Wednesday, 4 April 2018

What’s a Zucchini? And Other Questions Americans Once Asked


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Evan Rachel Wood Turns Her Trauma Into Good. On ‘Westworld’ and in Life.


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Eddie Izzard: Comedian, Transgender Activist and Now Politician


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Word + Quiz: agonistic


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China Strikes Back at the U.S. With Its Own Tariffs


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The ‘Endless War’ of Land Mines in the Balkans


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YouTube HQ shooter Nasim Aghdam was upset with company policies: 10 updates

  1. YouTube HQ shooter Nasim Aghdam was upset with company policies: 10 updates  Business Standard
  2. YouTube headquarters shooting: Eyewitnesses describe campus roiled by shooter  The Indian Express
  3. YouTube shooting: Attacker's website interspersed with screeds against the video-sharing platform  Times of India
  4. Several Wounded in Shooting at YouTube Headquarters; Police Say Female Suspect Is Dead  New York Times
  5. Latest: Police: YouTube shooting victims weren't targeted  Washington PostFull coverage

Fake news order: Modi was 'not consulted' by I&B ministry; top 10 updates

  1. Fake news order: Modi was 'not consulted' by I&B ministry; top 10 updates  Business Standard
  2. I&B ministry's 'fake news' order scrapped after PM Modi steps in  Times of India
  3. Ministry withdraws order on 'fake news'  The HinduFull coverage

Indian envoy calls on Pak NSA after Delhi-Islamabad diplomatic stand-off ends

  1. Indian envoy calls on Pak NSA after Delhi-Islamabad diplomatic stand-off ends  India Today
  2. Indian High Commissioner, Pakistan NSA Discuss Cross-border Terrorism In Kashmir  News18
  3. Indo-Pak bilateral discourse needs to change  Free Press JournalFull coverage

Chemical watchdog to meet over spy nerve agent claims

  1. Chemical watchdog to meet over spy nerve agent claims  The New Indian Express
  2. Donald Trump says good relations with Russia were important but claims nobody's been tougher on Moscow than him  Firstpost
  3. 'Nobody tougher than me on Russia': Trump pats his own back on Moscow policy  Oneindia
  4. The pawns in international disputes  The Hindu
  5. Vladimir Putin demands thorough nerve agent attack probe  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

Pakistanis Peddling Drugs, Warn Dubai Officials; Urge Gulf Communities Not to Employ Them

  1. Pakistanis Peddling Drugs, Warn Dubai Officials; Urge Gulf Communities Not to Employ Them  India.com
  2. Pak-Thai FTA likely to be signed this year  Business Recorder (press release)Full coverage

139 Pakistani persons, entities in UNSC consolidated terrorist list

  1. 139 Pakistani persons, entities in UNSC consolidated terrorist list  Business StandardFull coverage

Turkey hosts critical summit on Syria with Russia, Iran

  1. Turkey hosts critical summit on Syria with Russia, Iran  The New Indian Express
  2. Iran, Russia and Turkey to meet in Ankara today as they team up to forge alliance aimed at holding sway in Syria  Firstpost
  3. Russia announces earlier delivery of S-400 missile systems to Turkey  Economic Times
  4. Putin arrives in Turkey for talks on Syria, economic ties  Arab NewsFull coverage

US list of $50 billion tariffs aims at technology, China vows to retaliate in equal measure

  1. US list of $50 billion tariffs aims at technology, China vows to retaliate in equal measure  Hindustan Times
  2. US proposes $50 billion tariffs on 1300 Chinese products  The Hindu
  3. Trade war: China says ready to retaliate Donald Trump's new round of tariffs  Financial Express
  4. Will China supplant US hegemony?  Business Standard
  5. The Latest: China's Commerce Ministry warns of retaliation  Sacramento BeeFull coverage

Why is Sushma Swaraj going to Azerbaijan's capital Baku today?

  1. Why is Sushma Swaraj going to Azerbaijan's capital Baku today?  The Indian Express
  2. Sushma Swaraj embarks 3-day visit to Baku  Business Standard
  3. Shining light on the forgotten 1918 Genocide in the Caucasus  News.AzFull coverage

Steve Smith not to challenge ball-tampering sanctions

  1. Steve Smith not to challenge ball-tampering sanctions  Deccan HeraldFull coverage

Facebook removes more than 100 accounts linked to Russian troll factory

  1. Facebook removes more than 100 accounts linked to Russian troll factory  The Guardian
  2. Facebook removes accounts owned by Russia-based IRA  Hindustan Times
  3. Facebook removes 270 accounts linked to Russian 'troll factory'  Irish Times
  4. Robert Swan Mueller | TheHill  The Hill
  5. Report: Russia Used Pokemon GO to Interfere in 2016 US Election  Android HeadlinesFull coverage

Jewish people have a right to their 'own land,' Saudi crown prince says as he seeks ally against Iran

  1. Jewish people have a right to their 'own land,' Saudi crown prince says as he seeks ally against Iran  Washington Post
  2. Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman says Israel has 'right' to a homeland  Business Standard
  3. Saudi crown prince says Israelis have right to their own land  Daily News & Analysis
  4. Crown Prince meets Disney CEO, discusses potential projects in Saudi Arabia  Arab News
  5. Does Saudi Crown Prince's Rosy Rhetoric Indicate Real Change?  HaaretzFull coverage

Impatient for wall, Donald Trump wants US military to secure border

  1. Impatient for wall, Donald Trump wants US military to secure border  The Indian Express
  2. US preparing military to secure border with Mexico: Trump  Moneycontrol.com
  3. How Donald Trump's Claims on Mexico Border Stack up With Facts  The Quint
  4. Trump is on a tear about immigration. What's really behind it  CNNFull coverage

Putin's Troika of Syria Winners Must Accept Partition -- For Now

  1. Putin's Troika of Syria Winners Must Accept Partition -- For Now  Bloomberg
  2. Want to bring troops back from Syria, says Donald Trump  The Hindu
  3. Want to bring our troops in Syria back home, says Donald Trump  Deccan Chronicle
  4. Would you trust America?  Washington PostFull coverage

Malaysian Prime Minister promises harsh prison sentences for 'fake news'

  1. Malaysian Prime Minister promises harsh prison sentences for 'fake news'  TNWFull coverage

China tells North Korea official Beijing supports its US summit

  1. China tells North Korea official Beijing supports its US summit  Times of India
  2. US must talk to Tokyo, Seoul & Beijing on how to tackle Kim  Deccan Chronicle
  3. China's massive debt pile to stabilise, economists predict  South China Morning Post
  4. Xi Jinping urges local govt and state-owned enterprises to reduce debt  Business StandardFull coverage

Trump and Netanyahu confer over recent developments in Israel

  1. Trump and Netanyahu confer over recent developments in Israel  Moneycontrol.com
  2. Netanyahu, Trump talk amid Israel fears over US plans to leave Syria  The Times of Israel
  3. Opinion: There's more to Iran's protests than you've been told  PBS NewsHour
  4. Why Iran won't rush to a bomb if Trump pulls out of the nuclear deal  Washington PostFull coverage

For 18 Years, He Took Toy Given By Daughter To Work. She Just Found Out

  1. For 18 Years, He Took Toy Given By Daughter To Work. She Just Found Out  NDTV
  2. Tearful reunion for Chinese couple and their daughter missing for 24 years  South China Morning Post
  3. Chinese man traces missing daughter after 24 years  The Indian Express
  4. Kids called my daughter, six, 'chubby' now I weigh her DAILY to keep an eye on her 'puppy fat'  The SunFull coverage

Fourteen police officers were assaulted and spat at over Easter weekend

  1. Fourteen police officers were assaulted and spat at over Easter weekend  Daily Echo
  2. Associations condemn unwarranted raid, arrest  E-Pao.net
  3. Sambalpur: Locals stage protest over double murder  The New Indian ExpressFull coverage

What Does Dr. King’s Legacy Mean to You?


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Teaching Activities for: ‘At 12, He Had a Viral Science Video. At 14, He Fears He Was Too Rude.’


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No Hats, No Play


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Australians Are the World’s Biggest Gambling Losers, and Some Seek Action


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Matt Parziale Is an Amateur at the Masters, but a Pro Fighting Fires


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Teacher Walkouts


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Britain, Kosovo, Sweater Guy: Your Wednesday Briefing


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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘I Am MLK Jr.’ and ‘Girls Trip’


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Houthi Rebels Hit Saudi Tanker With Missile to Avenge Deadly Airstrike


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‘Orbanomics’: A Miracle for Hungary, or a Mirage?


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British Lab Has Not Identified ‘Precise Source’ of Poison in Spy Case


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Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat, Buoying Democrats


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On Foreign Policy, President Trump Reverts to Candidate Trump


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Amazon Has Lots of Company as Trump Slams ‘Stupid’ Businesses


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Quotation of the Day: As They Honor King, Churches Ask: How Far Have We Come?


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Review: In ‘Bobbie Clearly,’ It’s Crime, Punishment and Then What?


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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Warm Up Together, and to Each Other


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Matt Harvey Looks Like His New Self in Mets’ Win


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On an Off Day, Giancarlo Stanton Learns the Power of Pinstripes


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Corrections: April 4, 2018


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Tesla’s Manufacturing ‘Hell’ Won’t Slow Down Electric Cars


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Cheesy Stuff


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Tuesday, 3 April 2018

France strike: Rail misery as three-month action tests Macron

  1. France strike: Rail misery as three-month action tests Macron  BBC News
  2. French rail unions take on Macron with mass rolling strikes  Reuters
  3. French rail workers begin nationwide strike  Business Standard
  4. French President Macron may be right about the need to regulate tech business  Financial Express
  5. France, China, and Silicon Valley: The fight to dominate AI and the rise of tech nationalism  VentureBeatFull coverage

Narendra Modi announces ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh for kin of those killed in Iraq

  1. Narendra Modi announces ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh for kin of those killed in Iraq  Firstpost
  2. PM Modi Announces Rs 10 Lakh Ex-gratia For Families of 39 Workers Killed in Iraq  India.com
  3. PM Modi announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia each to families of Mosul victims  The StatesmanFull coverage

5 members of family killed in Jharkhand after father refused to wed his daughter to married man

  1. 5 members of family killed in Jharkhand after father refused to wed his daughter to married man  NewsX
  2. Jharkhand shocker: Married man kills all five members of a family for resisting his demand to marry minor girl  The New Indian ExpressFull coverage

India can do a Silicon Valley in 5 years, innovation ecosystem needs a boost: World Bank

  1. India can do a Silicon Valley in 5 years, innovation ecosystem needs a boost: World Bank  Economic Times
  2. Govt Prepares 6 Alternative Airports for IMF-World Bank Meeting  Tempo.coFull coverage

India welcomes US designation of Pak's MML as terror outfit

  1. India welcomes US designation of Pak's MML as terror outfit  Business Standard
  2. Indo-Pak pact to end harassment of diplomats was brokered by NSAs : Report  Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage