Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85
via NYT > World News Saved by his ability to paint, he was one of only a handful of prisoners to make it out of the brutal prison Tuol Sleng.
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$10 Million in Gold Found Buried Under Former Brewery in Belgium
via NYT > World News A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune.
When a Rare Wolf Got Too Close, Denmark Faced a Conservation Dilemma
via NYT > World News The authorities tracked the animal after a string of close encounters with residents, reigniting a bitter debate over how a small, densely populated country should live with wolves.
A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa
via NYT > World News Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a former president’s son, lashed out at the Trump administration after he said it canceled his visa, another flashpoint in the tense U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule
via NYT > World News Decrees restricting women’s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.
Electric Thrills
via NYT > World News Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.
Early-Onset El Niño
via NYT > World News The global weather disrupter appears to be taking a toll, and its peak could still be months away.