Monday, 30 April 2018

China Prepares a Hard-Line Stance on Trump’s Trade Demands


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Katrice Lee: German riverbank to be dug up in missing child search

A riverbank site in Germany close to where Katrice Lee disappeared is to be excavated.

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Sophia Peters: Father gets life for strangling daughter with dressing gown cord

Robert Peters was ordered to spend at least 24 years in prison for murdering seven-year-old Sophia.

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Ruaridh Brown: Father saves baby son's life with CPR

Just weeks after taking a first aid course, Alec Brown had to put his new skills into practice on his son.

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In pictures: Remembering photographer killed in Kabul

A selection of photographs by Shah Marai who has been killed in a bombing in Kabul.

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Asian Restaurant Named Yellow Fever Sets Off a Debate About Language and Race


By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2vYhN3L

Teaching Activities for: ‘Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade’


By SHANNON DOYNE from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2jiKgby

Do You Gamify Your Life?


By SHANNON DOYNE from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2HAZZBb

Word + Quiz: vagabond


By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/2HZ2vke

Mike Pompeo Expresses Support for Israeli Response to Gaza Protests


By GARDINER HARRIS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KnvEUw

An Advance Directive for Patients With Dementia


By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2jhis7p

On Being an Orphan, Frequently


By PERRI KLASS, M.D. from NYT Well https://ift.tt/2jgrW2I

Listen to ‘The Daily’: A Family Divided by the Korean War


By MICHAEL BARBARO from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/2FtA6gS

New York Today: The Officers Checking Your Trash


By JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT N.Y. / Region https://ift.tt/2HD7YK2

How Much Do You Know About Canada?


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Sex and Shame: What Incels and Jihadists Have in Common


By SIMON COTTEE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2rc4gjx

Nature Is Risky. That’s Why Students Need It.


By HEATHER E. HEYING from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2HZidM5

Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right!


By JASON BARKER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2vW5u8n

North Korea, Sprint, Michelle Wolf: Your Monday Briefing


By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2jfPwMZ

Sajid Javid to be new home secretary

The communities secretary is promoted following Amber Rudd's resignation, with James Brokenshire also returning to the cabinet.

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What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 30, 2018


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South Korean trust in North jumps after feel-good summit

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean trust in North Korea has surged since last week's feel-good summit at which their leaders declared an end to hostilities and to work toward denuclearization of the peninsula.


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Celebrate! 9 European Festivals Worth Traveling For


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Syria Missile Strikes Reportedly Kill at Least 16


By BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vY6d8N

#GorsuchStyle Garners a Gusher of Groans. But Is His Writing Really That Bad?


By ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HJ2Rb6

They Survived a Massacre. Then the Lawyers Started Calling.


By JACK HEALY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HAM5iy

Worried About Risky Teenage Behavior? Make School Tougher


By AUSTIN FRAKT from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2rbu3sh

Anonymous Owner, L.L.C.: Why It Has Become So Easy to Hide in the Housing Market


By EMILY BADGER from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2rbZhzl

See the Sights in the Southwest and California Like a Rock Star


By ELAINE GLUSAC from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/2I0c8yX

A Book of Emails Women Love to Hate


By JESSICA M. GOLDSTEIN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2HGB1N0

When the Downstairs Neighbors Become Best Friends


By KIM VELSEY from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2FtwmvD

The Duplass Brothers: The First Time We Got Cable TV


By MARK DUPLASS and JAY DUPLASS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2r9J51E

How Would a T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Affect Your Cellphone Bill?


By CECILIA KANG and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2jjnHDJ

The First Lady of the Confederacy Considers Her Painful Past


By BRENDA WINEAPPLE from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I3bEIC

America’s Most Famous Street


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Police Scotland chief tried to 'suppress' conduct report

Secret police documents leaked to the BBC show attempts were made to suppress a critical report.

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Kirsty Maxwell death: Friends in Benidorm to mark anniversary

The friends of a woman who died after falling from a balcony in Benidorm have gone back there to mark the one-year anniversary of her death.

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Rent costs full-time workers every penny earned until May

A year's rent takes every penny earned by full-time workers until the first week of May, study shows.

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Iran says U.S.-Saudi cooperation to destabilize Mideast: state TV

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States will further destabilize the Middle East, a senior official said, adding that Tehran will continue its presence in the region despite Washington's pressure to limit its influence.


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Fearing Death, and Photographing the Rituals That Surround It


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Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 25 people on Monday, including journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber in a second attack, officials said.


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Danish national first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be prosecuted under a new law against fake news.


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Syrian army renews push on besieged areas

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army began an intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Homs on Monday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad pushed to recapture all the remaining areas his forces have besieged.


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