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Let Them Speak French! Why I Believe In The "Molière Clause"
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -OpEd- PARIS — A lot is being said and written about the "Molière clause," first introduced by Vincent You, an elected representative in the western French city of...
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No Sex Please, We’re Brazilian: On PlayStation And Demographics
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -OpEd- SAO PAULO — Moving house is a bit like Russian roulette. I know, I've just moved into a new flat myself. The first night, there was quite a festa next door....
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A Heartbroken Gaza Father Has One Simple Request For Israel
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE JERUSALEM — He has the powerful, tireless voice of a man who would not stop knocking on a door until someone eventually opens up. And yet, for the past eight years, Dr....
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A Weekend Trio Of World Leaders Zips On By
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH In the overwhelming immediacy of modern society, weekends provide us with the opportunity to slow down, take a deep breath, disconnect. Especially a sunny, early spring...
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A Few Jobs AI Can Never Render Obsolete
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN -Analysis- BUENOS AIRES — The digital revolution is destroying more jobs than it will create. For many existing jobs, the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
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Are German Schools Too Fixated On Nazi History?
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT BERLIN — The Nazi reign in Germany lasted 12 years. During this period, the National Socialists destroyed law and order, unleashed a World War that killed 50 million people,...
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A Long-Distance Phone Call, One Nationalist To Another
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- It was just a passing reference at Monday’s White House briefing: Press Secretary Sean Spicer mentioned that U.S. President Donald Trump had called to...
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Venezuela, Constitutional Dictatorship Or Drug-Gang Regime?
Worldcrunch.com / AMERICA ECONOMIA -Editorial- Santiago de León Caracas, or "Caracas" as the capital of Venezuela is known to most, is the city with the third worst quality of life in Latin America. A...
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Bye-Bye Britain: Brexit Signature Makes Front-Page News Across Europe
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH British Prime Minister Theresa May signed a letter giving official notice of the UK's intention to leave the EU. The letter, which will be delivered later today to Donald...
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The Day Brexit Got Real
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH When Big Ben struck midnight, its bells didn’t just signal the start of a new day. They also marked a sea change in geopolitics. That was the moment Prime Minister...
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Lunar Glow, What's Driving The New Space Race To The Moon
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Even as the global economy struggles to recover, investment in space activities is flying high. The overall public expenditure in the sector — approximately $70...
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For City Of Paris, Is Trump's Wall Worse Than Doing Business With ISIS?
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — The 2017 edition of "Paris Plages," the artificial beaches installed each summer along the banks of the river Seine, will be sans sable— sandless! Why? Because on...
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Meanwhile In Baghdad, Don't Forget Another City Under Siege
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO BAGHDAD — A continuous flow of cars, scooters, and three-wheeled vehicles pour onto the avenues of Sadr City, Baghdad's massive Shia district, where roundabouts honor the...
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Why Brexit May Not Be So Bad After All
Worldcrunch.com / BLOOMBERG NEWS As British Prime Minister Theresa May starts the clock on Britain's departure from the European Union, there's no real question that the divorce is going to hurt both...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine? 100% Made In Japan
Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER BEIJING — A minor craze is underway among Chinese tourists for Dusmock, a herbal medicine developed by the Japanese company Kobayashi Pharmaceutical. Reports have...
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Venezuela's Chilling "Self-Coup"
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- You don't need to be an army general marching in with troops to mount a coup in a country. Sometimes democracy can be crushed by the very person elected at its...
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When Brexit Hits An Anglo-Iranian Living In Spain
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Essay- VALENCIA — As a British national living in Spain, it is strange to (still) be an EU citizen and yet start to feel unwelcome in this "European home." All this...
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Clergy Without A God, Humanist Churches On The Rise
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — The name of the gathering almost sounded like an oxymoron: the "Humanist Clergy Collaboratory." A meeting to organize religious leaders — for people...
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Africans Face Difficult Days In China's "Chocolate City"
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO GUANGZHOU — After flocking to the megalopolis by the tens of thousands, Africans seem to be going sour on Guangzhou, or "Chocolate City," as it's been nicknamed by the...
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Banksy In Bethlehem, Lessons For A Skeptical Israeli
Worldcrunch.com / CALCALIST -Essay- BETHLEHEM — Some journeys begin with a sigh. An old acquaintance of mine, an artist, wrote on Facebook this week about a Banksy exhibition that was about to open in...
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