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World

A Stone-Skimming Contest in Scotland Is Infiltrated by Cheaters

September 16, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on A Stone-Skimming Contest in Scotland Is Infiltrated by Cheaters

“I did see some stones that looked a little too perfect,” said the winner of the Stone Skimming World Championships. The offending contestants were disqualified.

World

India’s Exam Leaks Underline the Nation’s Bigger Problem

November 28, 2024MUJIB MASHAL and HARI KUMARComments Off on India’s Exam Leaks Underline the Nation’s Bigger Problem

The economy has failed to create enough good jobs, so a government post appeals to far more people than there are openings, fueling desperation.

World

India’s Exam Leaks Underline the Nation’s Bigger Problem

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024MUJIB MASHAL and HARI KUMARComments Off on India’s Exam Leaks Underline the Nation’s Bigger Problem

The economy has failed to create enough good jobs, so a government post appeals to far more people than there are openings, fueling desperation.

World

A Top Chess Player Is Disqualified After a Phone Is Found in a Bathroom Stall

October 16, 2024October 17, 2024Victor MatherComments Off on A Top Chess Player Is Disqualified After a Phone Is Found in a Bathroom Stall

Kirill Shevchenko, a grandmaster who represents Romania, has been accused of getting assistance from a computer in the middle of games.

World

Beijing Race Under Scrutiny As Video Suggests Runners Helped Chinese Winner

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024Yan ZhuangComments Off on Beijing Race Under Scrutiny As Video Suggests Runners Helped Chinese Winner

Organizers are investigating the results of the Beijing Half Marathon, after three runners from Kenya and Ethiopia appeared to wave a Chinese competitor past them before the finish.

World

Mexico City Marathon Opens Investigation After Cheating Claims

September 6, 2023Amanda Holpuch and Víctor Manuel RamosComments Off on Mexico City Marathon Opens Investigation After Cheating Claims

In previous years, thousands of runners have been disqualified for course cutting. Runners are under scrutiny again.

World

Singapore charges a man accused of lending out his vaccination record, and other international news.

December 29, 2021John Yoon, Muktita Suhartono and Natasha FrostComments Off on Singapore charges a man accused of lending out his vaccination record, and other international news.

A 65-year-old used the records of a 37-year-old to pretend he had been fully vaccinated, court indictments said.

World

After a Year of ‘Rampant’ Cheating, Elite Bridge Tries to Clean Up

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021ALAN YUHASComments Off on After a Year of ‘Rampant’ Cheating, Elite Bridge Tries to Clean Up

As the pandemic forced most players online, the problem of cheating consumed the game’s highest levels. Top players say a tight-lipped culture is finally changing.

World

Could a Smell Test Screen People for Covid?

January 19, 2021Katherine J. WuComments Off on Could a Smell Test Screen People for Covid?

A new modeling study hints that odor-based screens could quash outbreaks. But some experts are skeptical it would work in the real world.

World

U.S. Believes Russia Has Restarted Low-Yield Nuclear Tests

May 29, 2019Julian E. Barnes and William J. BroadComments Off on U.S. Believes Russia Has Restarted Low-Yield Nuclear Tests

If true, the finding could eventually prompt the Trump administration to begin its own testing. But some experts said the accusations were nothing new.

Headlines

Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza

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Under Trump’s Aegis, Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Resolve Border Dispute

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Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur

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Trump Leans Into Showmanship on Day 1 of His Asia Trip

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Katie Rogers, Erica L. Green and Sui-Lee Wee

Chinese and U.S. Officials Reach Framework of a Trade Deal

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Keith Bradsher and Zunaira Saieed

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October 26, 2025Katie Rogers, Erica L. Green and Sui-Lee Wee

Police Make Arrests in Louvre Robbery, Authorities Say

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Turkey Offered to Help in Postwar Gaza. Israel Isn’t About to Say Yes.

October 26, 2025BEN HUBBARD and DAVID M. HALBFINGER

How Maduro Is Responding to Trump’s Pressure on Venezuela’s Economy

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025ANATOLY KURMANAEV

What to Know About Argentina’s Midterm Election

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