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In Damascus, War And Shame Conquer Love

Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY Last month, I was in a bar with a friend, and I met a nice guy who, a long time ago, I knew only by name. We exchanged numbers, and after a couple of random meetings I...

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Dreaming The Future Of Agriculture... In Fukushima

Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS FUKUSHIMA — In 1970, Panasonic inaugurated in Fukushima a factory to assemble stereo radio sets. In the 1980s, when Japanese electronics were at their peak, the site was...

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Jakarta’s Sick Lack Palliative Care, One NGO Offers Relief

Worldcrunch.com / KBR Palliative care is practically unheard of in Indonesia.  Those living with chronic and terminal illness have very little access to pain management and support that could help...

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Two Syrian Brothers Split By War Report From Both Sides Of Border  

Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY GAZIANTEP, TURKEY – “The nightmares only started when I left Aleppo,” says 30-year-old Mahmoud, a Syrian media activist and journalist now living as a refugee inÂ...

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How "Flexicurity" Helped Denmark Lower The Number Unemployed

Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS “Finding qualified personnel has become more difficult. The unemployment rate in Denmark is low: 4.2% is three times nothing!” says Brian Winther Almind, taking the...

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A Ski Pass Start-Up Wants To Make Skiing More "Rock-And-Roll"

Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS One needs skiers, the other, passengers. Skioo and Uber are now partnered to transport city dwellers to the snow-covered slopes.  It was this past weekend, during a test...

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China, A Global Superpower? Not So Fast

Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER Those Chinese who have had the experience of traveling to other countries have all probably noticed the differences at home and abroad. In the US and Europe, they...

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Trump And My Taiwan: A Phone Call Can Change Everything

Worldcrunch.com / RUE AMELOT Late last Friday night my son told me that the Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen, had had a phone call with Donald Trump. I was over the moon. This was the best news for...

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Study, Don't Steal: Politics In Small-Town Italy

Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA CERIGNOLA — Franco Metta is the mayor of the small town of Cerignola, located in the southern Italian region of Apulia. He recently received a box of biscuits as a...

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Spotlight: It Takes Two To Tango In Europe

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How Buenos Aires Tries To Keep The Peace Between Neighbors

Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN It is not unusual for those living in apartments to want to throttle their neighbors at one point or another, in response to situations like late-night parties, loud...

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Spotlight: Erdogan And EU, A Strongman And Weak Continent

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The End Of Grief, How Modern Life Is Making Death Anonymous

Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MUNICH — Grief is demonstrative resistance against loss. Cemeteries and funerals are ways to combat death, preserving the lives of the departed by allowing...

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Spotlight: Trump Wasn’t Kidding On China

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What Is Left? Anger In Aftermath Of Cairo’s Church Bombing

Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR Please continue reading on Worldcrunch.com - What Is Left? Anger In Aftermath Of Cairo’s Church Bombing

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Export-Dependent Germany Faces Reckoning As Protectionism Spreads

Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT The German economy lives of the success of its export model. But some of the most important buyer countries are in the middle of serious political crises. Â...

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Syrian Brothers Split By War Report From Both Sides Of Border  

Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY GAZIANTEP, TURKEY – “The nightmares only started when I left Aleppo,” says 30-year-old Mahmoud, a Syrian media activist and journalist now living as a refugee inÂ...

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In Iran, The Meaning Of An Airplane Fleet

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Castro, Lessons For Leftists Still Defending Their Dictators

Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -OpEd-   BOGOTÁ - Amid pomp and ceremonies befitting a Biblical ruler, Cuba has finally buried its late leader and the American continent's most enduring dictador,...

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Moscow To Beijing To DC, When Strongmen Take Charge

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