Tag: New York Times
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Quiet resistance
Is Donald Trump facing quiet resistance? This was the dominant query in the perspective of America’s civil society on Thursday when the head of the fountainhead of libertarian democracy debunked the venerable New York Times. The US President has accused the paper of committing “treason” for having published an opinion piece by an anonymous senior …
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September 8, 2018 -
Trump names winners of his controversial ‘Fake News Awards’
US President Donald Trump has announced the winners of his so-called “Fake News Awards” for 2017 in a gimmick to escalate his attacks on major media outlets, with the top prize going to a New York Times article. The article by renowned economist Paul Krugman, which won two awards, about the adverse fall outs of …
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January 18, 2018 -
US weighs withholding $255m in aid to Pakistan
The Trump administration may withhold $225 million in government aid to Pakistan over frustration with the country’s handling of terror groups within its borders. Administration officials met this month to decide whether to cancel the aid, officials told The New York Times in a report published on Friday. The aid package was already delayed in …
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December 30, 2017 -
Saudi prince revealed as buyer of $450mn Da Vinci painting
The mystery buyer of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Salvator Mundi,” which fetched a record $450.3 million at an auction here last month, is a Saudi prince, a media report said. The revelation that Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud was the purchaser were according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. …
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December 7, 2017 -
Twitter blocks NYT account, restores later
Twitter blocked a New York Times account for almost 24 hours last weekend, saying a tweet violated the micro-blogging website’s rules against hateful conduct. The tweet by @nytimesworld – the account of the international reporting team — had promoted an article about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology to indigenous people in two provinces. The …
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November 27, 2017 -
Yogi Adityanath as CM is shocking, says international media
The decision to pick Hindutva leader Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh shows the BJP thinks "nothing stands in the way of transforming a secular republic into a Hindu state", the New York Times said on Friday. In a hard-hitting editorial, the daily said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had played a cagey game …
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March 24, 2017 -
Apple removes New York Times app from China store
Apple has removed the New York Times from its app store following a request from Chinese authorities claiming the app was in violation of regulations. A report in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday noted that the withdrawal of both the English and Chinese language apps further curtails access to the Times in China. Since its publication …
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January 5, 2017