Trees Station, an illegal marijuana dispensary in Toronto, has avoided being shut down. It has presented itself as if it were a medical dispensary.Cole Burston for The New York Times |
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Canadians Brace for Cultural Changes as Marijuana Becomes Legal
Trump Will Meet Queen Elizabeth II Next Month, His Ambassador Says
Queen Elizabeth II in London this month. As Britain’s head of state, she meets with foreign leaders frequently at the behest of her ministers.CreditNiklas Halle'N/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
As Kim Ends Beijing Visit, China and North Korea Craft New Messages
Images of the meeting between Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, and President Xi Jinping of China were displayed on outdoor screens in Beijing on Tuesday. CreditAndy Wong/Associated Press |
Hungary Criminalizes Aiding Illegal Immigrants
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Kim Jong-un Returns to China, This Time With Leverage
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday amid an escalating trade conflict between China and the United States, one that gives him an opening to play the powers against each other as Washington presses him to dismantle his nuclear arsenal.
Vote in Canada Paves the Way for Legalization of Marijuana
Canada’s Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that will make Canada the first country with a major economy to legalize recreational marijuana use.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Facing Defeat on Brexit, May Gives Ground to U.K.’s Parliament
Anti-Brexit demonstrators outside Parliament in London.CreditDaniel Leal-Olivas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, on Tuesday promised greater control for Parliament over withdrawal from the European Union, after a threatened rebellion by lawmakers forced her into a new and potentially significant retreat in the country’s troubled exit from the bloc.
Macedonia Agrees to Change its Name to Resolve Dispute With Greece
Macedonia agreed to change its name to resolve a decades-old dispute with Greece, the two countries said on Tuesday, and Greece said it would drop its objection to the neighboring country’s entry into the European Union and NATO if the changes are formally adopted.
Trump Concession Over Military Drills Blindsides Many South Koreans
For South Koreans who have long felt threatened by nuclear war, seeing President Trump and North Korea’s leader shake hands and sign an agreement on improving ties brought relief, if not closure, to the decades-old standoff.
Pentagon and Seoul Surprised by Trump Pledge to Halt Military Exercises
South Korean troops and American Marines take part in a joint military drill in Pohang, South Korea, in 2016.CreditJung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
President Trump’s pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon.
Unscripted Moments Steal the Show at Trump-Kim Singapore Summit
President Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, after their lunch on Sentosa Island in Singapore.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times |
The president of the United States pulled out an iPad and showed the leader of North Korea a slick, Hollywood-style trailer presenting the North’s possible future.
Vague on Details, Trump Is Betting on ‘Special Bond’ With Kim to Deliver Deal
President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on Sentosa Island in Singapore on Tuesday.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times |
On paper, there is nothing President Trump extracted from North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in their summit meeting that Mr. Kim’s father and grandfather had not already given to past American presidents.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Trump Says Kim Jong-un Sees Shared Path After Historic Talks
Mr. Kim and Mr. Trump during a signing ceremony on Sentosa Island in Singapore on Tuesday.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times |
Friday, June 8, 2018
Ukraine Approves Anticorruption Court in Bid to Unblock Foreign Aid
Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk of Ukraine addressed lawmakers in Kiev on Thursday before they voted to dismiss him.CreditValentyn Ogirenko/Reuters |
After months of foot-dragging that exasperated its Western backers, Ukraine on Thursday adopted legislation that opens the way for the establishment of an independent anticorruption court.
The move, long demanded by the International Monetary Fund and Western governments, could help unblock billions of dollars in assistance frozen because of Western dissatisfaction with Ukraine’s failure to deliver on promises to tackle endemic graft and cronyism.
At the same time, however, the Parliament in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, also voted to dismiss the country’s finance minister, Oleksandr Danylyuk, an outspoken champion of measures to curb corruption in Ukraine’s fiscal and customs service.
The votes by legislators — one signaling a major step forward in Ukraine’s on-again off-again struggle against corruption, the other a serious setback — added to a growing sense of muddle in Kiev. Last week, Ukrainian authorities announced that a dissident Russian journalist had been murdered in the Ukrainian capital, only for the journalist to appear very much alive the next day at a press briefing.
North Korea Razes Missile Test Facility Ahead of Meeting With Trump
Satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is razing some facilities used for testing one of its most dangerous missiles after its leader, Kim Jong-un, announced a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests, according to an analysis released this week.
A “key missile test stand” that was used for testing missile ejections from canisters was demolished at a test site near Kusong in North Korea’s northwest, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., an expert on the country’s weapons systems, said in a report published Wednesday on the website 38 North.
The Kusong test site was being closely monitored by missile experts because North Korea launched its first solid-fuel midrange ballistic missile, known as Pukguksong-2, from there in February last year.
Besides its intercontinental ballistic missiles, solid-fuel missiles have been among the most worrisome additions to North Korea’s growing arsenal of ballistic missiles. They can be launched faster and are easier to transport and hide, making them more suitable for surprise attacks.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Deal for Macedonia Name? High Treason, Some Greeks Say
To understand how deeply the name Macedonia is embedded in the Greek psyche, look no further than Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki. It’s the capital of the northern region of Macedonia, the historical center of a long-running feud with the neighboring country of Macedonia, whose claim to the name is the focus of United Nations-mediated negotiations.
Hong Kong Marks Tiananmen Crackdown, as China Ignores Event
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy activists turned out in Hong Kong Monday to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing, observing an event that goes largely unmentioned in mainland China.
A Trump-Kim Deal Could Send China’s Trade With North Korea Soaring
In the Chinese border town of Hunchun, garment factories gladly employ squads of North Koreans, who are valued as skilled and dutiful workers. Live crab from the North wriggle in huge tanks in the fish market. Informal bankers promise to deliver the equivalent of thousands of dollars in Chinese currency to North Koreans across the border in a matter of hours.
U.S. Army Veteran Tried to Spy for China, Officials Say
Tens of thousands of dollars in cash. Documents listing locations of United States Cyber Command outposts. A passcode-protected thumb drive, hidden behind a sock in the toe of a shoe.
More Afghan Children Are Out of School, Reversing a Trend
Even with all the rising measures of mayhem in Afghanistan’s long war — civilian casualties, suicide bombings and refugees, to name a few — the number of children out of school had been falling. Until now.
Putin Moves to Capitalize on Europe’s Fury With Trump
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, and Austria’s president, Alexander Van der Bellen, in Vienna on Tuesday.CreditPool photo by Michael Klimentyev |
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia arrived in Austria on Tuesday sensing an opportunity almost unimaginable just months ago: to overhaul frosty relations with a European Union infuriated by President Trump on a host of issues, from climate and Iran to, most recently, tariffs and trade.
Italy’s New Populist Government Articulates Vision, but Few Specifics
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy on Tuesday called his country’s new government proudly populist and anti-establishment as he outlined a sweeping, if unspecific, vision for overhauling its migration system, renegotiating its relationship with Europe and moving closer to Russia.
Monday, June 4, 2018
Guatemala Volcano Erupts, Killing 25 and Injuring Hundreds
Police officers in El Rodeo, Guatemala, carrying an injured man on Sunday after the eruption of the Volcán de Fuego.CreditNoe Perez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
A volcano erupted near Guatemala’s capital on Sunday, killing at least 25 people and leaving many more missing, officials and the local news media reported.
Volcán de Fuego exploded on Sunday morning, and volcanic ash was later seen billowing in the area.
North Korea Says Syria’s Assad Will Visit With Kim
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria plans to visit North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, the North’s state-run news media said on Sunday, suggesting that Mr. Kim is continuing his outreach to American adversaries even as he courts President Trump.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
kengo kuma + OODA to transform porto slaughterhouse into a new cultural complex
japanese architect kengo kuma and portuguese studio OODA have been selected to transform a former slaughterhouse in porto. known as the ‘matadouro’, the existing cluster of buildings is located in campanhã, in close proximity to the home stadium of soccer club FC porto. the project seeks to restore the historic building, allowing it to establish itself as a vibrant part of the community.
Denmark bans wearing the burqa in public
Muslim community members outside the East London Mosque on | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images |
Denmark is the latest European country to pass a law banning face veils, outlawing the burqa and niqab worn by some Muslim women.
Parliament voted on Thursday for the law, proposed by the centre-right government, by 75 votes to 30, with 74 abstentions. It comes into effect on August 1.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Dutch Official Says Russia Must Accept Blame for 2014 Attack on Jet
A Search for MH370, Missing Since 2014, Ends ‘With a Heavy Heart’
The Seabed Constructor, a ship operated by Ocean Infinity, set out in January for the search of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.CreditOcean Infinity, via EPA |
Top Aide to Kim Jong-un Is Bound for U.S., Trump Says
Kim Yong-chol has been at the side of the North Korean leader during a recent whirl of diplomacy and is expected to meet soon with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.CreditAhn Young-Joon/Associated Press |
Sunday, May 27, 2018
North Korea Willing to Talk About ‘Complete Denuclearization’
The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, said during a surprise summit meeting that he is determined to meet President Trump and discuss a “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday.
Ireland Votes to End Abortion Ban in Rebuke to Catholic Church
The referendum repeals the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution — a 1983 measure that banned abortion under almost all circumstances.CreditJeff J Mitchell/Getty Images |
Ireland voted decisively to repeal one of the world’s more restrictive abortion bans, sweeping aside generations of conservative patriarchy and dealing the latest in a series of stinging rebukes to the Roman Catholic Church.
Saturday, May 26, 2018
China Tries to Erase Taiwan, One Ally (and Website) at a Time
Can China use its enormous economic and diplomatic leverage to simply erase Taiwan’s international identity?
Keeping Summit Hopes Alive Suggests Kim Jong-un May Need a Deal
Understanding Ireland’s Vote on Whether to Keep Its Abortion Ban
Friday, May 25, 2018
North Korea Says It Will Give Trump ‘Time and Opportunity’ to Reconsider
Mr. Trump on Thursday.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times |
Hours after President Trump canceled a summit with its leader, Kim Jong-un, North Korea said on Friday that it was still willing to give Mr. Trump “time and opportunity” to reconsider his decision, saying that Mr. Kim had held great expectations for the meeting.
Trump Pulls Out of North Korea Summit Meeting With Kim Jong-un
President Trump on Thursday pulled out of a highly anticipated summit meeting with Kim Jong-un, accusing the North Koreans of bad faith and lamenting that “this missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history.”
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Swedish Law Now Recognizes Sex Without Consent as Rape
Deep in the Desert, Iran Quietly Advances Missile Technology
An Iranian facility 25 miles from Shahrud, Iran, where missiles testing is believed to be taking place.CreditDavid Schmerler/Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Imagery via Planet Labs Inc. |
When an explosion nearly razed Iran’s long-range missile research facility in 2011 — and killed the military scientist who ran it — many Western intelligence analysts viewed it as devastating to Tehran’s technological ambitions.
Italy’s New Government Will Challenge the E.U. at Its Heart
Giuseppe Conte was given the mandate to become prime minister of Italy by President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday.CreditEttore Ferrari/EPA, via Shutterstock |
Monday, May 21, 2018
Venezuela Election Won by Maduro Amid Widespread Disillusionment
President Nicolás Maduro won a second term as president of Venezuela, a country in the midst of a historic economic collapse marked by soaring prices, widespread hunger, rampant crime, a failing health system and a large-scale exodus of its citizens.
Electoral officials declared Mr. Maduro the victor Sunday night, in a contest that critics said was heavily rigged in his favor.
Friday, May 18, 2018
Malaysia Seizes Najib’s ‘Rather Big’ Trove of Jewels and Handbags
The police investigating Malaysia’s former prime minister, Najib Razak, said they seized more than 350 boxes and bags containing cash, jewelry and designer handbags early Friday during searches of three residences.
Intel finally made a 10nm processor
Mike Blake / Reuters |
Around two years later and Intel is finally shipping its 10nm Cannon Lake CPUs. The chip itself is a bit of a bore, but given its legacy of delays and how long Intel has been talking about it, that they're finally being found in the wild is worth mentioning. The 8th-gen i3-8121U is a dual-core, four-thread CPU with a base clock of 2.2GHz and boost clock of 3.2GHz.
New Samsung ad is all about Apple’s iPhone throttling mess
Months after the controversy made headlines and angered consumers, Samsung is only now getting around to trolling Apple for throttling iPhones. A new commercial tells the familiar tale of many Samsung ads: an iPhone user gradually becomes so fed up with Apple’s phone that they ultimately make the switch to the latest Galaxy device, which in this case is the Galaxy S9.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Facebook adds Voice Posts, Stories archive, and new cloud storage features
Facebook, the app you used to use before Instagram, is making three updates that it says will help users better “create and save memories.” The changes will let you save your photos and videos directly to your account in the Facebook cloud, share voice messages with friends, and archive your favorite Facebook Stories. The new features announced today will begin rolling out in India, before hitting the rest of world “shortly thereafter.”
Google’s File on Me Was Huge. Here’s Why It Wasn’t as Creepy as My Facebook Data
Credit: Minh Uong/The New York Times |
Google has far more data about us than Facebook. Yet unlike Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking empire, which has been under fire for improperly leaking user data, Google has sidestepped controversy.
You may wonder: Why is that? After all, we turn to Google for not only our internet searches but also for our emails, calendaring, maps, photo uploads, video streaming, mobile phones and web browsers. That’s far more pervasive than the baby photos and comments that we post on Facebook.
Rely on Filipinos, not China, senators tell Duterte
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