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• Death Toll in Mexico Blast Rises to 73; Leader Vows to Intensify Crackdown on Fuel Theft
  Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:06:15 GMT-PAULINA VILLEGAS and KIRK SEMPLE
  One of those wounded by the blast — there were at least 74 — being transferred to a helicopter. Villagers, including families, had gathered to scoop up fuel from the breach.
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• ‘Order! Order!’: Parliament Speaker Is Brexit’s Surprise Star and Villain
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:45:54 GMT-ELLEN BARRY
  Mr. Bercow and his wife, Sally, a Labour Party activist, at Wimbledon in 2017.
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• More Than 100 Migrants Die at Sea in Wreck Off Libya, Survivors Say
  Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:45:38 GMT-GAIA PIANIGIANI
  The scale of the catastrophe became clear after three survivors who were rescued by the Italian Navy told aid workers 117 migrants had died in a wreck of an inflatable dinghy.
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• Mayor’s Funeral Unites Gdansk. His Killing Exposed Poland’s Deep Divides.
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:24:19 GMT-MARC SANTORA and JOANNA BERENDT
  The funeral service at St. Mary’s Basilica in Gdansk, Poland, for the city’s mayor, Pawel Adamowicz, who was stabbed to death onstage while speaking at a charity event.
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• Mexico Dispatch: Amid Border Strife, Mexico Beach Town Asks: Where Have All the Tourists Gone?
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 10:00:12 GMT-PAULINA VILLEGAS
  Riderless horses on the beach in Rosarito, Mexico. The once vibrant tourist town is facing a steep drop in the number of American visitors.
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• Faced With Tough Words From China, Taiwan Rallies Around Its Leader
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:31:38 GMT-CHRIS HORTON
  A television in New Taipei City showing Mr. Xi giving a speech earlier this month. He said that Taiwan “must” be united with China and that independence efforts could be met by armed force.
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• In Turkey, Senator Calls for Slower, Smarter U.S. Withdrawal From Syria
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:27:32 GMT-CARLOTTA GALL
  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey met with Senator Lindsey Graham, third from left, in Ankara on Friday.
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• Women’s Marches Around the World Reflect Worry Over Violence and Populism
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:13:57 GMT-ELISABETTA POVOLEDO, PALKO KARASZ, CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE and RAPHAEL MINDER
  The Women’s March in London called for equality, justice and an end to austerity.
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• 4,141 Latvians Were Just Outed as K.G.B. Informants
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 01:52:33 GMT-ANDREW HIGGINS
  The former K.G.B. headquarters, known as the Corner House, in central Riga, Latvia.
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• ‘Disgusting to Say, but It’s the Truth’: German Winemakers See Boon in Climate Change
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 20:47:37 GMT-CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE
  Harvesting in the Mosel region of Germany in September. An exceptionally long and hot summer devastated grain farmers but was a boon to wineries.
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• After a Crash, Prince Philip, 97, Stokes Debate on Older Drivers
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:23:42 GMT-BENJAMIN MUELLER
  The Obamas and Queen Elizabeth II arriving at the Sovereign’s Entrance in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle driven by Prince Philip, in 2016.
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• The Saturday Profile: Her Visit to a Men-Only Temple Went Smoothly. Then the Riots Started.
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 05:00:01 GMT-KAI SCHULTZ
  Bindu Ammini was one of two women who entered the Sabarimala Temple after India’s Supreme Court scrapped a law that barred women of menstruating age from visiting.
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• Afghan Presidential Race Takes Shape as Ghani’s Challengers Emerge
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:44:10 GMT-MUJIB MASHAL and FATIMA FAIZI
  President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan is expected to begin his re-election campaign on Sunday. Several former officials intend to challenge him.
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• Journalist for Iranian TV Is Detained as Witness in U.S. Investigation
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:23:19 GMT-ALAN YUHAS
  Marzieh Hashemi was arrested on Sunday, but few details have emerged.
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• Norway and Canada Go Head to Head Over the World’s Tallest Moose Statues
  Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:00:04 GMT-SANDRA E. GARCIA
  The Norwegian moose sculpture named Storelgen is nearly 33 feet tall, beating one in Canada by about a foot for bragging rights as the world’s tallest.
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• Congo Court Affirms Results of Contested Presidential Election
  Sun, 20 Jan 2019 01:26:28 GMT-STEVE WEMBI and MEGAN SPECIA
  Provisional election results that were announced last week appointed Félix Tshisekedi as the president-elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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• Fiery Blast in Mexico Kills Dozens
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:43:14 GMT-
  The explosion was caused by thieves who punctured a gas pipeline north of Mexico City. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed to crack down on fuel theft, a longstanding problem in the country.
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• Wife of Former Interpol Chief Seeks Asylum in France
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:14:49 GMT-AURELIEN BREEDEN
  Grace Meng, the wife of the former Interpol president Meng Hongwei, speaking to reporters in Lyon, France, during a news conference last year in which she did not want her face shown.
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• Serbians Are Fighting to Keep Democracy Alive as the Country Takes an Authoritarian Turn
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:45:01 GMT-
  As pro-democracy protesters flooded the streets of Belgrade for the sixth consecutive week, Russian President Vladimir Putin also attracted a crowd here. At a time when authoritarianism is on the rise, a visit like this suggests that Serbia may also be moving in a similar direction. We went to Belgrade to understand why.
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• Pipeline Erupts in Fiery Explosion in Mexico, Killing Many
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:11:47 GMT-ALAN YUHAS
  The explosion came amid an epidemic of fuel thefts across the country. Initial reports said dozens were killed or injured.
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• Congo Rejects African Union Demand to Delay Election Results
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:46:09 GMT-REUTERS
  Martin Fayulu has contested presidential election results showing that he finished second.
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• Nancy Pelosi, North Korea, Winter Storm: Your Friday Evening Briefing
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:01:43 GMT-REMY TUMIN and MARCUS PAYADUE
• Canada Letter: How a Growing Rift With Canada Is Unfolding in China
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:33:50 GMT-CATHERINE PORTER
  Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A diplomatic rift between China and Canada has continued to deepen after Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to death this week for drug trafficking.
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• At War: What Happened in Iraq: ‘Seven Months of Blood and Fire and Broken Glass’
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:25:53 GMT-C. J. CHIVERS
  In this week’s At War newsletter: Many veterans know something that the politicians who speak for military action often do not: for those who do the fighting, war is often reduced to who is near and whatever happens.
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• Germans Send Love Letter on Brexit: Britain, Please Don’t Go
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:25:15 GMT-STEPHEN CASTLE
  A vendor promoting British food products on Friday at a trade fair in Berlin. After two modern world wars, Germany and Britain have a complicated relationship.
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• Does Your City Have a Great Public Transit System? Tell Us About It
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:05:31 GMT-LARA TAKENAGA
  In a Tokyo Metro station, commuters wait in lines for the next train during rush hour, while white-gloved operators keep the subway moving efficiently. It’s a stark contrast to the chaos of New York’s troubled system.
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• Colombia Car Bombing Suspect Belonged to Rebel Group, Government Says
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 01:15:52 GMT-JENNY CAROLINA GONZÁLEZ and NICHOLAS CASEY
  Police cars and a firetruck outside a police academy in Bogotá, Colombia, on Friday, a day after a car bomb attack killed 21 people there.
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• Give the Wombats Some Space, Australia Tells Selfie-Loving Tourists
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 05:01:28 GMT-PALKO KARASZ
  Furry marsupials with no fear of humans, wombats often walk right up to visitors to Australia’s Maria Island.
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• Man Is Charged in Killing of Israeli Student in Australia
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 07:01:54 GMT-LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA
  A vigil on Friday in Melbourne, Australia, for Aiia Maasarwe, a student who was killed on the city’s streets earlier in the week.
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• Statue of a Friendly, Selfie-Taking Devil Divides a Town
  Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:50:48 GMT-PALKO KARASZ
  A Catholic association said that installing the statue in Segovia, Spain, would be “glorifying evil.” The artist says his work has nothing to do with religion.
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• Mitsubishi Accuses Carlos Ghosn of Taking a Secret $9 Million Payment
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:47:14 GMT-HIROKO TABUCHI
  Osamu Masuko, Mitsubishi’s chief executive, left, said that the automaker was considering suing Mr. Ghosn, its former chairman.
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• At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: Jan. 11-17
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:32:23 GMT-FATIMA FAIZI
  Afghan security forces inspect the site of a car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 15, 2019.
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• Shutdown, Laquan McDonald, Mary Oliver: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:47:05 GMT-CHRIS STANFORD
• Sweden Forms a Government After 133 Days, but It’s a Shaky One
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:30:35 GMT-CHRISTINA ANDERSON
  Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of Sweden, center, retained leadership.
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• Missile Defense, Brexit, Nancy Pelosi: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 04:44:04 GMT-PENN BULLOCK
  President Trump at the Pentagon.
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• Bulletin Board: Why The Times Published a Disturbing Photo of Dead Bodies After an Attack in Nairobi
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:58:40 GMT-LARA TAKENAGA
  A burial ceremony on Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya, for Feisal Ahmed, who was killed in the attack.
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• Four Americans Were Killed in a Syrian City That Seemed Safe — Until It Wasn’t
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:45:49 GMT-
  In Manbij, Syria, U.S. officials would walk through the market and eat at restaurants. Then on Jan. 16, a suicide bomber killed four Americans and at least 12 others, and a place once seen by many as a safe haven became anything but.
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• Belarusian Escort Who Claimed Evidence of Russian Meddling Is Detained in Moscow
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:53:47 GMT-ALAN YUHAS
  Anastasia Vashukevich, a Belarusian escort who claimed to have knowledge of Russian election interference, before being deported from Thailand on Thursday.
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• Nairobi Attack Yields 11 Arrests
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:11:52 GMT-REUBEN KYAMA and RICK GLADSTONE
  The burial of one of the victims of the attack on Wednesday. At least 21 people were killed by the assault on a Nairobi hotel-shopping complex.
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• Times Insider: In Syrian Town Where U.S. Senators Wore No Body Armor, a Fragile Stability Shatters
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:59:49 GMT-CHARLIE SAVAGE
  A delegation of American military leaders and senators at the Manbij market last July.
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• A Favorite Restaurant in Syria Led ISIS to Americans
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:25:34 GMT-BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITT
  Senator Lindsey Graham, center, dined at the Palace of Princes restaurant in July. He had “a terrific lunch,” he said.
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• Letter 90: Stories We’re Watching Across the Indo-Pacific
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:34:07 GMT-DAMIEN CAVE
  On the street in central Hong Kong.
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• Nancy Pelosi, Chicago, Mary Oliver: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:25:43 GMT-REMY TUMIN and MARCUS PAYADUE
• Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Sudan
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:36:19 GMT-
  Demonstrators clashed with security forces on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as they marched to the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir. Some protesters and eyewitnesses reported that security forces had fired live rounds at them.
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• North Korea Obscures Leaders’ Visits to Missile Development Sites, Report Says
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:49:54 GMT-CHOE SANG-HUN
  Analysts have located six factories believed to be linked to North Korea’s missile program, visits to which by the country’s leaders were concealed by the state news media to protect them.
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• Prince Philip, 97, Unhurt and Two Women Injured in Traffic Accident
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:53:42 GMT-PALKO KARASZ
  The accident scene near Sandringham, the royal estate.
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• Sudan Protesters Met With Tear Gas on March to Presidential Palace
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:17:44 GMT-MEGAN SPECIA
  President Omar al-Bashir has held power since a 1989 coup.
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• Khashoggi Killing Detailed in New Book: ‘We Came to Take You to Riyadh’
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:45:24 GMT-CARLOTTA GALL
  A tribute to the Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in November. After shifting explanations, Saudi Arabia admitted that a team had killed Mr. Khashoggi in its consulate there.
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