Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth
via NYT > World News Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year.
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High-Speed Train Crash in Spain Leaves at Least 10 Dead
via NYT > World News After the rear carriages of one train derailed onto the opposite track, another train passing by collided with it.
Trump’s Ultimatum to Europe
via NYT > World News Trump threatened heavy tariffs on countries standing between him and Greenland. E.U. leaders are scrambling for a response.
France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
via NYT > World News A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.
Venezuela Strongman and Maduro Ally, Diosdado Cabello, Faces an Uneasy Transition
via NYT > World News Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains a powerful figure.
Greenlanders Protest Trump’s Takeover Plans
via NYT > World News Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
Syria Advance on Kurdish-Held Areas as Washington Urges Restraint
via NYT > World News Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.