Simon Lewis
@Simondlewis
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Reporter @Reuters in Washington. Previously in Myanmar/Hong Kong/Cambodia/New Forest. Pulitzer winner
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Joined June 2009
RT @mokhbersahafi: Our new investigation into Alawite massacres. Syrian forces massacred 1,500 Alawites. The chain of command led to Damasc….
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A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres following an Assad loyalist insurgency.
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RT @ReutersPR: Reuters wins #Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for ‘Fentanyl Express.’ Read the full series here: .
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Reuters reveals how the Chinese fentanyl chemicals fueling America’s deadly opioid crisis are cheap and easy to get – and why authorities are failing to stop them.
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NEW: Secretary Rubio has appointed Brendan Hanrahan, a former Bain and McKinsey consultant, as the U.S. State Department's top official for Europe, according to an internal email sent on Friday seen by Reuters and two officials.
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RT @humeyra_pamuk: BREAKING — U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is considering stepping down from her role, sources familiar tell me….
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RT @reuterspictures: A damaged Buddhist statue lies inside a pagoda following the earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar 📷….
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RT @felizvsolo: Just after lunchtime on Friday, a roomful of children at a preschool in Myanmar laid down for their afternoon nap when the….
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The catastrophic earthquakes have unleashed more anguish on an already troubled nation.
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RT @hodgeamanda: Such a beautiful tribute by one very fine journalist of another. Vale Gwen Robinson.
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The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos
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RT @boerdeng: I want to highlight some of the reporting we’ve done @RadioFreeAsia, beginning with enterprise stories I’ve had the privilege….
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RT @JonathanLanday: Exclusive: U.S. exempts security funds from aid freeze — but little for humanitarian programs - my latest with @Simondl….
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The Trump administration released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, mostly for security and counternarcotics programs, according to a list of exemptions reviewed by Reuters that included...
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RT @humeyra_pamuk: SCOOP: Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign….
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US anti-narcotics programs in Mexico are currently halted due to the funding freeze.
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RT @humeyra_pamuk: NEWS: Rubio on Trump’s Gaza plan: . “What Pres Trump announced yesterday is the offer,the willingness of the United Stat….
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RT @DPsaledakis: A purge of senior staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development appeared designed to silence any dissent over Tru….
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A purge of senior staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development appeared designed to silence any dissent over President Donald Trump's plans to dramatically reshape U.S. foreign aid, current...
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RT @ReutersAfrica: Anti-AIDS program in peril after US finds nurses in Mozambique provided abortions .
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RT @humeyra_pamuk: SCOOP: Aides to President-elect Donald Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the State Department's….
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RT @G_Slattery: Scoop:. The purge at State begins. The Trump team has asked three senior career diplomats to resign. The positions overs….
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Aides to President-elect Donald Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the U.S. State Department's workforce and internal coordination to step down from their roles, two U.S....
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RT @Reuters: While Iran's oil-smuggling methods have been well-guarded, a trove of emails leaked last year exposed unusually granular detai….
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RT @Reuters: Crypto network Tron — which just invested in a Trump-linked crypto firm — has overtaken its rival as a vehicle for crypto tran….
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