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Title Section17 2015-04-04 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 4 APRIL 2015 MCI (P) 046/06/201417 words
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Article, Illustration2265 2015-04-04 1 YVONNE LIM - YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Every weekday morning before the sun rises, Singaporean teacher Naharudin Shariff, 46, will leave his home in Nusajaya about 20 minutes’ drive from Johor Baru’s city centre and make his way across the Causeway to take his three daughtersPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 2,265 words
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Article1483 2015-04-04 1 Highest-ranked Communist Party official to be charged in Xi’s crackdown TRIAL COULD START IN WEEKS; FOCUS WILL ALSO BE ON CHARGE OF LEAKING STATE SECRETS AGENCIES AGENCIES HONG KONG —The former head of China’s law-and-order apparatus, Zhou Yongkang, will stand trial on charges of bribery,AGENCIES - 1,483 words
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Article, Illustration929 2015-04-04 1 AGENCIES L AUSA N N E (S W IT ZERL A N D) Iranians celebrated in the streets after negotiators reached a framework for a nuclear accord and United States President Barack Obama hailed a “historic understanding”, but senior global diplomatsAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 929 words
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Article, Illustration652 2015-04-04 2 Muslim population in S’pore to ‘increase significantly due to migration from Malaysia, India ADHERENTS’ HIGH FERTILITY RATES, YOUTHFUL POPULATION MAIN REASONS FOR GROWTH MALAY MAIL KUALA LUMPUR —Muslims are expected to make up 72.4 per cent of Malaysia’s population inMALAY MAIL; PHOTO: AP - 652 words
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559 2015-04-04 2 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR A Malaysian political cartoonist known for lampooning the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was charged yesterday with nine counts of sedition over a series of Twitter posts criticising the country’s judiciary. The charges against Zulkiflee Anwar Alhaque, betterAGENCIES - 559 words
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Article, Illustration549 2015-04-04 4 XUE JIANYUE - Four-hour queue at National Museum to view exhibition on founding Prime Minister ‘THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FORTUNE OF THE NATION’ XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —The start of the long weekend sawPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 549 words
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Article, Illustration549 2015-04-04 4 (2nd Edition) XUE JIANYUE - Four-hour queue at National Museum to view exhibition on founding Prime Minister ‘THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FORTUNE OF THE NATION’ XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —The start of the long weekend sawPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 549 words
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Article, Illustration418 2015-04-04 4 XUE JIANYUE - XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE Two Bangladeshi workers, believed to be in their 20s, died and three others were hurt in a fire in the early hours yesterday. The victims are believed to be foreign workers staying in the secondstorey private residential unit alongPHOTO: DON WONG - 418 words
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Article, Illustration417 2015-04-04 4 (2nd Edition) XUE JIANYUE - XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE Two Bangladeshi workers, believed to be in their 20s, died and three others were hurt in a fire in the early hours yesterday. The victims are believed to be foreign workers staying in the secondstorey private residential unit alongPHOTO: DON WONG - 417 words
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Article, Illustration855 2015-04-04 5 Last-minute surge to join the institution considered a major victory for the country THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —The sudden rush to join China’s new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) by this week’s deadline, including last-minute applications by countries hardly considered Beijing’sTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 855 words
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Article, Illustration855 2015-04-04 5 (2nd Edition) Last-minute surge to join the institution considered a major victory for the country THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING The sudden rush to join China’s new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) by this week’s deadline, including last-minute applications by countries hardly considered Beijing’sTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 855 words
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628 2015-04-04 8 Only 126,000jobs added in March as analysts blame bad weather, plunging oil prices SLOWDOWN LIKELY TO REINFORCE VIEW THAT RATES SHOULD BE KEPT NEAR ZERO THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The United States labour market’s year-long streak of robustTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 628 words
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94 2015-04-04 9 DAVID KWOK NG KAN - FROM DAVID KWOK NG KAN I applaud the police for setting up a group of community wardens to settle strife among neighbours because of noise. (“‘Community warden’ civilians to assist police with noise complaints”; March 14) But will residents of the precincts and94 words
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Article, Illustration403 2015-04-04 9 PRISCILLA POH BENG HOON - FROM PRISCILLA POH BENG HOON While I partly agree that there is “Trouble ahead for stores as e-shop-ping bug bites” (March 21), I also believe firmly that “seeing is believing”. I concur with Al-Futtaim’s head of business in Asia, Mr KesriPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 403 words
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194 2015-04-04 9 TEO KUEH LIANG - FROM TEO KUEH LIANG I refer to the letters, “Retail scene here lagging behind regional rivals” and “Local retail businesses struggling with high costs” (both March 23). We may perceive that most of the shopping centres, especially in the city area,194 words
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380 2015-04-04 9 GEORGE QUEK BOON TIONG - FROM GEORGE QUEK BOON TIONG I was surprised to read the report, “S’pore to try Belgian football way to success” (April 3), about the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) appointing Mr Michel Sablon as its technical director. Many media organisations380 words
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361 2015-04-04 10 VIVIEN TAN - FROM VIVIEN TAN Last week was eventful and emotional for Singaporeans. Due to myjob, I had the opportunity to speak with youth on the significance of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s death. Sadly, while they shared similar sentiments with the pioneer generation, many361 words
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254 2015-04-04 10 CHEONG WING KIAT - FROM CHEONG WING KIAT I refer to the report, “Gushcloud draws up rules on good social media marketing practices” (March 31), about digital media players being in talks with the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) to create the guidelines.254 words
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Article, Illustration675 2015-04-04 11 VALERIE KOH - More than 26,500 turn up on first day of Travel Revolution Fair held at Marina Bay Sands ORGANISERS PLAN TO HOLD SECOND FAIR IN SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The travel fair organised by a breakaway group of agentsPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 675 words
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Article, Illustration77 2015-04-04 11 A young visitor keeping his balance while walking on the tracks of the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station yesterday. The defunct station, which was gazetted as a national monument in 2013, remains popular among locals and tourists as a venue for photography and a place toPHOTO: DON WONG - 77 words
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371 2015-04-04 11 JORDON SIMPSON - JORDON SIMPSON SINGAPORE They are quick to go on the Internet to do research for their schoolwork, but as soon as they find nuggets of information, many do not cross-check its veracity against other resources. Many also cut and paste371 words
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Article, Illustration626 2015-04-04 14 Varsity’s regulation is against human rights principles, says Islamic political party WEARING FULL-FACE COVER ‘NOT A THREAT TO INDONESIAN CULTURE’ THE JAKARTA GLOBE JAKARTA —A state university in South Kalimantan has drawn the ire of one of Indonesia’s Islamic political parties forTHE JAKARTA GLOBE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 626 words
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691 2015-04-04 14 REUTERS THIRUVANANTHAPUR AM (INDIA) —Hundreds of Indian nurses caught up in Yemen’s civil war face a stark choice between returning home to financial ruin and taking a chance by staying on in more lucrative jobs that allow them to payREUTERS - 691 words
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Article, Illustration742 2015-04-04 15 Analysts see investment as part of a push by Beijing to extend influence in the region REUTERS THLOK TASEK (CAMBODIA) When Defence Minister Tea Banh addressed graduates last month at Cambodia’s prestigious Army Institute, he directed his thanks to the guestsREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 742 words
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441 2015-04-04 15 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday defended a controversial security order, two days after the junta lifted martial law, and warned that he would not tolerate criticism of the army, which retains sweeping powers under the new measures. The United Nations humanREUTERS - 441 words
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Article, Illustration461 2015-04-04 18 China’s latest move to increase trade and enhance its international infuence involves building a network of railways, highways, oil and gas pipelines as well as other infrastructure links across Asia to as far as Greece, Russia and Oman. Named the One Belt, One Road initiative, theSources: CCTV.com English, The Diplomat, Caixin Online, Foreign Policy magazine, SCMP, The Wall Street Journal; Adolfo Arranz / TODAY - 461 words
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Article, Illustration577 2015-04-04 19 ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY TOWARDS DEFAULT NOT SUSTAINABLE: ANALYSTS THE FINANCIAL TIMES B E I J I N G Two Chinese corporate bonds headed towards what may prove to be precedent-setting default this week, in the latest test of Beijing’s willingness to confront moralTHE FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 577 words
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Article334 2015-04-04 19 REUTERS ATHENS —Greece will pay a loan tranche due on Thursday to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on time, its Deputy Finance Minister said yesterday, seeking to quell fears of default after a flurry of contradictory statements on the issue in recent days.REUTERS - 334 words
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337 2015-04-04 19 BLOOMBERG S EOU L —Samsung Electronics will manufacture the main chip in Apple’s next iPhone model, regaining a customer previously lost to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Samsung will start making Apple A9 processorBLOOMBERG - 337 words
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Article, Illustration239 2015-04-04 20 SINGAPORE —Teenager Jet Ng has achieved Singapore’s best performance at the Fencing Cadet and Junior World Championships. Jet, who turns 17 next month, finished fifth out of 91 competitors in the men’s foil event at the meet in Uzbek capitalPHOTO: FENCING SINGAPORE - 239 words
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224 2015-04-04 20 SINGAPORE The Cubs Programme, a pilot grassroots programme by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) that aims to grow the pool of young football talent here, will kick off with a soft launch tomorrow at Sembawang Primary School. For now, it224 words
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Article, Illustration655 2015-04-04 20 LOW LIN FHOONG - With SEA Games looming, meet will show Republic’s women athletes where they stand FEATURING COMPETITORS FROM 12 COUNTRIES SUCH AS THAILAND, INDONESIA, HK LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —At the previous Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Singapore have not featured prominently among the medals in trackTODAY FILE PHOTOS - 655 words
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Article, Illustration474 2015-04-04 21 ADRIAN CLARKE - ADRIAN CLARKE LONDON —Harry Kane was born on July 28,1991, the same day Michael Carrick celebrated his 12th birthday, but that is not the only thing both have in common. Right now, they are being hailed as the men to take RoyPHOTOS: REUTERS - 474 words
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Article, Illustration682 2015-04-04 21 ADRIAN CLARKE - COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for publications around the world. Follow him on Twitter @adrianjclarke Brendan RodgersPHOTO: REUTERS - 682 words
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Article, Illustration325 2015-04-04 22 SET TO SURPASS PAY-PER-VIEW REVENUE RECORD SET BY MAYWEATHER-ALVAREZ FIGHT AP L A S V EG A S —Do not expect much change back from a US$100 bill to watch the Floyd Mayweather JrManny Pacquiao fight at home. The suggested retailAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 325 words
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Article, Illustration240 2015-04-04 22 AP B E IJ I NG —China’s former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang plans to announce his retirement next week following years of nagging injuries, a local newspaper reported yesterday. The Shanghai native has not competed since withdrawing at the London Olympics in 2012AP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 240 words
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Article, Illustration391 2015-04-04 22 AGENCIES MIAMI 88 CLEVELAND 114 LeBron James is now 20th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 24,837 points to move past retired New York Knicks centre Patrick Ewing’s 24,815 points. A first-quarter hook shot by the Cleveland Cavaliers forward gave him 24,816 career points to move pastAGENCIES; USA TODAY SPORTS - 391 words
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Miscellaneous60 2015-04-04 21 TV TIMES Tonight, 7.45pm Channel mioTV StarHub Arsenal v Liverpool 102 227 Tonight, 9.55pm Man United v Villa 102 227 Everton v Southampton 103 228 Leicester v West Ham 104 229 Swansea v Hull 105 230 WestBromvQPR 106 231 Tomorrow, 12.30am Chelsea v Stoke 102 227 Tomorrow, 8.30pm Burnley v60 words
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Article, Illustration2219 2015-04-04 24 MAYO MARTIN - SINGAP RE’S ARTS FEST IN FRANCE HIGHLIGHTS THE LONG ARTISTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Early this week, the people of Toulouse woke up to find their city occupied by almost 1,000 tiny people who came all the way from Singapore. They2,219 words
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Article, Illustration826 2015-04-04 26 MAYO MARTIN - Family values at the forefront of this version of the classic play THEATRE REVIEW: EMILY OF EMERALD HILL MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The visual arts may have come out with the first big SG50 event in LASALLE’s Institute of Contemporary Arts’ Artists Imagine A Nation in826 words
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Article, Illustration237 2015-04-04 26 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE With the passing of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last week, the arts scene’s usually frenetic schedule slowed down as a mark of respect before slowly getting back into its usual groove. The rich history of the local theatre scene was put237 words
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Article, Illustration570 2015-04-04 27 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS SINGAPORE It’s fair to say that in terms of general public acceptance, the Singapore theatre scene is miles ahead of its indie music counterpart. Thus, an opportunity for the two worlds to collide in a kind of cross-pollination should be warmly received by both570 words
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Article, Illustration885 2015-04-04 1 MARK MAZZETTI; DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK - NEWS ANALYSIS By MARK MAZZETTI and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY WASHINGTON—Already struggling to navigate the chaos engulfing much of the Middle East, the United States is now dipping its toe into another conflict. In Yemen, the Obama administration has been supporting a Saudi-ledINTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; KHALID MOHAMMED/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 885 words
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Article, Illustration1198 2015-04-04 1 JAN HOFFMAN - A guide assuages teenagers’ fear of not having a significant legacy. By JAN JAN HOFFMAN INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Tumors had disfigured AshLeigh McHale’s features and spread to her organs. A year ago, AshLeigh, 17, flew from her home in Catoosa, Oklahoma, to the National Institutes ofINTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,198 words
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Article, Illustration863 2015-04-04 2 IBSEN MARTiNEZ - INTELLIGENCE IBSEN MARTiNEZ Ibsen Martínez is a Venezuelan playwright and novelist. His latest novel is “Simpatía por King Kong.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY In cruelly polarized Venezuela, mired in a disastrous economy and swept by criminal violence, baseball culture hasTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; FERNANDO LLANO/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 863 words
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Article, Illustration566 2015-04-04 2 JOE COCHRANE; THOMAS FULLER - By JOE COCHRANE and THOMAS FULLER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SINGAPORE—Among the many orders that Lee Kuan Yew issued during his five decades as leader of Singapore was the razing of his home. “I’ve told the cabinet, ‘When I’m dead, demolish it,’THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; STEPHEN MORRISON/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 566 words
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Article, Illustration765 2015-04-04 3 ANDREW ROTH - By ANDREW ROTH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY AVDIIVKA, Ukraine The armored Mercedes-Benz pulled up to a factory chimney discharging an endless column of milk-white steam and out stepped Musa Magomedov, the broad-shouldered, 45-year-old general director of the Avdiivka Coke and Steel plant.THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BRENDAN HOFFMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES.; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 765 words
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Article, Illustration770 2015-04-04 3 ADAM NOSSITER - By ADAM NOSSITER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NDJAMENA, Chad Idriss Déby, the president of Chad, speaks in a soft mumble, wears glasses and is to be found in the quiet inner recesses of a gilt-edged, marble presidential palace under crystal chandeliers and vaultedTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY - 770 words
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Article, Illustration584 2015-04-04 5 TESS FELDER - LENS TESS FELDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY It has often been lamented in this age of texting and Twitter messages that people especially young people, who usually face the brunt of blame for such things have lost the art of spelling and writingTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; ULI SEIT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 584 words
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Article, Illustration841 2015-04-04 5 ALISON SMALE - By ALISON SMALE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BERLIN Even in the nightmarish aftermath of the plane crash in the French Alps on March 24, Carsten Spohr, the former pilot who runs Germany’s Lufthansa airline, was sure of one thing: the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz,THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; HENDRIK SCHMIDT/DPA, VIA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 841 words
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Article, Illustration704 2015-04-04 6 JARED MALSIN - By JARED MALSIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY AL AQALTAH, Egypt She has worked for more than 30 years among the shoeshine men of Luxor. She sits with men in coffee shops, prays with them in the localTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 704 words
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Article, Illustration620 2015-04-04 6 JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN - By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN KABUL, Afghanistan Indignant, the Islamic law student told her family about the superstitious practices she had seen earlier at a historic shrine in Kabul. On that day in March, she had seen mullahs sell good-luck charms and visitors convinced that prayersTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/REUTERS; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 620 words
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Article, Illustration586 2015-04-04 8 NEIL IRWIN - NEWS ANALYSIS By NEIL IRWIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY In India, a leading electric utility, Jaiprakash Power Ventures, is selling off facilities and negotiating with lenders to avoid a default, having increased its debt thirtyfold in six years. In China, one of theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; Source: Bloomberg; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 586 words
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Article, Illustration854 2015-04-04 8 QUENTIN HARDY - By QUENTIN HARDY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Of the roughly 200 buildings that once stood on the 525-hectare campus of Eastman Kodak’s business park in Rochester, New York, 80 have been demolished and 59 others sold off. Terry Taber, 60, and a loyalTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; NATHANIEL BROOKS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 854 words
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Article, Illustration679 2015-04-04 9 JOHN MARKOFF - By JOHN MARKOFF THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The thermal imaging systems used by the French police to find the two brothers suspected in the Charlie Hebdo massacre back in January are based on a rapidly evolving technology now turning up in hospitals, airportsTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CHOE JAE-KOO/YONHAP, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS - 679 words
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909 2015-04-04 9 PAM BELLUCK - By PAM BELLUCK THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY What happens to forgotten memories say, old computer passwords and friends’ old phone numbers? Scientists have long held two theories. One is that older memories do not diminish but getTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY - 909 words
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Article, Illustration810 2015-04-04 10 JACK HEALY - By JACK HEALY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CAPISTRANO BEACH, California By the time Wendy Leeds reached him, the sea lion pup had little hope of surviving. Like more than 1,450 other sea lions that have washed up on California beaches thisTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY KENDRICK BRINSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 810 words
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Article, Illustration606 2015-04-04 10 KENNETH CHANG - By KENNETH CHANG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts If a glue did not stick to the inside of the bottle, you might think it must not be a very good glue. But clinging glue has annoyed generations of parents and childrenTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; LIQUIGLIDE INC. - 606 words
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NEW YORK ARTS
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Article, Illustration759 2015-04-04 11 CHARLES McGRATH - By CHARLES McGRATH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY In the wrong hands, “The King and I” could feel a little Disneyish. And then there’s the Yul Brynner problem. It was Mr. Brynner who put his stamp on the role of theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 759 words
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Article, Illustration813 2015-04-04 11 RANDY KENNEDY - By RANDY KENNEDY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY As a pastoral sculpture socked into the heart of a metropolis, Central Park has fascinated and provoked artists for decades. Claes Oldenburg hired gravediggers to excavate and refill a hole in it, to form anTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; SAM HODGSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 813 words
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Article, Illustration826 2015-04-04 12 CAROL VOGEL - By CAROL VOGEL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY When the Whitney Museum of American Art opens its new building in Manhattan’s meatpacking district on May 1, it’s the big things everyone will notice first: the sweeping views west to theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES; BELOW, NICOLE BENGIVENO/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 826 words
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Article, Illustration524 2015-04-04 12 STACEY ANDERSON - By STACEY ANDERSON THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Standing inside a large ring of amateur dancers in front of a stage cluttered with brass instruments and conga drums, Chris Rogicki demonstrated Cuban salsa moves that could have been mistakenTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BYRON SMITH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 524 words
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ARTS & DESIGN
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Article, Illustration772 2015-04-04 13 RACHEL DONADIO - By RACHEL DONADIO THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY YASNAYA POLYANA, Russia On a sunny afternoon, Vladimir Tolstoy, a great-great-grandson of Leo Tolstoy and an adviser on cultural affairs to President Vladimir V. Putin, strode up the birchlined path that leads to theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JAMES HILL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 772 words
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Article, Illustration801 2015-04-04 13 ALAN LIGHT - By ALAN LIGHT THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NASHVILLE In recent years, lots of attention has been paid to Nashville’s expansion beyond the country music community, as rockers like Jack White, the Black Keys and Kings of Leon have relocated here to take advantage ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; AL CLAYTON/DOLPH BRISCOE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN; JON LANGFORD/COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM - 801 words
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Article, Illustration778 2015-04-04 14 RAPHAEL MINDER - By RAPHAEL MINDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MADRID Guards make sure visitors to the Museo del Prado stay at arm’s length from its masterpieces. But here on a recent morning was José Pedro González running his fingers over one of ElTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY PABLO BLAZQUEZ DOMINGUEZ/GETTY IMAGES - 778 words
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Article, Illustration540 2015-04-04 14 DOUGLAS DALBY - By DOUGLAS DALBY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY DUBLIN Since the days of the bards, when poets served as aides-de-camp to medieval chieftains here, Ireland has built a reputation as a birthing ground for legend and verse. “Bards were the Mad MenTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PAULO NUNES DOS SANTOS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 540 words
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