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...Where armies were mown down by cannon fire, now stalks of grain fall to a tool of peace. And yet the faceless farmer is a Reaper too....
...Farmers marching on New Delhi last month were met with water cannons and tear gas....
...Police tear gas leaked into lobbies and water cannons doused hotel facades, tarnishing the territory’s reputation as a safe destination for tourists and business travellers....
...Mr Modi defended the country’s police, who have been criticised after officers deployed water cannon and tear gas to deter demonstrators....
...On Friday in New Delhi, police fired water cannon and “lathi-charged” protesters — lathis are long sticks — to disperse the crowds at Jama Masjid, one of the largest Mughal-era mosques in India....
...There were trucks with water cannons and hundreds of police in riot gear patrolled the area. Protesters braved the unseasonable cold and thick smog to chant azadi — freedom — and sit in drum circles....
...(WSJ, FT) The stone that keeps London standing London Stone, a landmark built into the wall of 111 Cannon Street, was included in 16th century maps....
...Their one innovation here was to bolt on quasi-classical strings, with Chatto abetted onstage by violinist Stephanie Benedetti....
...Picture Stephanie Keith/Reuters...
...Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for Mr Obama in 2012, says Mrs Clinton would be “very short-sighted” not to take Mr Trump seriously....
...Michael Cannon, from the libertarian Cato Institute, warns against any attempts to engage in “government planning of healthcare”, including the expansion of “supposedly” popular provisions....
...Japan deployed helicopters, water cannon and military fire trucks on Thursday in an attempt to cool radioactive fuel at an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant, as high radiation levels prevented engineers...
...At a jolly birthday party thrown by Stephanie Flanders, the BBC’s economics editor, and her partner John Arlidge, I meet Mary-Adair Macaire, the American chief executive of Pringle....
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