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| Robert Mugabe, North Korea, Mount Agung: Your Wednesday Briefing | Robert Mugabe, North Korea, Mount Agung: Your Wednesday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Robert Mugabe — who once proclaimed that “Only God will remove me!” — resigned as president of Zimbabwe shortly after lawmakers started impeachment proceedings. | • Robert Mugabe — who once proclaimed that “Only God will remove me!” — resigned as president of Zimbabwe shortly after lawmakers started impeachment proceedings. |
| Jubilant residents poured into the streets at what seemed to be an abrupt capitulation from the world’s longest serving head of state. Mr. Mugabe, 93, said he was stepping down for “the welfare of the people.” | Jubilant residents poured into the streets at what seemed to be an abrupt capitulation from the world’s longest serving head of state. Mr. Mugabe, 93, said he was stepping down for “the welfare of the people.” |
| Zimbabwe will have a new leader for the first time in 37 years. This video looks at the mix of hope and skepticism its people have about the future. | Zimbabwe will have a new leader for the first time in 37 years. This video looks at the mix of hope and skepticism its people have about the future. |
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| • The U.S. authorities are holding a former Hong Kong government official and a former foreign minister of Senegal on charges of bribing high-level officials in Chad and Uganda to sign contracts with a sprawling private Chinese conglomerate, CEFC China Energy. | • The U.S. authorities are holding a former Hong Kong government official and a former foreign minister of Senegal on charges of bribing high-level officials in Chad and Uganda to sign contracts with a sprawling private Chinese conglomerate, CEFC China Energy. |
| The U.S. claims jurisdiction because some of the deals linked to the two officials — Patrick Ho, 68, and Cheikh Gadio, 61 — were made in the United States. CEFC China Energy issued a blanket denial. | The U.S. claims jurisdiction because some of the deals linked to the two officials — Patrick Ho, 68, and Cheikh Gadio, 61 — were made in the United States. CEFC China Energy issued a blanket denial. |
| Separately, the former head of China’s powerful cyberspace agency was detained in an internal Communist Party corruption inquiry. | Separately, the former head of China’s powerful cyberspace agency was detained in an internal Communist Party corruption inquiry. |
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| • Another career ends amid accusations of sexual misconduct. | • Another career ends amid accusations of sexual misconduct. |
| American networks acted rapidly against Charlie Rose, a longtime, influential television journalist and interviewer, after multiple women raised allegations of what the president of CBS called “extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior.” | American networks acted rapidly against Charlie Rose, a longtime, influential television journalist and interviewer, after multiple women raised allegations of what the president of CBS called “extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior.” |
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| • A range of analysts told The Times that President Trump’s re-designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, and the addition of more sanctions, might dash any remaining hopes that diplomacy might end threats from Pyongyang. | • A range of analysts told The Times that President Trump’s re-designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, and the addition of more sanctions, might dash any remaining hopes that diplomacy might end threats from Pyongyang. |
| Such prospects do not bode well for South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, who has sought to ease tensions as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February. | Such prospects do not bode well for South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, who has sought to ease tensions as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February. |
| North Korea has yet to respond to Mr. Trump’s move. | North Korea has yet to respond to Mr. Trump’s move. |
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| • President Bashar al-Assad made a rare trip out of war-ravaged Syria, visiting Russia and thanking President Vladimir Putin for military intervention he credited with “saving” the country. | • President Bashar al-Assad made a rare trip out of war-ravaged Syria, visiting Russia and thanking President Vladimir Putin for military intervention he credited with “saving” the country. |
| Both take part in a summit meeting today with Iran, Turkey and Russia aimed at ending Syria’s six-year civil war. The Islamic State has lost much of its territory there, but its fighters remain a threat, and armed opposition groups still hold wide sections of the country. | Both take part in a summit meeting today with Iran, Turkey and Russia aimed at ending Syria’s six-year civil war. The Islamic State has lost much of its territory there, but its fighters remain a threat, and armed opposition groups still hold wide sections of the country. |
| In Damascus, the capital, our correspondent found those who had not fled mourning and lonely. Some fell silent or just shook their heads at her questions, unable to explain to themselves or anyone else what has happened. | |
| • China’s state media points to bike-sharing as one of the country’s “four great new inventions.” (The others: mobile payments, e-commerce and high-speed rail.) Our Magazine looks at the importance Beijing assigns to the sharing economy. | • China’s state media points to bike-sharing as one of the country’s “four great new inventions.” (The others: mobile payments, e-commerce and high-speed rail.) Our Magazine looks at the importance Beijing assigns to the sharing economy. |
| • Skype’s future in China is unclear after it was pulled from major app stores there, including Apple’s, as Beijing moves against foreign messaging services and social networks. | • Skype’s future in China is unclear after it was pulled from major app stores there, including Apple’s, as Beijing moves against foreign messaging services and social networks. |
| • In the U.S., regulators plan to dismantle internet regulations that ensure equal access, allowing telecom giants to charge more and block access to some websites. | |
| • The fate of an Indian billionaire’s $12.4 billion coal mine in Australia hinges on Saturday’s elections in Queensland, when voters will decide whether adding jobs is worth the risk of damage to the Great Barrier Reef. | • The fate of an Indian billionaire’s $12.4 billion coal mine in Australia hinges on Saturday’s elections in Queensland, when voters will decide whether adding jobs is worth the risk of damage to the Great Barrier Reef. |
| • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • A crowded mosque in Nigeria was attacked by a suicide bomber. A police official said at least 50 people had been killed. [The New York Times] | • A crowded mosque in Nigeria was attacked by a suicide bomber. A police official said at least 50 people had been killed. [The New York Times] |
| • U.S. lawmakers who visited Myanmar this week said that military operations carried out against the Rohingya Muslims had “all the hallmarks” of ethnic cleansing [Reuters] | |
| • A Chinese rights lawyer who has long defended the families of activists was declared guilty of inciting subversion and sentenced to two years in prison. [The New York Times] | • A Chinese rights lawyer who has long defended the families of activists was declared guilty of inciting subversion and sentenced to two years in prison. [The New York Times] |
| • China praised Cambodia’s “efforts to protect political stability” after the main opposition party was dismantled by the nation’s top court. [Reuters] | • China praised Cambodia’s “efforts to protect political stability” after the main opposition party was dismantled by the nation’s top court. [Reuters] |
| • Mount Agung, the rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali, finally erupted with steam, smoke and ash, but no lava. The alert level has so far remained unchanged. [ABC] | • Mount Agung, the rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali, finally erupted with steam, smoke and ash, but no lava. The alert level has so far remained unchanged. [ABC] |
| • Russia confirmed that it had detected a radiation spike in the Ural Mountains, close to a sprawling Soviet-era nuclear plant. But it rejected suggestions that it was the source of a radioactive cloud that had hovered over Europe recently. [The New York Times] | |
| • Male dolphins off the coast of West Australia have been observed offering gifts (sea sponges) to females, and enlisting male “wing men” to help find mates. [ABC] | • Male dolphins off the coast of West Australia have been observed offering gifts (sea sponges) to females, and enlisting male “wing men” to help find mates. [ABC] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Tips to shop smart and avoid bad bargains | • Tips to shop smart and avoid bad bargains |
| • Five lessons from a diplomat on bridging the parent-teacher divide. | • Five lessons from a diplomat on bridging the parent-teacher divide. |
| • Recipe of the day: Tonight, offer the family a big batch of fish tacos. | • Recipe of the day: Tonight, offer the family a big batch of fish tacos. |
| • President Trump likes elephants. That’s how aides explained his surprise intervention to try to keep the elephants of Zimbabwe and Zambia from becoming hunt trophies in the U.S. | • President Trump likes elephants. That’s how aides explained his surprise intervention to try to keep the elephants of Zimbabwe and Zambia from becoming hunt trophies in the U.S. |
| • “No idea how to tell this horror story”: The father of a professional ice hockey player allowed us to print the emails he sent our reporter over 18 months, tracking his son’s deterioration caused by what he believes to be brain trauma sustained in the sport’s violent role of “enforcer.” | • “No idea how to tell this horror story”: The father of a professional ice hockey player allowed us to print the emails he sent our reporter over 18 months, tracking his son’s deterioration caused by what he believes to be brain trauma sustained in the sport’s violent role of “enforcer.” |
| • Most of what Americans know about Thanksgiving is less than accurate. Here are the myths and the truth. | • Most of what Americans know about Thanksgiving is less than accurate. Here are the myths and the truth. |
| Last week, President Trump reversed the government’s decision to start allowing hunters to import trophies of elephants that were killed in two African countries. | Last week, President Trump reversed the government’s decision to start allowing hunters to import trophies of elephants that were killed in two African countries. |
| More than a century ago, another president took the opposite approach. | More than a century ago, another president took the opposite approach. |
| Shortly after leaving office in 1909, Theodore Roosevelt led a safari to Africa, organized by the Smithsonian Institution and partly financed by Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist. The group gathered specimens for what is now the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. | Shortly after leaving office in 1909, Theodore Roosevelt led a safari to Africa, organized by the Smithsonian Institution and partly financed by Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist. The group gathered specimens for what is now the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. |
| Then, as now, hunting was not without controversy. | Then, as now, hunting was not without controversy. |
| When Roosevelt wrote to the Smithsonian in 1908, outlining his safari plans, he insisted he was “not in the least a game butcher” but rather “a faunal naturalist.” | When Roosevelt wrote to the Smithsonian in 1908, outlining his safari plans, he insisted he was “not in the least a game butcher” but rather “a faunal naturalist.” |
| The expedition lasted nearly a year — stretching from what is now Kenya to Sudan — and included Roosevelt’s son Kermit and several naturalists from the Smithsonian. | The expedition lasted nearly a year — stretching from what is now Kenya to Sudan — and included Roosevelt’s son Kermit and several naturalists from the Smithsonian. |
| The group ultimately collected more than 11,000 specimens, many of them bugs, plants and small mammals. But about 500 were big game animals shot by Roosevelt or his son. | The group ultimately collected more than 11,000 specimens, many of them bugs, plants and small mammals. But about 500 were big game animals shot by Roosevelt or his son. |
| The former president later wrote about the trip in a book, “African Game Trails.” He was highly sensitive to charges of cruelty but noted “to protest against all hunting of game is a sign of softness of head, not of soundness of heart.” | The former president later wrote about the trip in a book, “African Game Trails.” He was highly sensitive to charges of cruelty but noted “to protest against all hunting of game is a sign of softness of head, not of soundness of heart.” |
| Chris Stanford contributed reporting. | Chris Stanford contributed reporting. |
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