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FILE PHOTO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 3rd Meeting of Activists in Fisheries under the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 29, 2015. KCNA/ via REUTERS/ File Photo

North Korea Says Missile Tests Aimed at Developing ‘Self-Defence Capabilities’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 14, 2017 | World

North Korea described on Tuesday its weekend ballistic missile as “self-defence measures”, rejecting U.N. Security Council criticism over the test, but the U.S. demanded international action against Pyongyang’s weapons programmes. North Korea’s...

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The Ceta signing ceremony in Brussels last October: Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau (centre) with Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European commission (left), and Donald Tusk, the EU council president. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/AFP/Getty Images

Canadian PM Urges European Union to Approve CETA

by Abdullah Mustafa | Feb 14, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week. He will deliver a formal speech to MEPs on the EU-Canada relationship on Thursday. Trudeau will be the first Canadian prime minister to address the...

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National security adviser Michael Flynn, right, and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon board Air Force One on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

As Flynn Falls under Growing Pressure over Russia Contacts, Trump Remains Silent

by Philip Rucker, Adam Entous and Ed O'Keefe | Feb 14, 2017 | World

White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is under increasing political pressure and risks losing the confidence of some colleagues following reports that he misled senior administration officials about his discussion of sanctions with a Russian envoy...

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Joe Hart (left) has made a much better impression on loan at Torino than Claudio Bravo has at Manchester City this season. Composite: Getty Images; Action Images via Reuters

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola must Use his Head over Joe Hart

by Daniel Taylor | Feb 14, 2017 | Sports

It is probably safe to assume Pep Guardiola did not appreciate the impertinence of being asked at his latest press conference whether, six months into the season, he could understand why so many football people were questioning whether the decision to marginalise and...

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Jacob Criminski playing Pokémon Blue while blindfolded. He said he used the sounds of hitting walls to orient himself, and timed direction changes to certain beats of the game’s soundtrack in specific locations. Credit Andrew Spear for The New York Times

Hey, Mike Tyson. I Can Beat You Blindfolded.

by MICHAEL THOMSEN | Feb 14, 2017 | Technology

As his summer break from the University of Connecticut drew to a close last August, Alex Tan had one more goal before school began: to reclaim a world record in video gaming. To prepare, Mr. Tan sat at the computer at his family home in Rocky Hill, Conn. Next, he...