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Aug 3, 2018
Ethnic cleansing makes a comeback — in China - The Washington Post
Ethnic cleansing makes a comeback — in China - The Washington Post: Beijng’s crackdown on its Uighur minority is setting a new standard for oppression.
Bodies Keep Shrinking on This Island, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why - The New York Times
Bodies Keep Shrinking on This Island, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why - The New York Times: The Indonesian island of Flores has given rise to smaller hominins, humans and even elephants.
Myanmar Official Line: Rohingya Are Returning. But Cracks in That Story Abound. - The New York Times
Myanmar Official Line: Rohingya Are Returning. But Cracks in That Story Abound. - The New York Times: On a government-led tour of repatriation centers and the surrounding countryside, the sanctioned narrative grew sticky with contradictions as witnesses spoke up.
Zimbabwe Elects Mnangagwa, the Man Who Ousted Mugabe - The New York Times
Zimbabwe Elects Mnangagwa, the Man Who Ousted Mugabe - The New York Times: Emmerson Mnangagwa, who seized power last year, won a full term over his chief challenger, Nelson Chamisa.
Opinion | How Republican Hypocrisy Lifts Social Democrats - The New York Times
Opinion | How Republican Hypocrisy Lifts Social Democrats - The New York Times: By its astoundingly cynical approach to deficits and debt, the G.O.P. has opened the door to an expansive left.
Apple’s $1 Trillion Milestone Reflects Rise of Powerful Megacompanies - The New York Times
Apple’s $1 Trillion Milestone Reflects Rise of Powerful Megacompanies - The New York Times: Apple is part of a group of giant companies that dominate the United States economy. That is good for financial markets, but not necessarily for everyone else.
Trump Administration Unveils Its Plan to Relax Car Pollution Rules - The New York Times
Trump Administration Unveils Its Plan to Relax Car Pollution Rules - The New York Times: The proposal would freeze rules requiring cleaner, more efficient cars and unravel one of President Obama’s signature policies to fight global warming.
Q&A: Exiled Russian oil tycoon who backed reporters killed in Africa says he’ll keep pouring millions into independent Russian journalism - The Washington Post
Q&A: Exiled Russian oil tycoon who backed reporters killed in Africa says he’ll keep pouring millions into independent Russian journalism - The Washington Post: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former CEO of the Russian oil giant Yukos, used to be Russia’s richest man. In 2003, as he was increasingly criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin, Khodorkovsky was arrested on fraud charges and spent a decade behind bars. Since being freed in 2013, Khodorkovsky has lived in exile and become one of Putin’s […]
Hungary’s Orban launches his offensive on Europe - The Washington Post
Hungary’s Orban launches his offensive on Europe - The Washington Post: The Hungarian prime minister flies the flag of Trumpism on the continent.
Putin-linked bikers who helped Russia annex Crimea set up military-style base in Slovakia - The Washington Post
Putin-linked bikers who helped Russia annex Crimea set up military-style base in Slovakia - The Washington Post: Slovak officials have called the base “disturbing” and part of an effort to “rewrite history."
Tokyo Medical University lowered grades of women to limit number of female doctors - The Washington Post
Tokyo Medical University lowered grades of women to limit number of female doctors - The Washington Post: Female students applying to Tokyo Medical University had their grades systematically deflated, local news agencies reported.
Trump and Erdogan square up for a fight - The Washington Post
Trump and Erdogan square up for a fight - The Washington Post: New U.S. sanctions on Turkish officials mark another low for ties between the two countries.
Donald Trump says Queen Elizabeth was late for their meeting at Windsor Castle - The Washington Post
Donald Trump says Queen Elizabeth was late for their meeting at Windsor Castle - The Washington Post: Trump accused the "fake disgusting news" of lying about his lateness, despite footage of the Queen checking her watch circulating online.
Attackers target Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, killing at least 29 - The Washington Post
Attackers target Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, killing at least 29 - The Washington Post: The violence was similar to past assaults on Shiite worshipers by militants linked to the Islamic State.
Aug 2, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh Hits Hurdle On Road To Supreme Court | HuffPost
Brett Kavanaugh Hits Hurdle On Road To Supreme Court | HuffPost: But Republicans say they'll press forward with confirmation hearings anyway.
An important clue from Mueller in the Russia collusion probe? - The Washington Post
An important clue from Mueller in the Russia collusion probe? - The Washington Post: Mueller has referred multiple cases to prosecutors in New York, but he hasn't done that with Paul Manafort and other key figures. That suggests he's more narrowly focused on collusion than his critics claim.
Spotify removes Alex Jones’s podcasts, citing policy on ‘hate content’ - The Washington Post
Spotify removes Alex Jones’s podcasts, citing policy on ‘hate content’ - The Washington Post: The move comes after YouTube and Facebook penalized Jones for violating their rules.
Trump’s lawyers fear a Mueller interview. The reason reveals the danger Trump faces. - The Washington Post
Trump’s lawyers fear a Mueller interview. The reason reveals the danger Trump faces. - The Washington Post: Trump cannot lie about his conduct, and he cannot tell the truth about it, either.
Who’s afraid of Imran Khan’s Pakistan? Almost everyone. - The Washington Post
Who’s afraid of Imran Khan’s Pakistan? Almost everyone. - The Washington Post: The new prime minister's pandering to the religious ultra-right suggests he is not the person who will lead Pakistan out of extremism.
Don’t expect anything from Ivanka Trump - The Washington Post
Don’t expect anything from Ivanka Trump - The Washington Post: The presidential daughter is out of excuses.
Trump administration stresses its focus on election security amid criticism - The Washington Post
Trump administration stresses its focus on election security amid criticism - The Washington Post: Top national security officials spoke at the White House as the Trump administration continues to face questions about how it is countering foreign attempts at interference in U.S. elections.
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纽约时报中文网 国际纵览: 纽约时报中文网 国际纵览(cn.NYTimes.com)是纽约时报公司旗下的首个中文媒介产品,旨在向中国读者提供有关全球时事、商业及文化的高水准报道。它将时报公司屡获大奖之新闻内容中最精华部分带给全球中文读者,这些内容产自《纽约时报》1200名采编人员和30个全球分社,其中也包括北京、上海及香港记者站。网站内容特为中文读者量身打造,既包括《纽约时报》英文报道的中译版本,也包括本土中文作者及专栏作家专为中文网所撰写的原创稿件。
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia: The New York Times: Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars & more at nytimes.com.
The New York Times in Print for Thursday, August 2, 2018 - The New York Times
The New York Times in Print for Thursday, August 2, 2018 - The New York Times: The New York Times in Print for Thursday, August 2, 2018
ALTSEAN-BURMA
ALTSEAN-BURMA: NGO campaigning for human rights and democracy in the ASEAN region, with a particular focus on Burma.
Trump is working with the trolls - The Washington Post
Trump is working with the trolls - The Washington Post: Halting the hackers takes political will and moral commitment.
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