BitGou: Thursday Morning Briefing: Journey with us along North Korea's cold frontier

2018年4月12日星期四

Thursday Morning Briefing: Journey with us along North Korea's cold frontier

Syria

A global effort is underway to head off a dangerous attack in Syria pitting Russia against the West. British ministers are meeting today to discuss whether to join the United States and France in a military response to a poison gas attack by Syrian government forces on civilians in the formerly rebel-held town of Douma, just east of the capital Damascus.

Syrian government forces have raised their flag over the last rebel bastion in eastern Ghouta, taking full control of the town of Douma as insurgents withdraw, Russian news agencies reported today, sealing a major victory for President Bashar al-Assad.

World stocks edged down further as anxious investors stayed wary of risky assets, seeking protection against a threatened clash between Western powers and Russia in Syria.

investigations

Peter Hirschberg

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Two months ago, @Reuters revealed how 10 Rohingya men were shot and hacked to death by Myanmar security forces and Buddhist villagers. Here is the story of the families they left behind. http://reut.rs/2qp0y5D

5:49 AM - April 12, 2018

These 10 Rohingya men were killed soon after this photo was taken. In some cases, families of these Rohingya men massacred in Inn Din last September didn’t learn of the killings until Reuters reporters tracked them down in the refugee camps and told them what had happened. This is their story.

Reuters photographer Damir Sogolj and reporter Sue-lin Wong took a week-long drive along one of the most sensitive borders in the world. From ice patrols to illegal trade in bear claws, see stories from those who live on the 880-mile frontier between China and North Korea.

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@damirsagolj, @suelinwong drove along the frontier with China and found how people on either side connect to each other https://reut.rs/2IMVTC9

8:10 AM - April 12, 2018

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