Jan 9, 2018
GOP senator says she’ll vote to restore net neutrality rules | Ars Technica
GOP senator says she’ll vote to restore net neutrality rules | Ars Technica: One more Republican vote needed to get net neutrality bill through Senate.
White House Official Floated Withdrawing U.S. Forces to Please Putin
White House Official Floated Withdrawing U.S. Forces to Please Putin: A member of Trump’s National Security Council staff had a radical notion: to pare back American troops in Europe as a way to curry favor with the Kremlin.
Israel is becoming an illiberal thugocracy, and I'm running out of ways to defend it - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com
Israel is becoming an illiberal thugocracy, and I'm running out of ways to defend it - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com: It's not just the BDS blacklist. In Israel, the basic rights and values underlying democracy itself are being repealed
Tens of thousands of English teachers to lose jobs
Tens of thousands of English teachers to lose jobs: About 7,000 afterschool English teachers at elementary schools will lose their jobs in March when the new policy comes into force for first and second graders. When the Ministry of Education applies the policy to 50,000 kindergartens and daycare centers later this year as announced, tens of thousands more teachers will suffer the same fate.
Uyghur Detentions Continue in Xinjiang, Despite Pledge to End With Party Congress
Uyghur Detentions Continue in Xinjiang, Despite Pledge to End With Party Congress: Local officials had said detainees would be freed after the sensitive annual meeting.
Bangladesh Likely to Miss Deadline for Start of Rohingya Repatriation: Official
Bangladesh Likely to Miss Deadline for Start of Rohingya Repatriation: Official: Under agreement with Myanmar, Bangladesh was to begin returning refugees on Jan. 22.
Petition Calls on Vietnam to Reverse Death Sentence in Land Dispute Killings
Petition Calls on Vietnam to Reverse Death Sentence in Land Dispute Killings: Signatories say a farmer who shot company workers clearing his crops was repeatedly provoked.
Former US President Calls For Release of Two Detained Journalists in Myanmar
Former US President Calls For Release of Two Detained Journalists in Myanmar: Bill Clinton calls the detentions of Thet Oo Maung and Kyaw Soe Oo ‘unacceptable.’
Cambodian Opposition Officials in Hiding Refuse to Return Home Amid Pressure to Defect
Cambodian Opposition Officials in Hiding Refuse to Return Home Amid Pressure to Defect: They say they fear for their safety in their communes, where they are hounded by ruling party activists.
Rohingya Leaders Call on US to Ensure Refugees Are Not Forced Back to Myanmar
Rohingya Leaders Call on US to Ensure Refugees Are Not Forced Back to Myanmar: They must not be returned to ‘genocide zones’ without security and citizenship, says the chairman of the Burma Task Force USA.
Cutting Into Afghan Patronage: A Struggle to Make Government Younger - The New York Times
Cutting Into Afghan Patronage: A Struggle to Make Government Younger - The New York Times: President Ashraf Ghani is putting relatively young people into key government positions but has failed to create a political consensus for his changes.
We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic - The New York Times
We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic - The New York Times: A universal vaccine is desperately needed.
Already ‘Moderately Severe,’ Flu Season in U.S. Could Get Worse - The New York Times
Already ‘Moderately Severe,’ Flu Season in U.S. Could Get Worse - The New York Times: Fears of “Killer Aussie Flu” may be exaggerated, but this year’s predominant strain is the most dangerous, and the vaccine is a poor match for it.
Trump Administration Drops Florida From Offshore Drilling Plan - The New York Times
Trump Administration Drops Florida From Offshore Drilling Plan - The New York Times: The state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott, had opposed the proposal to allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States waters.
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