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| Florida, Kosovo, South Africa: Your Friday Briefing | Florida, Kosovo, South Africa: Your Friday Briefing |
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| (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| The latest on the Florida school shooting, stock market predictions and a Wes Anderson premiere at the Berlinale. Here’s the news: | The latest on the Florida school shooting, stock market predictions and a Wes Anderson premiere at the Berlinale. Here’s the news: |
| • An assistant football coach who tried to protect students. A freshman trombonist in the marching band. A strong-willed senior with college plans. | • An assistant football coach who tried to protect students. A freshman trombonist in the marching band. A strong-willed senior with college plans. |
| We’re gathering the stories of the 17 people killed in Wednesday’s massacre in Florida. It was, by one count, the 239th school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012. | We’re gathering the stories of the 17 people killed in Wednesday’s massacre in Florida. It was, by one count, the 239th school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012. |
| In a televised speech, President Trump pledged to “tackle the difficult issue of mental health.” He did not mention gun control. | In a televised speech, President Trump pledged to “tackle the difficult issue of mental health.” He did not mention gun control. |
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| • Russia blocked the website of Aleksei Navalny, an opposition leader, after it featured an anticorruption video. Instagram has complied with a Russian court order to remove the video from its platform, but YouTube has not. | • Russia blocked the website of Aleksei Navalny, an opposition leader, after it featured an anticorruption video. Instagram has complied with a Russian court order to remove the video from its platform, but YouTube has not. |
| The U.S. joined Britain in blaming Moscow for a huge cyberattack last June that was aimed at Ukraine but crippled computers worldwide. | The U.S. joined Britain in blaming Moscow for a huge cyberattack last June that was aimed at Ukraine but crippled computers worldwide. |
| In other diplomatic news, Turkey is trying to improve strained ties with the West. Turkey’s president met Rex Tillerson, the U.S. secretary of state, and its prime minister visited Germany. | In other diplomatic news, Turkey is trying to improve strained ties with the West. Turkey’s president met Rex Tillerson, the U.S. secretary of state, and its prime minister visited Germany. |
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| • Winter Olympics update: | • Winter Olympics update: |
| Two Swiss skiers are the first confirmed cases of athletes to have contracted norovirus at the Games. (They are still hoping to recover in time to compete.) | Two Swiss skiers are the first confirmed cases of athletes to have contracted norovirus at the Games. (They are still hoping to recover in time to compete.) |
| Norway is leading the overall medal count. One of our reporters described the Norwegian ski team’s recipe for success as “a contrarian mix of humility, egalitarianism and basic respect.” | Norway is leading the overall medal count. One of our reporters described the Norwegian ski team’s recipe for success as “a contrarian mix of humility, egalitarianism and basic respect.” |
| A Jamaican actor and a vacuum salesman from Ghana, above, are competing in a sport called skeleton. Despite their odds, like everyone else at the Games, they are testing their limits. | A Jamaican actor and a vacuum salesman from Ghana, above, are competing in a sport called skeleton. Despite their odds, like everyone else at the Games, they are testing their limits. |
| Here’s the full schedule, and our complete coverage. | Here’s the full schedule, and our complete coverage. |
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| • Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as president of South Africa, a day after Jacob Zuma was ousted by his party. | • Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as president of South Africa, a day after Jacob Zuma was ousted by his party. |
| Here’s our profile of Mr. Ramaphosa, one of South Africa’s richest men. Mr. Ramaphosa, a former union leader, has vowed to address growing inequality ahead of 2019 elections. That will prove challenging, our correspondent writes. | Here’s our profile of Mr. Ramaphosa, one of South Africa’s richest men. Mr. Ramaphosa, a former union leader, has vowed to address growing inequality ahead of 2019 elections. That will prove challenging, our correspondent writes. |
| Are you South African? We would like to know how the new leadership affects your life. | Are you South African? We would like to know how the new leadership affects your life. |
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| • Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. | • Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. |
| Andrew Testa, who covered the war as a photographer nearly 20 years ago, returned to find that Kosovo’s people have little to celebrate. | Andrew Testa, who covered the war as a photographer nearly 20 years ago, returned to find that Kosovo’s people have little to celebrate. |
| “If it wasn’t for all those who have laid down their lives for this, I would say let’s go back to the way it was before,” one man told him. | “If it wasn’t for all those who have laid down their lives for this, I would say let’s go back to the way it was before,” one man told him. |
| (Also, Lithuania celebrates the centenary of its independence. Su gimtadieniu!) | |
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| • Not spies. | • Not spies. |
| Before our national security reporter Scott Shane went into journalism, the C.I.A. tried to recruit him. But he chose “the better-lit side of democracy.” | Before our national security reporter Scott Shane went into journalism, the C.I.A. tried to recruit him. But he chose “the better-lit side of democracy.” |
| His essay on the parallels of journalism and espionage makes for a great weekend read. | His essay on the parallels of journalism and espionage makes for a great weekend read. |
| You can also watch his chat with a real former spy and the actress Jennifer Lawrence, who plays a Russian spy in the new film “Red Sparrow,” above. | |
| • Analysts disagree on how the markets will react to a return of inflation. (Ray Dalio, the man behind the world’s largest hedge fund, appears to be betting against major European stocks.) | • Analysts disagree on how the markets will react to a return of inflation. (Ray Dalio, the man behind the world’s largest hedge fund, appears to be betting against major European stocks.) |
| • Renault extended the mandate of Carlos Ghosn at its helm, ending weeks of speculation. | • Renault extended the mandate of Carlos Ghosn at its helm, ending weeks of speculation. |
| • A U.S. securities regulator blocked the proposed acquisition of the Chicago Stock Exchange by a Chinese-owned company. | • A U.S. securities regulator blocked the proposed acquisition of the Chicago Stock Exchange by a Chinese-owned company. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • The prime minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, resigned after deadly unrest pushed his government to release several high-profile political prisoners. [The New York Times] | • The prime minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, resigned after deadly unrest pushed his government to release several high-profile political prisoners. [The New York Times] |
| • Israel is as polarized as it has been in generations. Expect zero-sum politics to reach new levels as the attorney general considers indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges. [The New York Times] | • Israel is as polarized as it has been in generations. Expect zero-sum politics to reach new levels as the attorney general considers indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges. [The New York Times] |
| • The Munich Security Conference, the world’s pre-eminent foreign policy gathering, begins today with a focus on threats stemming from the great powers’ rivalry. [RFE/RL] [Deutsche Welle] | • The Munich Security Conference, the world’s pre-eminent foreign policy gathering, begins today with a focus on threats stemming from the great powers’ rivalry. [RFE/RL] [Deutsche Welle] |
| • In Washington, senators from both parties rejected President Trump’s immigration proposal. It would have instituted stricter limits but helped the so-called Dreamers. [The New York Times] | • In Washington, senators from both parties rejected President Trump’s immigration proposal. It would have instituted stricter limits but helped the so-called Dreamers. [The New York Times] |
| • President Trump’s inaugural committee paid nearly $26 million to an event planning firm started by an adviser to the first lady, while donating $5 million — less than expected — to charity. [The New York Times] | • President Trump’s inaugural committee paid nearly $26 million to an event planning firm started by an adviser to the first lady, while donating $5 million — less than expected — to charity. [The New York Times] |
| • About half of all orangutans living on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo — nearly 150,000 in all — vanished over 16 years, according to a new study that also suggests that hunting was a surprisingly significant factor. [The New York Times] | • About half of all orangutans living on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo — nearly 150,000 in all — vanished over 16 years, according to a new study that also suggests that hunting was a surprisingly significant factor. [The New York Times] |
| • A scientific breakthrough: A transgender woman breast-fed a baby for six weeks, in what may be the first such documented case of induced lactation. [The New York Times] | • A scientific breakthrough: A transgender woman breast-fed a baby for six weeks, in what may be the first such documented case of induced lactation. [The New York Times] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Celebrate the Lunar New Year with longevity noodles. | • Celebrate the Lunar New Year with longevity noodles. |
| • Apps can help you earn extra cash. | • Apps can help you earn extra cash. |
| • Your hormones could be fueling your binge eating. | • Your hormones could be fueling your binge eating. |
| • “Black Panther,” the Marvel movie, is poised to disprove the notion that movies rooted in black culture cannot be global blockbusters. | • “Black Panther,” the Marvel movie, is poised to disprove the notion that movies rooted in black culture cannot be global blockbusters. |
| Our critic’s take: “In its emphasis on black imagination, creation and liberation, the movie becomes an emblem of a past that was denied and a future that feels very present. And in doing so opens up its world, and yours, beautifully.” | Our critic’s take: “In its emphasis on black imagination, creation and liberation, the movie becomes an emblem of a past that was denied and a future that feels very present. And in doing so opens up its world, and yours, beautifully.” |
| • The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, opened with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion film, “Isle of Dogs.” (Critics say the festival overstretched itself and now lags behind Cannes and Venice.) | • The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, opened with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion film, “Isle of Dogs.” (Critics say the festival overstretched itself and now lags behind Cannes and Venice.) |
| • In Austria, a former museum worker detailed in her will the location of a long-lost drawing by Gustav Klimt. “It’s like a thriller,” an official said. | • In Austria, a former museum worker detailed in her will the location of a long-lost drawing by Gustav Klimt. “It’s like a thriller,” an official said. |
| • In Bordeaux, an ambitious museum aims to tell the stories of local French winemakers and their influence on global wine culture. | • In Bordeaux, an ambitious museum aims to tell the stories of local French winemakers and their influence on global wine culture. |
| • For Lent, many Christians give up small pleasures like tobacco, alcohol and sweets. This year, the Church of England suggested forsaking another indulgence: plastics. | • For Lent, many Christians give up small pleasures like tobacco, alcohol and sweets. This year, the Church of England suggested forsaking another indulgence: plastics. |
| Today marks the start of the Year of the Dog, the latest turn in the 12-year lunar zodiac cycle. | Today marks the start of the Year of the Dog, the latest turn in the 12-year lunar zodiac cycle. |
| The phrase “Lunar New Year” is sometimes used interchangeably with “Chinese New Year,” but there are variations in how the holiday is celebrated around Asia. | The phrase “Lunar New Year” is sometimes used interchangeably with “Chinese New Year,” but there are variations in how the holiday is celebrated around Asia. |
| In Vietnam, a type of rice cake called banh chung is made specially for the holiday and is deeply intertwined with nationalist myths and ancestor-worship customs. | In Vietnam, a type of rice cake called banh chung is made specially for the holiday and is deeply intertwined with nationalist myths and ancestor-worship customs. |
| Vietnam’s lunar zodiac cycle also differs slightly from China’s: It has a cat and a water buffalo instead of a rabbit and an ox. Some historians say that’s a linguistic quirk tied to China’s 1,000-year imperial occupation of Vietnam, its southern neighbor. | Vietnam’s lunar zodiac cycle also differs slightly from China’s: It has a cat and a water buffalo instead of a rabbit and an ox. Some historians say that’s a linguistic quirk tied to China’s 1,000-year imperial occupation of Vietnam, its southern neighbor. |
| Vietnam’s next Year of the Cat falls in 2023. | Vietnam’s next Year of the Cat falls in 2023. |
| The last time the cat came around, in 2011, the owner of a “pet hotel” in the capital, Hanoi, told Reuters that the cat was an appropriate cosmic choice because it helps offset the dog, its natural enemy. | The last time the cat came around, in 2011, the owner of a “pet hotel” in the capital, Hanoi, told Reuters that the cat was an appropriate cosmic choice because it helps offset the dog, its natural enemy. |
| “This expresses a balance of yin and yang in the cosmos that is more complete, that better unifies the contradictions, and so it is richer and better to have the cat,” he said. | “This expresses a balance of yin and yang in the cosmos that is more complete, that better unifies the contradictions, and so it is richer and better to have the cat,” he said. |
| Mike Ives contributed reporting. | Mike Ives contributed reporting. |
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