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Completely Cuckoo
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The Hornberger Uhrenspiele, in Germany's scenic Black Forest, holds the record for biggest cuckoo clock in the world. My wife and I got to see it just a month after its...
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World Economy 2017 Forecast: Lost In The (Bretton) Woods
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Analysis- PARIS — Last year was full of surprises across the world: a spike of protectionist fever in the United States at the instigation of Donald Trump, an...
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Uber, Didi And The Ride-Hailing World War
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH SAO PAULO — The hatchet has been dug up. No surprise there. The truce brought about in the ride-hailing war by Didi Chuxing's acquisition of Uber's Chinese operation in...
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It May Be Time For Brazil To Follow Trump’s Protectionist Lead
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -OpEd- SAO PAULO — Donald Trump is horrifying. Still, there's a part of his package that could be quite useful to have in Brazil. I'm referring to the...
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Obama’s Shadow, White House Photographer Pete Souza Looks Back
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS Pete Souza has worked for the Chicago Tribune, Life and National Geographic. He's covered the war in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks and the beginning of Barack Obama's...
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Sorry Davos, Xi Jinping Is Not Your Free Trade Savior
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG -OpEd- Is this China’s big moment? The World Economic Forum in Davos is welcoming Chinese president Xi Jinping as a special guest. It’s the first time a Chinese...
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Bonjour And Bye-Bye, A Video Postcard Of Obama's Foreign Travels
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The end of the road has come for Barack Obama's eight years as President of the United States. From China to Kenya and Argentina to Laos, Obama has traveled thousands of...
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A New World Disorder
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Put any two Americans abroad (of a particular political bent — or not?) in the same room, and they’ll try at first to avoid the elephant in said room. It won’t...
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The World Braces For Hurricane Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Believe it or not, citizens of planet Earth, Donald Trump is about to take the helm of the world’s most powerful nation. So what happens now? Pundits and press...
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Circumnavigating In The Age Of Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH —Analysis— Back in the 16th century, it took Ferdinand Magellan’s crew more than two years to sail around the world. Yesterday, a new record was set in the prestigious...
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Donald Trump, Narcissist-In-Chief
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS -OpEd- GENEVA — When it comes to choosing a future leader, a candidate's personality tends to be as important as his or her proposed policies. In the case of Donald J....
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Donald Trump Era Opens With Darkness
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST -Editorial- WASHINGTON — For anyone who hoped that President Donald Trump would use his inaugural address to lower America's political temperature, or expected...
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Trump Presidency Begins, 27 Front Pages From Around The World
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — After Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, newspapers around the world took notice Saturday of the sharp...
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New Monday, New World: Russia Is In Charge
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Well that was quite a first weekend. After Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, an estimated two million people took to the streets worldwide to protest against the...
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TrumpSpeak To Berlusconisms, New Frontiers Of Political Rhetoric
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — When Donald Trump talks ... well, that's some kind of talking. During his successful run for the presidency, the world got to hear the billionaire real estate...
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Special Relationships, A Duo's Dynamics
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH — Analysis — To be clear from the start: No, he is not Ronald Reagan and she is not Margaret Thatcher — and this certainly is not 1981. Still, any false analogies aside,...
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Who’s Left Behind In New Global Arms Race? Old Europe
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -Analysis- PARIS — In terms of defense, Europe has long lived in la-la land, a world made of cotton and kindness. Protected under the U.S. umbrella since 1945, it fed on...
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From Rafts To Riches, Refugees In Italy Dream Of Soccer Stardom
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA ORISTANO — Club scouts and retired players from across Italy have come to this town on the Italian island of Sardinia to find new soccer talent among recently arrived...
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Beyond Donald Trump, The Real Problem Is American Exceptionalism
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -OpEd- When Donald Trump spoke at his inauguration on Jan. 20, there wasn’t even a hint of trying to be magnanimous. Instead, he called for the most narrow-minded...
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Bannon Rising, Trump’s "Alt-Right" Advisor Consolidates Power
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's elevation of his chief political strategist to a major role in national security policy, and a White House order banning...
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