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| Donald Trump, New Zealand, Facebook: Your Monday Briefing | Donald Trump, New Zealand, Facebook: Your Monday 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: |
| • President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first appointment put a Washington insider — Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee — in the crucial gatekeeping role of chief of staff. | • President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first appointment put a Washington insider — Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee — in the crucial gatekeeping role of chief of staff. |
| He also named Stephen K. Bannon, the right-wing media mogul, chief strategist. | He also named Stephen K. Bannon, the right-wing media mogul, chief strategist. |
| As Mr. Trump fills out his administration, the appointees will lend shape to a so-far chaotic agenda, offering the strongest signals yet on whether and how he will carry out campaign promises like deporting millions of illegal immigrants, scrapping trade pacts and re-examining traditional alliances. | As Mr. Trump fills out his administration, the appointees will lend shape to a so-far chaotic agenda, offering the strongest signals yet on whether and how he will carry out campaign promises like deporting millions of illegal immigrants, scrapping trade pacts and re-examining traditional alliances. |
| An immediate question is how Mr. Trump will handle potential overlaps between his vast business dealings and his political role, given that his adult children are leading his transition team and also running his businesses. | An immediate question is how Mr. Trump will handle potential overlaps between his vast business dealings and his political role, given that his adult children are leading his transition team and also running his businesses. |
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| • Protests against Mr. Trump’s election continued. In one of the largest, on Saturday, masses of marchers descended on Trump Tower in Manhattan, Mr. Trump’s now-fortified headquarters and home, some chanting, “Not my president!” | • Protests against Mr. Trump’s election continued. In one of the largest, on Saturday, masses of marchers descended on Trump Tower in Manhattan, Mr. Trump’s now-fortified headquarters and home, some chanting, “Not my president!” |
| More protests are planned, including one aimed at Mr. Trump’s inauguration in January. | More protests are planned, including one aimed at Mr. Trump’s inauguration in January. |
| Facebook’s executives held meetings with staff members and the company’s policy team to try to assuage concerns that misinformation and fake news articles shared on the platform had influenced the election’s outcome. | Facebook’s executives held meetings with staff members and the company’s policy team to try to assuage concerns that misinformation and fake news articles shared on the platform had influenced the election’s outcome. |
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| • President Obama is on his way to Europe, where he will face leaders he had long assured that Mr. Trump could not be elected. Their meetings will now be shadowed by uncertainty over the United States’ commitment to NATO. | • President Obama is on his way to Europe, where he will face leaders he had long assured that Mr. Trump could not be elected. Their meetings will now be shadowed by uncertainty over the United States’ commitment to NATO. |
| Mr. Obama will visit Athens and Berlin before heading to Lima, Peru, for a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. For about half the member states, the gathering will be clouded by the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. | Mr. Obama will visit Athens and Berlin before heading to Lima, Peru, for a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. For about half the member states, the gathering will be clouded by the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. |
| Mr. Obama is expected to meet on the sidelines with President Xi Jinping of China, a major beneficiary of the pact’s demise, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia. | Mr. Obama is expected to meet on the sidelines with President Xi Jinping of China, a major beneficiary of the pact’s demise, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia. |
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| • New Zealand is assessing the damage from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit near Christchurch, triggering multiple tsunami waves and forcing evacuations along a stretch of the coastline. At least two people were killed. | |
| Military helicopters have been deployed to coastal towns, such as Kaikoura, that have been cut off. | |
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| • Interviews with more than two dozen military medical personnel who served or consulted at the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, reveal how secrecy, mistrust and the shadow of interrogation limited doctors’ ability to treat detainees who became mentally ill, some after being subjected to torture or other harsh coercive practices. | |
| One was Ramzi bin al-Shibh, an admitted and unapologetic co-conspirator in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. | One was Ramzi bin al-Shibh, an admitted and unapologetic co-conspirator in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. |
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| • South Korean prosecutors say they will question President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal no later than Wednesday. It would be the first time a president of the country has been questioned while in office. | • South Korean prosecutors say they will question President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal no later than Wednesday. It would be the first time a president of the country has been questioned while in office. |
| Over the weekend, an estimated 260,000 people filled central Seoul to demand that Ms. Park step down. It rivaled mass protests in 1987 that were pivotal to ending the military dictatorship started by Ms. Park’s father, Park Chung-hee. | Over the weekend, an estimated 260,000 people filled central Seoul to demand that Ms. Park step down. It rivaled mass protests in 1987 that were pivotal to ending the military dictatorship started by Ms. Park’s father, Park Chung-hee. |
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| • Alibaba reported $17.73 billion in sales on Singles Day on Friday. The total was a 32 percent increase from 2015, about half the previous year’s increase, largely because consumers spent less per purchase. | • Alibaba reported $17.73 billion in sales on Singles Day on Friday. The total was a 32 percent increase from 2015, about half the previous year’s increase, largely because consumers spent less per purchase. |
| • Toyota Motors agreed to pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a federal class action lawsuit accusing the company of inadequate rust protection on 1.5 million pickups and sport utility vehicles sold in the United States. | • Toyota Motors agreed to pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a federal class action lawsuit accusing the company of inadequate rust protection on 1.5 million pickups and sport utility vehicles sold in the United States. |
| • Japan releases its gross domestic product data for the third quarter of the year on Monday morning, offering a look at how the economy is faring under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. | • Japan releases its gross domestic product data for the third quarter of the year on Monday morning, offering a look at how the economy is faring under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. |
| • Australia’s Reserve Bank will release data on credit and debit card lending. | • Australia’s Reserve Bank will release data on credit and debit card lending. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The first female pilot of China’s J-10 fighter jet, who was reported killed in a training accident, was remembered as a “golden peacock.” [South China Morning Post] | • The first female pilot of China’s J-10 fighter jet, who was reported killed in a training accident, was remembered as a “golden peacock.” [South China Morning Post] |
| • Myanmar government troops burned Rohingya villages as tensions between Buddhists and Muslims escalated in restive Rakhine State. [The New York Times] | • Myanmar government troops burned Rohingya villages as tensions between Buddhists and Muslims escalated in restive Rakhine State. [The New York Times] |
| • Analysts in Indonesia see the enormous Muslim protest this month against the governor of Jakarta as the camouflaged opening salvo in a political campaign to unseat President Joko Widodo. [The New York Times] | • Analysts in Indonesia see the enormous Muslim protest this month against the governor of Jakarta as the camouflaged opening salvo in a political campaign to unseat President Joko Widodo. [The New York Times] |
| • China recycles just 20 percent of its packaging material, leaving landfills overloaded in the aftermath of Singles Day. [Caixin] | • China recycles just 20 percent of its packaging material, leaving landfills overloaded in the aftermath of Singles Day. [Caixin] |
| • The United States has agreed to take in refugees currently being housed on the Pacific island nation of Nauru in a one-time agreement with the Australian government. [The New York Times] | • The United States has agreed to take in refugees currently being housed on the Pacific island nation of Nauru in a one-time agreement with the Australian government. [The New York Times] |
| • A year after the Islamic State attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded nearly 500, survivors and witnesses shared their stories. [The New York Times] | • A year after the Islamic State attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded nearly 500, survivors and witnesses shared their stories. [The New York Times] |
| • India raised the limit on bank withdrawals and currency exchanges as millions of people tried to replace recently demonetized large bank notes. [Reuters] | • India raised the limit on bank withdrawals and currency exchanges as millions of people tried to replace recently demonetized large bank notes. [Reuters] |
| • Chinese women traditionally retain their surnames at marriage, but doing so is an expression of powerful patriarchal values, not, as in the West, of female empowerment. | • Chinese women traditionally retain their surnames at marriage, but doing so is an expression of powerful patriarchal values, not, as in the West, of female empowerment. |
| • The wrecks of more than 40 medieval ships have been found at the bottom of the Black Sea, offering a glimpse of the era’s trade routes and nautical technology. | • The wrecks of more than 40 medieval ships have been found at the bottom of the Black Sea, offering a glimpse of the era’s trade routes and nautical technology. |
| • Less than a week ago, it appeared that a woman would break the 227-year-old gender barrier to the United States presidency. Here is a collection of stories from American women about the barriers they’ve faced. | • Less than a week ago, it appeared that a woman would break the 227-year-old gender barrier to the United States presidency. Here is a collection of stories from American women about the barriers they’ve faced. |
| • Leon Russell, the scratchy-voiced rock ’n’ roll songwriter and star, died in Nashville. He was 74. | • Leon Russell, the scratchy-voiced rock ’n’ roll songwriter and star, died in Nashville. He was 74. |
| The baseball World Series and the United States presidential election were two possible once-in-a-lifetime events this month. Look to tonight’s sky and you’ll be in for one more. | The baseball World Series and the United States presidential election were two possible once-in-a-lifetime events this month. Look to tonight’s sky and you’ll be in for one more. |
| The so-called supermoon makes a beaming return to the night sky. It’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948. | The so-called supermoon makes a beaming return to the night sky. It’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948. |
| If you missed it early this morning, you can catch tonight’s rise in spectacular fashion. The moon tonight will appear significantly larger and brighter than usual. (Though some people, our science writer included, argue that the event is overhyped.) | If you missed it early this morning, you can catch tonight’s rise in spectacular fashion. The moon tonight will appear significantly larger and brighter than usual. (Though some people, our science writer included, argue that the event is overhyped.) |
| You may also hear references to the Beaver Moon, a moniker that the Old Farmer’s Almanac traces to Native Americans’ naming moons to track the seasons. | You may also hear references to the Beaver Moon, a moniker that the Old Farmer’s Almanac traces to Native Americans’ naming moons to track the seasons. |
| In August, there’s the Sturgeon Moon, when the fish were readily available in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Strawberry Moon rises in June when the fruit is at its ripest. This week’s moon rise coincides with the time of year beaver traps were set out, before the first freeze. | In August, there’s the Sturgeon Moon, when the fish were readily available in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Strawberry Moon rises in June when the fruit is at its ripest. This week’s moon rise coincides with the time of year beaver traps were set out, before the first freeze. |
| “There are a lot of cool things to find in the night sky these days,” a NASA researcher, Noah Petro said, but tonight is the night “to enjoy the moon.” | “There are a lot of cool things to find in the night sky these days,” a NASA researcher, Noah Petro said, but tonight is the night “to enjoy the moon.” |
| Remy Tumin contributed reporting. | Remy Tumin contributed reporting. |
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| Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. | Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing this version of the briefing should help. |
| Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. | Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings. |
| What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. | What would you like to see here? Contact us at asiabriefing@nytimes.com. |