Ophelia, Kirkuk, Abu Sayyaf: Your Tuesday Briefing
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Ophelia, Kirkuk, Abu Sayyaf: Your Tuesday Briefing
[The New York Times] • Ahmad Khan Rahimi, a loner from New Jersey, was sentenced to
life in prison for two-day bombing campaign in and around New York City last year.
[The New York Times] • Madrid issued a new deadline of Thursday for Catalonia to clarify whether
it had declared independence after its leader declined to meet its Monday deadline.
The authors and titles on this year’s shortlist, above, clockwise from top left, are: "4 3 2 1," by Paul Auster; "History of Wolves," by Emily
Fridlund; "Exit West," by Mohsin Hamid; "Autumn," by Ali Smith; "Lincoln in the Bardo," by George Saunders; and "Elmet," by Fiona Mozley.
And China’s technology companies appear to be thriving despite blocks on free expression, platforms like Facebook
and Twitter, and foreign news, including The New York Times website.
[The New York Times] • The suona, a traditional Chinese wind instrument like an oboe, was banned
in 2016, as part of a crackdown on lavish ceremonies, and may be fading away forever.
[The New York Times] • Forest fires killed at least 35 people as they burned across Portugal and northern Spain, fanned by Ophelia’s winds.
[The New York Times] • Ahmad Khan Rahimi, a loner from New Jersey, was sentenced to
life in prison for two-day bombing campaign in and around New York City last year.
[The New York Times] • Madrid issued a new deadline of Thursday for Catalonia to clarify whether
it had declared independence after its leader declined to meet its Monday deadline.
The authors and titles on this year’s shortlist, above, clockwise from top left, are: "4 3 2 1," by Paul Auster; "History of Wolves," by Emily
Fridlund; "Exit West," by Mohsin Hamid; "Autumn," by Ali Smith; "Lincoln in the Bardo," by George Saunders; and "Elmet," by Fiona Mozley.
And China’s technology companies appear to be thriving despite blocks on free expression, platforms like Facebook
and Twitter, and foreign news, including The New York Times website.
[The New York Times] • The suona, a traditional Chinese wind instrument like an oboe, was banned
in 2016, as part of a crackdown on lavish ceremonies, and may be fading away forever.
[The New York Times] • Forest fires killed at least 35 people as they burned across Portugal and northern Spain, fanned by Ophelia’s winds.