile” of the Appian Way, has been stymied by ground water.
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World
Pope Benedict’s Life in Pictures
A soft-spoken intellectual and scholar, Benedict XVI was the head of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics for eight years, sandwiched between the charismatic Pope (now Saint) John Paul II (1978-2005), one of the longest papacies in history, and ...
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Sports
Pelé, the Story in Pictures
He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the tiny Brazilian village of Três Corações, where he played soccer barefoot, using rolled-up rags for a ball. How a young man from such humble beginnings became Pelé, widely considered the greatest soccer ...