Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Zuckerberg sees ‘real questions’ about China’s influence on TikTok.


By BY STEPHEN GANDEL from NYT Business https://ift.tt/kUbJ53P

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, Faces Impeachment


By BY JOHN ELIGON AND LYNSEY CHUTEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Nl1EO3V

IS announces leader's death and names replacement

The jihadist group says Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi has been killed but gives no details.

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Andy Jassy says Amazon will allow the antisemitic film that Kyrie Irving tweeted to remain on sale for now.


By BY LAUREN HIRSCH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/7E09Khp

Nigerian student Aminu Adamu Mohammed accused of defaming Aisha Buhari

The 23-year-old's lawyer says he has denied a charge of criminal defamation.

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Sunday, 27 November 2022

Saturday, 26 November 2022

Lionel Messi saved Argentina’s World Cup, and a soccer nation has hope again.


By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/FaAZNop

Equatorial Guinea: World's longest-serving president to continue 43-year-rule

Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema has led the country's authoritarian regime for 43 years.

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Argentina has a choice to make: Go for a win, or try to avoid a loss.


By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/mHTA8Oh

Mudslide sweeps across Italian island of Ischia

Those missing are believed to be trapped under the mud.

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This is not the start Argentina wanted.


By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/5XSTeVr

Mexico’s love-hate relationship with Argentina haunts the team’s World Cup matchup.


By BY RAÚL VILCHIS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/dpzM2VY

Friday, 25 November 2022

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Camilla gives Queen Elizabeth II's Paddington Bears to Barnardo's

People paying their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II left the bears outside royal residences.

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He’s a Paralympian, a Surgeon and Now the First Disabled Astronaut


By BY EUAN WARD from NYT World https://ift.tt/DvCS7No

Brazilians give thanks today — for their team’s World Cup opener.


By BY JACK NICAS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/ZIA21Y9

Kanye West: Adidas investigates after claims of 'toxic' behaviour

Rolling Stone has reported that staff have complained about West's "problematic behaviour".

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Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89


By BY ALEX WILLIAMS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/Mpdksje

Russia: From 2018 World Cup host to global pariah

Isolation from sport is one of the many consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine, says Steve Rosenberg.

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Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Turkey will launch Syria ground operation after strikes - Erdogan

The Turkish president says its air strikes on Kurdish fighters since Sunday are "only the beginning".

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Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum

Police in Germany say they are examining links between the theft and past heists from the country's museums.

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Danish World Cup pundit hears of mother's death

Nadia Nadim says her mother died after being hit by a truck, after the Denmark forward had to leave an ITV broadcast.

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New Details Emerge About Colorado Shooting Suspect


By BY JACK HEALY, SHAWN HUBLER AND VIK JOLLY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/lfDWopY

The Best Part of Winning? Smiling at Everyone Who Said You’d Lose.


By BY TANIA GANGULI from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/5pI1KuE

Ukraine war: Mourning newborn baby killed in Russian missile strike

The newborn baby's grandmother speaks of her death in an attack on a maternity hospital in Ukraine.

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Tuesday, 22 November 2022

‘Racism’ Without Racists


By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/5ibToIp

FTX: Court says Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX as a 'personal fiefdom'

FTX's collapse was described in court as "one of most abrupt and difficult" in corporate America.

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The Fake Scorsese Film You Haven’t Seen. Or Have You?


By BY MADISON MALONE KIRCHER from NYT Style https://ift.tt/fnSp0Hz

Ukraine monastery raid as SBU targets Russian agents

Kyiv authorities say they want to stop Russia using the site for sabotage, intelligence or weapons.

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Ronaldo and Manchester United Part Ways ‘By Mutual Agreement’


By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/JOXZwEs

Tanzania plane crash: Rescue efforts delayed, report finds

Officials said rescue efforts were delayed as divers had little oxygen in their cylinders.

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Monday, 21 November 2022

Who needs experience? Weah’s smooth finish caps a smooth half for U.S.


By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/21/sports/usa-wales-score-world-cup/who-needs-experience-weahs-smooth-finish-caps-a-smooth-half-for-us?partner=IFTTT

What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He Did at Tesla and SpaceX


By BY RYAN MAC AND JACK EWING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/zeEAwmZ

South African court orders release of Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus

The man who shot dead anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani should be freed on parole, judges rule.

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From Yale Law to Oath Keepers: Stewart Rhodes’s Unlikely Journey


By BY ELIZA FAWCETT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/RSTw3XB

Millions of lives under threat in Ukraine this winter - WHO

Millions are at risk as winter sets in as many are without power, a WHO official warns.

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Sunday, 20 November 2022

Qatar Embraced Its Big Moment, but Didn’t Like the Ending


By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/ZhoUKV3

Turkey Kurdish strikes: A population living in fear

After the recent bombing in Istanbul, Turkish retaliatory air strikes on Kurdish targets have left a population on edge.

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Videos Suggest Captive Russian Soldiers Were Killed at Close Range


By BY MALACHY BROWNE, STEPHEN HILTNER, CHEVAZ CLARKE-WILLIAMS AND TAYLOR TURNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/BmE6JGL

FTX crypto exchange owes biggest creditors $3.1bn

FTX owes about $1.45bn to its top 10 creditors, according to its US bankruptcy court filings.

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A Ukrainian film critic is drafted into a real-life war.


By BY JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AND OLEKSANDRA MYKOLYSHYN from NYT World https://ift.tt/zb0YEDd

Saturday, 19 November 2022

Fan Club


By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/o5TR6EX

COP27: UN climate talks go into the night amid tense negotiations

Representatives at COP27 in Egypt have been locked in negotiations for far longer than expected.

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2 Arrested in Threats to New York Jewish Community, Police Say


By BY VIMAL PATEL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/JQhr0HX

‘Love and Rockets,’ a Series that Helped Redefine Comics, Turns 40


By BY ROBERT ITO from NYT Books https://ift.tt/JRGSfrD

In ‘G-Man,’ a J. Edgar Hoover as Complex as the Country He Served


By BY JENNIFER SZALAI from NYT Books https://ift.tt/NBREkuQ

Ed Rudy, Chronicler of the Beatles’ First Trip to America, Dies at 93


By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/En8fKwv

Friday, 18 November 2022

Who Is Jack Smith, the New Special Counsel?


By BY ALAN FEUER AND CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/8kvNQxd

Special counsel Jack Smith to oversee criminal investigations into Trump

The special counsel will ultimately decide whether to file criminal charges against the former president.

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Garland Names Special Counsel for Trump Investigations


By BY GLENN THRUSH, CHARLIE SAVAGE AND ALAN FEUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/y2nUXr3

Taylor Swift tour: Excruciating to watch Ticketmaster ticket chaos, says pop star

The US pop star says she had been told Ticketmaster could handle demand, despite the chaos this week.

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At the Latin Grammys, Youth and Age Were Both Welcome


By BY JON PARELES from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/lEsFd92

Thursday, 17 November 2022

Lauren Boebert’s House race is nearing a conclusion, or a recount.


By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0OdyuKv

Here are the key events in the investigation into the Trump family business.


By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/FMjuRqN

How to Play the Royal Game of Ur


By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/lbNX1GQ

Three Customs and Border Protection Agents Shot Off Puerto Rico


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/jRIWGya

Nancy Pelosi, Badass


By BY MICHELLE COTTLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/VPFlm4C

A Thanksgiving Cook’s Timeline


By BY TEJAL RAO from NYT Food https://ift.tt/6rNaDhz

Adnan Oktar: TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey

Adnan Oktar has been convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors in Turkey.

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U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

By Stephen Castle from NYT World https://ift.tt/XTdO8mH