Today, 19 December 2015

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  • hot news
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      Two senior management members at Sports Hub ‘stepping aside’ from roles
      806 2  -  Departures said to be sparked by disagreements over discussions on staging events DEVELOPMENTS MET WITH DISAPPOINTMENT AND SURPRISE LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two senior management members at Sports Hub Pte Ltd (SHPL) have left the consortium, with their
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      Lock icon Ex-principal admits to lying about affair with vendor
      1181 3  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE The prosecution is seeking four to six weeks’ jail for the former principal of River Valley High School (RVHS), who yesterday pleaded guilty to giving false information to a public servant when he denied under questioning by a
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    • Article
      Lock icon DBS dismisses white knight takeover of StanChart
      602 3 WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE DBS has dismissed a report by securities brokerage CLSA suggesting that it could be the white knight to save Standard Chartered should the British lender’s “challenging” recovery lead to a takeover. “There is no basis to the report, and it
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      RENEWABLE ENERGY FIRMS SEE SPIKE IN DEMAND
      400 5  -  VALERIE KOH Over the past year, firms in the sustainable energy business have been seeing growing interest from home owners and corporates looking to go green. Solar photovoltaics (PV) matchmaking firm SolarPVExchangetold TODAY it has seen enquiries increasing up to two-fold, with some
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      Lock icon Youth delegation hopes for more green activism here
      850 6  -  SPEECH AT PARIS CLIMATE TALKS WRITTEN IN ‘MOST REAL VOICE’ VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was an hour before the 6pm deadline on Dec 3, and still nobody had volunteered to speak on behalf of YOUNGO the official youth constituency at the
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      Lock icon Indonesia backs down from ban on ride-hailing apps, motorbike taxis
      610 6 AGENCIES JAKARTA The Indonesian authorities backed down yesterday from attempting to enforce a ban on ride-hailing apps and motorbike taxis after the move sparked online fury and prompted President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to intervene. Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan announced on
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      Lock icon China shows ‘disturbing’ economic deterioration
      565 7 Several indicators such as sales revenue, profits, borrowing and capital expenditure ‘all weaker’ than previous quarter BLOOMBERG HONG KONG China’s economic conditions deteriorated across the board in the fourth quarter, according to a private survey from a New York-based research group that contrasted with recent
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  • voices
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      Privatisation of Sports Hub not financially feasible
      405 8  -  FROM QUEK SOO BENG The report “High costs ‘a new reality’ with new National Stadium” (Dec 17) about the stadium’s high rental costs is a wake-up call that is not unexpected. As with renting an office space, rental costs vary with capacity. Return
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      Don’t be a wasteful Singapore
      334 8  -  FROM LEE TECK CHUAN Amid public discourse on the appropriate operating model for the MRT system and the more recent discussion about whether our 51st National Day celebrations could be held at the National Stadium, I wonder if we have become short-sighted in our views
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      Why was Fullerton building made a National Monument now?
      309 8  -  FROM HAN MING GUANG I was pleasantly surprised at the designation of the Fullerton building as a National Monument (“Fullerton building: From GPO to national landmark”; Dec 7). It is a historic building that has seen tumultuous and important events in
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      437 9 y Dec 19, 2015 10am 9pm Singapore Sports Hub FREE RCTIVITIES FOR THE FRMILV TO CELEBRRTE PRREnTHOOD in SIRGRPORE! 8 plrv zones Game Zone Aim, shoot and throw! Four challenging game booths lined up to test your skills! Creative Zone Little ones can get creative with six different art and
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Wish upon a sphere
      68 10 About 80 elderly folk from voluntary welfare organisations PEACE-Connect Seniors Activity Centre and O’Joy Care Services were at the Esplanade to pen their wishes on wishing spheres. These spheres were then cast into Marina Bay to form part of a spectacular visual installation comprising 20,000 wishing
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      Netflix working with MDA on ways to navigate local broadcast regulations
      648 10  -  ON-DEMAND STREAMING MEDIA PROVIDER TO MAKE DEBUT HERE IN 2016 MAY SEAH mayseah@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With a view to its local debut early next year, Netflix is busy preparing to enter the Singapore market, including exploring ways to navigate the
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      Lock icon Elderly living alone more likely to die prematurely: Study
      576 11  -  Those who live alone also two times likelier to feel lonely and have depressive symptoms STACEY LIM staceylim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Older people in Singapore who live alone, both men and women, have a higher chance of dying prematurely, with those living in
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      Four jailed for stealing more than S$120,000 from money changer at Mustafa Centre
      312 11  -  VANESSA PAIGE CHELVAN SINGAPORE —Three men and a woman were yesterday sentenced to between 20 and 22 months’jail for stealing more than S$120,000 in foreign currencies from a money changer at Mustafa Centre earlier this year. Mexicans
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      Lock icon Fire breaks out at Lucky Plaza
      358 11  -  FRANCIS LAW WITH CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —A fire erupted in Lucky Plaza yesterday afternoon, the latest in a series of incidents that has hit the Orchard Road shopping belt this month. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted at about 1.10pm
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  • world
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      Lock icon Japan to fortify its island chain in E China Sea
      1611 12 Now Tokyo has more leeway in military matters it is aligning its strategy with the US MOVE WILL AFFECT BEIJING’S ACCESS TO WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, VITAL AS A SUPPLY LINE REUTERS TOKYO Japan is fortifying its farflung island chain in
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      Lock icon Turnbull, Abe push back against China’s actions in disputed waters
      512 13 AGENCIES TOKYO Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe have jointly called for international law and “freedom of navigation and overflight” in the disputed South China Sea to be upheld, sending a strong signal to
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      Lock icon Challenge to Australia’s tobacco packaging fails
      857 14 Court of Arbitration’s response bolsters chances of success for other anti-tobacco policies COURT REFUSES TO HEAR PHILIP MORRIS’ CASE AGENCIES SYDNEY An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not
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  • business
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      SIAS urges S’pore Airlines to revise Tiger offer, deadline
      569 16 SIA’s buyout proposal is 39% less than what Tigerair’s longterm shareholders have paid FINANCIAL ADVISER CALLS DEAL FAIR AND REASONABLE SINGAPORE The Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS) has appealed to the board of Singapore Airlines (SIA) on behalf of long-term Tiger
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      Lock icon M’sia’s GDP growth set to slow to 4.5%: World Bank
      392 16 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s economic growth will ease to 4.5 per cent in 2016, from 4.7 per cent this year, due to a slowdown in domestic demand from tighter fiscal conditions and a more challenging global environment, the World Bank
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      38 16 In 2013, a hacker with the moniker “The Messiah” committed cyber-attacks in Singapore. Watch how the Police cracked this series of hackings and arrested the mastermind behind these cyber-attacks. Tomorrow, 8.30pm (With English Subtitles) @MediaCorpCh5 Catch-up on Toggle.sg
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  • sports
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      Lock icon FROM DAWN TO DUST IN 7 MONTHS
      1052 17  -  How did Chelsea go from champions to a team in disarray andfreefall in just seven months? How did Jose Mourinho blow it so spectacularly in the Blues’ dressing room? Our EPL analyst Adrian Clarke (sports@ mediacorp.com.sg), a former professional footballer himself, shares his
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      BIG-MATCH PREDICTIONS
      338 17 Everton vs Leicester All eyes will be on top scorers Romelu Lukaku and Jamie Vardy, but in-form Gerard Deulofeu and Riyad Mahrez could have an even bigger say. These midfield maestros have been painting pretty pictures for weeks. The Foxes will attack head on, but without suspended defender
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      Lock icon JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE FOR CHELSEA’S PLAYERS
      546 18  -  TEAM USED TO CHANGES AT THE TOP AFTER NINE MANAGERS IN EIGHT YEARS COMMENTARY BY ALAN SMITH Alan Smith played for Leicester City, Arsenal and England. He won the league title twice with Arsenal as well as the FA Cup, the
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      Lock icon ‘TINKERMAN’ RANIERI NOT THINKING OF TITLE TILT
      579 18 AFP LONDON Claudio Ranieri is refusing to entertain the prospect of a Premier League title challenge from Leicester City even though his side travel to Everton today as surprise leaders. Ranieri’s side, who began the season among the favourites for relegation, have stunned
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      Lock icon FEDERER PROVES A SMASH HIT WITH FANS
      493 19  -  AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After spending years waiting for Roger Federer to play a competitive match in Singapore, local tennis fans were finally rewarded for their patience yesterday as the Swiss Master played three matches for the Obi UAE Royals against the OUE
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      Lock icon FEDERER PROVES A SMASH HIT WITH FANS
      493 19 (2nd Edition)  -  AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After spending years waiting for Roger Federer to play a competitive match in Singapore, local tennis fans were finally rewarded for their patience yesterday as the Swiss Master played three matches for the Obi UAE Royals against the OUE
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      Lock icon RHAMANAN MARCHES ON IN SINGAPORE OPEN
      568 19  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —A murmur of disbelief went through the 40-odd spectators crowded outside Kallang Squash Centre Court Four last night when Singapore’s Vivian Rhamanan dropped the second set of his Old Chang Kee Singapore Open men’s premier division third-round match against compatriot Rob
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      Lock icon RHAMANAN MARCHES ON IN SINGAPORE OPEN
      568 19 (2nd Edition)  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —A murmur of disbelief went through the 40-odd spectators crowded outside Kallang Squash Centre Court Four last night when Singapore’s Vivian Rhamanan dropped the second set of his Old Chang Kee Singapore Open men’s premier division third-round match against compatriot Rob
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      Lock icon ZHENG WEN OUT TO MAKE A SPLASH IN 2016
      510 20  -  National swimmer aims to better his times, make at least one Olympic final NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With 2015 drawing to a close, national swimmer Quah Zheng Wen (picture) can look back with pride on a very fruitful year in the
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      PRIDE ON THE LINE IN CAUSEWAY CHALLENGE
      528 20  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —While it has been a disappointing week for Singapore rugby so far with the national under19s suffering successive losses in the age-group’s Asian Championship the Republic’s U-23 team are hoping to provide local rugby fans something to cheer about by
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      SAFUWAN ON VERGE OF JOINING M’SIAN CLUB
      270 20  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —It looks like another Singapore international is on the verge of joining a club in the Malaysian Super League. Star utility player Safuwan Baharudin, 24, who was a member of the now-dis-banded LionsXII team, has been linked with MSL side
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      71 18 LIVE FIXTURES Tonight, 10.55pm Channel Singtel StarHub Everton vs Leicester 102 227 Man Utd vs Norwich 103 228 Chelsea vs Sunderland 104 229 Saints vs Spurs 105 230 Stoke vs Crystal Palace 106 231 West Brom vs B’mouth 107 232 Tomorrow, 1.30am Newcastle vs Aston Villa 102 227 Tomorrow, 9.30pm
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
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        CREAM OF THE CROP
        719 22  -  VISUAL ART’S CULTURAL MEDALLION WINNERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT NAFA’S YEAR-END SHOW MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg The opening of the National Gallery Singapore (NGS) may have been the main highlight of the visual arts calendar, but there’s one final SG50-related exhibition to wrap up the year. And
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        Lock icon Not quite a full moon
        654 23  -  South-east Asian and French artists in Palais de Tokyo’s collaboration with LASALLE College of the Arts ART REVIEW: SOUS LA LUNE BENEATH THE MOON MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Singaporean artist-cura-tor Khairuddin Hori’s appointment last year as deputy director of artistic programming at French contemporary arts centre
        PHOTO"REBECCA FANUELE, ANDRE MORIN, OANH PHI PHI, MARGUERITE HUMEAU, DUVE BERLIN  -  654 words
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        120 23  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The arts calendar may be winding down, but there were still a few events that took place: The second edition of the Migrant Worker Poetry Competition was held last weekend, with last year’s first-prize winner Zakir Hossain Khokon winning the top plum again.
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        Director of S’pore Art Museum steps down
        357 23  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) announced in a statement yesterday that Dr Susie Lingham will be stepping down as director of the SAM. She has held the position since August 2013. Her last day willbe on March 31 next year.
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    • cars
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        HOTTER THAN A NUCLEAR REACTOR
        731 24  -  LOWER RUNNING COSTS AND THE CHANCE TO SAVE ON TAXES ARE JUST TWO REASONS DRIVERS SHOULD SWITCH TO TURBO POWER TODAY EFFICIENT ENGINE TECH LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Have you driven a turbocharged car lately? Turbocharging technology is starting to spread from high-performance or luxury
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        Rise of the machines
        884 26  -  We peek into the development of autonomous drive systems and see the benefits they bring and the hurdles they face A HANDS-FREE FUTURE DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It’s some sort of bizarre evolutionary quirk that we regardless of sex all think we’re better drivers than we
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        Three simple ways to make a turbo engine last
        250 26  -  LEOW JU-LEN Turbocharged engines may sound complicated, but apart from a bit of extra plumbing, they’re not fiendishly complex compared to naturally-aspirat-ed engines. Problems can arise if you bolt on a turbo to an existing engine without making the necessary adjustments
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        Lock icon 10 ways to go beyond stock
        789 27  -  Thinking of customising your ride? Here are some points to note so you don’t fall foul of regulations PERMISSIBLE PERSONALISATION CHERYL TAY todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg 1BODY KITS There are body kit components for just about every area of your car. Generally, they are acceptable if they
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        Lock icon 10 ways to go beyond stock
        790 29  -  Thinking of customising your ride? Here are some points to note so you don’t fall foul of regulations PERMISSIBLE PERSONALISATION CHERYL TAY todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg 1BODY KITS There are body kit components for just about every area of your car. Generally, they are acceptable if they
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        Retro motoring goodness
        111 27 For a taste of Singapore’s automotive past, visit the Motoring Heritage Day 2015. The event will be held today and tomorrow at Leisure Park, Kallang Car Park 5, from 11.30am to 9pm. Highlights include a drive-in cinema and other motoring nostalgia. The exhibition encapsulates 60 years of
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        Retro motoring goodness
        111 29 For a taste of Singapore’s automotive past, visit the Motoring Heritage Day 2015. The event will be held today and tomorrow at Leisure Park, Kallang Car Park 5, from 11.30am to 9pm. Highlights include a drive-in cinema and other motoring nostalgia. The exhibition encapsulates 60 years of
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      1151 29 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Singapore Stories C, M (HD) (CC) 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 America’s Supernanny II (HD) (PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD) (PG)
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      308 30 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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      320 30 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 FREE TOGGLE LIVE!... Watch any LIVE broadcast programmes anywhere! LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they
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    Lock icon ‘Ebola Burners,’ Shunned
    1206 1  -  By HELENE COOPER INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Marshall, Liberia IT WAS AROUND 3 in the afternoon when Sherdrick Koffa spotted, in neatly written script, the name on the body bag that he was preparing to set ablaze. It was the name of a classmate. The two grew up together,
    INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; SAMUEL ARANDA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,206 words
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    Lock icon In Latin America, Humbled Dynasties
    938 1  -  By WILLIAM NEUMAN The New York Times INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BARINAS, Venezuela As president, Hugo Chávez lavished millions from this country’s oil boom on his home state of Barinas. He built a soccer stadium, highways, apartment houses and a hospital. He sang Barinas’s songs, danced its
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon Marine Le Pen, Postponed
      952 2  -  INTELLIGENCE SYLVIE KAUFFMANN Sylvie Kauffmann is the editorial director and a former editor in chief ofLe Monde. Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Paris The good news was that the National Front failed to win any of the 13 French regions. The
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      Lock icon A Bridge for No One
      457 2  -  ST.-GEORGES-DE-L’OYAPOCK JOURNAL By WILLIAM NEUMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY ST.-GEORGES-DE-L’OYAPOCK, French Guiana —The speed limit on the bridge meant to connect French Guiana, an outpost of France in South America, with neighboring Brazil is effectively zero. The bridge over the Oyapock River, just
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MERIDITH KOHUT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  457 words
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      Lock icon Wild West Living, Out Beyond Beijing
      609 3  -  By ANDREW JACOBS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY JACKSON HOLE, China—Yearning to breathe untainted air, the band of harried urbanites flocked to this wild land, bringing along their dreams of a free and uncomplicated life. But unlike the bedraggled pioneers who settled the
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SIM CHI YIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  609 words
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      Lock icon U.S. Police Get a Tip: First, Try Talking
      655 3  -  By AL BAKER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TULLIALLAN, Scotland The United States and Britain are bound by a common language and a shared history, and their law enforcement agencies have been close partners for generations. But a difference long curious
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; KIERAN DODDS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  655 words
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      Lock icon Terrorists Mock Efforts to Block Their Use of Social Media
      796 4  -  By NICOLE PERLROTH and MIKE ISAAC THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SAN FRANCISCO In the hours after 14 people were killed in San Bernardino, California, a familiar voice celebrated the attacks on Twitter “California, we have already arrived with
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