en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-07-23 Singapore World

Greece approves fresh reforms, clearing way for new bailout talks
Fox News
July 23, 2015: Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks during an emergency parliament session in Athens. Greek lawmakers approved further reforms demanded by international creditors in return for a third multi-billion-euro bailout.
Greece crisis: MPs pass crucial bailout reforms   BBC News
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras keeps lid on party rebellion to pass bailout vote   The Indian Express
Greek Lawmakers Pass Second Set of Economic Overhauls   Wall Street Journal
Financial Times
Firstpost
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A Find in Britain: Quran Fragments Perhaps as Old as Islam
New York Times
LONDON — The ancient manuscript, written on sheep or goat skin, sat for nearly a century at a university library, with scholars unaware of its significance. That is, until Alba Fedeli, a researcher at the University of Birmingham studying for her ...
World's oldest Koran discovered in Birmingham   Irish Independent
World's oldest Koran found in University of Birmingham library   Daily Mail
1500-Year-Old Quran Manuscript Could Be Oldest Known Copy   NBCNews.com
The News International
Times LIVE
Brisbane Times
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Obama praises Afghan efforts to reconcile with Taliban
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has expressed support for Afghanistan's efforts to reconcile with the Taliban. Obama spoke by video conference on Wednesday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The White House says Obama praised Ghani for ...

Obama discusses US partnership with Afghan leaders: White House   Reuters
Suicide bomber kills 19 in Afghan market   The Nation
Asia briefs : Suicide bomber kills 19 in Afghanistan   The Straits Times
Firstpost
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Federal Charges Including Hate Crimes for Accused Shooter
ABC News
The man accused of killing nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, was motivated by racial hatred and a desire to commit a "notorious attack" when he opened fire inside a historic house of worship last month, according to a federal ...
Charleston shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes   Reuters
Alleged Charleston Church Shooter Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges   Wall Street Journal
Dylann Roof to face US hate crime charges   Telegraph.co.uk
Los Angeles Times
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Resurgence of Boko Haram deepens Niger's humanitarian crisis
DAWN.com
DIFFA (Niger): A wave of attacks by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and the islands of Lake Chad has forced tens of thousands across the border to Niger's arid southeastern region of Diffa, worsening a dire humanitarian situation.
Nigeria, US set to review extradition treaty, says Presidency   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 13 in Cameroon   Wall Street Journal
Cameroon suicide bombings kill 11   CNN International
BusinessDay
Leadership Newspapers
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China returns Ai Weiwei's passport after 4 years
Times of India
BEIJING: Chinese dissident artist and free speech advocate Ai Weiwei said that authorities in Beijing returned his passport on Wednesday, four years after it was confiscated following his 81-day secret detention. Ai, 58, said over telephone that police ...
Taylor Swift, Ai Weiwei and the Spartans: Strange bedfellows in China's latest ...   ABC Online
Ai Weiwei regains passport; social media and art world supporters cheer   Los Angeles Times
The 600 days of flowers that preceded the return of Ai Weiwei's passport   CBC.ca
The Times (subscription)
The Nation
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UPDATE 2-Myanmar sentences Chinese nationals to life for illegal logging
Reuters
... * Myanmar court sentences 153 to life imprisonment. * China says "extremely concerned"; lodges protest with Myanmar (Adds Chinese state media commentary, details). By Aung Hla Tun. YANGON, July 22 (Reuters) - China has lodged a diplomatic protest ...

Myanmar jails 153 Chinese illegal loggers for life   BBC News
Myanmar jails Chinese illegal loggers   Sydney Morning Herald
Myanmar sentences Chinese nationals to life for illegal logging   Channel News Asia

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Africa Trip Takes Obama Back to a Complex Part of Himself
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The first time Barack Obama visited Kenya, the land of his father, he was hoping to fill “a great emptiness” he felt inside, to figure out who he was and where he fit in the world. He was met at the airport by a half sister and an aunt ...
Obama Kenya trip more than just symbolic   BBC News
'No changes' to Obama's Kenyan schedule after leak   New Vision
Obama and Kenya: 1st trip to father's homeland as president   STLtoday.com
Reuters
Washington Post
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1MDB probe: KL detains another company director
The Straits Times
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said the detainee, a managing director, was arrested on Tuesday "to aid in investigations". He will be remanded for five days.PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK. Published. 6 hours ago. More. Share Tweet ...

Two accounts linked to 1MDB frozen in Singapore   The Star Online
Kadir: Najib's media campaign not working   Free Malaysia Today
Lafarge profits up, debts down ahead of merger   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Wall Street Journal
The Australian
Arab News
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Obama team attempts to persuade US lawmakers to endorse Iran nuclear deal
The Guardian
US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the media before attending a classified briefing on the Iran nuclear deal, with members of the US House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA. Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington.
Republicans call on Obama to reveal 'side deals' in Iran nuke agreement   Fox News
Saudi Arabia Approves of Iran Nuclear Deal, US Defense Chief Says   New York Times
Iran pushes nuclear deal as US lawmaker aims to stop it   Moneycontrol.com
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