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Tag: Nineteen Hundred Eighties

World

‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025Neil VigdorComments Off on ‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

Was it the heist of the century or a master class in incompetence by the museum? Some prominent former jewelry thieves have plenty to say about the audacious break-in at the Louvre.

World

A South Korean Olympian Gets to Play an Assassin, but Some Before Her Have Flopped

September 23, 2024September 24, 2024Victor MatherComments Off on A South Korean Olympian Gets to Play an Assassin, but Some Before Her Have Flopped

Olympians who tried the movies, especially in the 1980s, often fared poorly.

World

A South Korean Olympian Gets to Play an Assassin, but Some Before Her Have Flopped

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024Victor MatherComments Off on A South Korean Olympian Gets to Play an Assassin, but Some Before Her Have Flopped

Olympians who tried the movies, especially in the 1980s, often fared poorly.

World

A Show That Makes Young Japanese Pine for the ‘Inappropriate’ 1980s

May 29, 2024May 29, 2024Motoko Rich and Kiuko NotoyaComments Off on A Show That Makes Young Japanese Pine for the ‘Inappropriate’ 1980s

A surprise television hit, now on Netflix, has people talking about what Japan has lost with today’s changed sensibilities.

World

Biden Is Not the First U.S. President to Cut Off Weapons to Israel

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024PETER BAKERComments Off on Biden Is Not the First U.S. President to Cut Off Weapons to Israel

Other presidents, including, Ronald Reagan, used the power of American arms to influence Israeli war policy. But the comparisons underscore how much the politics of Israel have changed over the years.

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Unopened Case of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024Amanda HolpuchComments Off on Unopened Case of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million

The sealed case could include the highly prized Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Or not. The buyer may never find out.

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Mary Lou Retton Has Pneumonia and ‘Is Fighting for Her Life,’ Daughter Says

October 10, 2023October 11, 2023Eduardo Medina and Orlando MayorquinComments Off on Mary Lou Retton Has Pneumonia and ‘Is Fighting for Her Life,’ Daughter Says

The gymnastics champion sprang to stardom at the 1984 Olympics, where she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in the all-around competition. Her family is raising money online, saying she lacks health insurance.

World

Stanislaw Kania, 92, Polish Leader During Solidarity’s Rise, Dies

March 3, 2020Dennis HevesiComments Off on Stanislaw Kania, 92, Polish Leader During Solidarity’s Rise, Dies

Mr. Kania walked a tightrope between demands for reform within Poland and the Soviet threat of intervention.

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Mugabe’s Reign Began With Bob Marley and Good Schools. Despotism Soon Followed.

September 6, 2019ALAN COWELLComments Off on Mugabe’s Reign Began With Bob Marley and Good Schools. Despotism Soon Followed.

Robert Mugabe transformed from a hero of Africa’s liberation — and a self-proclaimed champion of universal suffrage — into a tyrant. Our writer was there at the start.

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ICE Detains British Media Commentator Sami Hamdi

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Claire Moses

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October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh

Saudi Arabia, Rich With Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. Exporter

October 27, 2025Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur

A New Dynamic in the Trump-Netanyahu Relationship

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025DAVID M. HALBFINGER

3 Takeaways From Vietnam’s Drift Toward Russia and Away From America

October 27, 2025DAMIEN CAVE

Is the U.S. Losing in Vietnam? Russia, North Korea and China Are Gaining.

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025DAMIEN CAVE

U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025VIVIAN YEE

2 U.S. Navy Aircraft Go Down in South China Sea

October 27, 2025Yan Zhuang

In U.K., China Is a Threat and a Coveted Trade Partner

October 27, 2025ADAM GOLDMAN

Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Stephanie Nolen
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