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Title Section17 2015-05-23 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2015 MCI (P) 046/06/201417 words
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Article, Illustration2025 2015-05-23 1 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After graduating with a second-class upper degree in human resource management, Mr Tan, 30, took some time to land a full-time job and he is currently doing administrative work buying office supplies andSource: Ministry of Manpower; TODAY; PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 2,025 words
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742 2015-05-23 1 LAURA PHILOMIN - Fewer nuclear families could mean more challenges in marshalling family support NUCLEAR FAMILIES NOW MAKE UP FEWER THAN 50% OF FAMILIES HERE LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Last year, for the first time ever, nuclear families consisting of two parents living with742 words
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Article, Illustration541 2015-05-23 1 SINGAPORE SportsHub Pte Ltd (SHPL) has started a global search for a new chief executive officer, but the company says the process is part of its succession planning and is “not a new or recent decision”. SHPL chairman Mark Woodhams said this yesterdayTODAY FILE PHOTO - 541 words
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Advertisement12 2015-05-23 1 ONEYEARON A look at Indian PM’s first year in office WORLD 1812 words
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Advertisement14 2015-05-23 1 TARGET WITHIN REACH Singapore ‘can win 50 gold medals at SEA games’ SPORTS 2414 words
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Article, Illustration595 2015-05-23 2 LimKok Wing has been involved in BN election campaigns for nearly 40 years AGENCIES AGENCIES WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JASON TAN KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Najib Razak has appointed a new public relations strategist to shore up his flaggingAGENCIES; PHOTO: LIM KOK WING TWITTER ACCOUNT - 595 words
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653 2015-05-23 2 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR An outburst by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin that the government must sack the entire board of debt-laden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) or risk being booted out by voters has drawn divided views from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), with someAGENCIES - 653 words
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Article, Illustration492 2015-05-23 3 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Dining and travel deals, free courses in fashion illustration, art and financial literacy, and even a complimentary Traditional Chinese Medicine consultation. These are some of the perks that more than 700,000 seniors aged 50 and above standPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 492 words
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363 2015-05-23 3 LAURA PHILOMIN - LAURA PHILOMIN With statistics showing that more recent marriages are ending in divorce, family experts were divided on whether marriage preparation programmes should be made compulsory. Responding to a question from the audience at yesterday’s Social Service Partners Conference, Ms Fazlinda Faroo, centre363 words
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586 2015-05-23 4 YVONNE LIM - He guessed the passwords correctly because they were based on NRIC numbers ‘NO SOPHISTICATED BREACH OR USE OF TOOLS’ YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The SingPass accounts of nearly 300 users were allegedly cracked by a man in four months, because these586 words
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Article, Illustration712 2015-05-23 5 Washington is deliberately provoking tensions: Chinese Communist party newspaper SURVEILLANCE FLIGHT IS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE, INSISTS U.S. ENVOY AGENCIES BEIJING China yesterday slammed the United States for conducting a military aerial surveillance mission over areas in the South China Sea where ChinaAGENCIES; PHOTO: US NAVY - 712 words
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597 2015-05-23 5 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) yesterday set an ambitious target to become operational by the end of the year after a three-day meeting of prospective founding member nations in Singapore agreed on a charter for the bank.AGENCIES - 597 words
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Article, Illustration820 2015-05-23 6 The Singapore Botanic Gardens cleared the frst hurdle in its bid to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site when the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) gave the garden its endorsement last week. The non-governmental organisation is recommending the Botanic Gardens forSources: UNESCO: Nominations to the World Heritage List, National Parks and Singapore Botanical Gardens; Adolfo Arranz/TODAY - 820 words
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Advertisement160 2015-05-23 10 If you want to manage remarkable projects, start with a remarkable Curtin University master degree in Singapore. Project management is a distinct professional discipline, having its own body of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques. One of the fastest growing professions in the world, project management is applicable to any field160 words
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474 2015-05-23 12 LAI MUN LOON - FROM LAI MUN LOON I read with interest the reports “Divorce made less bitter with new mediation process” (May 18) and “Amicable divorce options not popular” (May 19). As a mediator, I affirm the direction taken by the courts and the Singapore474 words
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162 2015-05-23 12 KOO-LEE SOOK CHIN - FROM KOO-LEE SOOK CHIN Director (Land Administration), Housing Development Board We refer to Mr Francis Cheng’s letter “HDB should help deal with Trivelis developer” (May 18). The Housing and Development Board is aware of the residents’ concerns and is actively162 words
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Article, Illustration452 2015-05-23 13 DR PATRICK KEE CHIN WAH - FROM DR PATRICK KEE CHIN WAH In his commentary “How S’pore can ride the coming healthcare revolution” (May 14), Dr Jeremy Lim has rightly highlighted the problem of healthcare that is marketed with a fee-for-service payment model. We do need a healthcare revolution if ourTODAY FILE PHOTO - 452 words
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Article178 2015-05-23 13 SIMON FLINT - F ROM SIMON FLINT Chief executive officer, Fitness First Asia We refer to the report “Fitness First to launch one-of-a-kind gym for captains of industry” (May 21) and the letter “Gym chain Fitness First should respect the dignity of labour” (May 22). We are disappointed178 words
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204 2015-05-23 13 CAROLINE CHUNG - FROM CAROLINE CHUNG I agree with the writer of “Ageism is biggest obstacle to employability of older S’poreans” (May 22). I think the crux of the matter is the mindset of employment agencies about seniors as unproductive and undesirable. To rub salt into the204 words
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293 2015-05-23 13 ANAND KUMAR - FROM ANAND KUMAR It is not difficult to understand the rationale behind Dr Shashi Tharoor’s verdict in “Modi’s first year in office leaves India disappointed” (May 21), that the Bharatiya Janata Party government has underachieved. He is a member of the opposition party293 words
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652 2015-05-23 14 TAN WEIZHEN - Firm will now look into Yello’s expansion plans in South-east Asia for content and influencer marketing EAST ASIAN GROUP TAKES 65% STAKE IN S’POREAN COMPANY TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the recent controversy surrounding its business practices, homegrown content marketing agency Gushcloud652 words
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452 2015-05-23 14 LEE YEN NEE - LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE With construction sites known to have a high potential for dengue transmission, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has made public a list of construction sites that have received a Stop-Work Order because of issues related to mosquito452 words
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Article, Illustration335 2015-05-23 15 Man to be charged today with offen ce of chea ting; police seize n otebook and mobile phones SINGAPORE A 38-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected role in a SEA Games employment scam. Earlier this week, TODAY reported that335 words
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Article, Illustration141 2015-05-23 15 A silver Mazda CX7 burst into flames near a mosque in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 last night. Thankfully, none of the four passengers were injured after they fled the eight-year-old car when smoke started billowing from the boot at aboutPHOTO: DON WONG - 141 words
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535 2015-05-23 15 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN - KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sim Lim Square’s management committee is tightening the reins on black-sheep tenants, after the mall gained infamy several months ago because of the unscrupulous sales tactics of some of its retailers. Shops that have received three535 words
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583 2015-05-23 16 YVONNE LIM - 30-year-old’s illicit earnings ran up to S$134,550 from selling ad space on websites to prostitutes HE WAS NABBED NINE MONTHS AFTER START OF OPERATION YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He grew up in a low-in-come family and was toiling as a hawk- er583 words
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Article, Illustration594 2015-05-23 17 MORE THAN 3,000 MAY STILL BE AT SEA, SAYS UNHCR AGENCIES BANGKOK —Attention turned yesterday to the seas off South-east Asia’s west coast as naval vessels from Myanmar and Malaysia searched for stranded boat people and the United States militaryAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 594 words
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645 2015-05-23 17 BLOOMBERG HANOI China’s territorial manoeuvres in the contested South China Sea are bringing its communist neighbour Vietnam and the United States closer, according to the new Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr Ted Osius. In his first interview with a Western news organisationBLOOMBERG - 645 words
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Article, Illustration1908 2015-05-23 18 Few deny he presides over a much improved economy, but some accuse his team of lacking boldness on promised reforms INDIAN PM’S FOREIGN-POLICY TRIUMPHS ECLIPSE MIXED RESULTS ON HOME FRONT THE FINANCIAL TIMES NEW DELHI Even his harshest criticsTHE FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,908 words
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368 2015-05-23 19 HITS Auctions India’s reputation for corruption stemmed partly from scams that involved the transfer of resources such as mineral rights and telecoms spectrum to politically connected companies. The government’s decision to auction all natural resources should end this kind of368 words
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Article, Illustration622 2015-05-23 20 Country has sent letters to soldiers detailing their roles ‘in the event of war’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH HELSINKI —Finland has sent letters to nearly a million military reservists, setting out their roles “in the event of war” as tensions withTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; TODAY - 622 words
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Article, Illustration468 2015-05-23 20 AGENCIES TOK YO Japanese Defence Minister General Nakatani (picture) said yesterday that the government’s defence Bills allowing the military to fight abroad would not put soldiers at greater risk, as he sought to address domestic opposition to Tokyo’s drastic shiftAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 468 words
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Advertisement109 2015-05-23 20 SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION SINGAPORE Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Founder of Sahaja Yoga Nobel Prize Nominee 1996 1997 Workshop on SAHAJA YOGA Musical Evening V y» "True and lasting solution to present ills can be found only by inner, collective transformation of human beings. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi 31 MAY 2015109 words
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Article, Illustration694 2015-05-23 21 RUMI HARDASMALANI - INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHT SEEKS TO PROMOTE UNIQUE ‘S’PORE HOSPITALITY’ RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Service standards in Singapore have fallen sharply, said Mr Arthur Kiong, chief executive of Far East Hospitality, the largest hospitality chainPHOTO: FAR EAST HOSPITALITY - 694 words
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Article327 2015-05-23 21 SINGAPORE —Myanmar-focused conglomerate Yoma Strategic Holdings said yesterday that Mr Melvyn Pun, the son of its executive chairman and substantial shareholder Serge Pun, will take over as chief executive officer in July. The younger Mr Pun will assume the role after incumbent Andrew Rickards327 words
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Article213 2015-05-23 21 RUMI HARDASMALANI - RUMI HARDASMALANI Far East Hospitality is reaching out to local universities and polytechnics in an attempt to correct the impression among fresh graduates that working in sectors such as hospitality and retail means that one becomes a servant. Fresh graduates are shunning the hospitality and retail213 words
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Article, Illustration601 2015-05-23 22 REUTERS SHANGHAI The concrete building shells, surrounded by motionless cranes and piles of rubbish, were supposed to be an affordable housing project for nearly 40,000 Shanghai residents, but now stand testament to China’s slowing economy. “Work has stopped for close to a year,”REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 601 words
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434 2015-05-23 22 REUTERS TOKYO The Bank of Japan (BoJ) yesterday maintained its massive stimulus programme and offered a slightly more optimistic view of the world’s third-largest economy. “Japan’s economy continues to recover moderately,” the central bank said, revising upwards its view from lastREUTERS - 434 words
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Article, Illustration643 2015-05-23 23 ADELENE WONG - Two-time world champion Choy seeks to bounce back at SEA Games HE WON BACK-TO-BACK WORLD TITLES WHEN HE WAS ONLY 15 ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National sailor Darren Choy misses the spotlight. A magnet for the media boats at the pinnacle of his sailing career, the 21-year-oldPHOTO: DON WONG - 643 words
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175 2015-05-23 23 Did you know? The 2015 SEA Games will be extra special for sailors Colin Ng and Anthony Kiong: The duo are the only Singaporean athletes in the 748-strong Singapore contingent who also participated in the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore the175 words
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574 2015-05-23 24 NOAH TAN - But SEA Games gold medallist warns against excessive fixation on awards SUPPORT FROM HOME FANS ‘TO GIVE ADDED BOOST’ NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former Singapore national athletes in sprinter U K Shyam, wushu exponent Tao Yi Jun, gymnast Lim Heem Wei and water polo574 words
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Article, Illustration738 2015-05-23 24 SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN - SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN shanjayanm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has only been three years since she started training with Wong Liang Ming, one of the Republic’s most illustrious taekwondo exponents, but Chelsea Ann Sim already has a trophy cabinet full of accolades, including an ASEAN Championship title, gold medals from regionalPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 738 words
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Article, Illustration854 2015-05-23 25 NOAH TAN - Chan says she isn’t yet 100 per cent, but is sure she will ‘fly’ during Games NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Dinah Chan’s unexpected victory at the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar which ended Singapore’s 16-year wait for a cycling gold medal at the Games wasPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 854 words
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Article, Illustration719 2015-05-23 26 JASON BURT - SELL STERLING AND MOVE ON LIVERPOOL NEED TO LET THE WINGER GO BUT ON THEIR OWN TERMS JASON BURT sports@mediacorp.com.sg Jason Burt is deputy football correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH It should now move into a hardheaded, non-emotive and controlled business negotiation. Not as to whether RaheemTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: REUTERS - 719 words
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Article, Illustration1075 2015-05-23 27 With just one more round to this season’s English Premier League left to be decided, TODAY’s London-based football analyst and former Arsenal midfielder Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg) takes a final look at the highlights and lowlights of the past nine months 1PLAYER EdenPHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES - 1,075 words
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Article, Illustration726 2015-05-23 28 GLOBAL SURVEY LAUNCHED AS STRATEGY GROUP FUMBLES ON THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MONACO Formula 1 drivers made a rare intervention into the debate over the future of the sport yesterday morning, launching a global survey which will be viewed by many as a challengeTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: REUTERS - 726 words
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Article, Illustration336 2015-05-23 28 AGENCIES WARRIORS 99 ROCKETS 98 (WARRIORS LEAD SERIES 2-0) The Golden State Warriors survived a James Harden-inspired fightback to take command of the Western Conference Final with a 99-98 Game 2 victory over the Houston Rockets yesterday morning. The Warriors are now two wins away from reaching theirAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 336 words
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Miscellaneous91 2015-05-23 28 Sat, 23/05/15 LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw BbSure] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Y(i> Always play with care. [responsibly/91 words
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Advertisement44 2015-05-23 29 SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2015 MUSIC MATTERS 32 ABHAYA AND THE STEAM INJUNS WANT TO SHOW THAT NEPALESE BANDS CAN ROCK THE STAGE DESIGN DELIGHTS 34 OUR FAVOURITES FROM IKEA’S COLLABORATIONS WITH TOP DESIGNERS SINGAPORE’S LONGEST-RUNNING THEATRE GROUP CELEBRATES SEVEN DECADES 30 PHOTO: JASON HO44 words
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Article, Illustration1660 2015-05-23 30 MAYO MARTIN - SINGAPORE’S OLDEST THEATRE GROUP, THE STAGE CLUB, CELEBRATES ITS 70TH YEAR MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg It might seem unusual to get a crash course on Singapore theatre in an industrial estate, but there it was a visual feast of photographs and posters from past productions by ThePHOTO: JASON HO; PHOTOS: THE STAGE CLUB - 1,660 words
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Article, Illustration142 2015-05-23 31 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Capitol Theatre finally opened its doors with the production Singapura: The Musical as the first show to be held in the newly refurbished venue. Peranakan Museum, meanwhile, opened its latest exhibition, which puts the spotlight on 50 Peranakan figures who have been influential142 words
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Article, Illustration534 2015-05-23 32 HON JINGYI - We don’t want to beg, says Nepalese musician Abhaya Subba ROCK FOR GOOD HON JINGYI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE “Hello, I am Abhaya. Where I am from, Abhaya means fearless,” said the frontwoman of rock band Abhaya And The Steam Injuns. And the rock star whosePHOTO: HON JING YI - 534 words
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Article, Illustration459 2015-05-23 32 REUTERS NEW YORK Hollywood stars joined top music acts on Thursday for the first Red Nose Day in the United States. The event is a charitable drive that started in the United Kingdom, where British personalities do stunts or perform musical and comedy segments to raise fundsREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 459 words
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Article, Illustration1053 2015-05-23 34 SERENE LIM - Ikea gets a serious dose of cool with a sharper design focus and high-profile collaborations DESIGN ABILITY SERENE LIM IN ALMHULT serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg ALMHULT Can mass production and hipster culture, with its fixation on the artisanal, analogue and aesthetically pleasing, co-exist happily ever after? Well, if Ikea has1,053 words
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Article, Illustration394 2015-05-23 34 Here are six collections we desperately covet KATIE EARY’S GILTLIG COLLECTION Menswear fashion designer Katie Eary hopes to “add some vibrancy into people’s homes”. Naturally her collection pops literally, with eyeball prints on lampshades and fabric; while surreal designs of brains and teeth394 words
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Article, Illustration1089 2015-05-23 1 ANDREW JACOBS - By ANDREW JACOBS INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY WUTI AN, China It did not matter to the police that the man they seized in August 2013 was nearly 20 years older than the one wanted on fraud charges, that his cellphone number and a characterINTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; SIM CHI YIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,089 words
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Article, Illustration976 2015-05-23 1 NEIL IRWIN - Sale of Picasso for $179 Million Tells Story of Gains for Wealthy NEWS ANALYSIS NEIL IRWIN INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY We don’t yet know who agreed to pay $179.4 million for a Picasso in an auction this month or where the money came from, or what motivated thatINTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 976 words
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Article825 2015-05-23 2 VITTORIO LONGHI - INTELLIGENCE VITTORIO LONGHI Vittorio Longhi is an Italian journalist whose latest book is “The Immigrant War: A Global Movement Against Discrimination and Exploitation.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Rome While the recent spate of deadly police confrontations with black men inTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY - 825 words
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Article, Illustration755 2015-05-23 2 ELLEN BARRY - By ELLEN BARRY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY KATHMANDU, Nepal When the dense pillar of smoke from cremations by the Bagmati River was thinning, the bodies were all coming from Gongabu, a common stopover for Nepali migrant workers headed overseas, andTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; DANIEL BEREHULAK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 755 words
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