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| Mosul, Michel Aoun, Geert Wilders: Your Tuesday Briefing | Mosul, Michel Aoun, Geert Wilders: Your Tuesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. | We’re trying something new for our readers in Asia and Australia: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. |
| What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What do you like? What do you want to see here? Email us with your feedback at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • F.B.I. analysts are examining the new cache of Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails discovered on the computer of a top aide’s estranged husband. | • F.B.I. analysts are examining the new cache of Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails discovered on the computer of a top aide’s estranged husband. |
| It is unclear if the investigation will be completed by next Tuesday, Election Day. But what is certain is that the presidential contest has become so intense that even governmental institutions have been swept into the appearance of partisan fighting. | It is unclear if the investigation will be completed by next Tuesday, Election Day. But what is certain is that the presidential contest has become so intense that even governmental institutions have been swept into the appearance of partisan fighting. |
| And a Times investigation found that Donald J. Trump used a now-outlawed accounting technique — a “stock-for-debt swap” — to avoid reporting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxable income in the 1990s. | And a Times investigation found that Donald J. Trump used a now-outlawed accounting technique — a “stock-for-debt swap” — to avoid reporting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxable income in the 1990s. |
| • Iraqi special forces backed by tanks and American-led airstrikes took heavy fire from Islamic State fighters as they advanced ever closer to the city of Mosul. | • Iraqi special forces backed by tanks and American-led airstrikes took heavy fire from Islamic State fighters as they advanced ever closer to the city of Mosul. |
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| • Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, is in China, ready to sign military and economic deals, including a $13 billion rail project. | • Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak, is in China, ready to sign military and economic deals, including a $13 billion rail project. |
| The timing — two weeks after the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, signed his own deals and excoriated the United States during a visit to Beijing — adds to the sense that China is chipping away at the United States’ network of allies in Southeast Asia. | The timing — two weeks after the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, signed his own deals and excoriated the United States during a visit to Beijing — adds to the sense that China is chipping away at the United States’ network of allies in Southeast Asia. |
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| • European officials are struggling to account for disparaging remarks made about Chinese people by a top European Union official. Günther Oettinger, above, is under fire for making references to “slit-eyes” and “sly dogs” in a speech in Hamburg. | • European officials are struggling to account for disparaging remarks made about Chinese people by a top European Union official. Günther Oettinger, above, is under fire for making references to “slit-eyes” and “sly dogs” in a speech in Hamburg. |
| And Geert Wilders, the Dutch lawmaker whose tirades against Islam and immigration have made him one of the most divisive figures in Europe, refused to attend the start of his trial on hate-speech charges. | And Geert Wilders, the Dutch lawmaker whose tirades against Islam and immigration have made him one of the most divisive figures in Europe, refused to attend the start of his trial on hate-speech charges. |
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| • Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, rejected criticism from rights groups over his proposed law to stop asylum seekers who try to arrive by boat from ever setting foot in Australia. | • Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, rejected criticism from rights groups over his proposed law to stop asylum seekers who try to arrive by boat from ever setting foot in Australia. |
| The amendment, which the Refugee Action Coalition called “inherently discriminatory” and “legally dubious,” is expected to go before Parliament next week. | The amendment, which the Refugee Action Coalition called “inherently discriminatory” and “legally dubious,” is expected to go before Parliament next week. |
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| • Twenty years ago, Europe largely rejected genetic modifications in agriculture. At the same time, the United States and Canada were embracing it. | • Twenty years ago, Europe largely rejected genetic modifications in agriculture. At the same time, the United States and Canada were embracing it. |
| For countries considering the technology, our analysis of the results on the two continents is cautionary. There appears to be no discernible advantage in yields, suggesting G.M.O. crops have fallen short of their promise. | For countries considering the technology, our analysis of the results on the two continents is cautionary. There appears to be no discernible advantage in yields, suggesting G.M.O. crops have fallen short of their promise. |
| • The merger of the container businesses of Japan’s three largest shipping companies will most likely face scrutiny from regulators. One of the company’s executives said the slowdown in global trade had made the deal crucial. | • The merger of the container businesses of Japan’s three largest shipping companies will most likely face scrutiny from regulators. One of the company’s executives said the slowdown in global trade had made the deal crucial. |
| “If we don’t want the number of Japanese shipping companies to be zero, we need to create one strong, splendid company,” another executive said. | “If we don’t want the number of Japanese shipping companies to be zero, we need to create one strong, splendid company,” another executive said. |
| • The 19-nation eurozone economy grew steadily in the third quarter, with gross domestic product rising and economic growth and inflation in line with analysts’ forecasts. | • The 19-nation eurozone economy grew steadily in the third quarter, with gross domestic product rising and economic growth and inflation in line with analysts’ forecasts. |
| • Manufacturing in China increased last month, according to the purchasing managers index, or P.M.I., data released today, in a potential sign of economic resilience. | |
| • New rules for the ride-sharing industry are now in effect in China, the first country to impose national regulations on the sector. | • New rules for the ride-sharing industry are now in effect in China, the first country to impose national regulations on the sector. |
| Among the measures: Drivers must be licensed by a local taxi authority and have three years of experience and no criminal convictions for drunken driving. | Among the measures: Drivers must be licensed by a local taxi authority and have three years of experience and no criminal convictions for drunken driving. |
| • The number of foreign tourists visiting Japan has exceeded 20 million so far this year, a record high. | • The number of foreign tourists visiting Japan has exceeded 20 million so far this year, a record high. |
| • United States stocks rose, helped by big mergers over the weekend. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • United States stocks rose, helped by big mergers over the weekend. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • It took two and a half years and 46 tries, but Lebanon’s Parliament finally managed to elect a president: Michel Aoun, 81, long a player in the tiny country’s troubled politics, who has allied with the Syrian government and Hezbollah. [The New York Times] | • It took two and a half years and 46 tries, but Lebanon’s Parliament finally managed to elect a president: Michel Aoun, 81, long a player in the tiny country’s troubled politics, who has allied with the Syrian government and Hezbollah. [The New York Times] |
| • The chairwoman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party, is cautiously navigating her visit to the mainland, trying to keep cross-straits tensions from rising. [South China Morning Post] | • The chairwoman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party, is cautiously navigating her visit to the mainland, trying to keep cross-straits tensions from rising. [South China Morning Post] |
| • More than 15,000 people were left homeless by the latest in a series of powerful earthquakes to hit Italy. [BBC] | • More than 15,000 people were left homeless by the latest in a series of powerful earthquakes to hit Italy. [BBC] |
| • Myanmar’s bewilderingly complex citizenship law excludes many ethnic groups, like the Rohingya and Tamil Hindus. [IRIN] | • Myanmar’s bewilderingly complex citizenship law excludes many ethnic groups, like the Rohingya and Tamil Hindus. [IRIN] |
| • A Chinese company has completed nine of 27 planned towers just outside the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, a project that furthers China’s reach into the Caucasus. [The New York Times] | • A Chinese company has completed nine of 27 planned towers just outside the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, a project that furthers China’s reach into the Caucasus. [The New York Times] |
| • California’s coastal ecosystem — and the fisheries that depend on it — is in the grip of a huge disruption set off by warming seawater. [San Francisco Chronicle] | • California’s coastal ecosystem — and the fisheries that depend on it — is in the grip of a huge disruption set off by warming seawater. [San Francisco Chronicle] |
| • Fireworks for Diwali celebrations worsened pollution in New Delhi, leaving the city choked with thick, dark smog. [NPR] | • Fireworks for Diwali celebrations worsened pollution in New Delhi, leaving the city choked with thick, dark smog. [NPR] |
| • More than $800 million is expected to be wagered on the 156th running of Australia’s Melbourne Cup, known as “the race that stops a nation.” You can stop at 3 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Time (noon China Standard) and watch it here. | • More than $800 million is expected to be wagered on the 156th running of Australia’s Melbourne Cup, known as “the race that stops a nation.” You can stop at 3 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Time (noon China Standard) and watch it here. |
| Last year, Michelle Payne became the first woman to win the race, riding the 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance. | Last year, Michelle Payne became the first woman to win the race, riding the 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance. |
| • Zhang Wei, China’s top-earning online novelist, has a made a fortune on par with Stephen King by selling his work to producers for movies, television shows and games. | • Zhang Wei, China’s top-earning online novelist, has a made a fortune on par with Stephen King by selling his work to producers for movies, television shows and games. |
| • President Obama made his latest breakthrough foray into social media, recording an interview for Snapchat (after becoming the subject of Snapchats by his 15-year-old daughter, Sasha). | • President Obama made his latest breakthrough foray into social media, recording an interview for Snapchat (after becoming the subject of Snapchats by his 15-year-old daughter, Sasha). |
| While people in the United States celebrated Halloween on Monday, in Mexico and Central America it is Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. | While people in the United States celebrated Halloween on Monday, in Mexico and Central America it is Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. |
| Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of that region honored their dead with elaborate rituals in the summer. | Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of that region honored their dead with elaborate rituals in the summer. |
| The invading Spanish could not stamp out the tradition, and it was eventually merged with the Catholic holidays of All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls Day the next day. | The invading Spanish could not stamp out the tradition, and it was eventually merged with the Catholic holidays of All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls Day the next day. |
| Decorative skulls made of sugar are the most famous symbols of the holiday. They’re sometimes eaten or used on masks and dolls to represent the sweetness of life. | Decorative skulls made of sugar are the most famous symbols of the holiday. They’re sometimes eaten or used on masks and dolls to represent the sweetness of life. |
| People honoring Day of the Dead also visit the graves of their relatives and build ofrendas, or small altars with flowers and gifts, inside their homes. | People honoring Day of the Dead also visit the graves of their relatives and build ofrendas, or small altars with flowers and gifts, inside their homes. |
| On Saturday, Mexico City hosted its first official Dia de los Muertos parade. The inspiration: last year’s James Bond movie. | On Saturday, Mexico City hosted its first official Dia de los Muertos parade. The inspiration: last year’s James Bond movie. |
| “Spectre” begins with a chase through a Day of the Dead parade, and Mexican officials saw an opportunity to promote the capital city. | “Spectre” begins with a chase through a Day of the Dead parade, and Mexican officials saw an opportunity to promote the capital city. |
| Tens of thousands of people attended the parade. | Tens of thousands of people attended the parade. |
| Among the marchers was a troupe dressed as Aztec warriors on inline skates. “It would be hard to conserve these traditions without any changes,” its leader said. | Among the marchers was a troupe dressed as Aztec warriors on inline skates. “It would be hard to conserve these traditions without any changes,” its leader said. |
| Karen Zraick contributed reporting. | Karen Zraick contributed reporting. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
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