2018年4月9日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News


In Syria, changing tack to match new realities

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 02:16 PM PDT

In Syria, changing tack to match new realitiesPresident Trump wants to get the United States out of Syria. Over the weekend, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad apparently unleashed an asphyxiating chemical attack on Douma, a rebel-held suburb of Damascus. "Big price to pay," Mr. Trump tweeted on Sunday, threatening almost certain retaliation for an action that defiantly crossed a red line established a year ago, when the US ripple-fired cruise missiles at Syrian airfields in retaliation for a similar atrocity.


Why the number of new jobs for people with disabilities grew fourfold

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 01:10 PM PDT

Why the number of new jobs for people with disabilities grew fourfoldFor years, Donald Minor says, he blamed a disability – a lack of muscle control in his arms and legs – for his unemployment. From there he found a job in customer service with Rails to Trails Conservancy in Washington, D.C., where he's been for 2-1/2 years. "Employers need to give people with disabilities an opportunity," says Mr. Minor.


A chemical attack felt round the world

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 12:32 PM PDT

A chemical attack felt round the worldThe latest chemical attack on civilians in Syria, which killed at least 49 people over the weekend, has evoked a rare response to the conflict from President Trump. As Mr. Trump and other world leaders now weigh a response, it is worth noting how much his words are an echo of the response to the Holocaust seven decades ago. Perhaps the best answer to the horrors of World War II was a document, adopted by almost every nation in 1948, called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


In the Philippines, divided politics feed – and feed on – a divided web

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 11:36 AM PDT

In the Philippines, divided politics feed – and feed on – a divided webIn this setting it's hard to picture Esther Margaux Uson, known countrywide as "Mocha," sashaying across a stage in vinyl hot pants or dispensing advice on sex and relationships. Then in 2015, she learned about Rodrigo Duterte. Take our geography quiz.


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