Wednesday, 28 February 2018

U.S. investor transfers interests in Philippine news site to fend off government 'attack'

MANILA (Reuters) - An American investor in a Philippine news outlet whose license was revoked said on Wednesday it was transferring its interests to its local partners to remove an "artificial barrier" being used by the government to stifle its operations.


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What You Get for $850,000


By Unknown Author from NYT Real Estate http://ift.tt/2F2MLbd

With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops


By C. J. CHIVERS, LARRY BUCHANAN, DENISE LU and KAREN YOURISH from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2ovKeQt

Amid Turkish Assault, Kurdish Forces Are Drawn Away From U.S. Fight With ISIS


By ERIC SCHMITT and ROD NORDLAND from NYT World http://ift.tt/2HUexbS

Xi Sets China on a Collision Course With History


By MAX FISHER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2CNbePX

Spreadsheets at Dawn: The New Tax Battle Is All About Data


By JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2F1pl62

Once Again, Push for Gun Control Collides With Political Reality


By CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2EVZ50Z

How Low Can Unemployment Really Go? Economists Have No Idea


By NEIL IRWIN from NYT The Upshot http://ift.tt/2COHCRX

Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art


By LUCAS PETERSON from NYT Travel http://ift.tt/2EXZLD9

Why Ipoh, Malaysia, Should Be on Your Travel Radar


By SANJAY SURANA from NYT Travel http://ift.tt/2oCXfHa

How to Bypass Airport Lines With the Tips of Your Fingers


By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM from NYT Travel http://ift.tt/2EVYcpb

How Women Are Rethinking the Tattoo Parlor


By LAURA NEILSON from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2ovD4eZ

How Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal Disrupts His Daily Routine


By BEE SHAPIRO from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2HR2cFi

The Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller


By KURT STREETER from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2ovWd0t

$850,000 Homes in Maine, North Carolina and Oregon


By JULIE LASKY from NYT Real Estate http://ift.tt/2oveefA

Once It Was Overdue Books. Now Librarians Fight Overdoses.


By ANNIE CORREAL from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2CNluHZ

What Is the Perfect Color Worth?


By BRUCE FALCONER from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2F1pWc0

José Andrés Fights Starvation With Mayo


By Interview by DAN AMIRA from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2F3xA1C

A Painful Bruise Wouldn’t Heal. It Took Several Hospital Visits to Discover Why.


By LISA SANDERS, M.D. from NYT Magazine http://ift.tt/2HRN9uV

‘You Can’t Be Afraid of the Tech’


By JOHN HANC from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2oxt8BT

Stephen Colbert Attacks Trump for Reluctance to Act on Russian Meddling


By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2F2VYjX

Five reasons Toys R Us failed

What went wrong at the out-of-town toy emporium chain?

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My boyfriend could have killed me

Amy, 17, talks to Newsbeat about being a victim of domestic abuse.

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National Identity is Made Up


By MAE RYAN, MAX FISHER, SHANE O’NEILL and JOSH KELLER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2F1rSRy

Toys R Us UK goes into administration

About 3,000 jobs are at risk at the UK's biggest toy retailer., but stores are still open for now.

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Syrian government gains ground on second day of Russian truce: monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.


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South Korea says complains to Chinese ambassador about military jet in its airspace

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to lodge a complaint over a Chinese military aircraft entering the South's air defence territory, the second such incident this year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.


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China Xi's expansive agenda gets boost with move to end term limits

BEIJING (Reuters) - In clearing the way to serve as Chinese president indefinitely, Xi Jinping has sought to head off speculation over his future and amass even more authority to implement his key political objectives, analysts and sources close to the leadership say.


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'Bullied for the way I looked'

More than half of children aged 11 to 16 say they have been bullied about the way they look, survey finds.

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Echoes of Lynchings in Quiet Photos


By DAVID GONZALEZ and OLIVER CLASPER from NYT Lens http://ift.tt/2EZHp0o

Teaching Activities for: ‘With Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of Strongmen’


By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network http://ift.tt/2t0TvVD

Iraq open to business, including with Rosneft, foreign minister says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Baghdad is open to business with any company interested in supporting the country, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari said in Moscow on Wednesday, answering a question about the activities of Russia's Rosneft in the region.


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A Big Divergence Is Coming in Health Care Among States


By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot http://ift.tt/2GQ7QGi

Cambodia 'shocked' by 'disrespectful' U.S. aid cut, says democracy intact

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia said on Wednesday it was saddened and shocked by a "disrespectful" U.S. decision to rein back aid programs because of perceived democratic setbacks and defended its record on democracy.


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Syrian government forces gain ground in Ghouta: monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and allied militias gained ground on Wednesday in clashes with rebels in eastern Ghouta near Damascus as fighting raged despite a Russian ceasefire plan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.


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