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Paedophile barred from leaving Australia under new law
New York Times, Published on 13/12/2017
» MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian law barring registered child sex offenders from international travel had an immediate impact when it took effect Wednesday, stopping a convicted paedophile and turning him away from Sydney Airport.
FCC reverses regulation requiring net neutrality
New York Times, Published on 15/12/2017
» WASHINGTON: The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to dismantle rules regulating the businesses that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans’ online experiences.
US lawmakers pass sweeping tax bill
New York Times, Published on 20/12/2017
» WASHINGTON: Republicans took a critical step toward notching their first significant legislative victory since assuming full political control, as the House and Senate voted along party lines Tuesday and into early Wednesday to pass the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in decades.
Spain dismisses Catalonia government
New York Times, Published on 28/10/2017
» BARCELONA: Spain’s leader fired the government of the country’s Catalonia region Friday, dissolved the regional Parliament and ordered new elections after defiant Catalan lawmakers declared independence, escalating the biggest political crisis to hit Spain in decades.
Saudi Arabia says 200 detained in anti-corruption crackdown
New York Times, Published on 10/11/2017
» BEIRUT: More than 200 people have been summoned for questioning, and most are still detained, in a wide-ranging crackdown that Saudi Arabia says is aimed at rooting out corruption and reclaiming embezzled funds, the government said Thursday.
Mugabe ousted from his Zimbabwe ruling party
New York Times, Published on 20/11/2017
» HARARE: After hours of deliberations, Zimbabwe’s governing party on Sunday expelled its leader, President Robert Mugabe, 93, as he remained locked in negotiations at the State House with the country’s army generals about his departure.
TripAdvisor flags hotels where sexual assault occurred
New York Times, Published on 10/11/2017
» Responding to what one travel expert categorised as “a wake-up call,” TripAdvisor has begun placing symbols next to hotels and resorts that have been identified as locations of sexual assault and other major concerns.
Real Thai food lights up US palates
New York Times, Published on 11/10/2017
» SAN FRANCISCO — Crunchy hearts of palm and giant shrimp stir-fried with holy basil and the perfect ration of red chilies. A green papaya salad, freshly shredded and mashed with an extra portion of tiny Thai limes.
To fit into Silicon Valley, wear these shoes
Business, New York Times, Published on 19/08/2017
» Silicon Valley goes through its own unique shoe crazes. There were Vibrams. There were Crocs.
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.