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Title Section14 2016-02-13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp S ATURDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2016 MCI(P) 021/06/201514 words
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Article, Illustration2088 2016-02-13 1 LEE YEN NEE IN YANGON - LEE YEN NEE IN YANGON leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg YANGON Fresh from the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) crushing victory in last November’s elections, the people of Myanmar are looking forward to a new era, which follows decadesPHOTOS: LEE YEN NEE - 2,088 words
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Article, Illustration91 2016-02-13 1 CELEBRATING CHINESE ART IN ALL ITS COLOURS A dancing lion getting up close to spectators during the opening act of the 14th edition of Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts at the Esplanade. Running from Feb 12 to 21, the festival programme includes a satirePHOTO: DON WONG - 91 words
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Article, Illustration829 2016-02-13 1 SIAU MINGEN - Number of e-commerce cheating, credit-for-sex, Internet love scams almost doubled to 3,759 cases last year ‘NATION A TARGET AS WE HAVE A WONDERFUL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INTERNET’ SIAU MINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s streets maybe amongSource: Singapore Police Force; TODAY - 829 words
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Article, Illustration489 2016-02-13 2 SAYS NORTH ACTED ILLEGALLY IN FREEZING ASSETS, CUTTING HOTLINES AGENCIES SEOUL Tensions in the Korean Peninsula further escalated after South Korea warned yesterday that North Korea had acted “illegally” in expelling staff from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone as wellAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 489 words
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338 2016-02-13 2 AGENCIES South Korea could begin detailed discussions with the United States as early as next week on bringing in an advanced American missile defence system, a senior official said yesterday, as China again expressed concerns over the move. Both Seoul and Washington had lastAGENCIES - 338 words
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481 2016-02-13 2 AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese shares plunged yesterday, with the key stock indexes posting their biggest weekly losses since the global financial crisis (GFC), as exporters were hammered by a surge in the yen to its highest level in 15 months.AGENCIES - 481 words
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Article, Illustration495 2016-02-13 2 (2nd Edition) SAYS NORTH ACTED ILLEGALLY IN FREEZING ASSETS, CUTTING HOTLINES AGENCIES SEOUL Tensions in the Korean Peninsula further escalated after South Korea warned yesterday that North Korea had acted “illegally” in expelling staff from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone as wellAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 495 words
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338 2016-02-13 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES South Korea could begin detailed discussions with the United States as early as next week on bringing in an advanced American missile defence system, a senior official said yesterday, as China again expressed concerns over the move. Both Seoul and Washington had lastAGENCIES - 338 words
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482 2016-02-13 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese shares plunged yesterday, with the key stock indexes posting their biggest weekly losses since the global financial crisis (GFC), as exporters were hammered by a surge in the yen to its highest level in 15 months.AGENCIES - 482 words
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Article, Illustration828 2016-02-13 4 ADELENE WONG - Talented equestrienne, 18, to concentrate on university, says balancing act was too difficult ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two-time SEA Games gold medallist, equestrienne Janine Khoo (picture), has retired from her sport at just 18 years of age. The teenager, whoTODAY FILE PHOTO - 828 words
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671 2016-02-13 4 ANGELA TENG - OCBC offers lower mortgage rate but for just 15 days ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Aiming to capture a bigger slice of the home loan pie from its rivals amid the weak property market outlook and rising interest rates, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) yesterday announced a mortgage package significantly lower than671 words
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Article, Illustration609 2016-02-13 7 LEE YEN NEE - LEE YEN NEE YANGON As Myanmar President Thein Sein’s five-year term nears its end, making way for the new-ly-elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, the arts and culture community in the country yearns for a piece of attention,PHOTO: LEE YEN NEE - 609 words
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389 2016-02-13 8 SIAU MINGEN - SIAU MINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SING APORE While the overall number of crime cases went up last year, there were reductions in other classes of crime, where offences such as un-licensed-moneylending harassment and motor-vehicle thefts recorded decades-low figures. There were389 words
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Article, Illustration361 2016-02-13 9 JOEY GAN - F ROM JOEY GAN I am writing in to express my concern about the planned Cross Island Line. I feel strongly that the line should be routed along Lornie Road, one of the two proposed alignments, to avoid it cutting under theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 361 words
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275 2016-02-13 9 THEODORE TEO - FROM THEODORE TEO I refer to the letter “Helmets save cyclists’ lives, so let’s make it a law to wear them” (Feb 11). I commend Mr Francis Cheng’s concern for safety, but as a cyclist, motorcyclist, driver275 words
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425 2016-02-13 9 EDWIN GOH XIAN JUN - FROM EDWIN GOH XIAN JUN The upcoming S.League season is set to be the most exciting in years, with the hype generated by the signing of Jermaine Pennant and the return of LionsXII players. But fundamental weaknesses in several areas of the league425 words
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402 2016-02-13 10 AMANDA LEE - Schools are neutral places and not platforms for partisan politics says MOE PARTY HAD SOUGHT TO INITIATE CONVERSATION ON NATIONAL ISSUES WITH STUDENTS AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) request to conduct talks in schools to402 words
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462 2016-02-13 10 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE —The man who pretended to be a lawyer to swindle nearly S$1.8 million from 21 victims had turned the dreams of property buyers into a nightmare, a district judge said. Sim Tee Peng, 39, was sentenced to seven462 words
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Article, Illustration361 2016-02-13 10 LOUISA TANG - LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —Rental prices for publichousing flats have been on a steady decline, and property analysts TODAY spoke to said that the rental market would continue to be weak in the year ahead, citing reasons such as an over supply ofTODAY FILE PHOTO - 361 words
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641 2016-02-13 11 VALERIE KOH - State Coroner said 1.47m-tall woman run over by bus may have been inconspicuous VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The right-hand corner of the front of the bus was a blind spot, while the elderly cardboard collector, who had been walking in front of641 words
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528 2016-02-13 12 MILLIONS TO BE FROZEN AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO DEADLY QUAKE COLLAPSE AGENCIES NEW TAIPEI CITY —More than a million dollars’ worth of assets belonging to a developer and several of his associates involved in the construction of an apartment complex felled by anAGENCIES - 528 words
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295 2016-02-13 12 AGENCIES WASHINGTON There are currently no plans for joint naval patrols by the United States and India, said the US State Department. “The United States and India do have a shared vision of peace, stability and prosperity in Asia,” StateAGENCIES - 295 words
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Article, Illustration643 2016-02-13 13 THE NEW YORK TIMES MUNICH —United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, announced they had agreed on the delivery over the next few days of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities, to beTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 643 words
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Article, Illustration535 2016-02-13 13 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK —Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho (picture) has attracted attention for his flashy lifestyle and real estate deals, as well as his connections to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s family and the government’s troubled investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: FACEBOOK - 535 words
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373 2016-02-13 13 THE NEW YORK TIMES BRUSSELS All but a few of the 40 countries in the coalition now fighting Islamic State (IS) have “stepped up to do more in the last months and days”, United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said after a meetingTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 373 words
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248 2016-02-13 14 REUTERS SINGAPORE —DBS Group Holdings and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, as well as Swiss bank Julius Baer, have submitted non-binding bids for Barclays’ Asian private wealth business, said people familiar with the matter. First-round bids for the Singaporebased unit, which bankers valueREUTERS - 248 words
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537 2016-02-13 14 ANGELA TENG - STRONGER S’PORE DOLLAR WEAKENS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OVERSEAS OPERATIONS ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singtel yesterday reported a 1.7 per cent dip in its fiscal third-quarter net profit, largely due to weaker contributions from overseas operations caused by a stronger Singapore dollar, even as mobile data537 words
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349 2016-02-13 14 RUMI HARDASMALANI - RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s furniture industry grew 7.4 per cent between 2012 and 2015, and booked S$6.25 billion in sales last year. To boost the industry further, the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) has unveiled a three-year blueprint to build capabilities and349 words
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Article, Illustration679 2016-02-13 16 NOAH TAN - SMRT IS THE LATEST ORGANISATION TO GET ON BOARD NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the 2016 S.League season building up to be one of the most highly-anticipated in recent years, thanks in large part to the signing of former Arsenal and Liverpool star Jermaine Pennant,PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 679 words
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403 2016-02-13 16 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Another two members of senior management at Sports Hub Pte Ltd (SHPL) have parted ways with the consortium, with legal director Maud Brotons and Tan Ai Sim, head of human resources, resigning403 words
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Article, Illustration1052 2016-02-13 17 NOAH TAN; AMANPREET SINGH - NOAH TAN AND AMANPREET SINGH sports@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the 2015 S.League season drew to a close last November, Singapore’s only professional sports league seemed to be staring into a bleak and uncertain future. Crowd attendances were dwindling, interest in the leaguePHOTO. ERNEST CHUA. - 1,052 words
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Article, Illustration1080 2016-02-13 18 Adrian Clarke - Leicester City are undoubtedly the romantic choice to lift this season’s Premier League crown, but if second-placed Tottenham were to land their first title in 55 years, it would also be a fairytale finish. After decades in the doldrums, TODAY’SEPL analyst, Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg),PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 1,080 words
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Article, Illustration269 2016-02-13 18 Sunderland vsManUtd Big Sam Allardyce is starting to get a tune out of his relegation strugglers, but this is not a great time to be facing United. There has been far more vim and vigour in their past two displays, and I like the goal threat posed by269 words
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Advertisement61 2016-02-13 19 IN THIS EDITION: OUR TOP EVENTS TO CHECK OUT STARS AND THEIR ROMANTIC FOIBLES HAVE A DIY PICNIC DATE ANTI V-DAY PARTIES FOR THE SINGLETON LAST-MINUTE DEALS FOR THE UNPREPARED SATURDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2016 (THE ALTERNATIVE) 20 WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE THE MOST ROMANTIC DAY OF61 words
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VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL
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Article, Illustration1081 2016-02-13 20 DON MENDOZA - THE PROS OFFER TIPS ON HOW TO SERVE UP A PROPER VALENTINE’S DAY PICNIC DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg The idea almost seems cliched, but perhaps it’s because we’ve grown somewhat jaded with the image of two lovers on a picnic mat often under an Insta-worthy tree onPHOTO: PICNEEDS, ANTOINETTE - 1,081 words
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Article, Illustration766 2016-02-13 21 JOY FANG - Forget the dinner date here are other options ALTERNA-DATES JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As far as I can remember, Valentine’s Day has been about expensive four-course dinners and over-the-top bouquets. But does this day of love necessarily require forking out tons of money to show yourPHOTO: ISTOCK - 766 words
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Article, Illustration1015 2016-02-13 22 CHRISTOPHER TOH - THINGS TO DO CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —Valentine’s Day is upon us again. But if you’re feeling that the usual “let’s go to dinner” routine is running a little tired, then perhaps you might want to consider coupling that with other offerings, be1,015 words
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Article, Illustration329 2016-02-13 22 SINGAPORE While more are dining at home a survey by food delivery service Foodpanda said more than 150 respondents cited home as the most romantic place on the island after Marina Bay Sands we have to admit that everyone does enjoy a lavish pampering once inPHOTO: THE FULLERTON HOTEL - 329 words
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Article, Illustration943 2016-02-13 23 ANNETTE TAN - Shared meals for couples to get their hands dirty with FOOD REVIEW: RED EYE SMOKEHOUSE AND CAJUN ON WHEELS ANNETTE TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To quote an unnamed poet: Roses are red/violets are blue/on Valentine’s Day/ the vodka costs less/ than dinner for two. Indeed, therePHOTO: RED EYE SMOKEHOUSE - 943 words
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92 2016-02-13 23 (PasarBella The Grandstand, Tel: 6466 1005) Speaking of a laidback ode to a lovers’ meal, this Grilled Seafood Valentine’s Day Platter for two (S$88) is an ideal first date ice breaker sans the fancy distractions. The platter comes with two glasses of white92 words
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140 2016-02-13 23 A DIZZYING AFFAIR AT 1-ALTITUDE GALLERY BAR (1 Raffles Place, Level 63, Tel: 6438 0410) Whether you choose to cook at home or kick the evening off with Stellar’s celebratory six-course dinner menu (S$200 to S$240 per person), which features, among several highlights, a pairing of Sevruga caviar with sea140 words
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132 2016-02-13 23 (The Fullerton Hotel, Tel: 6733 8388) If you’re looking to splurge on dessert, it would be hard to ignore this popular chocolate buffet, featuring artisanal Amedei chocolate imported from Tuscany in Italy, which is put to good use in handcrafted delights such as the Bitter132 words
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Article119 2016-02-13 23 DON MENDOZA - DON MENDOZA (The Fullerton Pavilion, 82 Collyer Quay, Tel: 6534 0886) It might be your preferred end to a meal, in place of something expectedly sweet. Regardless, a cheese platter of five Spanish cheeses is a delightfully indulgent way to while the evening away. Especially119 words
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Article, Illustration1080 2016-02-13 24 MAY SEAH - The Love Machine stars Keagan Kang, Jojo Goh and Nat Ho on navigating romance in the digital age DIGITAL AFFAIRS MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Love changes everything, but love never changes. That said, methods of romance and courtship do. Gone are the days whenPHOTO: CHANNEL 5 - 1,080 words
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Article, Illustration828 2016-02-13 25 DERRYN WONG - 3 WAYS YOU COULD BE KILLING YOUR CAR’S ENGINE, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Modern cars are very reliable devices. Considering the thousands of mechanical and electronic parts they carry, it’s quite amazing that they deliver, for most of us most of theconsequences catastrophic, as this damaged piston shows. PHOTOS: NEWSPRESS, JEAN-CHARLES DAHOUT - 828 words
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Article, Illustration1028 2016-02-13 26 LEOW JU-LEN; DERRY NWONG - These offerings from Renault and Toyota offer plenty of practical features and flair RIDING HIGH LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg DERRY NWONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The good news: Renault’s Kadjar has a 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine. The bad news: It has a 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine. That means whether you like the1,028 words
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Article, Illustration1076 2016-02-13 27 LEOW JU-LEN; DERRYN WONG - These sedans from Kia and Lexus offer plenty of features for the money and refined power respectively DRIVERS’ DELIGHTS LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Why buy a big Kia when a little more money could get you, say, a smaller car from a Continental brand instead?1,076 words
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Article, Illustration2599 2016-02-13 1 Donald G. McNeil Jr., Simon Romero, Sabrina Tavernise - The Search to Explain Birth Defects in Brazil Led to a Mosquito-Borne Virus This article is by Donald Simon Romero and Donald G. McNeil Jr., Simon Romero Sabrina Tavernise. Something strange was happening last August in the maternity wards of Recife, a city perched on Brazil’sMAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; I Source : Braz i l ’ s M i nistry ofHea l t h; THENEWYORKT I MES : i ’ i l; Sources: Ellen Kuzdro (relief map); “Anticipating the internat i ona l spread of Zikavirusfrom Brazil ,” The Lancet. Isaac I. Bogoch and Kamran Khan, University of Toronto; Mary E. Wilson, University of Cal i forn i a , SanFrancisco.; T I MWALLACE,SERGIOPEÇANHA/THENEWYORKTIMES; ALE RUARO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES;; EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; FERNANDO VERGARA/ASSOCIATED PRESS; UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS - 2,599 words
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Article, Illustration842 2016-02-13 6 TIM ARANGO - By TIM ARANGO Falih Hassan, Omar al-Jawoshy and Ahmed Salah contributed reporting. BAGHDAD Mohammed alJabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After many sleepless nights, he decided toILVY NJIOKIKTJIEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 842 words
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Article, Illustration636 2016-02-13 6 CARLOTTA GALL - NEWS ANALYSIS By CARLOTTA GALL TUNIS President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan has warned recently that unless peace talks with Pakistan and the Taliban produce results, his country may not survive 2016. Afghanistan is barely standing, he says, after the Taliban onslaught last year. “How muchSHAH MARAI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 636 words
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Article, Illustration615 2016-02-13 5 Some find rewards in confronting their fears head-on. TESS FELDER When trying to face your fears, it is easy to say no. But it can be far more satisfying to say yes. This was the approach taken by Henry Alford, who explained inTESS FELDER; FAZRY ISMAIL/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 615 words
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Article, Illustration798 2016-02-13 3 PAM BELLUCK, JOE COCHRANE - Some 200 million women in 30 nations are circumcised. By PAM BELLUCK, JOE COCHRANE Female genital cutting has been seen as an ancient ritual practiced in Africa and to a lesser extent in the Middle East, but a new assessment documents for the first time thatED WRAY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 798 words
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Article, Illustration713 2016-02-13 3 JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ - Worries that a generation will grow into timid men. JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ FUZHOU, China The history class began with a lesson on being manly. Lin Wei, 27, one of a handful of male sixth-grade teachers at a primary school here, hasLAM YIK FEI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 713 words
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Article, Illustration807 2016-02-13 2 MASHA GESSEN - INTELLIGENCE MASHA GESSEN Masha Gessen is the author of “The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. If you were a young iPhone-car-rying client of RocketBank, a Russian start-up that offers app-based banking, you would have gotten some mixed messages onYURI KOCHETKOV/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 807 words
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Article, Illustration564 2016-02-13 2 ANDREW E. KRAMER, ALISA SOPOVA - By ANDREW ANDREW E. KRAMER, ALISA SOPOVA KIEV, Ukraine In the fields of eastern Ukraine, they fought the Russians. Now, as men in a kitchen, they are no less fearsome. “It’s hard, it’s hot, but I’m with my brothers,” said Leonid Ostaltsev, the bearded,PETE KIEHART FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 564 words
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Article, Illustration791 2016-02-13 9 FARHAD MANJOO - A firm with global ambitions, and the strategy is working. ESSAY FARHAD MANJOO Imagine you run a global media conglomerate. Say you’re Robert A. Iger, the chief executive of Disney, or perhaps you’re slightly less powerful the boss of Twen- ty-First Century Fox orSTUART GOLDENBERG - 791 words
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Article, Illustration702 2016-02-13 9 NORIMITSU ONISHI - By NORIMITSU ONISHI JOHANNESBURG Years of rapid growth across sub-Saharan Africa fueled hopes of a prosperous new era. To many, the world’s poorest continent was finally emerging, with economies that were no longer dependent on the fickle global demand for Africa’s raw resources. But asJOAO SILVA/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 702 words
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Article, Illustration646 2016-02-13 8 ISABEL KERSHNER - By ISABEL KERSHNER ABU QREINAT, Israel A resident of a ramshackle sprawl of shacks and houses in the Negev Desert, Rabaa Al-Hawashleh is an unlikely worker in Israel’s high-tech industry. Her mother is illiterate, and her father drives a truck. The BedouinPHOTOGRAPHS BY URIEL SINAI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 646 words
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Article, Illustration580 2016-02-13 8 MARTHA C. WHITE - With inflight Wi-Fi, complaints about an avalanche of ads. By MARTHA C. WHITE Rose Wang, a frequent traveler, is willing to concede that she sort of misses the SkyMall catalog and its quirky roundup of gadgets and oddities. But Ms. Wang, who lives in the WashingtonLUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS - 580 words
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Article, Illustration940 2016-02-13 11 HENRY FOUNTAIN - Scientists unlock the secrets of a powerful weather formation. By HENRY FOUNTAIN HONOLULU About 1,600 kilometers south of Hawaii, the air at 13,000 meters above the equatorial Pacific was a shimmering gumbo of thick storm clouds and icy cirrus haze, allHENRY FOUNTAIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES; KENT NISHIMURA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 940 words
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Article, Illustration588 2016-02-13 11 KENNETH CHANG - A math concept that emerged in Europe 15 centuries later. By KENNETH CHANG For people living in the ancient city of Babylon, Marduk was their patron god, and thus it is not a surprise that Babylonian astronomers took an interest in tracking the comingsTRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM/ MATHIEU OSSENDRIJVER - 588 words
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Article, Illustration554 2016-02-13 10 JAMES GORMAN - A carnivorous plant that is adept at timing its next meal. By JAMES GORMAN Carnivorous plants stir the imagination. You can find the results in science fiction novels, Broadway plays and in recent research that concludes that the Venus flytrapSÖNKE SCHERZER - 554 words
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Article, Illustration735 2016-02-13 10 JOHN MARKOFF - By JOHN MARKOFF REDMOND, Washington Researchers at Microsoft believe the future of data centers may be under the sea. Microsoft has tested a prototype of a self-contained data center that can operate 100 meters or so below the surface ofMATT LUTTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 735 words
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Article, Illustration668 2016-02-13 13 ANDREW HIGGINS - JOACHIM RONNEBERG By ANDREW HIGGINS ALESUND, Norway For a man who saved the world, or at least helped ensure that Adolf Hitler never got hold of a nuclear bomb, 96-year-old Joachim Ronneberg has a surprisingly unheroic view of the forces that shapeMAURICIO LIMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 668 words
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Article, Illustration763 2016-02-13 13 JOHN BRANCH - RAFAELA SILVA By JOHN JOHN BRANCH RIO DE JANEIRO On a narrow, steep street about eight kilometers from where the Olympic judo competition will take place in August, 31 concrete steps hugged the outside of a building. The stairs had no railing, and reinforcingLESLYE DAVIS/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 763 words
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Article, Illustration734 2016-02-13 12 PENELOPE GREEN - PATTI SMITH By PENELOPE GREEN Patti Smith’s sparsely furnished one-room bungalow in the Rockaways area of Queens, New York, gleamed. “It’s the first place I’ve ever lived where I made all the choices,” she said proudly. “I don’t like anything superfluous.” An armchairPHILIP MONTGOMERY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 734 words
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