Today, 16 August 2014, Afternoon Edition

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      Lock icon Golf course to provide most of land acquired for new line
      558 2  -  Six semi-detached homes in Amber Road and apartmen t block in Tanjong Katong Road to taken over by Government AFFECTED RESIDENTS REACT WITH FURORE KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A mix of industrial and residential sites along with parts of
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      Lock icon China, South Korea angered by Abe’s Yasukuni offering
      679 3 Japanese PM did not visit the shrine but Beijing does not accept ‘show of compromise’ 69TH ANNIVERSARY OF TOKYO’S DEFEAT IN WORLD WAR II AGENCIES TOK YO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday sent a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine for
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      Lock icon Despite string of successes, foreign talent issue dogs Lee Bee Wah
      768 4  -  Nee Soon GRC MP reduced to tears after announcing that she will not be contesting the STTA presidency next mon th SEMBAWANG MP ELLEN LEE MAY RUN FOR THE POST OF STTA PRESIDENT LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Under
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      We don’t have a religious agenda: Honour (Singapore)
      585 4  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The chairman of a new-ly-formed organisation seeking to encourage a culture of honour has rejected suggestions that the group has a hidden religious agenda, despite the fact that all five of its board members hail from Christian organisation.
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      Lock icon Three areas where CPF could be changed
      2180 5  -  The Government is reviewing the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system and all eyes will be on the National Day Rally, during which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is expected to, among other things, outline measures to improve the system. Since President Tony Tan
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      National Day Rally live on MediaCorp channels
      216 6 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally tomorrow will be broadcast live across MediaCorp’s television channels, radio stations, Toggle and channelnewsasia. com. The rally will also be streamed live on REACH’S website. Mr Lee will deliver the speech at ITE Headquarters
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      29 11 LETTER MARRIAGE LAWS SHOULD PUNISH ADULTERY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrlaws16aug for the letter from Siew Mun Hin.
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      Lock icon Shot in the arm for lower-wage workers in healthcare sector
      595 14  -  Tripartite healthcare group helping to raise salaries of more than 5,000 workers by 15% WORKERS SUCH AS PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATES TO BENEFIT TAN SHI WEI tanshiwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At National University Hospital (NUH), the patient service associates (PSAs) who register patients
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      New internship programme targets secondary-school leavers
      477 14  -  CHITRA KUMAR S I N G A P O R E An internship programme has been launched for those aged 17 and above who are waiting to join junior colleges, polytechnics and Institutes of Technical Education. Under the scheme, they can serve in community
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      Man found dead, pinned under 4m-high racks
      181 16 SINGAPORE A man in his 60s was found dead in a storage room trapped under huge metal racks at a warehouse in Pandan Loop yesterday morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at 230A Pandan Loop
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      Kong ‘the key decision-maker in financing of Crossover Project’
      662 16  -  Former church investment manager takes aim at pastor, says budgeting and financing aspects could not be separated ACCUSED CHEW DELIVERS CROSS-EXAMINATION THAT IS CIVIL, YET BRUISING AT TIMES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They once stood shoulder-to-shoulder in their close-knit circle
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win Draw
      118 16 The winner of this week’s TODAY Shop to Win draw, Ms Ong Kay Choon (centre), receiving the S$10,000 cheque from Ms Christina Lim (left), director (brand and marketing) of NTUC FairPrice, and Ms Ariel Tam, special projects editor of TODAY. Ms Ong spent S$124.90 on
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      Lock icon Iraqi PM’s resignation revives hopes for fight against militants
      672 18 Premier-designate Abadi urges countrymen to unite, says road ahead will be tough MOVE BY MALIKI FOLLOWS WEEKS OF INTERNATIONAL, DOMESTIC PRESSURE AGENCIES BAGHDAD The decision by Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri Maliki to step down revived hopes yesterday for the formation
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      Lock icon Clashes in Pakistan after shots fired at opposition leader Khan
      449 18 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Clashes broke out yesterday as tens of thousands of Pakistani protesters from two anti-government movements converged on the capital, presenting the 15-month-old civilian government with its biggest challenge yet. Gunshots hit the vehicle of former cricket star and
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      Lock icon Indonesia must guard democracy with peace: SBY
      605 19 AGENCIES JAK ARTA —Indonesia must guard its democratic process after a disputed presidential election, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said yesterday in his last major speech to the country before his term ends in October. Around 135 million Indonesians went to the polls in
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      Lock icon New private home sales languish as developers hold back
      601 20  -  484 UNITS SOLD LAST MONTH, A MARGINAL RISE FROM JUNE TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —New private home sales were flat last month as developers scaled back launches to clear unsold units in a market that had been largely slowed by property
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      Singapore to benefit from more-open Asian markets
      532 20  -  WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE The Republic will benefit from having a more open and rulebased economic framework in Asia, as regional states push for further market integration via free trade agreements (FTAs) such as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic
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      Lock icon Temasek diversifies China bets
      537 21 Singapore investment firm continues move away from banks, buys into tech firms AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Temasek Holdings has bought into two United States-listed Chinese technology firms, signalling its intent to continue its diversification away from bank holdings. Temasek, directly or through its units, bought 602,139 American Depositary
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      Lock icon Malaysia Q2 growth accelerates on exports
      392 21 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia’s growth unexpectedly accelerated to its fastest pace in six quarters as exports kept up their strong performance and consumer spending stayed buoyant despite steps by the central bank to curb high household debt levels, adding scope for the central bank
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      Lock icon BoJ may cut 2014 growth forecasts again
      292 21 BLOOMBERG TOKYO —The Bank of Japan (BoJ) may cut its growth forecast for this fiscal year for a fourth time, as exports fail to bolster an economy weakened by April’s sales tax hike, said people familiar with the central bank’s discussions. The expansion
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      47 22 BACKIT’S SIX PAGESOF SPORT INCLUDING ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND’S PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON KICK-OFF. Singapore shoots for glory at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing Every opening-day EPL game previewed Who is Adrian Clarke tipping to win it all? PAGE 24 PAGE 25 PAGE 26
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      Lock icon STAND BY FOR SENSORY OVERLOAD
      1073 23  -  New signings, managers and plenty of intriguing storylines could make 2014-15 English Premier League season one to savour A MAGICAL 10-MONTH MASH-UP ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON —The Premier League stimulates the senses like no other, and it’s back for what promises to be its most
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      SERGIO AGUERO LIFTS CITY
      85 24 In a huge boost for his club on the eve of the new season, Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has signed a new five-year deal with the Sky Blues. The forward joins the likes of David Silva, Vincent Kompany and Samir Nasri in re-committing to the
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      AUSSIE IN THE FRAME AT PALACE
      84 24 Australian Tony Popovic is being strongly linked with a move to Crystal Palace to replace Tony Pulis, who sensationally quit as manager just 48 hours before the season's start. Popovic is currently coach of Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian A-League, but has strong
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      NEW STRIKER JOINS WEST HAM
      73 24 West Ham have signed Senegal international striker Diafra Sakho on a four-year deal for an undisclosed sum from French Ligue 1 side Metz. The 24-year-old striker scored 43 goals in his last two seasons to help Metz win back-to-back promotions to the French top flight.
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      Lock icon AND THE EPL CHAMPIONS ARE ...
      1392 25  - AND THE EPL CHAMPIONS ARE The season stretches over nine months but TODAY football correspondent Adrian Clarke gazes into the crystal ball and reaches into the deep recesses of his footballing mind to predict how the final standings will look next May. Adrian Clarke Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal
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      Lock icon ABUZZ WITH YOUTHFUL EXCITEMENT
      667 26  -  Nanjing hopes to deliver a Youth Olympics to remember, beginning with tonight’s Opening Ceremony CHINESE YOUTHS KEEN TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GAMES ADELENE WONG IN NANJING adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg NANJING —Preparation for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) began two years ago and
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      Lock icon Martina is keeping it cool
      377 26  -  LOW LIN FHOONG Martina Lindsay Veloso is only 14, but already a world-beater after clinching gold in the women’s 10m air rifle atthe International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in June. And while Singapore did not win a gold medal when the inaugural Youth Olympic
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      Lock icon STARS IN STRIPES
      653 27  -  In a Juventus team boasting several world-class players, Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez stand out DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —One is blessed with the vision to spot even the smallest of openings and the other has the deadly instinct to put away what is on offer.
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      Lock icon LUCK PLAYS A BIG PART IN FINDING A WORLD CHAMPION: NAVRATILOVA
      524 27  -  JEAN IAU SINGAPORE —A large pool of talented young players willing to work hard, and an equally large dose of luck. Those are the raw materials needed to find and groom a potential world champion, said tennis great Martina
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      Lock icon ALL CLEAR FOR LIM
      514 28  -  DEAL SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN COMING WEEKS IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In a few weeks, Singapore billionaire Peter Lim will sign the sale and purchase agreement (SPA), taking ownership of 70.4 per cent of shares in Spanish Primera Division club Valencia CF. This comes after
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      Lock icon DARTS HOPING FOR ASIAN LIFT-OFF
      556 28  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —One sports a Tomahawk haircut, another looked like a Hell’s Angel biker, and except for three who are under 33, the rest are between 44 and 54 years old. But they all had one thing in common: Each, without exception,
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      43 29 S’PORE NIGHT FEST SATURDAY, 16 AUGUST 2014 >>30 POP-UP DESIGN A NEW BUILDING OPENS ON ORCHARD ROAD (NO, IT’S NOT A MALL) 10 THINGS TO “LIKE” AT THIS YEAR’S EDITION SHADOW PLAY ARTIST SONNY LIEW TALKS TURTLE POWER >>31 >>32 ARTWORK: CRYS LEE
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        Lock icon #NIGHTFESTROCKS
        977 30  -  OUR PICKS FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAVVY AT THE SINGAPORE NIGHT FEST MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg A fter years of grumbling and complaining about people not soaking in any experience without the need to go on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, we’ve finally seen the light literally hundreds of them, in
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        151 31  -  MAYO MARTIN S I N G A PO R E —The launch of the Singapore International Festival Of Arts after a one year absence with the unusual opening show, science-meets-art pop opera Facing Goya lords over a very busy week in the scene. Elsewhere, The Substation
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        Finders Keepers
        505 31  -  A five-month-long pop-up celebrates Singaporean design DESIGNER DUES SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —Non-F1 fans need not hum Green Day’s Wake Me Up When September Ends next month. While the rest of the city is engulfed with motorsport fever, there will be something else shaking up our cultural landscape to
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        What’s on
        302 32 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK HOTPANTS Legendary music man Dick Lee revisits his 1997 musical comedy set in the early 1970s, about 10 quirky characters going through social and cultural changes of the time. Written and directed by Lee and starring well-known personalities
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        Lock icon Sonny Liew’s cartoon fix
        494 32  -  When an artist has something to say about something RANT AND RAVE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As superhero names go, the Green Turtle may not have that ac-tion-packed ring to it; but the graphic novel titled The Shadow Hero, featuring the said character, has been flying
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        Lock icon CCA’s new artist studios
        537 32  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE For the past 20 years, artist and archivist Koh Nguang How’s HDB flat has also been his art studio. It’s not a mean feat, considering he works with boxes and boxes of newspapers and archival materials. “I wake up and I have to
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        Weekend planner
        549 36 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK CAVALIA Enjoyed by more than four million spectators worldwide, Cavalia is a unique and lavish production involving 50 magnificent horses and featuring 42 riders, aerialists, acrobats, dancers and musicians from all over the world. A show unlike any other, Cavalia celebrates the
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        Lock icon Spot the Downton error
        281 37 The series continues its tradition of historical bloopers PAST TENSE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Downton Abbey might be moving into the modern era for its fifth series, but having a plastic water bottle? That might be just a step too far. A publicity shot issued by
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      118 31 SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED DONATION DRAW 2014 /SAVH A±^^S#t^#2014 1 st Prize: $8,000 Each $2 ticket stands a chance of winning one of these cash prizes or vouchers. 2 nd Prize: $5,000 3 rd Prize: $2,000 20 Consolation Prizes: $80 NTUC FairPrice Tickets are available at Singapore Pools
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      26 32 Win a Good Vibes Festival Package (worth S$700) Package includes return coach transportation, hotel accommodation, a pair of Festival tickets and more. For details, visit http://tdy.sg/goodvibes16aug
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      282 38 ON SATURDAY 5.00 987 HOME With Joakim Gomez 6.00 Girls Night Out With Sonia And Kimberly 10.00 987 Anthems By The AOS DJs 9.00AM You And The Law With Keith De Souza 10.00 Road Trip With Keith De Souza And Daphne Lim 11.00 Sports Zone With Raj Kumar And 938LIVE
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      468 38 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil GHOSTLY 7TH MONTH Watch your favourite past local supernatural dramas on Toggle anytime, anywhere. MYSTERY (PG) Xueliang, a
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    Lock icon The Origins of the Ebola Outbreak
    1281 1  -  By DENISE GRADY, SHERI FINK INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PATIENT ZERO IN the Ebola outbreak, researchers suspect, was a 2-year-old boy who died on December 6, just a few days after falling ill in Guéckédou, in a southeastern region of Guinea that borders Sierra Leone and
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    Lock icon Behind the Cartoon Masks, Immigrants’ Faces
    880 1  -  By KIRK SEMPLE INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Ricardo Rodríguez did not arrive lightly at his decision to become a cartoon character. Before stepping into the Times Square bustle of Elmos, Minnie Mouses and Batmen who pose for photographs and coax customers for tips, Mr. Rodríguez spent
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      33 1 INTELLIGENCE News quarantine slows the Ebola fight. PAGE 2 MONEY BUSINESS Infrastructure holds back Manila. PAGE 8 WORLD TRENDS Uighurs embrace their traditions. PAGE 3 PERSONALITIES Middle-aged, but cool and famous. PAGE 13
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon In the Grip Of Ebola
      926 2  -  INTELLIGENCE/' WADE C. L. WILLIAMS Wade C. L. Williams is an investigative journalist at FrontPageAfrica. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Monrovia, Liberia Liberians have begun calling the days between July 27 and August 3 “the dark week” —173 new Ebola
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PEET PIENAAR  -  926 words
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      Lock icon Separatists Are Watching Vote in Spain
      485 2  -  By RAPHAEL MINDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BILBAO, Spain Mariano Bilbao, a retired metals worker, recently took part in the 120th anniversary of the first hoisting of the Ikurriña, the Basque f lag. With neighboring Catalonia set to hold a vote on
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      Lock icon Uighurs Resent China’s Restrictions on Traditional Ways
      768 3  -  By DAN LEVIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY URUMQI, China Fond of denim and lace, fluent in multiple languages and proud of her success as a business translator, Luna appears to be a model of the assimilated U ighur that the Chinese
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; GILLES SABRIE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  768 words
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      Lock icon War Tactic in Gaza Reignites Debate
      600 3  -  By ISABEL KERSHNER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY JERUSALEM It was one of the bloodiest episodes in the new conflict in Gaza. Less than 90 minutes into a temporary truce August 1 that was supposed to have ended the fighting, Hamas fighters emerged
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; EYAD BABA/ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  600 words
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      Lock icon U.S. Actions in Iraq Fueled Rise of Rebel
      1059 4  -  By TIM ARANGO, ERIC SCHMITT THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BAGHDAD When American forces raided a home near Falluja during the turbulent 2004 offensive against the Iraqi Sunni insurgency, they got the hard-core militants they had sought. They also picked up
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      Lock icon The Hidden Benefits of Guilty Pleasures
      606 4  -  LENS DEBORAH STRANGE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The 50-meter yacht that Dennis M. Jones bought for $34 million is, he says, “the ultimate for people who want the ultimate.” But it is more than a custom-built item of luxurious leisure. His purchase
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      Lock icon Migrants Made It to Greece, But Now They Long to Leave
      677 6  -  By SUZANNE DALEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PATRAS, Greece Amid rotting timbers and piles of garbage in an abandoned factory, one man from Afghanistan did his laundry; another shaved using cold water from a fraying hose. The
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; LYNSEY ADDARIO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  677 words
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      Lock icon Munitions Haunt Belgian Farmers
      1018 6  -  By SUZANNE DALEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY YPRES, Belgium The padlocked cage beside the driveway on the Butaye family farm near this town in western Belgium is almost full of rusting bombs again. Since January, Stijn Butaye has collected 46 mortar shells on his
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DMITRY KOSTYUKOV FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,018 words
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  • MONEY & BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Failing Infrastructure Hinders the Philippines
      795 8  -  By FLOYD WHALEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MANILA Chris Ibasan travels only about eight kilometers to work in one of Manila’s business districts, but it is often a grueling two-hour commute that gets him into the office late. “My manager understands,” said Mr.
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY JES AZNAR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  795 words
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      Lock icon Protecting Companies From Hackers Is Stressful Work
      495 8  -  By NICOLE PERLROTH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SAN FRANCISCO Pity the poor chief information security officer. The profession barely existed a generation ago. But to combat the growing threat of online breaches, companies and governments are hiring executives whose main responsibility
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DANIEL ROSENBAUM FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  495 words
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      Lock icon Behind a Global Drop in Health Care Costs
      692 9  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY We tend to think of health care as a local good. Most people use the doctor or hospital in their neighborhood. China does not export medical care. Health and life spans
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      Lock icon The Humbling of Portugal’s Top Banker
      584 9  -  By LANDON THOMAS Jr., RAPHAEL MINDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY In 2011, just before entering into bailout discussions with creditors, Portugal’s prime minister consulted with the country’s most powerful banker, Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado. Now the bank Mr. Salgado and his
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; FRANCISCO SECO/ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  584 words
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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Capturing Heat in the Quest to Improve Fuel Efficiency
      697 10  -  By PAUL STENQUIST THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY DETROIT Here’s how to know that automakers are feverishly trying to improve fuel efficiency by harnessing engine heat: They won’t talk about it. The pressure to improve efficiency has been stepping up
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      Lock icon Cool at 13 May End in Troubled at 23
      635 10  -  By JAN HOFFMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY At 13, they were viewed by classmates with envy and admiration. The girls wore makeup, had boyfriends and went to parties held by older students. The boys sneaked beers and swiped condoms
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      Lock icon New Doubts Are Cast On ‘Hobbit’ Species
      556 11  -  By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY A discovery in a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, reported 10 years ago, moved one scientist to hail it as “the most important find in human evolution for 100 years.” The
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      Lock icon Study Backs Claims on Organic Crops
      636 11  -  By KENNETH CHANG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Adding fuel to the debates over the merits of organic food, a comprehensive review of earlier studies found substantially higher levels of antioxidants and lower levels of pesticides in organic fruits, vegetables and grains compared
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CHRISTOPHER CAPOZZIELLO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; PAUL O. BOISVERT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  636 words
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  • PERSONALITIES
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      Lock icon Intrepid French Television Producer Expands Her Audience
      715 12  -  BOUCHRA REJANI By AIDA ALAMI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PARIS Bouchra Rejani’s parents had planned her career for her: She would pursue medical studies and become a doctor. At 18, Ms. Rejani responded by lowering herself out a window of the
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; LAUREN FLEISHMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  715 words
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      Lock icon One Mayor’s Outreach Is on 2 Wheels
      685 12  -  BETSY PRICE By DAVID MONTGOMERY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY FORT WORTH On the same day that the Tour de France cyclists embarked on their annual race, Mayor Betsy Price was front and center in a pack of more than 120 riders
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; COOPER NEILL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  685 words
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      Lock icon Climate Change Skeptic Scorned by Colleagues
      671 13  -  JOHN CHRISTY By MICHAEL WINES THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HUNTSVILLE, Alabama John Christy, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, says he remembers when he spotted a well-known colleague at a gathering of climate experts. “I walked
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ROB CULPEPPER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  671 words
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      Lock icon For Web Star, Life Is Conceptual Art
      671 13  -  FRIEDRICH LIECHTENSTEIN By SALLY McGRANE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BERLIN After the runaway success of a web-only advertisement for a supermarket chain this year, Friedrich Liechtenstein, 55, can no longer walk down the street without strangers asking to take his picture.
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; GORDON WELTERS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  671 words
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  • ARTS & DESIGN
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      Lock icon Brazil’s Slum Life, Depicted In Dance
      602 14  -  By MARINA HARSS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY As the protests surrounding the World Cup this summer underscored, Brazil is a complex country, blessed with breathtaking landscapes, bursting with music, but also plagued by poverty and violence. This tension is what the choreographer
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      Lock icon Romance, Laughter and Something More
      456 14  -  By BROOKS BARNES THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LOS ANGELES Call it “When Harry Potter Met Sally.” In a new romantic comedy, Daniel Radcliffe plays Wallace, a medical school dropout whose heart goes ka-boom for a hipster gal. The only problem is that she
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CAITLIN CRONENBERG/CBS FILMS  -  456 words