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The Rohingya in Myanmar: How years of strife grew into a crisis
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2017
» A military crackdown against the Rohingya ethnic group has driven hundreds of thousands of men, women and children from their homes in Myanmar.
Damp, dark and disarrayed, Florida tackles Irma’s aftermath
New York Times, Published on 12/09/2017
» Florida emerged from Hurricane Irma on Monday as a landscape of blacked-out cities, shuttered gas stations, shattered trees and flooded streets, while the now-weakened storm kept sweeping northward.
Dramatic rescues unfold all across waterlogged Houston
New York Times, Published on 28/08/2017
» HOUSTON — The rain had begun to fall again Sunday afternoon when there was a roar over Interstate 610.
As Myanmar fighting swells, a desperate flight to the border
New York Times, Published on 28/08/2017
» Intensifying clashes between security forces and insurgents in western Myanmar forced terrified civilians to scramble toward the Bangladesh border Sunday in a desperate search for refuge.
In Singapore, family feud deepens over Facebook posts
New York Times, Published on 05/08/2017
» BANGKOK - Singapore’s government has been trying for two weeks to get Harvard University economist Li Shengwu, a grandson of Singapore’s founder, Lee Kuan Yew, to apologise for comments he made in a private Facebook post that were seen as critical of the country’s leadership.
Brexit proving good news for discounters
Business, New York Times, Published on 05/08/2017
» At the vast Sainsbury's grocery store in south London's Tooting Broadway neighbourhood, a basket of milk, eggs, bread, cornflakes and butter will cost shoppers £4 and 70 pence, or about $6.15. A short walk away at Aldi and Lidl -- two German discount grocery stores -- those same items amount to £3.92.
Hard life among the dead in Philippines
New York Times, Published on 26/06/2017
» MANILA -- Manila North Cemetery, opened in 1904, is one of the oldest and largest in the Philippines. Its elaborate mausoleums and endless rows of humble, stacked tombs are home to an estimated 1 million of the dead -- and a few thousand of the living.
Amazon lets you try on and return clothes free
Business, New York Times, Published on 22/06/2017
» SEATTLE: For many people, buying clothing online is not worth the hassle of getting a pair of pants or a shirt that does not fit. Many retailers have sought to eliminate that risk by offering free returns on clothing, but now Amazon.com is going even further.
Van driven into people outside mosque in London, killing one
New York Times, Published on 19/06/2017
» LONDON - A van was driven into a group of pedestrians near a mosque in London, killing one person, injuring 10, early on Monday morning - reviving anxieties in the British capital, which has endured two recent terrorist attacks involving vehicles.
Train around Yangon: Old, slow, and beats traffic
New York Times, Published on 13/06/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar -- To ride Yangon’s charmingly decrepit Circle Line train is to ride through history.