Beijing’s message for young Taiwanese: We mean business
Last Tuesday morning, as President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the closing of China’s annual legislative session in Beijing, Wen Liwei was at work in this coastal city 1,000 miles away. Had Mr. Wen watched the address, he would have heard Mr. Xi …
For Yemenis, Arab world’s refugees-come-lately, Jordan offers little relief
Mohammed Qassem, his parents, wife, and two children receive no aid and no food handouts. There is one reason for their plight: They are Yemenis. “Every time we say we are Yemenis, they close the door in our faces,” says Mr. Qassem, a trained profess…
Meanwhile in … Tanzania, Barabaig and Masai lion hunters join Oxford’s Lion Defenders program
Tanzania: Oxford University’s Ruaha Carnivore Project has enlisted Barabaig and Masai lion hunters in its Lion Defenders program. Now, as the lions face the threat of extinction, the Barabaig and Masai are being paid to help them. “Before we started …
Gunmen In Mexico Kidnap 3 Film Students
The government is offering a reward for details about the students abducted outside Guadalajara last week. Prosecutors are investigating reports that police might be involved in their disappearance.
Election Victory Glow Fades As Putin Faces 2 Major Issues
Russians are angry about a mall fire in Siberia that killed 64 people. And, the U.S. and other countries expelled Russian diplomats after an ex-Russian spy in Britain was exposed to a nerve agent.
Cambridge Analytica Scandal Ripples Across The World
The data-mining company is embroiled in scandal with Facebook over the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The firm reportedly has been involved in over 200 elections around the world, including Kenya.
Dozens Die In Fire At Venezuela Police Station
A fire at a police station in Venezuela has killed at least 68 people, according to official there. Anguished family members are waiting to hear the news about their loved one.
Brexit Countdown: 1 Year To Go
There is not much time for Britain to negotiate a deal on the future of its relationship with the European Union. Next year at this time, the U.K. will formally leave the EU.
Russians Mourn As Funerals Begin For Mall Fire Victims
David Greene talks to Polina Ivanova of Reuters about the grief and outrage many Russians are expressing grief and outrage after more than 64 people were killed in a shopping mall fire in Siberia.
Murder Of Elderly Jewish French Woman Triggers Demonstrations
Thousands marched in Paris Wednesday evening to protest last week’s murder of an elderly Jewish woman in what is being characterized as an anti-Semitic crime.
Fire Breaks Out During Riot At Venezuelan Jail, Leaving 68 Dead
Venezuela’s prisons are notoriously overcrowded. Relatives of detainees clashed with police in riot gear outside the facility.
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