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Sectarian Cleansing In Syria: More Than Meets The Eye
Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY QUNEITRA — Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of the Syrian conflict is the concept of “demographic change”: the allegation that the Syrian government, with...
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Trump Flexes Deal-Making Muscles On Foreign Front
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- Donald Trump is already discovering the old dictum that presidents are elected on domestic policy but eventually take refuge in foreign policy. With his own...
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Behind India's First Female Mosque, A Women's Rights Champion
Worldcrunch.com / KBR LUCKNOW — It’s Friday afternoon at the Ambar mosque in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. The call to prayer, or Azan, rings out in the afternoon heat. Women start to gather....
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Red Hot Gastronomy
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH These rows of red chilies, drying by the side of a road in northern India, bring back culinary memories of a painful kind. My French stomach, unaccustomed to eating spicy...
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The Dalai Lama's Overcast Trip
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- A planned visit by the Dalai Lama, a Tibetan spiritual leader, to a remote corner of northeast India could just have escalated tensions between nuclear-armed...
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In One Mexico City Neighborhood, Residents Threaten Criminals
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH MEXICO CITY — Residents of Iztapalapa, a crowded area on the edge of Mexico City, have hung up sheets warning criminals they would be lynched if they threaten locals,...
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In The Kitchen Of The Future, 3D Printers Prepare Your Food
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA CAGLIARI — Danilo Spiga isn’t your everyday chef. He is a trained engineer and all the dishes he cooks are crafted by 3D printers. None of the diners were sick after...
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Another Chemical Attack In Syria, Still No Accountability
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Members of the U.N. Security Council will gather today for an emergency meeting following reports of a chemical attack in Syria that may have have killed between 50 and...
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Delivering Amazon To The Middle East
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR CAIRO — Amazon announced this week that it had acquired Souq.com, the major e-commerce website in the Middle East, in a deal that has long been speculated over and whose...
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A Doctor's View, The Horrific Rush Of Colombian Mudslide Victims
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR MOCOA — Doctors have the power to save lives. Their decisions are especially important when natural disasters strike, as they determine procedures aimed at ensuring...
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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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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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