Lydia Polgreen

Twilight of India's Telegram Operators

india.blogs.nytimes.com — Sanjeev Gupta/European Pressphoto Agency On Saturday afternoon, Vikrant Deshpande, a 32-year-old Indian Air Force pilot, drove with his wife to the Central Telegram Office in New Delhi. The newly married couple gazed at a sign in the Telegram Office lobby that read, "Standard Phrases for Greeting Telegrams." The Deshpandes scribbled messages and proceeded to send each other souvenir telegrams before the 163-year-old service is shut down in July.

Foreign Reporters job at BuzzFeed in New York, NY

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A Catalogue of Journalistic Malfeasance

medium.com — Two weeks ago, when the Guardian first leaked a Verizon court order to hand over its call metadata, a national debate began about privacy and security. Since then those leaks have continued, and they still drive the conversation.

Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit

reuters.com — Credit: Reuters/Anthony Devlin/Pool Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference in 10 Downing Street, central London June 16, 2013. The two leaders met ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

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Zimbabwe PM says polls can be delayed to October 31

za.news.yahoo.com — Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday backed calls by regional grouping SADC for his archrival President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial polls due by the end of July. "We have to hold elections by October 31," Tsvangirai's spokesman Luke Tamborinyoka told AFP.

Family says Mandela is 'doing very well'

mg.co.za — Members of Nelson Mandela's family braved the media encampment outside the Pretoria hospital where he is being treated (although the location has yet to be officially confirmed) to gather messages of support that have been posted outside a vehicle entrance. Madiba is "doing very well", his daughter Zenani said during the brief outing.