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Katsumoto Saotome, Who Preserved Stories of Tokyo Firebombing, Dies at 90
by Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno on 2022-05-15 in Saotome, Katsumoto (1930-2022), Deaths (Obituaries), World War II (1939-45), Civilian Casualties, Writing and Writers, Books and Literature, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Tokyo (Japan), Japan
He compiled six books of survivors’ recollections of the 1945 attack. He also founded (without government support) a memorial museum.
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Live Updates: Finland and Sweden Confirm They Will Seek NATO Membership
by The New York Times on 2022-05-15
As Russia faced setbacks on the battlefield on Sunday, both Nordic nations said that they would apply for membership to the alliance.
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Pro-Russian Bloggers React to Reported Donets Military Disaster
by Anton Troianovski and Marc Santora on 2022-05-15 in Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Bilohorivka (Ukraine), Luhansk (Ukraine), Ukraine, Russia
As the news of the losses at the river crossing started to spread, some Russian bloggers did not hold back in their criticism of what they said was incompetent leadership.
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Somalia Elects Next President, but Terrorists Hold True Power
by Abdi Latif Dahir and Malin Fezehai on 2022-05-15 in Somalia, Shabab, Elections, Terrorism, Mohamed, Mohamed Abdullahi, Gedo (Somalia), Drought, Larry E. Andre, Jr.
The militants of Al Shabab collect taxes, decide court cases and control the streets. Somalis ask, will a new government even matter?
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Sweden’s Governing Party Says It Will Vote to Join NATO
by Steven Erlanger and Christina Anderson on 2022-05-15 in Sweden, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Finland, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The announcement was a shift for the Social Democratic Party, which has supported Swedish neutrality since before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Mass Shooting in Buffalo
by The New York Times on 2022-05-15 in Buffalo, NY, Shooting (May 14, 2022), Hate Crimes, Black People, Discrimination, Buffalo (NY), Race and Ethnicity, Gendron, Payton S, internal-storyline-no
A massacre at a Buffalo supermarket was the deadliest in the U.S. this year.
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After Lebanon’s Collapse, Can an Election Fix the Country?
by Ben Hubbard, Hwaida Saad and Asmaa al-Omar on 2022-05-15 in Elections, Lebanon, Corruption (Institutional), Beirut, Lebanon, Explosions (2020), Banking and Financial Institutions, Politics and Government, Legislatures and Parliaments, Electric Light and Power, Hezbollah, Berri, Nabih, Khalil, Ali Hassan
On Sunday, Lebanese voters got their first chance to pass judgment on lawmakers since the economy fell apart. Few expect things to improve.
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Finland Launches Bid to Join NATO, Declaring a ‘New Era’
by Johanna Lemola and Steven Erlanger on 2022-05-15 in Niinisto, Sauli, Marin, Sanna, Finland, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Defense and Military Forces, War and Armed Conflicts, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)
The Nordic nation would end decades of nonalignment if, as widely expected, it is admitted to the alliance.
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The Unlikely Ascent of New York’s Compost Champion
by Cara Buckley on 2022-05-15 in Morales, Domingo, Compost, Recycling of Waste Materials, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Public and Subsidized Housing, New York City, Content Type: Personal Profile
An ad led to Domingo Morales falling in love with compost. A windfall is helping him spread the word.
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How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While Covid Killed a Million Americans
by Damien Cave on 2022-05-15 in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Australia, United States, Disease Rates, Masks, Politics and Government, Quarantines, Deaths (Fatalities), Vaccination and Immunization, Hospitals
The United States and Australia share similar demographics, but their pandemic death rates point to very different cultures of trust.
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A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War
by Jeffrey Gettleman and Cristian Movila on 2022-05-15 in Politics and Government, War and Armed Conflicts, Defense and Military Forces, Cold War Era, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), European Union, Transnistria (Moldova), Russia, Ukraine, USSR (Former Soviet Union)
The self-declared republic of Transnistria, on the Ukraine border, has been steered by Moscow for decades. During a rare visit, a reporter and photographer get an inside look into how it operates, and hear from Transnistrians their fears of war.
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In London, a Long-Awaited High-Tech Train Is Ready to Roll
by Mark Landler and Andrew Testa on 2022-05-15 in Subways, Transit Systems, Politics and Government, Byford, Andrew, Cuomo, Andrew M, Johnson, Boris, Khan, Sadiq, London (England), New York City
The Elizabeth line, 13 years in the making, will soon uncoil under central London with cathedral-like stations and roomy cars. Its managers say it’s a testament to the power of public transportation.
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Mohammed Bin Zayed Becomes U.A.E. President
by Ben Hubbard on 2022-05-15 in Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed al- (1961- ), United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Nahyan, Khalifa bin Zayed al-
Sheikh Mohammed has used his small country’s oil wealth to exert great influence across the Middle East and in Washington.
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For Putin, a Nordic Nightmare Is Springing to Life
by Marc Santora and Natalie Kitroeff on 2022-05-15 in Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Defense and Military Forces, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Putin, Vladimir V, United States International Relations
With Finland and Sweden likely to request NATO membership, and Ukraine counterattacking in the east, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is facing more setbacks.
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Turkey Offers to Evacuate Mariupol Fighters Despite Disagreements
by Carlotta Gall on 2022-05-14 in War and Armed Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Evacuations and Evacuees, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Putin, Vladimir V, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, Mariupol (Ukraine), Turkey, Russia
Turkey has had a ship waiting for weeks in Istanbul to evacuate those remaining in the Azovstal steel plant, but Ukraine and Russia have not agreed to a plan, a Turkish official said.
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New Delhi Fire Leaves Dozens Dead
by Hari Kumar on 2022-05-14 in New Delhi (India), India, Fires and Firefighters
Officials said that at least 27 people had been killed, most of them assembly line workers, and that the toll could rise.
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India Bans Most Wheat Exports, Adding to Fears of Global Food Insecurity
by Sameer Yasir and Victoria Kim on 2022-05-14 in India, Wheat, Agriculture and Farming, Food Insecurity, Protectionism (Trade), International Trade and World Market, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Ukraine, Russia
The ban could compound a worldwide shortfall worsened by the war in Ukraine and exacerbate an already dire forecast for global hunger.
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From Streets to Rallies, Truckers and Supporters Weigh Conservative Candidates
by Ian Austen on 2022-05-14 in Canada, Politics and Government, Conservative Party (Canada), Poilievre, Pierre, Ottawa (Ontario), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Trucks and Trucking
In his bid for the Conservative Party leadership Pierre Poilievre is wooing supporters of the blockade that shut down Ottawa and closed border points.
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As Eyes Are on Eurovision, Europe Has Another Song Contest
by Alex Marshall on 2022-05-14 in Music, Minorities, Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark, Catalonia (Spain), Corsica
The Liet International, a competition for minority and regional languages, lacks the glitz of Eurovision. But its organizers say it helps keep endangered tongues alive.
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Amid War, Ukraine Is Favored to Win Eurovision Song Contest
by Dan Bilefsky and Anushka Patil on 2022-05-14 in Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Eurovision Song Contest
The exclusion of Russia from the contest has underlined the country’s estrangement from the west, including in popular culture.
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Treasury Warns Foreign Banks Against Helping Russia Evade Sanctions
by Alan Rappeport and Emily Flitter on 2022-05-14 in Embargoes and Sanctions, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Banking and Financial Institutions, United States Economy, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Treasury Department, Adeyemo, Adewale
Adewale Adeyemo, the deputy Treasury secretary, met privately with international financial institutions to make clear the consequences of sanctions evasion.
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What to Do This Weekend
by Melissa Kirsch on 2022-05-14 in internal-storyline-no
Fill your cultural calendar with Pulitzer winners, piano bars and 24 ways to make eggs.
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North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Spreading Fast
by Choe Sang-Hun on 2022-05-14 in North Korea, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Disease Rates, Deaths (Fatalities), Vaccination and Immunization, Kim Jong-un, Workers’ Party of Korea, Politics and Government
State media reported 21 new deaths and a huge jump in suspected cases on Saturday, but it was unclear how many had been definitively linked to the coronavirus.
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In Afghanistan, Collecting Scrap Metal Is a Risky Pursuit
by Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Safiullah Padshah and Kiana Hayeri on 2022-05-14 in Afghanistan, Economic Conditions and Trends, Salvage, Mines, Explosive, Bombs and Explosives, Deaths (Fatalities), Military Bases and Installations, Steel and Iron, Poverty, Taliban, Wardak (Afghanistan), Afghanistan War (2001- )
Discarded metal left by decades of conflict has become a livelihood for impoverished Afghans. But many have been killed by unexploded munitions.
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After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO
on 2022-05-14 in Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Sweden, Finland, Gotland Island (Sweden), Russia, Ukraine, Swedish Social Democratic Party, Putin, Vladimir V
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created new fears, and the Swedes, dragged along by Finland, are expected to apply, reluctantly, to join the alliance and its collective defense.
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