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sábado, 26 de noviembre de 2016

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: A Candidate Rises on Vows to Control Islam and Immigration. This Time in France.

EUROPE
François Fillon, center, at a campaign event in Paris on Friday.

A Candidate Rises on Vows to Control Islam and Immigration. This Time in France.

François Fillon’s promises to limit immigration and protect conservative values in France have helped propel him to the front of the presidential field.
A fake news article posted by Beqa Latsabidze, a Georgian. “My audience likes Trump,” he said. “I don’t want to write bad things about Trump. If I write fake stories about Trump, I lose my audience.”

Inside a Fake News Sausage Factory: ‘This Is All About Income’

A computer science student in a former Soviet republic found there was money to be made in mixing real and made-up stories, as long as they were pro-Trump.
Mr. Trump with bagpipers during a ceremony in 2010 at the site of his proposed golf course in northeastern Scotland.

In Scotland, Trump Built a Wall. Then He Sent Residents the Bill.

The president-elect left a trail of unmet promises on one of his golf courses, and lashed out at homeowners who stood in his way.
Viktor F. Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Ex-Leader Regrets Not Breaking Up Protests That Led to His Fall

Viktor F. Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine, said that his “main mistake” was not declaring martial law, but that he did not want to cause a civil war.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey addressed an international women’s meeting on Friday in Istanbul.

Erdogan Threatens to Let Migrant Flood Into Europe Resume

Turkey’s president accused the European Union of not keeping its commitments, and he suggested he might allow migrants to cross Turkish borders again.
AMERICAS
Fidel Castro was seen as a ruthless despot by some and hailed as a revolutionary hero by others.

Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90

Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Migrants preparing to board the smugglers’ boats that will take them from Venezuela to Curaçao.

Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse

Well over 150,000 people have fled Venezuela in the last year alone, the most in more than a decade, scholars say, with the sea route posing special dangers.
THE SATURDAY PROFILE
The Brazilian conductor and artistic director John Neschling, left, with two of his advisers in São Paulo. He says lawbreakers are smearing him to get leniency through plea deals.

Opera Maestro Ensnared in Brazilian Graft Scandal Lashes Out at Accusers

Using the court of public opinion, John Neschling, who has not been charged with a crime, questions whether Brazil’s graft fight also entangles the innocent.
MIDDLE EAST
Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton, who lived in Woodbridge, Va., was killed by an improvised bomb on Thursday in northern Syria.

Scott Dayton Identified as First American to Die in Syria Combat

Chief Dayton, who lived in Virginia and was assigned to a bomb-disposal unit, was killed in northern Syria on Thursday by an improvised bomb.
A frefighter in Beit Meir, near Jerusalem, on Friday. Fires, which began on Tuesday, have erupted throughout the country.

Israel Arrests 22 Over Wildfires, as Arson Is Suspected

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the blazes, which have burned many homes and forced residents to flee, were acts of “terror.”
ASIA
A flower market in Bangalore, India, on Thursday. Indian businesses tied to the vast informal economy have been virtually paralyzed since a surprise ban on some currency notes.

Indian Vendors See Empty Stores and Blame a Rupee Ban

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned the 500- and 1,000-rupee bills, his goal was to spur the economy. But the move seems to be having the opposite effect.
MEMO FROM BEIJING
Donald J. Trump campaigning in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in September. As president-elect, he has shown signs of shifting his focus in Asia toward North Korea and its nuclear arsenal.

With North Korea Looming, Trump May Be Rethinking China Showdown

Starting a trade war would jeopardize Beijing’s cooperation on containing the North, whose nuclear capabilities have been increasing sharply.
WHAT IN THE WORLD
WHAT IN THE WORLD
Speakers of Khoisan languages, like the San people in Namibia, use click consonants, packing a lot of information into brief words.

Which Language Uses the Most Sounds? Click 5 Times for the Answer

Taa, spoken by a few thousand people in Botswana and Namibia, is believed to have the largest sound inventory of any language in the world.
MORE NEWS
Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, who was seen as a pragmatist, served as ambassador to the United States from 2003 to 2010.

Bernardo Álvarez, Hugo Chávez’s Envoy in Washington, Dies at 60

American officials saw Mr. Álvarez, Venezuela’s ambassador from 2003 to 2010, as a pragmatist who prevented ties between the countries from fraying further.
President Vladimir V. Putin with Steven Seagal at the Kremlin on Friday. Mr. Seagal’s Russian passport is between them.

From Putin’s Hands: A Russian Passport for Steven Seagal

President Vladimir V. Putin personally handed the document on Friday to the action film star, who received Russian citizenship earlier this month.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada held a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Lima, Peru, last week.

Canada Today: Algae Blooms, Fighter Jets and Fund-Raising Trouble

He toughened guidelines on donations, but Justin Trudeau still finds himself drawn into a debate about Liberal Party gatherings with donors.
The Paris prosecutor, François Molins, after delivering a statement on Friday about the investigation into what he said was a thwarted terrorist plot.

Prosecutor Says Arrests Disrupted ‘Imminent’ ISIS Attack in France

Five men who were arrested in Strasbourg and Marseille were directed by a commander in Iraq or Syria, the French authorities said Friday.
Stephen Port, 41, was given a life sentence on Friday.

Life Term in Killings of 4 Gay Men; Police Face Scrutiny Over Efforts

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has begun a formal investigation into the actions of 17 officers, including whether “discrimination played any part in actions and decisions.”
Protesters in Sydney, Australia, this month demanding humane treatment for asylum seekers.

U.N. Offers ‘One-Off’ Help to Australia in Resettling Refugees in U.S.

The agreement, which officials say is not to be replicated, would send some of the asylum seekers now detained on remote islands to the United States.
Firecrackers being set off in New Delhi on Oct. 30, at the beginning of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Fireworks are a feature of many Hindu festivals, and their manufacture is a vast industry.

Indian Court Bans Fireworks Sales in Delhi to Fight Smog

Though a longstanding custom at Hindu festivals, the displays were seen as contributing to dangerous levels of air pollution.
President Michel Temer in Brasília in October. He rose to power six months ago after the impeachment of his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff.

Brazil’s President, Michel Temer, Embroiled in New Corruption Scandal

Marcelo Calero, a former culture minister, said Mr. Temer had pressured him on behalf of a top ally. Critics are demanding the president’s impeachment.
SINOSPHERE
Christopher F. Patten, the former British colonial governor of Hong Kong, speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong on Friday.

Calls for Hong Kong Independence Hurt Push for Democracy, Ex-Governor Says

The comments, by Christopher F. Patten, offered a prominent rebuke to a separatist movement struggling for representation in the local legislature.

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