The New York Times International Edition in Print for Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021

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   Omicron Is Fast Moving, but Perhaps Less Severe, Early Reports Suggest

   Researchers in South Africa, where the variant is spreading quickly, say it may cause less serious Covid cases than other forms of the virus, but it is unclear whether that will hold true.

    By Lynsey Chutel, Richard Pérez-Peña and Emily Anthes

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   On Ukrainian Front, Grinding War and Weary Anticipation of Invasion

   After eight years in the trenches, Ukrainian soldiers are resigned to the possibility that the Russian military, which dwarfs their own in power and wealth, will come sooner or later.

    By Michael Schwirtz

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      Denzel Washington, Man on Fire

      

      The actor never leans in — he’s all in. And in his latest, “Macbeth,” conjured by Joel Coen, he is as sharp and deadly as a dagger.

       By Maureen Dowd

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      Charles M. Blow

      The Ghosts of Mississippi

      

      Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is another Mississippi case poised to roll back constitutional rights.

       By Charles M. Blow