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As Venezuelans Arrive, 'Brexit Mentality' Spreads In Bogota
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A Hard Road For Europe's Truck Drivers, Left Behind By Globalization
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG HOLZKIRCHEN — Holzkirchen-Süd rest stop at 1 p.m., when many drivers stop for lunch. Lawyer Nadia Kluge very slowly approaches a truck, keeps a little distance,...
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In India-Pakistan Showdown, The China Factor Raises Stakes
Worldcrunch.com / THE WIRE -Analysis- NEW DELHI — The Kashmir Valley has been gripped by fear and confusion created by a slew of unexplained government orders, which in turn have led to speculation...
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Easter Island's Faux Offer To Get Its Moai Monuments Back
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Listen up London! And Buenos Aires, and Washington DC, and all of the other cities around the globe that somehow or another acquired one of Easter Island's mysterious...
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Why "Artificial Intelligence" Needs A Smarter Name
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS PARIS — In the Harry Potter series, evoking even the name of the villain — Voldemort — spreads terror. In real life, Voldemort doesn't exist. But simple words can still be...
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Venezuela: An Empty Shell Named Juan Guaido
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -OpEd- BOGOTÁ — Obviously, I want Maduro to fall. Obviously, I'm counting the minutes to the end of Venezuela's nightmare, so we may start to rebuild it after a 20-year...
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Egypt, Where Colonialism Meets Military-Industrial Complex
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR CAIRO — On Oct. 1, 2017, the submarine S-42 set sail from the ThyssenKrupp shipyard in Kiel, northern Germany. The fourth of four submarines ordered by the Egyptian...
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Soviets Soldiers, Past And Present
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH In the background, one of Treptower Park's massive monuments commemorating Soviet soldiers fallen during World War II. In the foreground, real-life Soviet soldiers still...
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Traits Of A Nation? Blind Spots Of The Old China Hands
Worldcrunch.com / YONDER -Analysis- WASHINGTON — Presenting the latest report of the China Task Force, Susan L. Shirk, a research professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Global...
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Battle Of The Ages In Algeria
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- It’s a striking contrast in both age and public exposure. Defying a sometimes repressive police force, a bold youth-led Algerian street protest movement has...
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No Free Lunch: What Trump Must Face On North Korean Nukes
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump flew to Hanoi, Vietnam, this week, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had a surprise announcement: Trump and Kim...
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Smart Recipe For A European Industrial Policy Reset
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Analysis- PARIS — The EU's refusal of the Siemens-Alstom train merger deal (a fusion between French and German companies), the Huawei conundrum, taxing U.S. tech giants,...
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Before The Wall: Why Trump's Border Policy Is Already So Cruel
Worldcrunch.com / NEWS DEEPLY TIJUANA — Every morning the border city of Tijuana, Mexico, a stream of commuters flows into the San Ysidro port of entry to cross into the United States. Nearby, in the...
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Jailed Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan Is Finally Free
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Venezuela's Fate Now Rests In The Hands Of The Generals
Worldcrunch.com / AMERICA ECONOMIA -Editorial- SANTIAGO - Ten days ago, on Feb. 23, our continent and the whole world were watching what would happen at Venezuela's borders with Colombia and Brazil ....
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How A U.S.-China Trade Deal Could Backfire On The Whole World
Worldcrunch.com / BLOOMBERG NEWS WASHINGTON — On a wintry Sunday in February 1784, the Empress of China pulled out of New York Harbor and headed for Guangzhou with a crew of 42 and a cargo of liquor,...
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Voices From Baghouz: Fleeing Final ISIS Stronghold In Syria
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE BAGHOUZ — Trucks meant for livestock are snaking through the arid plain in a single file, swept under sandy gusts until they've reached a cluster of white tents deep in the...
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Messi Or Maradona? Why Argentines Argue About Everything
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN BUENOS AIRES — People are quick these days to use social networking sites to discredit other people's views with insults and disparagement. It's not just an Argentine thing,...
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Bubble Trouble? Champagne Region Dips Into High-End Vodka
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS A taboo has been broken in Champagne country. Traditionally, winemakers in the French area famed for its legendary bubbly have turned leftover grapes into a relatively...
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Why Trump Is Taking His Trade War To India
Worldcrunch.com / THE WIRE -Analysis- NEW DELHI — U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to end preferential trade treatment for India, will end benefits under a nearly 50-year-old program for up to...
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