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• China’s Omnivorous Markets Are in the Eye of a Lethal Outbreak Once Again
  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:06:58 +0000-Steven Lee Myers
  The coronavirus that has spread from Wuhan has been linked to the sale of live wildlife at a market that experts describe as a perfect incubator for novel pathogens.
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• Coronavirus Exposes Core Flaws, and Few Strengths, in China’s Governance
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:13:47 +0000-Max Fisher
  While China can mobilize a huge national response to the outbreak, its response to the crisis is also a lesson in how the country’s political weak points can carry grave consequences for world health.
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• Effects of Coronavirus Begin Echoing Far From Wuhan Epicenter
  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:37:59 +0000-Chris Buckley and Tiffany May
  Hong Kong closed its schools for several weeks, Beijing began limiting bus travel in and out of the capital and China’s travel association suspended tour groups of citizens heading overseas.
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• At Border of 2 Nuclear-Armed Nations: Machine Guns, Anxiety and Dancing
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 10:00:24 +0000-Jeffrey Gettleman
  Every evening along the India-Pakistan border, the two sides stage enormous nationalistic pep rallies, whose highlight is a military “stomp-off.”
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• 75 Years After Auschwitz Liberation, Worry That ‘Never Again’ Is Not Assured
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:48:49 +0000-Marc Santora
  Amid a surge of anti-Semitism and a rise in dehumanizing political rhetoric, there is fear that the horrific lessons of the death camp are being lost.
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• Iraq Police Crack Down on Protests as Influential Cleric Withdraws Support
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 20:53:42 +0000-Alissa J. Rubin
  Security forces took back bridges and squares in Baghdad and Basra after the prominent Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, said he would no longer intervene on protesters’ behalf.
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• Europe’s Migration Crisis Has Ebbed. Croatia Wants to Keep It That Way.
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:18:06 +0000-Patrick Kingsley
  The Bosnian-Croatian border is one of the last gateways to northern Europe. The Croatian police are trying to seal it, often in brutal fashion.
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• Gantz to Meet Trump on Peace Plan, but Alone, Not With Netanyahu
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:12:45 +0000-David M. Halbfinger
  Seemingly cornered into an awkward meeting with his political rival and the U.S. president, Benny Gantz finds a way to avoid aiding Benjamin Netanyahu — without offending the White House.
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• Pompeo Denounces News Media, Undermining U.S. Message on Press Freedom
  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:12:09 +0000-Edward Wong
  In an extraordinary statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized a veteran NPR reporter, Mary Louise Kelly, and said the news media was “unhinged.”
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• Indonesia Releases U.S. Journalist Detained Over Visa Issue
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:17:30 +0000-Richard C. Paddock
  The authorities had threatened a yearslong prison sentence for Philip Jacobson, who was jailed for three days. He is likely to be deported soon, but his movements remain restricted.
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• Iran Says Its Enriched Uranium Stockpile Is Far Beyond Allowed Amount
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 23:18:13 +0000-The Associated Press
  Iran has stockpiled 1,200 kilograms, or about 2,600 pounds, which is well beyond what the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers allowed, an official said.
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• China’s Battle With a Deadly Coronavirus, in Photos
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:54:12 +0000-The New York Times
  Here are the latest images as the country confronts a major public health crisis.
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• A Legendary Documentary Maker Closes ‘an Open Wound’
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:20:05 +0000-Elisabetta Povoledo
  Cecilia Mangini made a splash in 1958 with a movie about disaffected Roman teenagers. Her latest, drawing on material from North Vietnam in the mid-1960s, will be released this weekend.
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• U.N. Court’s Order on Rohingya Is Cheered, but Will Myanmar Comply?
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:15:04 +0000-Richard C. Paddock
  Officials in Myanmar have said little about a ruling that it must protect the Muslim ethnic group and report back on the steps it has taken.
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• Girl and Her Father Are Killed by Afghan Forces
  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:33:42 +0000-Fahim Abed and Mujib Mashal
  The girl was shot dead in southern Afghanistan, and when her father took her body to a military base to ask for justice, he was killed.
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• Glenn Greenwald in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: ‘I Trigger a Lot of Their Primal Rage’
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:56:56 +0000-Ernesto Londoño and Letícia Casado
  The American journalist has found himself at the center of another political firestorm, this time over press freedom in Brazil.
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• Coronavirus Spurs China to Suspend Tours Abroad and Xi to Warn of a ‘Grave Situation’
  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:05:49 +0000-
  Concern over the outbreak has crept closer to central government offices and the ruling Communist Party’s seat of power.
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• Pompeo Lashes Out at Reporter and Challenges Her to Find Ukraine on a Map
  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:08:48 +0000-Michael Levenson
  “He shouted at me for about the same amount of time as the interview itself had lasted,” said Mary Louise Kelly of NPR.
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• Commemorating the Victims of Canada’s ‘Gay Purge’
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:56:30 +0000-Ian Austen
  A national memorial will soon rise to the thousands of people whose careers were ruined because of their sexual orientation.
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• Mexico Breaks Up a Migrant Caravan, Pleasing White House
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 02:12:15 +0000-Kirk Semple and Brent McDonald
  The Mexican authorities used pepper spray on a caravan of 4,000 Central American migrants who tried to enter the country illegally, and dangled the possibility of jobs for those who registered.
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• Pence’s Trip Lets Him Change the Topic, but Impeachment Intrudes
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:26:11 +0000-Katie Rogers
  The vice president’s trip to Israel and Italy gave him ample opportunities to counterprogram the news back home. But impeachment is a hard topic to outrun.
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• Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey, Killing 22
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:26:55 +0000-The New York Times
  Rescue efforts were underway after the quake, which was felt in three neighboring countries, caused buildings to collapse. Hundreds were reported injured.
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• Fear of Virus Ruins the ‘Happiest Day’ for Millions of Chinese
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:20:06 +0000-Chris Buckley
  In the city at the center of the epidemic, Lunar New Year celebrations were subdued while residents worried about sick family members and life under lockdown.
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• 34 Troops Have Brain Injuries From Iranian Missile Strike, Pentagon Says
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:42:54 +0000-Helene Cooper
  A Pentagon spokesman said that eight of the affected service members returned to the United States from an American military hospital in Germany.
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• Macron Fires Ambassador Who Attacked His Pension Plan
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:33:10 +0000-Constant Méheut
  Ségolène Royal, the defeated Socialist candidate in France’s 2007 election, was President Emmanuel Macron’s emissary to the North and South Poles and a public critic of his pensions overhaul.
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• How ‘Honeyland’ Became an Oscar Game Changer
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:52:52 +0000-Sara Aridi
  The movie from North Macedonia is the first to be nominated for both best documentary and best international feature.
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• Introducing ‘Beyond the World War II We Know’
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:56:31 +0000-Lauren Katzenberg and Dan Saltzstein
  Here are five articles from The Times you might have missed.
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• Shooting in Germany Leaves 6 Dead
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:07:47 +0000-Christopher F. Schuetze
  The police said they believed the gunman, who surrendered, was related to the victims. All were killed at an inn in a small southwest German town.
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• When the Prince of Wales Is Your Landlord
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:12:06 +0000-Amie Tsang
  On England’s southwestern coast, a community built by the Duchy of Cornwall is attracting residents who have bought into Prince Charles’s housing philosophy.
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• London Police Are Taking Surveillance to a Whole New Level
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:58:32 +0000-Adam Satariano
  The city, stepping into a debate over privacy, says it will use real-time facial recognition technology “to tackle serious crime.”
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• Coronavirus Outbreak Sours Japan on Chinese Tourist Boom
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 05:37:53 +0000-Motoko Rich
  Asia’s two largest economies have been drawing closer. But as the Lunar New Year holiday starts, some Japanese say they cannot help but regard Chinese visitors warily.
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• U.S. Refuses Extradition in Fatal Crash, Prompting Anger in U.K.
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:06:29 +0000-Elian Peltier
  The British police accuse an American woman of driving on the wrong side of the road in an accident that killed a teenage motorcyclist. The State Department says she had diplomatic immunity.
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• Greta Thunberg Joins Climate March on Her Last Day in Davos
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:02:16 +0000-Somini Sengupta
  Ms. Thunberg, who has been rebuking world leaders for inaction on climate change, said she was not deterred by critics who called her concerns overblown.
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• Impeachment Trial, Coronavirus, Australian Open: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:16:21 +0000-Chris Stanford
  Here's what you need to know.
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• In the Bahamas, a Strong Market for New Luxury Homes
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:03:01 +0000-Shivani Vora
  Three new high-end developments have brought a rise in sales to foreign buyers. The lack of an income tax is another attraction.
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• I Survived the Holocaust. But I Have Nightmares About Cats.
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:49:00 +0000-Jake Nevins
  ‘The incident in the steeple always stayed with me as the moment I realized I had to be afraid.’
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• Protesters Mass in Baghdad, Demanding U.S. Leave Iraq
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:43:26 +0000-Alissa J. Rubin and Falih Hassan
  A national march against the presence of United States forces, organized by a populist Shiite cleric and armed groups with ties to Iran, drew a crowd estimated at 200,000 to 250,000.
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• Learning to Swim: An Australian Birthright
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:05:02 +0000-Isabella Kwai
  In my 20s, I decided to finally learn to swim — properly.
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• Panic and Criticism Spread on Chinese Social Media Over Coronavirus
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 05:40:00 +0000-Daniel Victor
  Chinese citizens are overcoming a lack of reporting on the crisis in the state-run media by sharing their own videos and information about the coronavirus outbreak.
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• Coronavirus, Impeachment, Isabel dos Santos: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:03:57 +0000-Mike Ives and Sofia Mitra-Thakur
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• Toll From Outbreak Climbs in China as Infections Reach Europe and Australia
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 05:31:16 +0000-
  Shanghai Disneyland shut down, hospitals pleaded for help, France reported three cases and the youngest victim so far was identified.
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• Many in China Wear Them, but Do Masks Block Coronavirus?
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 08:36:03 +0000-Roni Caryn Rabin
  They may help, but experts say it’s more important to wash your hands.
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• Wuhan Coronavirus, Australia Firefighters, Myanmar Ruling: Your Friday Briefing
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:03:39 +0000-Melina Delkic
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• China Expands Virus Lockdown, Encircling 35 Million
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:05:04 +0000-Chris Buckley and Javier C. Hernández
  The new travel restrictions include 12 cities as the death toll climbed to 26. In the epicenter, anxiety prevailed as mistrustful residents crowded into hospitals.
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• Holocaust Gathering Lets Some Leaders Score Present-Day Political Points
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:45:19 +0000-David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner
  Dignitaries from across the globe gathered to remember the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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• Trump Invites Netanyahu to White House to Discuss Middle East Peace Plan
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:47:20 +0000-David M. Halbfinger, Isabel Kershner and Katie Rogers
  The invitation could provide a welcome distraction for President Trump, facing an impeachment trial, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing corruption charges.
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• Afghanistan Is Ready for Major U.S. Troop Reduction, Ghani Says
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:30:17 +0000-Rebecca Blumenstein and Mujib Mashal
  The Afghan leader said he had told President Trump that the United States could withdraw a third of its troops, even as a peace deal with Taliban remains elusive.
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• Trump Moves to Block Visas for Pregnant Women on ‘Birth Tourism’
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:10:34 +0000-Zolan Kanno-Youngs
  The Trump administration granted visa officers more power to block pregnant women from visiting the United States if applicants were believed to be traveling to give birth.
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• Guaidó, Promising Change for Venezuela, Fails to Conquer Davos
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:27:07 +0000-Mark Landler
  A year after he declared himself president, the opposition leader cut an embattled figure at the World Economic Forum.
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• Bulgaria Charges 3 Russian Agents in Poisoning Case
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:41:00 +0000-Michael Schwirtz
  The trio, members of a secretive group within Russia’s military intelligence agency, are accused of trying to kill an arms dealer, his son and one of his top executives in 2015.
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