North Korea, Myanmar, Vladimir Putin: Your Wednesday Briefing

North Korea, Myanmar, Vladimir Putin: Your Wednesday Briefing
[The New York Times] • Taiwan appointed a new premier, William Lai, as President Tsai
Ing-wen moved to shore up public approval ratings that have dropped below 30 percent.
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[The New York Times] • A Japanese company developed a baseball with built-in sensors
that enables the measurement of spin — counting the rotations on curves, sliders and other breaking balls.
Sixty-five years ago this week, The Times published its review of the "The Old Man
and the Sea," the last Ernest Hemingway book published in his lifetime.
Here’s what you need to know: • President Xi Jinping faces a difficult decision if, as expected, the Trump administration
presses China to impose an oil embargo on North Korea over its latest and most powerful nuclear test.