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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.
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.
Cosby lawyer questions accuser’s credibility
New York Times, Published on 08/06/2017
» NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania, US -- Suddenly the centre of attention after years of shunning the spotlight, the woman Bill Mr Cosby is charged with sexually assaulting kept her composure Wednesday under a second gruelling day of cross-examination, as her credibility emerged as the crucial factor in whether the world-famous entertainer will go to prison.
Winds of change rock age-old Myanmar lake
New York Times, Published on 29/05/2017
» LONTON, Myanmar -- Cresting a mountain pass on a freshly bulldozed road, Indawgyi Lake and its valley appear below, pastoral and calm.
Ultranationalist Myanmar monks unrepentant
New York Times, Published on 28/05/2017
» HONG KONG — In the wake of vigilante attacks and brawls that have shaken Yangon, Myanmar’s largest and most cosmopolitan city, the country’s religious authorities are ramping up a crackdown on hard-line Buddhist monks who have played increasingly public roles as sectarian provocateurs.
EU fines Facebook €110m over WhatsApp deal
New York Times, Published on 19/05/2017
» BRUSSELS - Europe's love affair with Facebook may be coming to an end.
As the French go to the polls, uncertainty is the only sure bet
New York Times, Published on 23/04/2017
» PARIS - For at least the last three French elections, voters in the town of Louviers, about 97km north-west of Paris, have cast ballots for the candidate who ultimately won the presidency. So who are they voting for Sunday, in the country’s closest race in memory?
False gunfire reports at LAX airport prompt evacuations
New York Times, Published on 29/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Unconfirmed reports of gunfire at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday caused panic in the airport and on social media as passengers fled outside and the police raced to respond.
Cruz wins Iowa GOP caucus
New York Times, Published on 02/02/2016
» DES MOINES, IOWA — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, powered by a surge of support from evangelical Christians, handily defeated Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, throwing into question the depth of support for Mr Trump’s unconventional candidacy.
Syria talks inch ahead as fighting continues
New York Times, Published on 01/02/2016
» GENEVA — As a suicide attack killed more than 40 people near a revered shrine in Syria Sunday and government forces pummelled a besieged town, peace talks inched forward in Geneva, where a reluctant opposition delegation met for the first time with a United Nations mediator.