European Morning: South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case

View in [Browser] Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [NYT Apps] | [[The New York Times] Today's Headlines] Monday, January 16, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [U.S. News] | [Opinion] Top News [Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung, in Seoul, South Korea, last week. A special prosecutor is seeking to arrest him on charges of bribing President Park Geun-hye.] [South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case] By CHOE SANG-HUN Jay Y. Lee, the de facto head of Samsung, is accused of ordering large donations to the family of President Park Geun-hye's confidante and two foundations. [President François Hollande of France speaking in Paris at a conference reaffirming support for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.] [World Leaders Push Israel and Trump to Forge a 2-State Deal] By ALISSA J. RUBIN, BENOÎT MORENNE and ISABEL KERSHNER Though peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians seem doomed, world leaders gathered in Paris for a peace conference and signaled that they still longed for a solution. [Prime Minister Theresa May said in an interview with Sky News that Britain would not be able to keep ] [U.K. Set to Choose Sharp Break From European Union] By STEVEN ERLANGER Prime Minister Theresa May is said to be opting for a "hard Brexit," taking Britain out of the European single market and the customs union. For more top news, go to [INYT.com] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Actors at the State Jewish Theater in Bucharest, Romania, after a performance this month. The theater stages mostly Yiddish plays in a city with a tiny Jewish population.] WORLD | Bucharest Journal [Keeping Alive a Haven for Yiddish Culture in Modern Romania] By KIT GILLET Bucharest is home to one of only a handful of Yiddish theaters left in Europe, which remained open even as Romania was gripped by anti-Semitism during World War II. OPINION | Contributing Op-Ed Writer [In Pakistan, Justice for the Killers Among Us] By MOHAMMED HANIF Terrorism trials in military courts deliver only revenge, and uncover very little information. World [The Brazilian authorities on Sunday at the State Penitentiary of Alcaçuz, near Natal, after a riot on Saturday night.] [Death Toll From Brazil Prison Riot Reaches 26; Decapitations Are Seen] By DOM PHILLIPS More than two dozen inmates were killed and many were mutilated, the authorities said. The country is reeling from a wave of bloody inmate violence. [From left, Sami Mushaima, Ali al-Singace and Abbas al-Samea, who were convicted in a deadly police bombing and executed on Sunday morning in Bahrain.] [Bahrain Executes 3 Shiites Convicted in Deadly Attack on Police] By BEN HUBBARD The executions were condemned by human rights groups, which said the men had been convicted in unfair trials, on evidence allegedly obtained through torture. [Construction in 2013 near a wind farm in the northwest province of Gansu. More than 92,000 wind turbines have been built across China, capable of generating 145 gigawatts of electricity.] [It Can Power a Small Nation. But This Wind Farm in China Is Mostly Idle.] By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ The Jiuquan Wind Power Base epitomizes the country's ambition to become a global leader in clean energy. It also reflects the deep challenges facing the sector in China. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World] Business [The Nissan plant in Sunderland, England.] [British Firms Await Brexit Plans, Poised to Relocate] By STEPHEN CASTLE British companies that do business in the European Union are having to rethink strategies - and geography - as a withdrawal plan begins to coalesce. [A photovoltaic power station in China. If, under the Trump administration, the United States does not play a leading role in combating climate change, China could be one of the countries to fill the vacuum.] [In Davos, Bracing for a Shifting U.S. Stance on Climate Change] By STANLEY REED As Donald J. Trump prepares to take office, climate experts gathered at the World Economic Forum will be pondering how his ascent will affect progress on the issue. [Is there really a collar that turns cat sounds into human words? Yes and no.] Advertising ['Catterbox' Appealed to Owners' Fondest Wish: A Chat With Tabby] By JENNIFER A. KINGSON An ad for a pet treat, promoting a collar that renders cat sounds as human speech, was hugely popular. But does such a gizmo exist? Well, yes and no. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business] ADVERTISEMENT Sports [Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right, headed in a goal during a match against Liverpool in Manchester on Sunday.] On Soccer [Restoring an Atmosphere, if Not Yet an Aura, in Manchester] By RORY SMITH Manchester United Manager José Mourinho has criticized his fans for not being vocal enough. They responded with a stadium-shaking effort against Liverpool. [Chris Kermode, the executive chairman and president of the ATP, said an inquiry into match fixing had been ] [As Australian Open Begins, Match Fixing Still Casts a Shadow] By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY A year after a report raised concerns of potentially widespread match fixing in the sport, tennis officials are still working to address the problem. [Packers tight end Jared Cook caught a pass in front of the Cowboy's Morris Claiborne in the second half.] [N.F.L. Playoffs: Steelers and Packers Advance to Championships] By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN The Packers knocked off the Cowboys on a last-second field goal, while the Steelers shuffled past the Chiefs. For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports] U.S. News [President Obama, his shadow cast on a wall of the State Dining Room at the White House, awarded Vice President Joseph R. Biden the Medal of Freedom last week, one in a series of late-term actions.] [One Hand on Light Switch, Obama Isn't Flipping to 'Off' Just Yet] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR In the last days of his presidency, he has taken action on police overhauls, Cuba, NATO and new national monuments. [Logan Jaffe for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.] [A New Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Divides a Virginia Town] By CAITLIN DICKERSON King's birthday falls within days of the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, an awkward time for towns like Lexington, which celebrates all three. [Representative Mike Pence, Republican of Indiana, right, and Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, before a meeting at the Capitol in March 2010.] On Washington ['Repeal and Replace': Words Still Hanging Over G.O.P.'s Health Care Strategy] By CARL HULSE Producing the slogan turned out to be far easier for Republicans than producing an actual replacement for President Obama's Affordable Care Act. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US] Opinion [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.] Editorial [Turkey's Relentless Attack on the Press] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has worked to silence independent voices as he tightens his authoritarian control. 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