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Sardinia In Sepia
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH At some point during the late 1970s, I started experimenting with a different brand of film — Agfacolor — over the next decade or so. Good thing I usually stuck with my...
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Macron's Next Trick? Restoring Honor To The Legion Of Honor
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -OpEd- PARIS — On July 14, France’s National day, Emmanuel Macron will present the Légion d'honneur to the recipients of his choice. The newly elected president has...
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Who Is To Blame For China's Awful Movies?
Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER -OpEd- BEIJING — Many Chinese films are awful. Who is to blame for this objective fact? An audience typically praises a film when they think it’s good and complain...
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How ISIS’ Defeat In Mosul Could Make It Stronger Worldwide
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -Analysis- The recapture of Mosul by the Iraqi armed forces, with the support of the international coalition led by the United States, is a real achievement. ISIS...
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Extra! Spain Remembers ETA Victim 20 Years Later
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH La Razon, July 11, 2017 Like other top Spanish newspapers, Madrid-based La Razon used its front page Tuesday to pay homage to Miguel Angel Blanco, a day ahead of the 20th...
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Why Putin Meeting Was The Perfect Case Of Know-Nothing Trump
Worldcrunch.com / BLOOMBERG NEWS One of the many challenges of dealing with Donald Trump is that he sometimes misunderstands things. The fallout from Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir...
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One More Thing To Rescue In Syria: Books
Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY ISTANBUL — The sight of people sifting through rubble, searching for survivors of an attack or rummaging for belongings, is not uncommon in rebel-held parts of Daraa...
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The Enduring Relevance Of Henry David Thoreau
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -Essay- Does anyone even read Henry David Thoreau anymore? Today, July 12, marks the 200th anniversary of the American poet and philosopher's birth. And much is...
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Trump And Bastille Day, How To Spoil France's Celebration Of Freedom
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -OpEd- PARIS — I love the United States, the land of all manner of excess, where one can choose between being a transhumanist, a vegan or a poker player. The land of...
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Cash For All In Developing World? Algeria Ponders Universal Basic Income
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH It's the big idea of the moment among certain economists and activists in the West: Universal basic income (UBI), a policy of allocating a fixed amount of money to every...
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Parenting Lessons, From Walden To Whatsapp
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH "I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think that the same is true of human beings." These wise words...
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Extra! Patriotism And Mourning A Year After Nice Terrorist Attack
Worldcrunch.com / NICE-MATIN Nice Matin, July 13, 2017 This year's Bastille Day celebrations will have special meaning in Nice, as the southern French city commemorates the first anniversary of the...
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Paris Will Always Be Paris, Trump Will Always Be Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- PARIS — "Paris sera toujours Paris ..." When French singer Maurice Chevalier first released the classic tune in 1939, the aim was to brighten the mood of the...
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One Tile At A Time
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Hard at work under the Tunisian sun, these men were playing their small part in restoring some grandeur to the mosaics of the ancient city of Carthage. See more slides...
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Kosovo's Path From Secular Nation To Europe's Jihadist Stronghold
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT PRISTINA — In front of socialist era high-rise blocks, Bill Clinton waves to the Kosovars. Kosovo Albanians built the statue in the capital, Pristina, in gratitude for the...
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One Year After Nice Attack, Broken Lives And Fears Of Crowds
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO NICE — “We were hit by a truck.” This is how 5-year-old Teylan introduces himself as he opens the door of the family's Nice apartment. Last July 14, the family was in the...
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How Forgetting Allows You To Remember — And Be A Better Thinker
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS GENEVA — We all complain about our memory. More precisely, we deplore its limited storage and recall capabilities. But how often do you hear someone complain about their...
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The False Illusion Of Female Power In Politics
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MUNICH — Recent parliamentary elections in France resulted in a new record: 224 of the country's lawmakers — or 39% — are now women, up from just 155 after the...
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Mosul, A New Textbook Case For Urban Warfare
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -Analysis- To win back Mosul, the Iraqi armed forces paid with their blood. But the difficult victory — obtained with the help of the international coalition — also marks a...
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African Blood Diamonds For Sale On Facebook And WhatsApp
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE They don't hide in the abyss of the Dark Web. From Bangui, Beirut, Bordeaux or elsewhere, they use social media to promote their products and services. They are blood...
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