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Analysis: North Korea’s rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable

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SEOUL, South Korea — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. But a closer look shows it’s the almost inevitable culmination of years of building tension. World powers will now … Read more

The year of ‘does this serve us’ and the rejection of reification

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2024 has arrived, and with it, a renewed interest in artificial intelligence, which seems like it’ll probably continue to enjoy at least middling hype throughout the year. Of course, it’s being cheerled by techno-zealot billionaires and the flunkies bunked within their cosy islands of influence, primarily in Silicon Valley – and derided by fabulists who … Read more

Apple’s rejection of Hey calendar app renews an old fight

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The new year was supposed to begin with a brand spanking new calendar app. But roughly 72 hours after the premium email service Hey announced its latest feature — an integrated calendar — co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson received some unwelcome news from Apple: it was rejecting a standalone iOS app for Hey Calendar, because non-paying … Read more

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals

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MEDAN, Indonesia — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said Sunday. The group of 53 men, 39 women and 55 children arrived on Karang Gadih beach in Langkat district late Saturday, said the village head, Muhammad … Read more

Tigrayan women raped during Ethiopia’s civil war face stigma, family rejection

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November 26, 2023 at 3:00 a.m. EST Shila, a survivor of sexual enslavement, poses for a portrait at the Daughters of Charity skills training center in the town of Mekelle in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. (Arlette Bashizi for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave MEKELLE, Ethiopia — Shila survived … Read more