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Turkey unlikely victim of unlikely coup
News, New York Times, Published on 18/07/2016
» If the attempted coup in Turkey came as a surprise, there was good reason: The event went against decades of research on how, when and why coups happen.
After the Germany axe attack
News, New York Times, Published on 22/07/2016
» Residents of Weimar flocked to the German city's central park to escape unusually scorching heat this week, setting up picnics and watching bees skitter across the wildflowers near a placid reflecting pool.
Playing dead, to live
News, New York Times, Published on 15/06/2016
» As the sound of gunfire in the nightclub grew louder, a patron named Orlando and a female friend took cover in a cramped bathroom stall, contorting their bodies on top of the toilet so their feet could not be seen. The gunman burst into the bathroom, went straight to the stall next to them and shot the people inside.
Venezuelans reveal depth of hunger
News, New York Times, Published on 21/06/2016
» With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation's food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops. A 4-year-old girl was shot to death as street gangs fought over food.
Cameron's reckless bluff put himself into political hot water
News, New York Times, Published on 23/06/2016
» David Cameron, the British prime minister, has no one to blame but himself.
Unauthorised immigrants cautious after Supreme Court ruling
News, New York Times, Published on 28/06/2016
» Karina Ruiz and other protesters blocked a busy road in Phoenix, Arizona, last week hours after the Supreme Court denied relief from deportation for millions of unauthorised parents, including her father.
Trump all but clinches US nomination with Indiana win
New York Times, Published on 04/05/2016
» Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday with a landslide win in Indiana that drove his principal opponent, senator Ted Cruz, from the race and cleared the way for the polarising, populist outsider to take control of the party.
Survey: Clinton has clinched Democratic nomination
New York Times, Published on 07/06/2016
» Hillary Clinton became the first woman to capture the presidential nomination of one of the US major political parties on Monday night, according to an Associated Press survey of Democratic superdelegates, securing enough of them to overcome a bruising challenge from senator Bernie Sanders and turn to a brutal five-month campaign against Donald J. Trump.
Kasich ends White House bid, leaving race to Trump
New York Times, Published on 05/05/2016
» Governor John Kasich of Ohio, a moderate voice who tried to portray himself as the adult in the Republican primary field but failed to win any state but his own, ended his long-shot quest for the presidency on Wednesday, cementing Donald Trump’s grip on the presidential nomination.
Sold-out MMA event invades Muay Thai turf
New York Times, Published on 19/05/2016
» When Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke walks into a packed arena on May 27, a lot will be familiar to the local fight legend, including the roar of his fans and the rhythmic sarama music that is an integral part of traditional Muay Thai kickboxing in Thailand.