Thursday, 1 March 2018

A Lot Is Riding on ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’ Ava DuVernay Doesn’t Care.


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With Eye on BMW Alliance, Daimler to Buy Partner’s Stake in Car2Go


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Cellphones on the Moon? Not So Fast


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The Tet Offensive Was Not About Americans


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The Supreme Court’s Power Play Against Labor


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Saying a Prayer I Don’t Believe In


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Demonization Crisis


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Fights Worth Having


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The Silence of Abused Women in Colombia


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New York Today: The Art of Healing


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50 Years On, This Film Still Brings Clarity to Bach’s Glorious Compositions


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What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week


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Burberry Names Riccardo Tisci as Its Chief Creative Officer


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Hope Hicks, Gun Control, Spotify: Your Thursday Briefing


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Russia's Putin vows to halve poverty in pre-election speech

  1. Russia's Putin vows to halve poverty in pre-election speech  BBC News
  2. Putin pledges fight against poverty and more help for families in pre-election speech  CNBC
  3. Ahead Of Russia Polls, Putin Says Aims To Halve 'Unacceptable' Poverty Rate In 6 Years  NDTV
  4. Trump's refusal to protect our election system suggests corrupt motives  Washington PostFull coverage

Trump at odds with Republican lawmakers over gun reforms

  1. Trump at odds with Republican lawmakers over gun reforms  BBC News
  2. Florida high school shooting: What's in play for Donald Trump  The Indian Express
  3. Donald Trump urges Congress to back tougher gun controls  Irish Times
  4. All the times President Trump contradicted himself, the NRA and the GOP during school safety discussion  New York Daily News
  5. Trump says some lawmakers too fearful of NRA to take action  The HinduFull coverage

FOX NEWS FIRST: New questions in Parkland massacre response; Hicks resignation among Trump White House ...

  1. FOX NEWS FIRST: New questions in Parkland massacre response; Hicks resignation among Trump White House ...  Fox News
  2. Blow to Trump as Hope Hicks quits as White House communications chief  Business Standard
  3. Trump's trusted aide Hope Hicks quits as White House communications chief  Oneindia
  4. White House communications director Hope Hicks resigns  Economic TimesFull coverage

Jordan King Abdullah addresses conference with Narendra Modi, says global terror war not against any religion

  1. Jordan King Abdullah addresses conference with Narendra Modi, says global terror war not against any religion  Firstpost
  2. King Abdulla promises all help to Indians to invest in Jordan  domain-B
  3. King Abdullah receives ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan  Economic TimesFull coverage

South Korean President Strikes Japan Over Wartime Use of 'Comfort Women'

  1. South Korean President Strikes Japan Over Wartime Use of 'Comfort Women'  The Wire
  2. Japan has no right to claim sex slave issue settled: Moon  Business Standard
  3. Sex slave issue: South Korea's Moon criticises Japan  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

As China looks set to scrap two-term limit for Xi Jinping, global media fears rise of one-man dictatorship

  1. As China looks set to scrap two-term limit for Xi Jinping, global media fears rise of one-man dictatorship  Firstpost
  2. Move to Let Xi Jinping be President Indefinitely Fuels Business Anxiety in China  Yahoo India News
  3. Data Distortions One Way Or Another  Seeking AlphaFull coverage

Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria ceasefire

  1. Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria ceasefire  The Indian Express
  2. Ghouta bombings: How bloodless Arab Spring turned into a bloodied civil war in Syria  India Today
  3. Syrian Government Ground Forces Attack Ghouta Despite Russian Truce Plan  The Wire
  4. Syria is a moral defeat for Europeans  The GuardianFull coverage

Palestinians, Europe pressure Trump over state on 1967 lines

  1. Palestinians, Europe pressure Trump over state on 1967 lines  Ynetnews
  2. Revered Israeli church reopens after tax protest  Arkansas Online
  3. Jerusalem: Why there'll be no peace between Arab, Israel – Abul-Gheit  Daily Post Nigeria
  4. The two-state solution is still the only game in town  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

Western Cape microsite launched to assist tourism trade in answering Cape drought questions

  1. Western Cape microsite launched to assist tourism trade in answering Cape drought questions  Bizcommunity.com
  2. Virat Kohli and co. donate for Cape Town water crisis  The Indian Express
  3. Indian cricket team, Proteas donate for Cape Town water crisis  India TodayFull coverage

Muslims Must Have Quran In One Hand And A Computer In The Other: PM Modi

  1. Muslims Must Have Quran In One Hand And A Computer In The Other: PM Modi  NDTV
  2. Modi's 'hugplomacy' in troubled West Asian waters  Daijiworld.com
  3. India's new outreach to Arab world  Emirates 24|7Full coverage

'Chinese prisoners working on CPEC in Pakistan'

  1. 'Chinese prisoners working on CPEC in Pakistan'  Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage

After Trudeau aide's claims, opposition to move motion for India

  1. After Trudeau aide's claims, opposition to move motion for India  Times of India
  2. After Trudeau aide's claims, Canadian opposition to move motion condemning Khalistani separatists  The New Indian Express
  3. Canadian PM stands by official who suggested factions in India sabotaged his trip  India Today
  4. Engaging to contain  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

Minister, two others resign after journalist's murder

  1. Minister, two others resign after journalist's murder  Premium TimesFull coverage

Pak vows to address deficiencies highlighted by FATF

  1. Pak vows to address deficiencies highlighted by FATF  India Today
  2. Pakistan admits to being on 'grey list' of FATF  The Hindu
  3. The Afghan cauldron  Kasmir Monitor
  4. Dan Simpson: Oval Office money-making  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFull coverage

Afghan peace talks a difficult proposition

  1. Afghan peace talks a difficult proposition  Arab News
  2. German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan: officials  The Hindu
  3. German national believed to be military adviser to Taliban arrested in Afghanistan's Helmand province  Firstpost
  4. The United States should get out of Afghanistan. Now.  Washington Post
  5. Afghan leader's offer to Taliban is a last-ditch gamble for peace  The GuardianFull coverage

Welcome India's efforts in Act East policy: Tran Dai Quang, Vietnamese president

  1. Welcome India's efforts in Act East policy: Tran Dai Quang, Vietnamese president  Economic TimesFull coverage

Australia Says Gun Amnesty Netted 57000 Illegal Weapons

  1. Australia Says Gun Amnesty Netted 57000 Illegal Weapons  NPR
  2. Australia gun amnesty nets 57000 firearms … and a rocket launcher  South China Morning Post
  3. Australians turn in 57000 firearms in nationwide amnesty  The HinduFull coverage

Widow of Pulse Nightclub Killer Goes on Trial, a Challenge for Prosecutors


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Trump Targets MS-13, a Violent Menace, if Not the One He Portrays


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Spurned by U.S. and Facing Danger Back Home, Iranian Christians Fear the Worst


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5 Tips for a Luxury Trip to Rome for Less


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Five Places to Go in Nashville


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36 Hours in São Paulo


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5 Shows to See if You’re in New York: ‘Angels in America,’ ‘The Fall’ and More


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Bit by Bit, Whole Foods Gets an Amazon Touch


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Finding Charm in the East Village ‘Ice Cream District’


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New Sentences: From ‘A Long Way From Home,’ by Peter Carey


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Judge John Hodgman on Keeping a ‘Pants Chair’


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How to Choose an Online Handle


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Most House Salads Are Terrible. Make Yours Shockingly Superb.


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Can Venezuela Be Saved?


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Is ‘Black Panther’ a ‘Defining Moment’ for the United States — and Particularly for Black America?


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No Pension? You Can ‘Pensionize’ Your Savings


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Ian Buruma: By the Book


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The Battle Over What It Means to Be American


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Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers


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Trevor Noah Is Stunned by Trump’s Turnabout on Gun Control


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Teaching Activities for: ‘The Bowie You’ve Never Seen’


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Indian institutes consistently fare poorly on global rankings

  1. Indian institutes consistently fare poorly on global rankings  Moneycontrol.com
  2. QS World University Rankings 2018: IITs, universities show dip in world ranks subject-wise  The Indian Express
  3. International Rankings of Institutes around the World  Times of India
  4. UC system's global rankings slip amid funding cuts, international competition  Los Angeles TimesFull coverage