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US midterms: Will Trump stick to his word and accept results?

Donald Trump struck a conciliatory note following sweeping victory for the in the midterm elections, telling The New York Times he was "absolutely willing" to accept the defeat. But the “crucial question” is whether Trump will stick to his word and abide by the results, given his history of questioning election outcomes, says France 24’s Philip Turle.

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How will the women's vote shape the US midterms?

With the US midterms approaching, we examine the power of the women's vote in an election that will shape the balance of power in Washington during Donald Trump’s final two years in office. Annette Young talks to Annie Karni, congressional correspondent for The New York Times and Kelly Dittmar, Director of Research at the Centre for American Women and Politics.

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'Feels like being hit by a bus': Rib remodelling beauty surgery on the rise

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 29: Spanish papers discuss Wednesday's deadly train collision. The New York Times investigates whether a "safest seat" in the event of a train crash exists. Next, we look at a report about "the shocking rise of rib remodelling". We end with some photos from the Arctic and Antarctica.

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United States U.S. Attempts to Reprosecute former FBI Director James Comey for alleged leak of classified information

The Trump Administration's Justice Department seeks to charge former FBI Chief James Comey with the alleged disclosure of sensitive information to 'The New York Times' in 2016, a decade after the events. The defence maintains that the charge is legally invalid because the Government did not, within the legal time limit, submit the type of charge required by federal law, and has requested a judge to dismiss the case.

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Are fresh US-Israeli strikes on Iran in the pipeline?

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 22: The New York Times's sources report plans for fresh strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections. In other news, the French Senate publishes a 30-step proposal for how to "take back control", just days after protests gave way to riots. Also, how software engineers found and patched up bugs in the language that makes up 70 percent of the internet. Finally, the story of a man for whom what happened in Vegas did not stay there.

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'Popular dissatisfaction' across Europe: 'Promises of more economic growth haven't come true'

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, based in Berlin. Europe's political centre is confronting a crisis that extends far beyond electoral volatility. From France and Germany to Italy and Spain, mounting economic frustration, generational inequality and declining confidence in established political leadership are reshaping the continent's democratic landscape. "The promises of more economic growth haven't come true," explains Erlanger, describing a continent marked by "a kind of general disgust" and "a sense of drif

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'Quite horrifying': Afghan economic crisis leaves EU deportees with 'very little' to return to

Europe's increasingly pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers is exposing a fundamental contradiction between diplomatic non-recognition and political necessity. In an investigation for The New York Times, Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief Elian Peltier reveals how European governments are quietly expanding negotiations with the Taliban over migrant deportations, diplomatic representation and economic assistance. “Even though on paper European governments do not recognise the Taliban administration, in practice they meet much more frequently than most of us know,” Peltier ex

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A body shot in a park: what is known of the murder of a 'The New York Times' executive?

A 40-year-old man was shot to death in a park in Dublin, California. In the surrounding area, a couple of elderly people, both aged 77, remained, who turned out to be their mother-in-law and the perpetrators of the murder. They're both under arrest, no bail. The shooting took place a week before a divorce hearing between the man and Candice Jang, the daughter of the perpetrators, in the midst of a sour dispute over the custody of the couple's three children.

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"Trump's Latin American allies plan to qualify posters as' terrorists'": 'The New York Times'

In Press Review we analyzed the headline of the newspaper 'The New York Times' on how the Donald Trump Administration and Latin American allies would be preparing the designation of criminal organizations as "terrorists." The United States environment ensures that the announcement would take place within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly and warns that it could help to violate the sovereignty of the countries of the region and even affect the civilian population, in addition to being an input of persecution against opponents.

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How to break the negative habit of 'toxic multitasking'?

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 22: The Moscow Times talks about mobilisation rumours scaring anti-war activists in Russia. Next: The New York Times interviews South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung. Also: why is multitasking bad for the brain and the nervous system? Finally: this year's Fat Bear contest is starting in Alaska. Who's going to be the chonkiest chonk?