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| France, Ukraine, Uber: Your Monday Briefing | France, Ukraine, Uber: Your Monday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen advanced to the runoff in France’s presidential elections on May 7. | • Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen advanced to the runoff in France’s presidential elections on May 7. |
| The result was a rebuke of France’s traditional mainstream parties, which quickly rallied behind Mr. Macron. Here’s a detailed map of the results. | The result was a rebuke of France’s traditional mainstream parties, which quickly rallied behind Mr. Macron. Here’s a detailed map of the results. |
| Ms. Le Pen, a far-right firebrand, said the outcome was “that of a people who are raising up their heads.” Mr. Macron, who has never held elected office, said he wanted to be the “president of patriots, to face the threat of nationalists.” | Ms. Le Pen, a far-right firebrand, said the outcome was “that of a people who are raising up their heads.” Mr. Macron, who has never held elected office, said he wanted to be the “president of patriots, to face the threat of nationalists.” |
| Our journalists weighed in with analysis of the results. Among them is our Berlin bureau chief who writes that this outcome may dent the far right’s rise in Europe. Check back for more coverage throughout the day. | Our journalists weighed in with analysis of the results. Among them is our Berlin bureau chief who writes that this outcome may dent the far right’s rise in Europe. Check back for more coverage throughout the day. |
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| • Afghanistan declared a national day of mourning after the Taliban killed at least 140 people in the deadliest attack on an Afghan military base in the country’s 16-year war. | |
| Meanwhile, in Denmark, the case of Zarmena Waziri, above, a 70-year-old Afghan woman with dementia, has captured headlines as the authorities have ordered her to leave her family and return to her native country. | Meanwhile, in Denmark, the case of Zarmena Waziri, above, a 70-year-old Afghan woman with dementia, has captured headlines as the authorities have ordered her to leave her family and return to her native country. |
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| • In Tunisia, the Truth and Dignity Commission, which seeks accountability over the country’s past horrors, has opened a Pandora’s box of emotions. | • In Tunisia, the Truth and Dignity Commission, which seeks accountability over the country’s past horrors, has opened a Pandora’s box of emotions. |
| “I am not denouncing people but the system,” one victim said. | “I am not denouncing people but the system,” one victim said. |
| Even former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was said to have watched the proceedings from exile in Saudi Arabia. | Even former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was said to have watched the proceedings from exile in Saudi Arabia. |
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| • The International Monetary Fund is reluctant to commit new loans to a nearly bankrupt Greece, reflecting a widely held view among its officials (and in the White House) that the fund had overextended itself. | • The International Monetary Fund is reluctant to commit new loans to a nearly bankrupt Greece, reflecting a widely held view among its officials (and in the White House) that the fund had overextended itself. |
| Athens faces a 7 billion euro debt repayment in July, which it may not be able to meet if the I.M.F. and Europe cannot reach a new bailout agreement. | Athens faces a 7 billion euro debt repayment in July, which it may not be able to meet if the I.M.F. and Europe cannot reach a new bailout agreement. |
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| • An old paper trail offers new evidence of Turkish complicity in the Armenian genocide, an atrocity widely acknowledged as one of the first of the 20th century. | |
| A historian has unearthed what he calls “the smoking gun”: an original telegram from post-World War I trials that convicted the planners. Above, a site where Armenians were said to have been killed. | A historian has unearthed what he calls “the smoking gun”: an original telegram from post-World War I trials that convicted the planners. Above, a site where Armenians were said to have been killed. |
| Separately, “The Ottoman Lieutenant,” a new film backed by Turkish investors, has been pilloried by critics for whitewashing Turkish actions in the genocide. | Separately, “The Ottoman Lieutenant,” a new film backed by Turkish investors, has been pilloried by critics for whitewashing Turkish actions in the genocide. |
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| • In his quest to build Uber into the world’s dominant ride-hailing entity, Travis Kalanick, the company’s hard-driving chief, has at times brought the business, and himself, to the precipice. | • In his quest to build Uber into the world’s dominant ride-hailing entity, Travis Kalanick, the company’s hard-driving chief, has at times brought the business, and himself, to the precipice. |
| • Fox News’s decision to cut ties with its biggest star, Bill O’Reilly, reflects the rising influence of a new generation at 21st Century Fox: Rupert Murdoch’s sons, James and Lachlan. | • Fox News’s decision to cut ties with its biggest star, Bill O’Reilly, reflects the rising influence of a new generation at 21st Century Fox: Rupert Murdoch’s sons, James and Lachlan. |
| • Not so Dickensian anymore: For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain went a day without burning coal for power, a milestone that heartened climate activists. | • Not so Dickensian anymore: For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain went a day without burning coal for power, a milestone that heartened climate activists. |
| • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • An American member of the European monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine was killed and two other people were injured when their vehicle drove over a land mine. [Reuters] | • An American member of the European monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine was killed and two other people were injured when their vehicle drove over a land mine. [Reuters] |
| • Kuki Gallmann, one of Kenya’s most renowned conservationists, was shot by armed pastoralists, the latest sign of chaos ripping through a country facing a drought. [The New York Times] | • Kuki Gallmann, one of Kenya’s most renowned conservationists, was shot by armed pastoralists, the latest sign of chaos ripping through a country facing a drought. [The New York Times] |
| • North Korea appears to have resumed work at its nuclear test site after a perplexing series of volleyball matches were held there. [The New York Times] | • North Korea appears to have resumed work at its nuclear test site after a perplexing series of volleyball matches were held there. [The New York Times] |
| • In a first for a German statesman, Joachim Gauck, the former president, will attend Israel’s official Holocaust Remembrance Day closing ceremony at a kibbutz founded by survivors. [The New York Times] | |
| • Peggy Whitson, the first woman to command the International Space Station, is on the verge of setting a new U.S. record for most accumulated time in space. [Associated Press] | |
| • There’s no one rule for staying married, but being able to embrace change sure helps. | • There’s no one rule for staying married, but being able to embrace change sure helps. |
| • Impactful activities may be just that: Running and jumping can improve bone health. But brisk walks and other light, whole-body vibration exercises help, too. | • Impactful activities may be just that: Running and jumping can improve bone health. But brisk walks and other light, whole-body vibration exercises help, too. |
| • Recipe of the day: Make a better chicken salad. No, wait: Make the best. | • Recipe of the day: Make a better chicken salad. No, wait: Make the best. |
| • Lionel Messi scored in the last minute of a nail-biter el Clásico to give Barcelona a 3-2 win over Real Madrid. | • Lionel Messi scored in the last minute of a nail-biter el Clásico to give Barcelona a 3-2 win over Real Madrid. |
| • After some rest and relaxation in French Polynesia, Barack Obama returns to Chicago today for his first public event as a former president. | • After some rest and relaxation in French Polynesia, Barack Obama returns to Chicago today for his first public event as a former president. |
| • Smoking a cigarette was a criminal act that could earn 20 lashes when the Islamic State ruled northern Iraq. Now it’s an (unhealthy) sign of freedom. | • Smoking a cigarette was a criminal act that could earn 20 lashes when the Islamic State ruled northern Iraq. Now it’s an (unhealthy) sign of freedom. |
| • And T Magazine profiled six artists reshaping their crafts. Among them is Studio Swine, a London-based design duo driven by an obsession with sustainability. | |
| Take a moment to appreciate the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched aboard the shuttle Discovery on this day in 1990. For 27 years, it has sent us images of far-distant celestial wonders, captured in stunning detail. | Take a moment to appreciate the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched aboard the shuttle Discovery on this day in 1990. For 27 years, it has sent us images of far-distant celestial wonders, captured in stunning detail. |
| The $1.5 billion telescope is the length of a school bus and orbits the Earth at about 17,000 miles an hour. It’s expected to keep working until at least 2020. | The $1.5 billion telescope is the length of a school bus and orbits the Earth at about 17,000 miles an hour. It’s expected to keep working until at least 2020. |
| The Hubble’s first pictures lacked clarity because of major flaws with the telescope’s mirror, necessitating a repair trip. All in all, the telescope has required five major repairs, replacements or upgrades, the last of which was in 2009. | The Hubble’s first pictures lacked clarity because of major flaws with the telescope’s mirror, necessitating a repair trip. All in all, the telescope has required five major repairs, replacements or upgrades, the last of which was in 2009. |
| The reward? Gorgeous photographs, like the one above of the so-called Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula nearly 7,000 light years from Earth. And this recent close-up of Jupiter, 415 million miles away. | The reward? Gorgeous photographs, like the one above of the so-called Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula nearly 7,000 light years from Earth. And this recent close-up of Jupiter, 415 million miles away. |
| Its successor, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is scheduled to launch in 2018. This telescope, equipped with a much bigger mirror, is designed to see deeper into space than the Hubble, and may solve mysteries about how the first stars and galaxies were created. | Its successor, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, is scheduled to launch in 2018. This telescope, equipped with a much bigger mirror, is designed to see deeper into space than the Hubble, and may solve mysteries about how the first stars and galaxies were created. |
| Interested in more from the Hubble? You can follow its adventures on Twitter. | Interested in more from the Hubble? You can follow its adventures on Twitter. |
| Des Shoe contributed reporting. | Des Shoe contributed reporting. |
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