Today, 24 January 2015

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  • hot news
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      NTUC appointment ‘shows Govt focus on labour issues’
      730 2  -  ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING SEEN AS KEY CHALLENGE AHEAD LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The possibility of Social and Family Development Minister Chan Chun Sing, 45, becoming the next labour chief points to the Government’s emphasis on labour issues in the coming years, with economic
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      Lock icon Japanese hostages’ fate unknown as Islamic State deadline passes
      619 4 Saving men’s lives paramount, but Tokyo will not bow to terrorism, says PM Abe MOTHER OF CAPTURED JOURNALIST PLEADS FOR HIS RELEASE AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan said yesterday it was still trying to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by
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      Lock icon COALITION MAKING HEADWAY, BUT SAYS HARD PART LIES AHEAD
      352 4 AP The United States and its allies have sought to put a good face on the coalition’s deliberate campaign to roll back the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, boasting of having killed thousands of militants while acknowledging that ousting
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    • KING ABDULLAH OF SAUDI ARABIA: 1924-2015
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        Lock icon A shrewd force who reshaped Saudi Arabia
        726 6 Late monarch ’s reign was a constant effort to balance desert traditions with the demands of the modern world THE NEW YORK TIMES RIYADH King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who came to the throne in old age and earned a reputation as a
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        Lock icon New ruler Salman pledges continuity
        422 6 AGENCIES RIYADH Saudi Arabia’s new ruler, King Salman, moved quickly yesterday to project a sense of continuity, saying in a televised address that the oil-rich nation, a Western ally that has played a dominant role in Arab politics, would not change course. “We will continue
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        Lock icon King’s death unlikely to upset kingdom’s oil goals, say analysts
        369 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES RIYADH The death of King Abdullah yesterday is unlikely to deter the desert kingdom from maintaining a high level of oil production despite the recent sharp drop in prices, analysts said. Saudi Arabia’s policy results from
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    • CPI-ALL ITEMS FALLS SLIGHTLY ON PRIVATE TRANSPORT, HOUSING COSTS
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        Lock icon Inflation outlook cloudy as oil remains volatile
        493 8  -  Economists note ‘dovish’ statement indicates possible policy shift later in the year ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE The high uncertainty over oil prices is clouding the inflation outlook in Singapore this year, as con- sumer prices fell for a second straight month
        WITH AGENCIES  -  493 words
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        Lower-income group hardest hit by higher cost of living
        550 8  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE Inflation may have slowed last year, but figures released yesterday showed that lower-income households have felt the brunt of the higher cost of living. Data from the Department of Statistics (SingStat) showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-All
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      Lock icon Commuter uncertainty over travel patterns hits sales of monthly pass
      707 10  -  More heavy users may buy pass if price was lower than S$120, but this could come at expense of other commuters, says expert ‘SAVINGS MUST BE SUBSTANTIAL TO ATTRACT BUYERS’ AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Producer Muhammad Farhan used to spend
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    • Article
      Record number of HDB flats approved for subletting
      442 10 SINGAPORE The number of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats approved for subletting rose to a high in the final quarter of last year, latest figures showed. In the fourth quarter, subletting approvals rose to 10,365 cases, up 16.2 per cent from
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      87 9 The most inspiring woman I know is Elim Chew, the founder of 77th Street. She spends 20% of her time doing business and 80% doing social impact work. She’s definitely a woman who walks the talk. Belinda Lee MediaCorp Artiste Do You Know an Extraordinary Woman? If you know of
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      91 10 WE ARE HIRING! Retail Assistant/Cashier (Full and Part-Time) Retail Admin Assistant Retail Supervisor/Executive WE OFFER 5-day Work Week, Competitive Salary, Bonuses and Incentives Flexible Working Hours Island-wide Location WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date Time: 26 January 2015 (Monday), 2pm to 5pm Venue: Jurong Point Popular Bookstore Jurong Point Mall #B1-41 (Nearest MRT:
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      10 10 BUSINESS PRIVATE HOME PRICES: FIRST ANNUAL FALL SINCE 2008 22
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  • voices
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      Why does road tax for van rise upon renewal of COE?
      160 14  -  FROM DAVE YAP It was said in the report “Creating new COE category for smaller vans ‘not a good idea’” (Jan 21) that measures are in place to help small businesses, such as lower vehicle taxes for commercial vehicles.
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      Minimum wage? Skills upgrading more effective
      388 14  -  FROM ZAINAL SAPARI Director, NTUC U Care Centre I refer to the letter “Minimum wage needed for those doing dirty, difficult jobs” (Jan 21). Instead of a minimum wage, the labour movement advocates the Progressive Wage Model, which aims to increase salaries by enhancing
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      SingPost has invested over S$100m to meet rise in e-commerce
      465 14  -  FROM PATSIE TAN Assistant Vice-President, Group Communications, Singapore Post As Ms Susan Meehan mentioned in “Regulator should step in if SingPost is falling short” (Jan 16), global e-commerce is set to grow exponentially. In anticipation of the growth in e-commerce
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      Restore CPF contribution rates for workers aged above 50 to 55
      152 14  -  FROM CHIN KEE THOU In the late 1980s, workers above the age of 50 were considered old, slow and less agile. To incentivise employers to keep them, their Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates were lowered. Many employers embraced
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      40 14 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER CUTS-LEAGUE FOREIGN PLAYER QUOTA? FAS WILL LOOK INTO IT Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrfas1 for the letter from the Football Association of Singapore.
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      77 15 SCAN, LISTEN TH€ FT ®F SONG VOTE WIN! V J! Ji f J3 flr Almost 1,000 original songs were composed for MediaCorp SG50: The Gift Of Song competition! It’s down to the Final 3. We want you to decide the song Singapore sings as one people. There are $100 cash
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  • singapore
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      Fewer inmates land jobs before release, as recidivism increases
      429 16  -  Fall in number of inmates at tail end of sentences who ask for help finding jobs among reasons cited by stat board MORE EMPLOYERS REGISTER INTEREST IN HIRING EX-INMATES LAST YEAR ROBIN CHOO robinchoorb@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite an increase in the number
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      Lock icon ‘Messiah’ hacker pleads guilty to 39 computer misuse charges
      432 16  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Hacker James Raj Arokiasamy, who goes by the moniker “Messiah”, has pleaded guilty to 39 charges of computer misuse for hacking into the web servers of Fuji Xerox, a fan site of popstar Sun Ho and govern-ment-related
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      Chua Chu Kang MP opts out of PAP’s CEC
      327 16  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Chua Chu Kang GRC Member of Parliament Zaqy Mohamad will not join the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) highest de-cision-making body as his current employer is the party’s auditor. Instead, Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng will be
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      Firms may need better incentives to recycle water: Dr Balakrishnan
      601 18  -  REGULATIONS TO SAVE WATER WILL BE ASSESSED CAREFULLY AS OTHER MEASURES ARE UNDER WAY JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With good-quality water in Singapore priced relatively low, there is little incentive for businesses to revamp their mode of operations to save
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      Lock icon S’pore scientists develop kit that detects viruses within two hours
      468 18  -  ELGIN CHONG SINGAPORE A patient who is suspected of having contracted an infectious disease, such as dengue, may soon have his condition verified within just two hours with the help of an automated portable virus detector microkit. The device is
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win draw
      126 18 Ms Wu May Kwen (right), this week’s winner of the TODAY Shop to Win draw, receiving a S$10,000 cheque from Mrs Mui-Kok Kah Wei, senior director (purchasing and merchandising), NTUC FairPrice Co-operative. Ms Wu, who had spent S$67.35 at FairPrice Xtra in Ang Mo Kio
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      Lock icon Back in the driving seat
      447 19 Horsepower and star power helped pull in the crowds to the show, which was held for the first time since2008 SINGAPORE MOTORSHOW 2015 SING APORE Over 52,000 people flocked to the Singapore Motorshow 2015, which was held from Jan 15-18 at the Suntec Singapore Convention
      PHOTOS: ANGIE NG  -  447 words
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  • world
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      441 21 I multiply my routes to success with double majors. It’s my choice. Mr, J I A <«> At Kaplan, we believe you should have the competitive edge with twice as many opportunities to succeed. That’s why we partner with Murdoch University to offer you a wide variety of double major
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  • business
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      Lock icon Keppel Corp offers S$3.2b to buy out real estate unit
      626 22  -  MOVE TO HELP DIVERSIFY EARNING STREAMS: OIL RIG BUILDER LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Keppel Corp, the world’s largest offshore oil rig builder, has offered to buy the shares in property subsidiary Keppel Land that it does not own for
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      Private home prices see first annual fall since 2008
      496 22  -  LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE The Republic’s private home prices fell for the first time in six years in 2014, as cooling measures and loan curbs continued to soften buying interest. With the authorities showing little inclination to withdraw or adjust property
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison to buy UK mobile O2 for S$20.6b
      329 22 REUTERS MADRID/HONG KONG Mr Li Ka-shing is making his biggest acquisition to date, with his Hutchison Whampoa agreeing to buy Telefonica’s British mobile unit O2 for up to £10.25 billion (S$20.6 billion), as Asia’s richest man makes his boldest bet
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  • sports
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      Lock icon FIFA UNDER PRESSURE AS 3 MORE SPONSORS CUT TIES
      1121 24 Finances could take a hit as Castrol, Johnson Johnson and Continental end partnership COMPANIES JOIN EMIRATES AN SONY IN LEAVING FOOTBALL’ WORLD GOVERNINGBODY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Three of FIFA’s biggest sponsors revealed on Thursday that they had joined Sony and
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      YONEX PROMISES STRIKING NEW SEA GAMES LOOK
      512 25  -  PACT WRTH S$5 MILLIONIN KIND INKED T EXTEND 42-Y AR PARTNERSHIP WITH SNOC EMMANUEL PHUA emmanuelphua@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The nation’s athletes and officials can expect to be smartly attired when the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games return to the Republic in June after a 22-year
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      Lock icon NSL PLAYERS VIE FOR PLACES IN NATIONAL SQUADS
      482 25  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE It may be a scaled-down Netball Super League that gets under way today at the OCBC Arena, but the 16th edition of Singapore’s domestic netball league will have plenty at stake. With the 28th Southeast Asian Games to be
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      Lock icon SNOOKER, BILLIARDS SEEK OLYMPIC INCLUSION
      146 25 AP LONDON Snooker and billiards are lobbying for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and the World Confederation of Billiards have submitted a bid to win a spot on the Tokyo programme. The sports previously planned to
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      Lock icon UAE SEND CHAMPIONS JAPAN TUMBLING OUT OF ASIAN CUP
      711 26 Team earns date with hosts Australia in semi-finals; Iraq to face S Korea REUTERS SYDNEY United Arab Emirates produced one of the greatest Asian Cup upsets to send champions Japan tumbling out of the tournament 5-4 on penalties after extra time
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      Lock icon WE CAN WIN WITHOUT TOURE, SAYS PELLEGRINI
      515 26 REUTERS LONDON Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has told his players they must believe they can win without Yaya Toure after failing to do so in the four league games he has missed this season. Toure is currently on international duty with Ivory
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      Lock icon MESSI AS RED DEVIL? DON’T LAUGH
      1044 27  -  UNITED IN POLE POSITION TO SIGN HIM IF HE TRULY WANTS TO LEAVE CAMP NOU COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke, TODAY’s EPL analyst, is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist,
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      Lock icon SEPPI SENDS FEDERER OUT OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN
      684 28 World No 46 beats 17-time Grand Slam champion for the first time RAFAEL NADAL SAFELY INTO THE FOURTH ROUND REUTERS MELBOURNE Second seed Roger Federer was expected to saunter into the Australian Open fourth round yesterday when he faced Italian Andreas Seppi, a
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      Lock icon NBA WATCH
      353 28 REUTERS Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors rode a late surge in support to pip Cleveland’s LeBron James as the top overall vote-getter for the NBA All-Star game, the league said on Thursday.The two were among the eight starters unveiled by the league for the 64th edition
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
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      60 29 SATURDAY, 24 JANUARY 2015 A MATTER OF MOVEMENT HOW ARTS FISSION WENT FROM BEING JUST ANOTHER DANCE COMPANY TO AN ARTS POWERHOUSE RANT AND RAVE VETERAN ACTRESS NEO SWEE LIN ON WHY SHE HATES PLASTIC CUTLERY, AND LOVES DOING NOTHING 32 RHYTHM AND MELODY NEW SINGAPORE BAND TAJ SAYS ITS
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  • T TODAY
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        Lock icon 20/20 FISSION
        1351 30  -  ARTS FISSION CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AS A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT IN ARTS FUSION MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Back in 1994, an interesting experiment took place. Not in the realm of science, but art. What happens when you fuse the ideas of a respected dance artist and an equally respected visual
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        233 31  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The arts explosion that is Singapore Art Week reached its peak with the opening of Art Stage Singapore. Amid the exhibitions and talks, a handful of accolades were also given out. At the third APB Foundation Signature Prize Award, Singaporean artist Ho Tzu
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        Neo Swee Lin wants less plastic
        628 32  -  When an artist has something to say about something RANT AND RAVE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If there’s anybody veteran actress Neo Swee Lin has to thank for what has been a long and fruitful career, it has to be the nuns and her
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        Creating vision through music
        512 33  -  MYSARA ALJARU SINGAPORE Some call Singapore musical outfit TAJ a jazz band. However, its band members prefer not to pigeonhole themselves, or their music. “We don’t like to be restricted by genre. How we grew up and all the music that we’ve gravitated to kind of
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      29 32 GET REWARDED Good Times, Great Company. DOWNLOAD MeClub app Scan this QR code to receive Star Points! Terms and conditions apply MediaCorp Artiste managed by NoonTalk Media, Xu Bin
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
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      1159 34 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Spin II 6.30 Chemistry 7 .00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 8.00 The Dr Oz Show III 9.00 Better Show (HD) 10.00 The Queen Latifah Show (HD) 11.00 Body In Balance NOON I Kid With Brad Garrett (HD) 12.30PM Films And Stars 1.00 America’s
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      1193 35 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Talking Point (HD) 7.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 8.00 The Dr Oz Show III (PG) 8.35 Just For Laughs Gags XII 9.00 Better Show (HD) 10.00 The Queen Latifah Show (HD) 11.00 Body In Balance NOON Survivor XXIX: San Juan Del Sur (HD)
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      309 36 ON SATURDAY 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch And Out About With Angela Lim And Daphne Lim NOON News Plus Sports Review Of The Week 6.00PM News Plus The Wow Club And Talking Books With Michelle Martin 7.00AM Asia Pop
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      301 36 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 CATCH-UP Latest Catch-Up TV... Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV FREE YOU CAN BE
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    Lock icon Outposts of China’s Lost Army
    999 1  -  In Thailand’s Backcountry, Villages Play Up a Chinese Connection By AMY QIN INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BAN RAK THAI, Thailand —At night, traditional Chinese red lanterns illuminate the hotels, shop fronts and Yunnanese-style restaurants lining the main road in this highland village of just over 1,000 people.
    INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ADAM DEAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADAM DEAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  999 words
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    Lock icon Globally, Limits On Web Freedom
    1046 1  -  By VINDU GOEL and ANDREW E. KRAMER INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SAN FRANCISCO Across the world, challenges to web freedom are mounting, with users forced into evasions and workarounds. Russia and Turkey in particular are trying to tighten controls on for-eign-based Internet companies. Russia’s president, Vladimir V.
    INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; IVAN SEKRETAREV/ASSOCIATED PRESS; DENIS SINYAKOV/REUTERS  -  1,046 words
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      92 7 THE ALL-NEW NOWON EVERY ANDROID DEVICE ANDROID NATIVE. Built from scratch to maximise your smartphone or tablet’s potential. SOCIALLY ADEPT. Share the latest breaking news on your network of choice, be it Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Or Bookmark a story so you can visit it at your own leisure. AN
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon A Consumer Revolution Taking Place in Iran
      633 8  -  By THOMAS ERDBRINK THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TEHRAN Iran may be facing a dangerous economic abyss, with an empty treasury, historically low oil prices and the continuing damage of Western economic sanctions, but one indicator is going through the roof: Developers
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MORTEZA NIKOUBAZL/REUTERS  -  633 words
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      Lock icon Generals Tighten Grip in Pakistan
      749 8  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By DECLAN WALSH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LONDON After Taliban gunmen massacred dozens of schoolchildren in Peshawar in December, Pakistan’s two most powerful men convened an emergency meeting. Their body language was revealing: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked glum and ill
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      Lock icon The Curse of the ‘Spare’ Nags at an Idle Prince
      799 6  -  By STEVEN ERLANGER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LONDON It’s not easy being the spare, the second son trained for little except hanging around waiting for your older brother to die, or to have children who then outrank you.
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