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He Needed a Job. China Gave Him One: Locking Up His Fellow Muslims.
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Showing posts from March 2, 2019
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U.S. and Tunisia Are Fighting Militants Together. Just Don’t Ask Them About It.
By LILIA BLAISE, ERIC SCHMITT and CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/2TvdCaa
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Pakistan and India step back from the brink, tensions simmer
A flare up between arch-foes India and Pakistan appeared to be easing on Saturday after Islamabad handed back a capture…
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Roots of Spain’s Crisis: One Word Fought Over at Birth of Constitution
By PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tJT2EF
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Saudi prosecutors say women's rights activists to face trial
Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have referred detained women's rights activists to trial, saying those charged "en…
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Meng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada says
Canada begins the process to extradite Meng Wanzhou to the US, but a court has the final decision. from BBC News - Wo…
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UK-US trade deal: Envoy attacks 'myths' about US farming
US Ambassador Woody Johnson criticises warnings about chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-fed beef. from BBC News - W…
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Hoodwinker sunfish: Rare fish washes up on California beach
The seven-foot (2.1m) hoodwinker sunfish washes up in Santa Barbara, baffling scientists. from BBC News - World https…
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Billie Wayne Coble: Two men arrested at Texas execution
Two men are arrested and later released on bail after allegedly disrupting an execution in Texas. from BBC News - Wor…
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Lula to be released from prison for grandson's funeral
The former Brazilian president was not able to attend his brother's funeral in January. from BBC News - World htt…
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Do Democrats want to take away Americans' hamburgers?
The humble ground-beef patty is now ammunition in a US cultural food fight over climate change. from BBC News - World…
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Warmbier family rebuke Trump's praise of Kim Jong-un
A dead US student's parents break their silence after Mr Trump heaped compliments on "smart" Mr Kim. fr…
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Canada appeals court orders tobacco firms to pay billions in damages
A Quebec appellate court has upheld a 2015 decision that ordered the firms to pay over C$15bn. from BBC News - World …
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Donald Trump asks China to lift all US agricultural tariffs
In a tweet the president calls on China to "immediately" lift tariffs on US agriculture products. from BBC …
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Nordic skiing: Blood doping scandal rocks sport as five athletes arrested
Footage shows Austrian cross-country skiier Max Hauke giving himself an alleged blood transfusion. from BBC News - Wo…
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Syria war: Chlorine likely used in Douma attack - OPCW
The OPCW has said its data provided "reasonable grounds" an attack took place, but assigned no blame. from …
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Algeria protests: Thousands denounce president's bid for fifth term
Tens of thousands protest as ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeks a fifth term in office. from BBC News - Worl…
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The people fleeing the end of the Islamic State in Syria
As the jihadist group's final territory in Syria falls, its followers face an uncertain future. from BBC News - W…
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Fespaco nominee Mohamed Boureima : 'I can't handle watching my own films'
Nigerien filmmaker Mohamed Boureima talks about being nominated for an award at this year's Fespaco. from BBC New…
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Inside Jack Shepherd's Georgia prison cell
A request has been submitted to extradite the Briton, convicted of the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown. from BBC News…
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Abhinandan, captured Indian pilot, is freed from Pakistan
Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, ami…
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'We stopped needing to work in our 30s'
Laura and Brad Barrett explain what it means to be financially independent and how they got there. from BBC News - Wo…
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Michael Jackson abuse claims: 'I was ready to defend him'
Wade Robson tells the BBC of sexual abuse that he claims he was subjected to by singer Michael Jackson. from BBC News…
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In pictures: A Chilean paraglider and his hawk in flight
Ariel Marinkovic flies with his hawk, Hook, in the hills around Chile's capital city, Santiago. from BBC News - W…
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Who will take IS fighter and his London 'jihadi bride'?
Yago Riedijk was born and raised in Dutch suburbia. He is one of 135 Dutch nationals still in Syria. from BBC News - …
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In pictures: Kim Jong-un's last day in Vietnam
North Korea's leader spends a final day in Vietnam after talks with President Trump abruptly end. from BBC News -…
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Jonathan-Ismael Diaby: Does ice hockey have a racism problem?
Canada prides itself on two things: diversity and hockey. But the two don't always go hand in hand. from BBC News…
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Algeria protests: The beginning of the end?
Why tens of thousands of people are protesting against the ailing 81-year-old president. from BBC News - World https:…
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Netanyahu charges: Is Israel PM in more trouble now than ever before?
The Israeli PM faces possible indictment as well as a formidable political rival in upcoming polls. from BBC News - W…
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Islamic State faces final territorial defeat in eastern Syria battle
Islamic State faced final territorial defeat on Saturday as the U.S.-backed Syrian force battling the jihadists said it…
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How the N.Y. Public Library Fills Its Shelves (and Why Some Books Don’t Make the Cut)
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U.S.-backed Syrian force expects final Daesh battle to be over 'soon'
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces expects the battle to take the last territorial enclave of Daesh (ISIS) to be …
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S&P changes Lebanon's outlook to negative
International ratings agency Standard & Poor revised Lebanon’s outlook to negative from stable, late Friday night. …
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Artist mulls morphosis of Mar Mikhael
Vincent Bassil’s exhibition 383-Armenia Street, now up at ARTLAB, has been a decade in the making. from The Daily Sta…
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‘Lost Caravaggio’ unveiled before $170M auction
The naked warrior grimaces as a graceful woman methodically slices off his head with a sword. from The Daily Star >…
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Huppert adds class to stalker thriller ‘Greta’
Imagine you’re a 20-something living in New York City and you spot a particularly nice and structured green leather han…
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Cohen reminds us that Trump probes are far from over
We were reminded of an explosive political fact this week: The investigations of President Donald Trump’s activities wo…
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Populists on the left and right agree on one thing: Trust local communities
The postwar economic success of liberal democracies was not simply the result of letting markets flourish. from The D…
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Britain’s Brexit backtracking guessing game
Within 24 hours both the British prime minister and the leader of the opposition backtracked on major policy issues con…
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Remember when Concorde first took to the sky 50 years ago?
When the misty skies cleared over southern France on the afternoon of Sunday March 2, 1969, the green light was signale…
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Chloe bids Lagerfeld adieu with ethnic motifs
High-collared, fluid silhouettes teeming with detail were the Paris Fashion Week recipe when Chloe showcased its latest…
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Tastes of Italy: Wine workshop piques Lebanese palates
From the sensual aroma of Sicilian wine to singsongy Italian chattering, there was no escaping la dolce vita at the Fou…
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Lebanese couture brand brings off-the-shelf collections
After dressing celebrities like Beyonce, Cardi B, and Queen Rania of Jordan, young Lebanese couture design house Azzi &…
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In Mexico, those searching for missing relatives can vanish too
Maria Herrera is scraping at the earth on a hill in the town of Huitzuco, in southern Mexico, looking for the mounds or…
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Pakistan hands back captured pilot to India
Pakistani officials handed over a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India Friday in a gesture of peace pr…
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EU rejects putting states on dirty-money list
European Union member states unanimously rejected Friday a proposal to blacklist Saudi Arabia and four U.S. territories…
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Guns and milk: What they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: When Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the militant c…
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Deadly siege in Somalia’s capital ends, attackers killed
A nearly day-long siege in the heart of Somalia’s capital ended with all of the Al-Shabab extremist attackers killed, p…
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Battered by scandal, Netanyahu still poised for re-election
Just over a month before elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks more vulnerable than ever. from T…
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World cleanest banks haven for Russia crooks
Swedbank AB regularly topped rankings of Europe’s safest banks half a decade ago. from The Daily Star >> Live N…
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Kuwait to plan $10B investment fund with China
Kuwait is planning to create a $10 billion fund with China to invest in the two countries, according to people with kno…
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On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week
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Bulls Beat Hawks, 168-161, in Third-Highest-Scoring N.B.A. Game Ever
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What’s on TV Saturday: ‘S.N.L.’ and ‘Barbara’
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Meredith Whittaker on Tech Workers
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Who’s Investigating Justin Trudeau — and What Do They Hope to Find?
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Colombian Prosecutor Investigating FARC Is Accused of Taking Bribe for Ex-Rebel
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Tulsa Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Won’t Face Civil Rights Charges
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Quotation of the Day: Trudeau Promised a Fresh Approach to Politics. Now He’s Embroiled in Scandal.
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‘Mockingbird’ Producer Reconsiders, Letting Local Plays Go Forward
By MICHAEL PAULSON and ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2SB7yJ1
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Honda Classic: Sungjae Im Is Early to Rise, to a Tie for the Lead
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Alex Ovechkin Sets Record and Pulls Capitals Even With Islanders
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Hornets Beat Nets and Move Back Into Playoff Position
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Bryce Harper Is a Perfect Fit for Philly, or Else
By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2XGwClA
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Watch SpaceX Launch the Crew Dragon Capsule for NASA
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San Francisco Is Beating H.I.V. Why Can’t Houston?
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Charles McCarry, 88, Spy Turned Master Spy Novelist, Is Dead
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U.S.-backed Syrian force says advances into final Islamic State enclave
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have advanced into Islamic State's final territorial enclave where h…
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U.S.-backed Syrian force expects final IS battle to be over 'soon'
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expect the battle to take Islamic State's last territorial enclave t…
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Tens of thousands of Algerians call on Bouteflika to step down
Tens of thousands of people in cities across Algeria called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office on Friday…
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Pakistan and India step back from the brink, but unease continues
A flare up between arch-foes India and Pakistan appeared to be easing on Saturday after Islamabad handed back a capture…
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Blaze in tower block in London's Canary Wharf area brought under control
About 60 firefighters and eight fire engines attended to a fire on top of a commercial tower block in London's Cana…