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The German pilots' union VC called a strike at Deutsche Lufthansa for Monday and Tuesday after talks broke down over retirement benefits, leading to the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights. from NYT > Business Day http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640316/s/40fc2c46/sc/30/l/0L0Snytimes0N0Creuters0C20A140C110C30A0Cbusiness0C30Areuters0Elufthansa0Eunions0Estrike0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Gasol, who “looks like he lost 50 pounds,” according to one teammate, was averaging 20.2 points a game entering Sunday amid speculation he might leave Memphis as a free agent. from NYT > Sports http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640382/s/40fbdcfa/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Csports0Cbasketball0Cslimmer0Emarc0Egasol0Ehas0Eexpanded0Escoring0Erole0Efor0Ememphis0Egrizzlies0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Chicago remains a difficult team to pin down, largely because of injuries to several key players. Everything is light, fun and gravity-free for Golden State, but they, too, have injury concerns. from NYT > Sports http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640382/s/40fb62fb/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Csports0Cbasketball0Cnba0Egame0Eof0Ethe0Eweek0Ewarriors0Eat0Ebulls0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

President Ashraf Ghani fired most of the current ministers, all holdovers from the previous administration, amid struggles to form a new cabinet. The Kabul police chief’s job was also thought to be in jeopardy. from NYT > World http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/40fb959a/sc/2/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Casia0Cafghan0Epresident0Edismisses0Emost0Eministers0Ein0Ethe0Egovernment0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Francis and his counterpart in the Orthodox Church vowed to work together to prevent a Christian exodus from the Middle East. from NYT > World http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/40fb681f/sc/11/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Ceurope0Cpope0Ein0Eturkey0Eissues0Ecall0Eto0Eprotect0Emiddle0Eeastern0Echristians0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Business and union leaders had lobbied against the suggested quota on new immigrants amid fears that it would harm Switzerland’s economy and ties to the European Union. from NYT > World http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/40fb64a8/sc/2/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Ceurope0Cswiss0Evoters0Ereject0Emove0Eto0Erestrict0Eforeign0Eworkers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Business and union leaders had lobbied against the suggested quota on new immigrants amid fears that it would harm Switzerland’s economy and ties to the European Union. from NYT > Business Day http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640316/s/40fb009b/sc/2/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Ceurope0Cswiss0Evoters0Ereject0Emove0Eto0Erestrict0Eforeign0Eworkers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Even as United Nations negotiators gathering in South America this week expressed a new optimism that they may finally achieve an elusive deal, experts caution that it probably will not be enough to stave off the near-term impact of global warming. from NYT > World http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/40fac096/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Cclimate0Etalks0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

President Xi Jinping told Communist Party officials that China would be nice to its neighbors in Asia but that he would be relentless in promoting his idea of China’s rejuvenation onto the world stage. from NYT > World http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/40faf2cb/sc/39/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Casia0Cleader0Easserts0Echinas0Egrowing0Erole0Eon0Eglobal0Estage0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Amid growing acrimony among the fractious partners of Israel’s governing coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also berated ministers for attacking him. from NYT > World http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/40fab866/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C120C0A10Cworld0Cmiddleeast0Cnetanyahu0Ehints0Eat0Epossibility0Eof0Enew0Eelections0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm