Monday, January 14, 2019

Huang Qi, Online Dissident and Rights Advocate in China, Faces Trial

The case of the blogger behind the popular website 64 Tianwang has drawn intense international scrutiny, in part because he has a kidney disease.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2VSKJ6f

Number of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown

Number of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2D9s9PU

Pentagon agrees to extended role on US-Mexico border mission

Pentagon agrees to extended role on US-Mexico border mission

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2TQMW03

Relief to Nawaz Sharif as Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses appeal against suspension of his jail term

Relief to Nawaz Sharif as Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses appeal against suspension of his jail term

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2RQo7nC

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Boeing 707 cargo plane carrying nine people crashes in Iran

Boeing 707 cargo plane carrying nine people crashes in Iran

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2QLFykO

An Egg, Just a Regular Egg, Is Instagram’s Most-Liked Post Ever

There’s nothing special about the egg. Seems like a fine enough egg. But more than 22 million people have liked it, dethroning Kylie Jenner’s birth-announcement post.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2SYiIIR

Indonesia Lion Air jet crash: Cockpit voice recorder, human remains found

Indonesia Lion Air jet crash: Cockpit voice recorder, human remains found

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2QLu1lp