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| Russia, Malala, North Korea: Your Friday Briefing | Russia, Malala, North Korea: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. The Koreas set a meeting date, a homecoming in Pakistan and a farewell wave for an Australian surfing hero. Here’s what you need to know: | Good morning. The Koreas set a meeting date, a homecoming in Pakistan and a farewell wave for an Australian surfing hero. Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Russia hits back. | • Russia hits back. |
| The Kremlin announced that it would expel 150 Western diplomats and close the American consulate in St. Petersburg, as tit-for-tat retaliation continues over a nerve-agent attack on British soil that London and its allies have blamed on Moscow. | The Kremlin announced that it would expel 150 Western diplomats and close the American consulate in St. Petersburg, as tit-for-tat retaliation continues over a nerve-agent attack on British soil that London and its allies have blamed on Moscow. |
| Britain said it would review the cases of 700 wealthy Russians who were granted visas largely because they could invest millions of dollars. It also signaled an openness to blocking the Russian government from British financial markets. | Britain said it would review the cases of 700 wealthy Russians who were granted visas largely because they could invest millions of dollars. It also signaled an openness to blocking the Russian government from British financial markets. |
| The moves came on a day of good news in the poisoning attack. Yulia Skripal, above, who was attacked with her father, Sergei Skripal, “is no longer in a critical condition.” | The moves came on a day of good news in the poisoning attack. Yulia Skripal, above, who was attacked with her father, Sergei Skripal, “is no longer in a critical condition.” |
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| • It’s a date. | • It’s a date. |
| North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea agreed to meet for the first time on April 27. | North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea agreed to meet for the first time on April 27. |
| They’ll get together at the truce village of Panmunjom at Peace House, meaning that Mr. Kim would become the first leader from the North to set foot in the South since the Korean War. | They’ll get together at the truce village of Panmunjom at Peace House, meaning that Mr. Kim would become the first leader from the North to set foot in the South since the Korean War. |
| Mr. Kim has signaled that he would meet with President Trump, though no date has been set. | Mr. Kim has signaled that he would meet with President Trump, though no date has been set. |
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| • “I never wanted to leave my country.” | • “I never wanted to leave my country.” |
| Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel laureate, returned to Pakistan for the first time since she was gravely wounded there by a Taliban attack in 2012. | Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel laureate, returned to Pakistan for the first time since she was gravely wounded there by a Taliban attack in 2012. |
| Ms. Yousafzai, now studying at Oxford, is expected to stay mostly in Islamabad, the capital, during her four-day visit. She met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday. | Ms. Yousafzai, now studying at Oxford, is expected to stay mostly in Islamabad, the capital, during her four-day visit. She met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday. |
| “I am just 20 years old, but I have seen a lot in life,” said Ms. Yousafzai, speaking in a choked voice about how she watched the Swat region slide into extremism and terrorism. | “I am just 20 years old, but I have seen a lot in life,” said Ms. Yousafzai, speaking in a choked voice about how she watched the Swat region slide into extremism and terrorism. |
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| • “My only remorse is not being able to do more than dedicating my life.” | • “My only remorse is not being able to do more than dedicating my life.” |
| Our Overlooked series remembers the life of Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean independence activist who organized peaceful protests against Japan’s colonial rule. | Our Overlooked series remembers the life of Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean independence activist who organized peaceful protests against Japan’s colonial rule. |
| “Even if my fingernails are torn out, my nose and ears are ripped apart, and my legs and arms are crushed,” she wrote in prison, “this physical pain does not compare to the pain of losing my nation.” | “Even if my fingernails are torn out, my nose and ears are ripped apart, and my legs and arms are crushed,” she wrote in prison, “this physical pain does not compare to the pain of losing my nation.” |
| Ms. Yu was tortured to death at 17, but is remembered as the face of Korea’s 35-year fight for self-rule. | Ms. Yu was tortured to death at 17, but is remembered as the face of Korea’s 35-year fight for self-rule. |
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| • A farewell wave for a surfing hero. | • A farewell wave for a surfing hero. |
| Mick Fanning, a three-time world champion surfer and Australian hero whose list of accomplishments includes punching a great white shark, is leaving the sport after his final professional competition at Bells Beach. | Mick Fanning, a three-time world champion surfer and Australian hero whose list of accomplishments includes punching a great white shark, is leaving the sport after his final professional competition at Bells Beach. |
| The surfing mecca is where Mr. Fanning, now 36, won his first-ever World Surf League tour event as a low-ranked wild card. | The surfing mecca is where Mr. Fanning, now 36, won his first-ever World Surf League tour event as a low-ranked wild card. |
| And this week’s Australia letter was written and delivered from inside a country pub in Pyramid Hill, Victoria. | And this week’s Australia letter was written and delivered from inside a country pub in Pyramid Hill, Victoria. |
| • The Facebook scandal was a reminder: You’ve entrusted your digital life to a surveillance machine. Can social media be saved? Our columnist offers some solutions. | • The Facebook scandal was a reminder: You’ve entrusted your digital life to a surveillance machine. Can social media be saved? Our columnist offers some solutions. |
| • An astonishing $100 billion. That’s how much Facebook has lost in market capitalization since Feb. 2. The plunge has investors wary of other social media and internet stocks. | • An astonishing $100 billion. That’s how much Facebook has lost in market capitalization since Feb. 2. The plunge has investors wary of other social media and internet stocks. |
| • Detailed negotiations no more. President Trump wants to remake global trade in a matter of months. Here’s how he’s trying to do it. | • Detailed negotiations no more. President Trump wants to remake global trade in a matter of months. Here’s how he’s trying to do it. |
| • The U.S. plans to invoke an emergency law to limit Chinese investment in sensitive technological sectors, ranging from microchips to 5G wireless. | • The U.S. plans to invoke an emergency law to limit Chinese investment in sensitive technological sectors, ranging from microchips to 5G wireless. |
| • Weeks after it was seized by the Chinese government, Anbang Insurance is still offering “you snooze, you lose” investments that sound conservative — they are anything but. | • Weeks after it was seized by the Chinese government, Anbang Insurance is still offering “you snooze, you lose” investments that sound conservative — they are anything but. |
| • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were up. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • “I know I’ll regret this for the rest of my life.” Steve Smith, the disgraced former captain of the Australia cricket team, broke down in tears as he apologized on live television for a cheating scandal that has shocked the sport. [The New York Times] | • “I know I’ll regret this for the rest of my life.” Steve Smith, the disgraced former captain of the Australia cricket team, broke down in tears as he apologized on live television for a cheating scandal that has shocked the sport. [The New York Times] |
| • Indian officials were ordered to stay away from next weekend’s “Thank You India” events hosted by the Dalai Lama, ahead of tense meetings with Beijing. [The New York Times] | • Indian officials were ordered to stay away from next weekend’s “Thank You India” events hosted by the Dalai Lama, ahead of tense meetings with Beijing. [The New York Times] |
| • Amal Clooney, the prominent human rights lawyer, joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar. [Reuters] | • Amal Clooney, the prominent human rights lawyer, joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar. [Reuters] |
| • Ecuador again cut off internet access for Julian Assange, who lives in its embassy in London, amid concerns that he’s harming the country’s international relationships. [The New York Times] | • Ecuador again cut off internet access for Julian Assange, who lives in its embassy in London, amid concerns that he’s harming the country’s international relationships. [The New York Times] |
| • In Venezuela, at least 68 people died after a fire broke out during a riot at a jail in the northern city of Valencia. [The New York Times] | • In Venezuela, at least 68 people died after a fire broke out during a riot at a jail in the northern city of Valencia. [The New York Times] |
| • “I’m really happy now.” Eiko Kadono, 83, the Japanese children’s author known for “Majo no Takkyubin” (“Kiki’s Delivery Service”), won the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award, considered the Nobel Prize of children’s literature. [The Asahi Shimbun] | • “I’m really happy now.” Eiko Kadono, 83, the Japanese children’s author known for “Majo no Takkyubin” (“Kiki’s Delivery Service”), won the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award, considered the Nobel Prize of children’s literature. [The Asahi Shimbun] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Improve public health through proper sneezing etiquette. | • Improve public health through proper sneezing etiquette. |
| • Use these tips to throw a healthy and relaxed dinner party. | • Use these tips to throw a healthy and relaxed dinner party. |
| • Recipe of the day: End the week with a quick, delicious dinner of pan-roasted salmon with jalapeño. | • Recipe of the day: End the week with a quick, delicious dinner of pan-roasted salmon with jalapeño. |
| • Momofuku Seiobo, which opened in Sydney in 2012, is a Caribbean restaurant. Just ask its chef, Paul Carmichael, above, who has worked for years to make this Momofuku distinct from other David Chang restaurants. | |
| • In Cambodia, ethnic Vietnamese live in floating villages, above, spread across the Mekong River, a symbol of their perpetually adrift status in Khmer society. | • In Cambodia, ethnic Vietnamese live in floating villages, above, spread across the Mekong River, a symbol of their perpetually adrift status in Khmer society. |
| • Last week we told you about Ata, a tiny mummy once rumored to be an alien. Now, Chile wants to know how the skeleton was exhumed and smuggled abroad, and researchers have called the medical study unethical. | • Last week we told you about Ata, a tiny mummy once rumored to be an alien. Now, Chile wants to know how the skeleton was exhumed and smuggled abroad, and researchers have called the medical study unethical. |
| College basketball’s signature tournament has reached its peak: The Final Four is on Saturday, setting up the championship game on Monday. Here’s our full coverage. | College basketball’s signature tournament has reached its peak: The Final Four is on Saturday, setting up the championship game on Monday. Here’s our full coverage. |
| The N.C.A.A. tournament, also known as the Big Dance, is among the most cherished rites of American sports. About 350 colleges and universities field a team in the top division, compared with 65 in football. At the end of the regular season, 68 teams move on to a knockout tournament. | The N.C.A.A. tournament, also known as the Big Dance, is among the most cherished rites of American sports. About 350 colleges and universities field a team in the top division, compared with 65 in football. At the end of the regular season, 68 teams move on to a knockout tournament. |
| The first men’s tournament was held in 1939, and for more than a decade only eight teams were invited. The women’s tourney started in 1982. The moniker “March Madness” became part of pop vernacular in the mid-1980s, stemming from the David-versus-Goliath upsets that always shock players, coaches, fans and bookmakers. | The first men’s tournament was held in 1939, and for more than a decade only eight teams were invited. The women’s tourney started in 1982. The moniker “March Madness” became part of pop vernacular in the mid-1980s, stemming from the David-versus-Goliath upsets that always shock players, coaches, fans and bookmakers. |
| The odds of picking a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion. Even so, it’s almost a duty of U.S. citizenship to fill out a tournament bracket. (Last year, ESPN.com reported that some 70 million brackets were filled out and a total of $10.4 billion was wagered.) | The odds of picking a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion. Even so, it’s almost a duty of U.S. citizenship to fill out a tournament bracket. (Last year, ESPN.com reported that some 70 million brackets were filled out and a total of $10.4 billion was wagered.) |
| The survivors this year are Michigan, Kansas, Villanova and Loyola-Chicago, a team that entered as a 300-to-1 underdog and wasn’t even supposed to win its first game. | The survivors this year are Michigan, Kansas, Villanova and Loyola-Chicago, a team that entered as a 300-to-1 underdog and wasn’t even supposed to win its first game. |
| March Madness indeed. | March Madness indeed. |
| Matt Futterman contributed reporting. | Matt Futterman contributed reporting. |
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