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Want to Touch a Dog? In Malaysia, It’s a Delicate Subject

Want to Touch a Dog? In Malaysia, It’s a Delicate Subject


Want to Touch a Dog? In Malaysia, It’s a Delicate Subject

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 07:32 PM PDT

The backlash by conservative Muslims over an attempt to widen appreciation of dogs has underlined the fault lines between Muslims and other groups in Malaysia.






Theater Review: ‘The Last Ship,’ With Songs by Sting, Opens on Broadway

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 07:00 PM PDT

"The Last Ship," a bleak musical with a score by the rock star Sting, is about an English shipbuilding town in decline.






DealBook: Most European Banks Pass E.C.B. Stress Test

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 06:49 PM PDT

The European Central Bank said only 13 of 130 banks it reviewed lacked sufficient capital to withstand a severe crisis. But the lack of more failures prompted some analysts to question the rigor of the exam.






Nurse Who Spoke Out About Quarantine Felt a Calling for Health Care, Friends Say

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 06:35 PM PDT

Kaci Hickox, the nurse quarantined in New Jersey after working with Ebola patients in Africa, wasn't going to speak to the media. But then frustration at the quarantine policy boiled over.






Under Pressure, Cuomo Says Ebola Quarantines Can Be Spent at Home

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 06:16 PM PDT

Facing fierce resistance from the White House and medical experts, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that people quarantined in New York who do not show symptoms of the disease would be allowed to remain at home.






Brazil Stays With Rousseff as President After Turbulent Campaign

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 05:52 PM PDT

Dilma Rousseff defeated a centrist challenger, Aécio Neves, in a tumultuous race marked by accusations of corruption, personal insults and heated debates.






Ukraine President Claims Win for Pro-West Parties

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Official tallies are expected on Monday, but early exit polls suggest the coalition party of President Petro O. Poroshenko was first but falling short of winning a controlling majority.






How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 05:40 PM PDT

Facebook uses mathematical formulas to predict what its users might want to read on the site, from which, a study says, about 30 percent of adults in America get their news.

Peace Prize Laureates Urge Disclosure on U.S. Torture

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 05:21 PM PDT

Twelve of President Obama's fellow Nobel Peace Prize recipients are pushing him to release a Senate report about the C.I.A.'s use of torture after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Using Cash and Pressure, China Builds Its Chip Industry

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The Chinese government is investing billions in domestic chip makers as well as using legal action against multinationals and, experts say, espionage.

Wikipedia Is Emerging as Trusted Internet Source for Information on Ebola

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 04:37 PM PDT

The online encyclopedia's Ebola Virus Disease article has had 17 million page views in the last month, rivaling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Ebola portal and the World Health Organization's Ebola fact sheet.






Music Review: SpokFrevo Orquestra Plays at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 02:56 PM PDT

The SpokFrevo Orquestra brought its brand of frevo, a Brazilian regional music, to Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

As Ebola Spreads, Asia Senses Vulnerability

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 02:51 PM PDT

Senior officials in China and India have been scrambling to prepare their countries' medical systems to cope with possible cases.

Music Review: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Opens Season at Carnegie Hall

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 02:21 PM PDT

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra played its first concert of the season at Carnegie Hall, featuring works by Rossini and Beethoven.

Michel Faber Plans to Stop Writing Novels

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 02:10 PM PDT

Ahead of the American publication of his latest work, "The Book of Strange New Things," Michel Faber discusses it and why it will be his last novel.

To Improve a Memory, Consider Chocolate

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 12:34 PM PDT

A small study shows that an antioxidant in chocolate appears to improve some memory skills that people lose as they age.






Motherlode Blog: ‘Don’t Expect Dinner.’

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 11:03 AM PDT

On Monday of my third week back at work after our son was born, I came home and found my husband sipping a beer with a frown, a sauce-stained dish in front of him, and no dinner for me.

U.S. and British Troops End Operations in Key Afghan Province

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 10:55 AM PDT

The handover signified the end of all British operations in the country, as the Afghan Army assumed full control of the bases in Helmand Province.

Governors of New York and New Jersey Defend Ebola Quarantine

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 09:25 AM PDT

Concerns are being raised about the potential chilling effect of a mandatory 21-day quarantine on medical workers who treated Ebola patients in West Africa.






DealBook: 25 European Banks Fail Stress Test

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 04:39 AM PDT

Lenders in Europe are 25 billion euros, or $31.7 billion, short of the money they would need to survive a financial or economic crisis, and nine Italian banks failed the review.






Pro-Democracy Movement’s Vote in Hong Kong Abruptly Called Off

Posted: 26 Oct 2014 03:50 AM PDT

The cancellation of the balloting, which had been intended as a display of unity, exposed tensions over how to sustain the protests.






BelÉm Journal: Daring Fare, From the Amazon’s Mouth to Yours

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 04:43 PM PDT

A Brazilian chef who passed up the glamour of São Paulo is helping change his country's cuisine with the help of flavors from the rain forest.

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