world letest news: October 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Connecticut Home Invasion Convict Is Undergoing Gender Transition in Prison

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33fe4vb

7-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Chicago While Trick-or-Treating, Police Say

By BY AIMEE ORTIZ AND MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WxlqYn

The Value of Working Expeditiously

By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3357PKb

7-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Chicago While Trick-or-Treating, Police Say

By BY AIMEE ORTIZ AND MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WxlqYn

The Value of Working Expeditiously

By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3357PKb

Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law

By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/320T8q5

Corrections: November 1, 2019

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2PybuMu

Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law

By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/320T8q5

Corrections: November 1, 2019

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2PybuMu

Canada denies sharing Huawei CFO Meng's devices details with FBI: court documents

The Canadian attorney general has filed affidavits asserting that information identifying Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices was not shared with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during her December 2018 arrest in Vancouver, court documents showed on Thursday.

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U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions, but waives others

The United States said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or nuclear programs, even as it waived sanctions to let foreign firms continue non-proliferation work in Iran.

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Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2PCspxu

Memphis Clerk Sentenced to 22 Years for Killing Teenager Who Stole Beer

By BY MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NsQe8h

Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/33b97DC

Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2PCspxu

Memphis Clerk Sentenced to 22 Years for Killing Teenager Who Stole Beer

By BY MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NsQe8h

Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/33b97DC

Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses

Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organizers.

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The African Americans discovering Ghana

Ghana has declared 2019 the 'year of return' and is encouraging the African diaspora to visit the country, but why are some deciding to make it their new home?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NAqQ0G

Climate change 'making mountaineering riskier'

Thinning ice and snow cover is leading to more rock-falls and landslides.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34kwElE

New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line

By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34hJr8d

New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line

By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34hJr8d

Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands

The area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and a popular tourist destination.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Clintons and Justice Ginsburg on Judicial Nominations, Then and Now

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36m3vZ6

The Clintons and Justice Ginsburg on Judicial Nominations, Then and Now

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36m3vZ6

Australian police freeze multi-million dollar properties in Chinese crime link probe

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had frozen properties worth A$17.3 million ($11.9 million), including a "supersized mansion" as part of an investigation into money laundering by Chinese nationals.

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Shuri Castle: Fire engulfs world heritage site in Japan

Shuri Castle, in Okinawa, was built 500 years ago in the Ryukyu Dynasty and is a World Heritage Site.

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Clash between rival gangs leaves six dead at Mexican jail

Six inmates were killed on Wednesday in a clash between rival groups at a prison in the central Mexican state of Morelos, including one of the former leaders of a criminal gang blamed for the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, state authorities said.

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