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Why Germany’s "Bad" Exports Are Actually A Blessing
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT BERLIN — Germany draws plenty of outside criticism for its strong export sector. And it isn't just Donald Trump saying the high current account surpluses in bilateral...
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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold War
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in critical condition, three days after they were found unconscious on a bench in the...
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The Tragic Story Of Pablo Neruda's Abandoned Daughter
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN BUENOS AIRES — There is a dark blot in the life of Pablo Neruda that none of his many prizes and honors could ever efface. It is the secret story of his daughter, Malva Marina...
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International Women's Day, From Oscar Night To Indian Streets
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- PARIS — #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have made the past year a crucial one for women’s rights. Or at least it has, from our Western, Oscar-Night point of...
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Glamping Like A Viking, How To See Greenland's Tundra In Style
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO KITAA — Atop the garnished table, cinnamon scented candles diffuse a warm, amber light. The ravioli of lobster and Madagascar green pepper are bathed in a perfumed parsley...
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In Southern Italy, Where Populist 5 Star Movement Took Off
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA POMIGLIANO D’ARCO — This gritty town north of the Mount Vesuvius volcano is home to several automobile factories on the outskirts of the southern city of Naples. In Italy’s...
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North Korea: Hailing Trump's Biggest Win So Far, With Caution
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — For the moment, at least, it appears to be a clear-cut victory — the biggest foreign policy win of his young administration. President Donald Trump...
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Drug Cartels Battle Over Mexico’s Top University Campus
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH MEXICO CITY — On February 23rd, two people were shot dead on the historic campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in the heart of the country’s...
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Libya Revisited: Young People Nudge Benghazi Back To Life
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS BENGHAZI — They call it the "Café of the Displaced," and it's always full. "It's because my customers followed me here," says Ahmed, a smile on his face as he pours a clever...
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In India, Sex Workers Try To Shield Girls From Suffering Their Same Fate
Worldcrunch.com / THE WIRE HYDERABAD — Sex workers in towns and villages in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are often married off at a young age, or trafficked to larger...
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Russia And China Lead New Rush To The Arctic
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO TROMSO — On the maps we all studied in school, the Arctic appears as a huge white spot separating Asia from the Americas — wild, untouched, impassable. But is that still an...
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China, Deconstructing Xi Jinping's Imperial Temptation
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton’s famous remark comes quickly to mind after China’s decision to remove term limits for its...
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Forced To Flee, Forced To Return: Syrian Refugees Trapped Again
Worldcrunch.com / SYRIA DEEPLY -Analysis- BEIRUT — More than 12 million Syrians have been displaced since 2011 — that is more than half of Syria’s pre-war population. And most want nothing more than...
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Urban Planners Find Smart Design In Argentine Shantytowns
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN BUENOS AIRES — International city planning experts invited to reform and rebuild Villa 31, a poor district of Buenos Aires, stumbled on a basic feature they didn't expect:...
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How The Kremlin Silences Youth Protests Ahead Of Elections
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT KALININGRAD — In mid-January, Oleg Alexeiev noticed agents from the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) lurking in front of his apartment in...
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Testing A Mother-Daughter Relationship At The Gaza Border
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR -Essay- CAIRO — I dropped her off at the first of many stops that make up the long journey back to her home, and I went back to mine. We both like “homemaking;” we hoard...
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Emissions, Ecology And Cures For The Common Cow Fart
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS LAUSANNE — Fighting climate change means limiting our greenhouse gas emissions, which for most of us means carbon dioxide (CO2). But methane is also a major problem. Though...
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The Trump Presidency: Tune In Or Tune Out?
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — "Previously on President Trump …" We have gotten used to following the news from the White House as we would a prime-time television drama. This week's plot...
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Memories Of Mechanics Past
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH This photograph of a mechanic working in the rain in the coastal Moroccan city of El Jadida was shot from the hip. Discovering this image also takes me back to a trip 20...
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