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Howard Schultz: Ex-Starbucks CEO considers presidential run
Howard Schultz says he is "seriously considering" running as an independent candidate for US president. fro…
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Iran says it's not in talks with France on missile work
Iran said on Monday it was not holding talks with France over its ballistic missile development, after Paris said it wa…
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Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA
Bahrain's highest court upheld life sentences against three opposition leaders on charges of spying for Qatar, stat…
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Bahrain's upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA
Bahrain's highest court upheld life sentences against three opposition leaders on charges of spying for Qatar, stat…
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Nissan says 'co-operating' with US probe
The carmaker has not provided more details on the inquiry reportedly about executive pay disclosures. from BBC News -…
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Nera: The 3D-printed electric motorbike
The bike, made by BigRep, took three days to print and cost about £2,000 ($2,600) to produce. from BBC News - World h…
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Turkey aims to form safe zones in Syria for refugees to return
Turkey is aiming to form safe zones in northern Syria so that around 4 million of Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey coul…
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Russian police recover painting stolen in broad daylight
Russian police on Monday found the painting that was stolen a day earlier from Moscow's famed museum of Russian art…
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A Son of Immigrants Contemplates What His Life Might Have Been
By LAWRENCE SUMULONG and MATTHEW SEDACCA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2HyVJT6
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Learning With: ‘Trump Signs Bill Reopening Government for 3 Weeks in Surprise Retreat From Wall’
By SHANNON DOYNE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2ScIXOi
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China says Canadian ambassador sacking an internal affair
China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's sacking of his ambassador…
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Palestinian PM willing to quit if President Abbas wishes: spokesperson
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Monday offered to resign, his spokesperson said, amid efforts by President…
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A Thai Singer Wore a Swastika. Was It Prejudice or Ignorance?
By MIKE IVES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2DDlq15
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Iran says cannot confirm secret talks with France on Tehran's missile work
Iran said on Monday it cannot confirm holding secret talks with France over Tehran's disputed ballistic missile pro…
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Venezuela crisis: White House 'will respond to threats against diplomats'
Washington warns against the intimidation of opposition leader Juan Guaidó and US diplomats. from BBC News - World ht…
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Wang Quanzhang: China jails leading human rights lawyer
The prominent lawyer was found guilty of state subversion in a case his supporters say was political. from BBC News -…
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Brumadinho dam: 'Very low' hope for hundreds missing in Brazil
More than 300 people are missing two days after a dam collapsed as the number of dead rises to 58. from BBC News - Wo…
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US lifts sanctions on Putin ally's firms
The Trump administration lifts curbs on firms linked to Oleg Deripaska, despite objections from Democrats. from BBC N…
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Louisiana shooting: Police arrest suspect of five killed
US police have arrested Dakota Theriot, suspected of killing five people, including his parents. from BBC News - Worl…
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Trevor the Duck: Niue mourns 'world's loneliest duck'
Trevor, the only duck on the Pacific island of Niue, lived in a puddle and was cared for by locals. from BBC News - W…
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Duke University professor removed over 'Speak English' email
A professor loses her job as programme director after urging Chinese students to speak “100% English”. from BBC News …
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'Red scarves' march in Paris against yellow-vest violence
About 10,000 people call for an end to weeks of often violent yellow-vest demonstrations. from BBC News - World https…
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Vogue Business: New title focuses on fashion industry
The launch of the digital title comes as the US media industry goes through another round of job cuts. from BBC News …
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Protesters and riot police clash in Honduras
Demonstrations mark the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Juan Orlando Hernández. from BBC News - Wo…
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XXXTentacion's son Gekyume arrives seven months after rapper's death
XXXTentacion's girlfriend confirms the birth of his son, seven months after he was shot dead. from BBC News - Wor…
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How addict Jesus survived South Africa's drug epidemic
The heroin-based cocktail that robbed a man of a decade of his life in one South African township. from BBC News - Wo…
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Dog whistles: The secret language politicians are using
From Obama's clothing to the Brexit campaign - how to decode the hidden messages in politics known as "dog whi…
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Kamala Harris and the US state looking to take down Trump
With a front-runner in the 2020 race, and the House Speaker winning her shutdown battle, the state is resurgent. from…
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Brutalist concrete of old Yugoslavia inspires new generation
Nostalgic tours of old Yugoslav urban estates are Belgrade's new cool. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WkxM…
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Taliban talks: Will negotiations lead to peace in Afghanistan?
Both sides describe "progress", is this the beginning of the end of Afghanistan's 17-year conflict? fro…
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Venezuelan pirates - the new scourge of the Caribbean
As Venezuela's economy collapses, a tide of lawlessness - and piracy - is spreading to the nearby island of Trinida…
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Fyre Festival: My front-row seat for the chaos in the Exumas
Two new documentaries detail the mess of the 2017 event in the Bahamas. This is the islanders' story. from BBC Ne…
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The mistake that led to a £1.2bn business
How two Estonian friends built popular money transfer business TransferWise. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ul…
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UK lawmaker Brady hopeful government will back Irish backstop amendment
An influential lawmaker in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said he was hopeful that the gov…
NYT
‘When Sam and I Broke Up, I Decided to Sell Everything. New York Makes It Easy.’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2WluzCE
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They Created a Muslim Enclave in Upstate N.Y. Then Came the Online Conspiracies.
By RICK ROJAS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2RmDgsA
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As 2020 Looms, the News Media Looks Forward, and Back
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2G4R3lz
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Johnson tells May: Ditch the Irish backstop and get support
The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said on Monday that she wou…
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Saudi government to spend $27B on industry plan
The Saudi Arabian government will spend 100 billion riyals ($27 billion) in 2019 and 2020 as part of its industrial dev…
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Bahrain Shiite opposition leader loses appeal against life sentence
Bahrain's supreme court, whose verdicts are final, on Monday upheld a life term for Shiite opposition leader Sheikh…
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Macron to press Egyptian president on human rights
The French president is to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo - talks that Emmanuel Macron says he wants…
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Duterte to see site of fatal bombings, Abu Sayyaf suspected
President Rodrigo Duterte and his top security officials planned on Monday to visit a Catholic cathedral in the souther…
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Detained Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to 4 ½ years
Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison on the charge of subversion o…
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Breakthrough elusive as govt crisis enters ‘decisive’ week
A breakthrough in the Cabinet formation crisis appears elusive despite extensive talks by Lebanese leaders in Paris f…
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Venezuela fight now over military support
The battle for control of Venezuela turned Sunday to the armed forces as President Nicolas Maduro, wearing tan military…
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Parisians march against ‘yellow vest’ violence
More than 10,000 people marched through Paris Sunday in protest at yellow vest violence during the anti-government demo…
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Trump OK with second shutdown over border spat
President Donald Trump is prepared to shut down the government again or declare a national emergency if Congress won’t …
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Egypt’s lost academic freedom and research
In his speech at the American University in Cairo on Jan. 10, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted the inher…
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The case for digital identification: Problems and potential
Worldwide, more than 4 billion people are connected to the internet, spending an average of roughly six hours per day o…
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Davos without U.S. mirrors world without America
The atmosphere at the 2019 World Economic Forum reflected the global picture perhaps more genuinely than in years past,…
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Yemeni kids find joy in music lessons
The sound of music fills the halls at a school in the Yemeni city of Taiz, where Nazira al-Jaafari sits at a keyboard a…
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Internet addiction spawns American treatment programs
When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became ag…
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Swimmers return to bathe with Palau’s golden jellyfish
Swimming with the famous golden jellyfish in Palau can be put back on the bucket list following a two-year ban, but bat…
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Sabic profits miss estimates as product prices decline
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. reported full-year and fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as the averag…
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France against ‘exorbitant’ exit pay for Ghosn
France’s finance minister said Sunday a severance package for former Renault chief Carlos Ghosn, forced to resign in a …
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Free U.S. news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel pinch of yet more job cuts
America’s free online news heavyweights, BuzzFeed and HuffPost, last week were rocked by a new wave of layoffs, a sign …
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Deutsche Bank gets Qatari commitment for more funds
Deutsche Bank AG has secured a commitment for additional investment from Qatar as the troubled German lender seeks to b…
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Pourquoi la France importe-t-elle ses imams?
By KAMEL DAOUD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2sOopgH
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On Politics: Did the Shutdown Hurt Trump’s 2020 Chances?
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ScHKqj
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All Red or All Blue, State Legislatures Run to Partisan Sides
By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2RSWbAG
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Putin’s Next Playground or the E.U.’s Last Moral Stand?
By IVAN KRASTEV from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2RgTdRe
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France Has Millions of Muslims. Why Does It Import Imams?
By KAMEL DAOUD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2G4sxkA
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Word + Quiz: eviscerate
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2UkK4Ji
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What’s on TV Monday: ‘I Am the Night’ and ‘Agatha Raisin’
By MARGARET KRAMER from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2TiE17Y
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Las principales noticias del lunes
By Por ALBINSON LINARES from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2CSIGqm
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Trump’s Statistics About Undocumented Immigrants Are Questioned by Experts
By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Tdd9X2
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Quotation of the Day: Afghan Women Fear Peace With Taliban May Mean War on Them
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2WnAIhN
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Review: ‘My Fair Lady,’ Illuminated With New Stars
By JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2ScfaFB
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Gregg Berhalter Wins Debut as U.S. Coach With Lineup Full of First-Timers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2HK7ypA