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Sunday 29 May 2016

The New York Times, Today's Headlines Sunday, May 29, 2016

World
Huynh Anh Dung, 34, at his family farm in Soc Trang Province, Vietnam. His rice crop failed in February because of salty water.
Drought and 'Rice First' Policy Imperil Vietnamese Farmers

By JANE PERLEZ

The Mekong Delta, Vietnam's premier rice growing region, is suffering its worst drought since at least 1926, and saline water has swept farther up the delta than ever.
At Argentina's embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay, relatives and victims of South American military dictatorships listened Friday to the sentencing in the Operation Condor trial.
Argentine Court Confirms a Deadly Legacy of Dictatorships

By JONATHAN GILBERT

Several former officers were sentenced for their role in regionwide kidnappings, torture and murders during an era of South American military dictatorships in the 1970s and '80s.
A vineyard in Spain's largest wine region, Castile-La Mancha, where bulk production predominates.
Spain's Wine Industry Is Hiccuping From Its Excesses

By RAPHAEL MINDER

The country developed a talent for producing wine in bulk, but overproduction is sinking both prices and the reputation of Spanish vintners.
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