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Protectionism, A False Promise For France's Future
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS PARIS — For Donald Trump, it's been an obsession for decades. In the Le Pen family here in France, it's a precious recipe passed down from father to daughter and daughter...
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Elections That Matter, And The Ones That Don't
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- Donald Trump makes a lot of noise. In the past week alone, he made headlines for saying he thought being president of the United States “would be easier” and...
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The German Hamptons? Along The Wind-Swept Shores Of Sylt
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT SYLT — Everyone says that this is a very German island. Well, that’s not all there is to it. The people of Sylt don’t just speak a dialect; they have their own language...
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France Votes, The World Watches
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — The hour is nigh. On Sunday, French voters, as well as abstainers, (expected to rise in numbers since the first-round ballot on April 23) will decide who, between...
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France, A Nation Divided Must Face Its Weakness
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -Op-Ed- PARIS — Several decades of weakness and/or blindness have brought France to where it is today. A deeply divided country, where two camps are facing off with an...
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Brazil's Gay Soccer Team Making The Game Beautiful For All
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO SÃO PAULO — In the nearly two years since it was formed, Unicorns FC, an amateur soccer team in São Paulo made up exclusively of LGBT players, only recorded one...
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From My Grand-Mère To Macron, For A France Against Fascism
Worldcrunch.com / RUE AMELOT -Essay- PARIS — My France has seen a lot of history these past five years, these past 75 years. My family too. On Nov. 7, 2015, my beloved grandmother Yvette...
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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 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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Macron, The Choice Of Hope And Reason
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -OpEd- PARIS — Upon returning from exile in 1870, legendary French author Victor Hugo declared that "the instinct of the people always matches the ideal of civilization."...
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Emmanuel Macron's Victory On 32 Front Pages, France And The World
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Emmanuel Macron became France's youngest ever elected president with a decisive victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday. The arrival of the...
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French Elections, A Counterpunch For Liberal Democracy
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -Analysis- BOGOTÁ — Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential elections stands as a big red Stop sign to a populist trends around the world. More than that,...
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Chinese Movie Industry Tries To Kick "Hollywood Dependency"
Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER BEIJING — At the just concluded Beijing International Film Festival, the hottest feature on the bill was the business battle between Chinese and American film...
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Trump And The Death Of Republican Virtues
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST -OpEd- For all the fireworks of the French election, please note that Marine Le Pen gave a simple elegant concession speech, congratulating the winner and...
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Man In A Hurry, The Dazzling Rise Of Emmanuel Macron
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO PARIS — He wanted to be a writer. He'll be president of the French Republic instead — what a tale to tell! The story of a young advisor to the king who, taken aback by his...
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Hijabs, From Main Street To Malaysian Shampoo
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The hijab still makes Western societies squirm. Passing someone wearing the Islamic headscarf is too often seen as proof that Muslim women are “docile, oppressed,...
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The Ghost Of Capitals Past
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The city of Fatehpur Sikri, founded in 1569 near Agra, served briefly as the capital of the Mughal Empire before it was abandoned, mainly for water scarcity reasons, only...
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