Today, 20 February 2016

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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp SATURDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2016 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    Lock icon DANCING IN THE RAIN
    70 1 DANCING IN THE RAINThis year’s Chingay Parade kicked off yesterday at the F1 Pit Building, with 8,000 performers from 150 organisations taking part. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Mrs Lee were the guests of honour. There will be another main parade today at
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      33 1 BIG WEEKEND OUT: THE SINGAPORE AIRSHOW AND MORE THE BEST OF THE AIRSHOW 17 WHAT’S ON SHOW 17 CHANGI EATS 20 WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO THIS WEEKEND 22 WHAT’S ON DISPLAY 18
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    Lock icon With new NMPs on the horizon, former members praise scheme — but suggest several tweaks
    3079 1  - With new NMPs on the horizon, former members praise scheme but suggest several tweaks KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg ter,” she said. ADDITIONAL REPORTing BY LOUISATANG AND CLIFFORD LEE SINGAPORE In the shake-up of the Republic’s political system announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last month, one facet of the system
    ter,” she said. ADDITIONAL REPORTing BY LOUISATANG AND CLIFFORD LEE  -  3,079 words
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    Lock icon KL reverses course and halts hiring of foreign workers
    1046 1 Move comes a day after deal with Bangladesh to bring in up to 1.5 million workers DECISION CHEERED BY MANY BUT CRITICISED BY EMPLOYERS AGENCIES kualaLUMPUR— In a surprise move that was cheered by many but criticised by employers, Malaysia yesterday
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    Lock icon DANCING IN THE RAIN
    69 1 (2nd Edition) DANCING IN THE RAINThis year’s Chingay Parade kicked off yesterday at the F1 Pit Building, with 8,000 performers from 150 organisations taking part. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Mrs Lee were the guests of honour. There will be another main parade today at
    PHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN  -  69 words
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    Lock icon With new NMPs on the horizon, former members praise scheme — but suggest several tweaks
    3078 1 (2nd Edition)  - With new NMPs on the horizon, former members praise scheme but suggest several tweaks KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg ter,” she said. ADDITIONAL REPORTing BY LOUISATANG AND CLIFFORD LEE SINGAPORE In the shake-up of the Republic’s political system announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last month, one facet of the system
    ter,” she said. ADDITIONAL REPORTing BY LOUISATANG AND CLIFFORD LEE  -  3,078 words
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    Lock icon KL reverses course and halts hiring of foreign workers
    1047 1 (2nd Edition) Move comes a day after deal with Bangladesh to bring in up to 1.5 million workers DECISION CHEERED BY MANY BUT CRITICISED BY EMPLOYERS AGENCIES kualaLUMPUR— In a surprise move that was cheered by many but criticised by employers, Malaysia yesterday
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      Lock icon Policymakers must stay the course in face of market volatility: Heng
      599 2  -  DATA DOES NOT SHOW IMPENDING RECESSION, ANALYSTS SAY LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com. sg SING A PORE Financial markets can sometimes “overshoot and overreact”, but regulators and policymakers must keep an eye on underlying trends and focus on maintaining stability
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      16% increase in business deals inked at Airshow
      881 4  -  More contracts related to lowcost carriers aircraft leasing firms at largest edition of event KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —This year’s Singapore Airshow saw 51 business deals inked a 16 per cent increase from its last edition in 2014
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      Student pimp first to be convicted under Prevention of Human Trafficking Act
      606 4  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE —A student who recruited and exploited prostitutes, including minors, was yesterday sentenced to six years and three months’jail and fined S$30,000, making him the first to be convicted under the recently enacted Prevention of
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      Lock icon Hanoi lodges protest over China missile deployment
      596 5 AGENCIES H A N O I Vietnam lodged a formal protest with China and the United Nations chief yesterday, saying it was “deeply concerned” over Beijing’s deployment of an advanced surface-to-air missile system on a disputed island in the South China Sea, while
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      Lock icon Hanoi lodges protest over China missile deployment
      603 5 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES H A N O I Vietnam lodged a formal protest with China and the United Nations chief yesterday, saying it was “deeply concerned” over Beijing’s deployment of an advanced surface-to-air missile system on a disputed island in the South China Sea, while
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      Lock icon Zika could be an omen for global warming health risks, experts say
      1002 5 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The global public health emergency involving deformed babies emerged last year the hottest year on the historical record with an outbreak in Brazil of a disease transmitted by heat-loving mosquitoes. Can that
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      Lock icon Zika could be an omen for global warming health risks, experts say
      1002 5 (2nd Edition) THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The global public health emergency involving deformed babies emerged last year the hottest year on the historical record with an outbreak in Brazil of a disease transmitted by heat-loving mosquitoes. Can that
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,002 words
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      Veteran union leader put up as NMP candidate
      382 7  -  KENNETH CHENG S I N G A P O R E More than a fortnight after submissions opened to choose the next batch of Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs), the labour movement yesterday became the first group to publicly unveil its nominee:
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      Engage youth better to reduce their frustrations
      410 8  -  F ROM JEREMY CHEW CHENG HUAT The threat of terrorism was a top concern during the debate on the President’s Address (“Terror threat a top concern as Parliament sits”; Jan 26). Calls were made for Singaporeans to come together to speak out against
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      Conservation has incalculable benefits for S’pore
      243 8  -  FROM AMOS MAXIMILIAN LEE I refer to the letter “Preservation of primary forests should not be a main concern” (Feb 16), which makes a good point about the balance needed between conservation and economical use of land. But I would argue that the current
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      Everyone has role to play in responsible social media use
      216 8  -  FROM GOH CHUI LING I refer to the letter “Social media comments need to be less hurtful, more constructive” (Feb 18). I agree with the view that comments on social media should be made with more concern for the consequences.
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      14 8 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
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      Company MD charged with illegally importing endangered rosewood
      647 9  -  High Court overturns earlier decision by lower court to dismiss the charge DISMISSAL OF CASE INCONSISTENT WITH S’PORE’S OBLIGATIONS: PROSECUTION NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The managing director of a company said to have illegally imported endangered rosewood from Madagascar will have
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      Lock icon Almost 60% jump in those caught harbouring, hiring immigration offenders
      385 9 S ING A POR E The number of people caught providing immigration offenders with a place to stay, or offering them jobs, shot up by nearly 60 per cent last year, although the number of foreigners who entered Singapore illegally
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      Lock icon NSF trainee who said he was depressed found dead
      216 9 ASYRAF KAMIL SINGAPORE —A full-time national serviceman from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was found dead early yesterday at a training institute at Jalan Bahar. Mr Edwin Ong Koon Chwee, 21, had enlisted in the SCDF on Tuesday and was
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  • world
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      Lock icon Apple’s fight with US govt a year in the making
      791 10 Tech giant set to invoke free speech protection against demand to unlock iPhone LAWYER ARGUES HELPING THE FBI ACCESS MURDER SUSPECT’S PHONE COULD TARNISH ITS BRAND, TRUST AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Time and again after the introduction of the iPhone nearly a
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      Lock icon Questions, no answers as govt subsidiary’s 1MDB role detailed
      684 10 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Why did SRC International, a Malaysian Finance Ministryowned subsidiary, transfer millions of ringgit into the personal accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is also the Finance Minister? Did SRC International commit any offence by transferring
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  • business
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      Lock icon EFG in talks to buy 1MDB-embroiled Swiss bank BSI
      485 11 S’PORE INVESTIGATING BSI PRIVATE BANKER AGENCIES ZURICH Switzerland-based lender EFG International is in talks with Brazilian financial services giant Grupo BTG Pactual to buy the latter’s Swiss bank unit BSI, which is embroiled in a money laundering probe linked to 1Malaysia
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      Lock icon HK developers under pressure as buyers stay away
      526 11 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Housing developers in Hong Kong, who are offering enticements ranging from iPhones to furniture vouchers in response to the slowest home sales in the city in 25 years, might be running out of gimmicks. Most buyers are not biting
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      Citi S’pore, ASEAN head Zink to retire
      350 11 SINGAPORE Mr Michael Zink, country officer for Citigroup Singapore and head of its ASEAN operations, will retire after more than 28 years at the New York-based bank, said the lender yesterday. The career Citibanker will stay on until May, and a successor is
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      Lock icon STRIFE AT SPORTS HUB, BUT SHOWS WILL GO ON
      1077 12  -  Observers say it will still attract quality events, as board looks to drop venue operations partner ADDS TO ONGOING UPHEAVAL BEHIND THE SCENES, INCLUDING SENIOR STAFF EXODUS NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The impending termination of Global Spectrum Pico’s (GSP) contract as
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      Lock icon COACH CHUN’S OLYMPIC DREAM FOR SINGAPORE
      688 13  -  Former short-track speed-skating champ has big ambitions for her athletes LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Not many shoppers at JCube this weekend will bat an eyelid at the sight of Chun Lee Kyung, Singapore’s national coach for short track speed skating, at the sidelines
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      Lock icon B. A. S. INKS S$200,000 DEAL WITH LOCAL TCM COMPANY
      367 13 NOAH TAN SINGAPORE The Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) inked a two-year sponsorship with local Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) firm Kin Teck Tong (KTT) yesterday. It will see Singapore’s national basketball players receive free TCM services as an alternative treatment
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      Lock icon WHO ARE THE VILLANS OF THE PIECE?
      1257 14  -  Nine months ago Aston Villa fans were excitedly snapping up FA Cup Final tickets ahead of a glamorous Wembley showdown with Arsenal. This weekend, with the fifth round upon us, supporters of the bottomplaced club will be pondering the prospect of trips to
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      78 15 SATURDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2016 INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN IT’S TIME TO GREET THE WEEKEND WITH SOME OUTDOOR FUN SUCH AS THE SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 16 WHAT’S INSIDE: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE AIRSHOW 17 TOP PICKS: WHAT TO SEE 17 WHERE TO EAT AFTER THE AIRSHOW 20 PLANE SPOTTERS: WHY THEY
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        GETTING OUT AND ABOUT
        722 16  -  MORE AND MORE, SINGAPOREANS ARE RELISHING THE CHANCE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND HEAD TO THE OUTDOORS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg Who says there’s nothing to do in Singapore? This weekend’s calendar is so chock-a-block with events that we wish we had Hermione Granger’s Time Turner device
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        Navigating Singapore Airshow 2016
        1020 17 Here’s what you need to know to maximise your experience this weekend SINGAPORE It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Singapore Airshow. If the last edition’s numbers are anything to go by, you can expect thousands to turn up for the event. But don’t fret.
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        Lock icon Top picks: What to see at the Singapore Airshow 2016
        566 17  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH MEET THE TOP GUNS You see them do death-defying stunts up in the air, but what are the pilots from the aerial display units like once they’ve got their feet back on terra firma? Here’s your chance to
        PHOTOS: KOH MUI FONG, ROBIN CHOO  -  566 words
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        Lock icon What’s on display
        285 18 This year’s airshow has once again featured a slew of offerings for the static aircraft display, from massive cargo carriers to sleek fighter jets. Here are some of the planes featured throughout the week at the airshow. Utility helicopter Single turboprop Utility turboprop Business jet Civilian transport
        Source: Singapore Airshow 2016; Adolfo Arranz / TODAY  -  285 words
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        Lock icon Meet the plane spotters
        721 20  -  We talk to two camera-toting military plane enthusiasts MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When the Singapore Airshow opens its doors to the public today, David Chua and Eric Chang will definitely be there. In fact, they’ve already been there the entire week, with their DSLRs, ready to
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        Changi Village eats
        629 20 SINGAPORE —While most of our attention will be taken up gawping at some of today’s most sophisticated flying machines, we’re pretty sure we’ll get hungry during the day. If you’re not interested in the culinary options offered at the site, we’ve compiled this handy guide to some
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        Lock icon The Black Eagles over Singapore
        304 21 The Black Eagles is the flight display team of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). Although the ROKAF had formed a display team in 1953, the Black Eagles were designated as the official aerobatic team of ROKAF in 1994. These days, the team flies
        Source: Singapore Airshow 2016; Adolfo Arranz / TODAY  -  304 words
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        WEEKEND PLANNER: Things to do if you’re not going for Singapore Airshow 2016
        542 22  -  HON JING YI CHINGAY PARADE Asia’s largest street performance and float parade returns this year to celebrate the legacy of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Chingay 2016 will feature performances by 800 youths dressed in
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        Lock icon In plane sight
        444 22  -  Some boat owners plan to see the planes fly by from an unusual perspective GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Airshow’s aerial displays are a perennial favourite highlight. But with the top gun action mostly overhead, getting the best view of the death-defying stunts can be tricky.
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        Lock icon WHEELS OF FORTUNE
        565 23  -  IF YOUR TOTO TICKET FOR THE S$13.9M HONG BAO DRAW CAME GOOD AND YOU WANT TO GO ON A CAR-SHOPPING SPREE, HERE’S HOW TO SPEND WISELY LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —So you’ve won the lottery, and it’s time to reward yourself for queuing under the sun for
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        The height of achievement
        622 24  -  The new GLC 250 is basically a stretched, raised C-Class. The result is the pick of the Mercedes SUV litter MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 250 4MATIC LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Have you ever wished you were taller, broader-shouldered and better able to fill a out a T-shirt? This
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        Dream machines
        354 24 We asked a few car-loving personalities what wheels they would spend their Toto winnings on. You won’t believe what Jamie Yeo had to say... Claire Jedrek, marketing and PR director, The Karting Arena and our only female racing driver “Oh, man I’ve got three or four! Definitely a
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        Niche scratcher
        575 25  -  Mini’s reformed wagon is a stylish and fun offering that’s also solidly usable MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the quest for every possible car-buyer dollar, niches now abound in the auto trade. Most of them sound nonsensical on paper: Fancy a coupe that has
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        Lock icon Aston Martin DB10 sold for S$4.9 million
        109 25  -  SCOTT MARSH If you were hoping to use your winnings from the TOTO Hong Bao draw to finance your bid for the Aston Martin DB10, we have bad news for you. The automotive star of the James Bond flick Spectre was recently auctioned
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        Lock icon Meet the little engine that did
        100 25  -  SCOTT MARSH Porsche has unveiled the internalcombustion engine of the car that won the 2015 Le Mans 24-hours endurance race, the Porsche 919 Hy- brid LMP1. The turbocharged 2.0-litre, 90-degree, 4-cylin-der engine produced over 500hp in its 2015 configuration this year, it will produce
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      1266 26 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Food Chain II 6.30 On The Red Dot (HD) (CC) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) (PG) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 NOT The 5 Show (HD) (PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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      1259 27 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Exposed II C, M (HD) (Episode 1) 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 Extreme Couponing C (HD) (CC) 10.30 Who Lives Here? (HD) (CC)
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      312 28 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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      330 28 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 LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. FREE LIFE FEAR NOT (EPISODE
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      114 43 *Base (000): People aged 15+ (4190). Source Nielsen Media Index 2015 8 out of 10 watch our TV channels in Singapore* Get the strength of our unrivalled channels behind your business REGISTER NOW Visit mediacorp.sg/tvconnect call +65 6350 3908 or sms TV to ***** Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention
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  • The New York Times INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY
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      Lock icon Texts Sent From a War Stop as City Falls to ISIS
      1562 1  -  Staying in touch en route to a battle, without weapons. By ANNE BARNARD, HWAIDA SAAD BEIRUT, Lebanon Ours was an unusual, sometimes operatic, correspondence that unfolded over more than a year. Abu al-Majd, a Syrian police officer who was
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      Lock icon The Dreams of the Dying
      1558 1  -  By JAN HOFFMAN ONE EVENING LAST fall, Lucien Majors, 84, sat at his kitchen table, his wife Jan by his side, as he described a recent dream. Mr. Majors had end-stage bladder cancer and was in renal failure. As he spoke with a doctor, he
      JONATHON ROSEN; BRENDAN BANNON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,558 words
    • WORLD TRENDS
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        Where Are the Great Projects?
        1164 2  -  INTELLIGENCE/ ALLISON ARIEFF AllisonArieffis a writer on architecture and design. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. On any given day, painters are repainting some part of the [Golden Gate] bridge. They use 10,000 gallons of paint a year. It is crazy that people repaint a bridge all
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        Lock icon Steady Tide of Migrants At Sea and in Graves
        736 2  -  By CEYLAN YEGINSU Karam Shoumali contributed reporting. IZMIR, Turkey City workers shoveled dirt over the two coffins as an imam, in plaintive tones, sang prayers in Arabic. “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and remit us from our evil deeds,” he
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        Lock icon With Zika, Debate Rises In Brazil Over Abortion
        691 3  -  Difficult choices with a diagnosis of microcephaly. By SIMON ROMERO RECIFE, Brazil The surging medical reports of babies being born with unusually small heads during the Zika epidemic in Brazil are igniting a fierce debate over the country’s abortion laws, which make
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        Lock icon Monkey Year Lets Chinese Buskers Hope
        554 3  -  Macaque masters hope the zodiac boosts demand. By CHRIS BUCKLEY BEIJING The performing monkey masters of Xinye County prayed at their Monkey King shrine that the Lunar New Year, which brought in the Year of the Monkey on February 8, will also bring back
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        Lock icon West Bank Settlers List ‘Getaways’ on Airbnb
        691 6  - West Bank Settlers List Getaways’ on Airbnb In illegal outposts, defiantly opening doors to the world. REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By STEVEN ERLANGER H AVAT GILAD, West Bank The “studio house” offered recently for $111 a night on Airbnb is a breeze-block building slightly apart from its neighbors in this illegal settler
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        Lock icon Britain Wants to Strengthen Its Cities in the North
        556 6  -  By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA LIVERPOOL, England London churns out so much wealth that its annual economic output is equal to Saudi Arabia’s. No other city in Britain comes close. It has eight times the population of the second-largest city, Birmingham, and
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