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heres what you need to know (so far) about panama...

heres what you need to know (so far) about panama...

Over the past year,investigative journalists across the world beget been sifting through 11.5...


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boxing great manny pacquiao wins senate seat in...

boxing great manny pacquiao wins senate seat in...

On Thursday,boxing great Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao stood before a cheering crowd and flashing cameras,...


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dubai jails, then frees, scottish tourist over...

dubai jails, then frees, scottish tourist over...

One day after a Dubai court ordered Scottish tourist Jamie Harron to spend three months in jail over...


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putting the unfccc to the test

putting the unfccc to the test

There’s a theory I’ve been advancing for some time and the upcoming Paris climate talks will,for...


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what would a legal agreement in paris look like?

what would a legal agreement in paris look like?

There is broad acceptance that the modern international climate pact due this December in Paris will...


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embattled brazilian president survives corruption...

embattled brazilian president survives corruption...

As the legislative session opened Wednesday in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies,opposition...


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400,000 people...live in hell on earth: bombing of...

400,000 people...live in hell on earth: bombing of...

It has been one of the bloodiest weeks of aerial bombardment in the Syrian war.In the eastern...


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significant progress toward limiting hfcs under...

significant progress toward limiting hfcs under...

In an important breakthrough,parties to the Montreal Protocol assembly in Dubai have agreed to a...


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before and beyond paris: climate action at all...

before and beyond paris: climate action at all...

Negotiators from more than 190 nations fill the opportunity to work out an notable and perhaps...


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tracking arms and armies in syria

tracking arms and armies in syria

Reporting on the ongoing conflict in Syria has been a challenge for traditional journalists for a...


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search for missing argentine sub no longer a...

search for missing argentine sub no longer a...

Argentina's navy has announced that it is no longer looking for survivors on the submarine that...


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palestinian christians attack greek orthodox...

palestinian christians attack greek orthodox...

Palestinian Christians attacked the convoy of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem during a...


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canadians go to the polls in tight national...

canadians go to the polls in tight national...

Canadians are heading to the polls nowadays for what promises to be one of the closest elections in...


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death toll in papua new guinea quake rises to 31

death toll in papua new guinea quake rises to 31

Days after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the interior of Papua novel Guinea,the death toll is...


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syrian army seizes more ground in eastern ghouta

syrian army seizes more ground in eastern ghouta

Syrian government forces delivered another serious blow to eastern Ghouta Saturday after forces...


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azerbaijan announces unilateral cease fire after...

azerbaijan announces unilateral cease fire after...

Azerbaijan has announced a unilateral cease-fire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh,where a...


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angel of death among 29 given life sentences over...

angel of death among 29 given life sentences over...

Two former naval officers were among 29 people given life sentences Wednesday in Argentina for their...


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unwilling witness: the terror of reporting on your...

unwilling witness: the terror of reporting on your...

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S-led invasion of Iraq. Abdulrazzaq Al-Saiedi,who...


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belgian authorities arrest protesters; airport to...

belgian authorities arrest protesters; airport to...

More than a week after the terrorist attacks on Brussels,protesters from the left and right are...


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after overpass collapse in kolkata, firm charged...

after overpass collapse in kolkata, firm charged...

After a highway overpass collapse in Kolkata,India, the firm responsible for building the road has...


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examining the nuclear deal with iran

examining the nuclear deal with iran

Sometime in the next two weeks,Congress will vote on one of the most important and hotly-contested...


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president of rios 2016 olympic bid is charged with...

president of rios 2016 olympic bid is charged with...

Federal prosecutors in Brazil are charging former Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos...


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the elusive phenomenon of churches without god

the elusive phenomenon of churches without god

ONE recent Sunday,approximately 40 people turned up at their regular gathering place, a community...


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u.s. led coalition shoots down syrian military jet...

u.s. led coalition shoots down syrian military jet...

The U.S. military says it shot down a Syrian Air Force jet that dropped bombs near U.S.-backed...


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much of the money donated after disasters is...

much of the money donated after disasters is...

In the right handsIN A shelter in Juchitán,in southern Mexico, in September, or two sisters sat at...


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wood burning stoves are in fashion but cause...

wood burning stoves are in fashion but cause...

Toasty toes,wheezing lungsCHRISTMAS 2016 was hygge’s moment in Britain. A crush of books appeared...


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hackers in venezuela hit dozens of government...

hackers in venezuela hit dozens of government...

Hackers in Venezuela attacked many government websites in protest of the "dictatorship" of President...


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public transport is in decline in many wealthy...

public transport is in decline in many wealthy...

JUANA,who came to America from Guatemala, used to take the bus to and from cleaning jobs. It wore on...


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the alternative to bad cops can be worse

the alternative to bad cops can be worse

A MAN came too close and asked for directions. Your correspondent noticed that he had stolen her...


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how important are animals to the nativity?

how important are animals to the nativity?

THE Christmas story concerns the birth,in very unusual circumstances, of a member of the species...


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how to stop countries sliding back into civil war

how to stop countries sliding back into civil war

AS A child soldier in Sierra Leone in the 1990s,Eric Wolo smoked a brown powder that made him dizzy...


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why billy graham went to russia

why billy graham went to russia

RELIGIOUS Americans often maintain mixed feelings approximately Russia. In recent times,many...


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green investors and right wing sceptics clash on...

green investors and right wing sceptics clash on...

WHEN the Western Christian world divided down the middle precisely 500 years ago,both the Catholic...


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the west s bombing of syria meets some approval...

the west s bombing of syria meets some approval...

ON THE streets of west European cities,secular leftists, politically active Muslims and radically...


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this year has seen an explosion of rage about...

this year has seen an explosion of rage about...

YOU contain applied for a job and the interviewer asks you a question that lands like a bombshell:...


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british embassy worker found dead near beirut

british embassy worker found dead near beirut

Police fill launched an investigation after a woman working at the British Embassy was found...


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why a mennonite woman has refused to testify in a...

why a mennonite woman has refused to testify in a...

RELIGIOUS freedom,as it has been defined recently in domestic American affairs, is a cause that...


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christian responses to the migrant crisis have...

christian responses to the migrant crisis have...

ACROSS most of Europe,a majority of people declare some loose attachment to Christianity, while a...


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for dutch jews, an overdue reassurance and an...

for dutch jews, an overdue reassurance and an...

AMSTERDAM’S city corridor,built in the 1980s, sits amid what were once the dense slums of the...


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greece prepares to do away with compulsory sharia...

greece prepares to do away with compulsory sharia...

AS section of a passionate campaign to solve an apparently non-existent problem,American state...


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where islam flourishes despite being half...

where islam flourishes despite being half...

ON A baking-hot Friday afternoon in the dusty Athenian district of Neos Kosmos,a cheerful assortment...


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america s booming blood plasma industry

america s booming blood plasma industry

nowadays Derek From is a successful lawyer in Canada. Twelve years ago,he was roughing it in...


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household smoke may be the world s deadliest...

household smoke may be the world s deadliest...

IMAGINE building a small pile of wood and kindling in the smallest room in your house,and setting...


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how and why to search for young einsteins

how and why to search for young einsteins

EVERY year in Singapore 1% of pupils in the third year of primary school bring home an envelope...


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pentagon identifies service members killed in...

pentagon identifies service members killed in...

Two soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division were killed in Kandahar,Afghanistan, by a bomb on...


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followers of jesus fail to agree about his...

followers of jesus fail to agree about his...

HUNDREDS of millions of followers of Jesus Christ are about to celebrate the annual feast of...


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many countries suffer from shrinking working age...

many countries suffer from shrinking working age...

MANY developed countries enjoy anti-immigration political parties,which terrify the incumbents and...


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when saintly commemorations turn sour

when saintly commemorations turn sour

SAINT AGATHA has an important place in the history of the Christian church. She is believed to have...


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climate change lawsuits

climate change lawsuits

IN FEBRUARY a tribunal in Kirkenes,in Norway’s far north, ruled that oil extraction in the Barents...


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the internet: under the sea and possibly under...

the internet: under the sea and possibly under...

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Consider this: Every text message you...


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concern about  sexualised  children often misses...

concern about sexualised children often misses...

IN JAPAN it is hard to avoid the disturbing spectacle of young girls being treated as sex objects....


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britain s future king faces up to jerusalem s...

britain s future king faces up to jerusalem s...

THE tortured relationships between two royal families,Jerusalem, Israel and the Jews came to a head...


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refugees need not be a burden, if they are allowed...

refugees need not be a burden, if they are allowed...

TWO years ago,a group of elders in this village in north-western Uganda agreed to lend their land to...


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a good russian is vindicated on the orthodox...

a good russian is vindicated on the orthodox...

TODAY is capable Friday in the Orthodox Christian calendar. All over the eastern Christian...


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a chilling story from kenya

a chilling story from kenya

SARAH WANGARI’S domestic in Mathare,a slum in Nairobi, is hardly spacious. The corrugated tin...


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the importance of rethinking religious education

the importance of rethinking religious education

NOT ENOUGH people want to teach the subject,and there are plenty of pupils, tax-payers and even head...


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going to university is more important than ever...

going to university is more important than ever...

IN A classroom in Seoul a throng of teenagers sit hunched over their desks. In total silence,they...


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pope francis faces a challenging visit to chile...

pope francis faces a challenging visit to chile...

IN human and logistical terms alone,the pope’s visit to Latin America this week involves a...


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understanding europes refugee crisis: an...

understanding europes refugee crisis: an...

The ongoing war in Syria has led to the worst refugee crisis since World War II. And now,many of...


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north korea presents nuclear disarmament s biggest...

north korea presents nuclear disarmament s biggest...

SIEGFRIED HECKER,a professor who used to run America’s nuclear laboratory at Los Alamos, recalls...


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a muslim monarch and religious diplomat wins some...

a muslim monarch and religious diplomat wins some...

ONE of the world’s most lucrative prizes for spiritual endeavour,  bequeathed by an...


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after decades of triumph, democracy is losing...

after decades of triumph, democracy is losing...

IN A glass case at the Diyarbakir Bar Association are a striped shirt,black coat and coiled belt....


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when death is not the end

when death is not the end

SHALOM OUANOUNOU was declared dead in September. The 25-year-old Canadian had suffered an asthma...


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an asian religion gains popularity in the new...

an asian religion gains popularity in the new...

Chris Nyambura was raised Catholic but over the past six months he has started calling himself...


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in some countries, killer cops are celebrated

in some countries, killer cops are celebrated

Sadly familiar in ManilaPOLICE in the United States cancel roughly 1000 people a year. No other rich...


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the menace of lead poisoning

the menace of lead poisoning

approximately a year ago a letter from Baltimore’s health department brought Michelle Burnside,a...


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how the growth of cities changes farming

how the growth of cities changes farming

LOOKING out from Mathabari,a village in northern Bangladesh, the landscape glints and ripples....


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how feats of endurance cement social bonds

how feats of endurance cement social bonds

OVER the next few days,many Tamils will acquire part in an annual Hindu ceremony that involves...


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being religious does not make you greener

being religious does not make you greener

ARE religious leaders convincing their followers to care more about the fate of the earth?...


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winter sports face a double threat, from climate...

winter sports face a double threat, from climate...

THE great limestone peaks of the Dolomites glow ochre and pink in the summer sunset. The slab of the...


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witch trials in the context of the reformation

witch trials in the context of the reformation

final year,as Europe marked the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, thousands of words were penned...


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which are the world s worst airports?

which are the world s worst airports?

LIKE expensive watches that never break,the world’s best airports can be boring. You land, breeze...


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culture wars over christmas are not what they were

culture wars over christmas are not what they were

THE argument over whether multiculturalism and modernity are eroding the Christian character of...


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how sharia marriages can hurt women in the west

how sharia marriages can hurt women in the west

SHIRIN MUSA draws on bitter experience to inspire her work to help women caught between legal and...


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the troubling spread of plea bargaining from...

the troubling spread of plea bargaining from...

A PROTEST in Madrid about the cost of the pope’s visit in 2011,when Spain’s economy was...


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peacekeepers in name only

peacekeepers in name only

SINCE the end of August,more than half of the 1m Rohingyas in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar have...


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hospitals are learning from industry how to cut...

hospitals are learning from industry how to cut...

AFTER a brain aneurysm in 2004,Mary McClinton was admitted to Virginia Mason Medical Centre in...


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plunging response rates to household surveys worry...

plunging response rates to household surveys worry...

ON A nippy January evening,Clare walks the streets of north London, armed with a file of addresses...


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why undertakers are worried

why undertakers are worried

EVERY minute more than 100 people die. Most of these deaths bring not just grief to some,but also...


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why a papal comment about hell triggered a...

why a papal comment about hell triggered a...

ON TUESDAY,two distinguished, elderly gentlemen who live in Rome (one aged 81, and the other 93) had...


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gay rights activists lament the acquittal of a...

gay rights activists lament the acquittal of a...

IN MANY parts of Europe,socially conservative religious leaders complain that they cannot express...


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states are finding new ways of killing enemies...

states are finding new ways of killing enemies...

AS EUROPEANS know to their lamentable cost,assassinations can start wars, even world wars. A bullet...


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the use of banned drugs is rife in sport

the use of banned drugs is rife in sport

SKIERS,skaters, ice hockey players and other snow-loving athletes occupy travelled to Pyeongchang...


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an unusual priest s call for liberty

an unusual priest s call for liberty

AS ONE might expect,the definitions of freedom offered by the liberal secular West and by the...


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tingles of the transcendent don t always prompt...

tingles of the transcendent don t always prompt...

MOST of us have near across individuals who are somehow spiritual but not formally devout: people...


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ukraine wants a national church that is not...

ukraine wants a national church that is not...

THE row is over points of ecclesiastical history and procedure that most people,including ordinary...


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a court ruling makes it harder for faith based...

a court ruling makes it harder for faith based...

IT IS a problem that arises in every liberal democracy that upholds liberty of belief (and hence,the...


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as french catholics hail a martyr, the faith is...

as french catholics hail a martyr, the faith is...

EVEN in Europe,the world’s least devout continent, a dramatic turn of events can turn a...


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understanding canada s jews

understanding canada s jews

TO fetch a sense of the ambivalence,and also the residual strength, of Jewish identity in Canada,...


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teenagers are better behaved and less hedonistic...

teenagers are better behaved and less hedonistic...

AT THE gates of Santa Monica College,in Los Angeles, a young man with a skateboard is hanging out...


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trees are covering more of the land in rich...

trees are covering more of the land in rich...

COLM STENSON drives around County Leitrim,pointing out new tree plantations. In this corner of...


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the welfare state needs updating

the welfare state needs updating

IN JUNE 1941 William Beveridge left the office of Arthur Greenwood,a British cabinet minister, with...


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how iraq was deprived of its weapons of mass...

how iraq was deprived of its weapons of mass...

ROLF EKEUS,a Swedish diplomat, once personified the most sustained effort ever undertaken to deprive...


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oil executives seek atonement at the vatican

oil executives seek atonement at the vatican

AMONG radical environmentalists,it has often been said that carbon trading and carbon offsets (which...


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the difficulties with crowning king charles iii

the difficulties with crowning king charles iii

THE AMERICAN political system,despite its formal separation of church of state, still finds room for...


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the pope s role in the plight of alfie evans was...

the pope s role in the plight of alfie evans was...

IT CANNOT happen very often that,in an agonising saga that concerns a desperately sick small child,...


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jihadism and far right fanaticism viewed as...

jihadism and far right fanaticism viewed as...

IS IT right to find parallels between violent white supremacism and neo-Nazism on one hand,and the...


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arcane arguments about russia s sovereigns could...

arcane arguments about russia s sovereigns could...

AS A colleague writes in this week’s print edition,Vladimir Putin is in certain ways more...


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the commemoration of an act of regicide falls...

the commemoration of an act of regicide falls...

THE commemoration could have been a considerable and solemn moment of truth,a time to reflect on...


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faith and higher education can intersect in many...

faith and higher education can intersect in many...

THE PRESIDENT of one of America's best-known Catholic places of learning came this week to his...


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how global university rankings are changing higher...

how global university rankings are changing higher...

EARLIER this month Peking University played host to perhaps the grandest global gathering ever of...


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bans on paying for human blood distort a vital...

bans on paying for human blood distort a vital...

A WILLING buyer in a market with plenty of willing sellers,Barzin Bahardoust is finding life...


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european countries should make it easier for...

european countries should make it easier for...

German lessonsMOUHANAD SALHA would like nothing better than to work. But since arriving in the...


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as russian and british clerics concur and spar,...

as russian and british clerics concur and spar,...

RELATIONS between the secular authorities of Britain and Russia bear rarely been so tense,to judge...


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making sense of the culture war over transgender...

making sense of the culture war over transgender...

A dazzling man with high cheekbones,fluttering eyelashes and a galaxy of silver glitter in his hair...


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the politics of helping middle eastern christians

the politics of helping middle eastern christians

THESE are roller-coaster days for religious minorities in the Middle East and their energetic...


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a camera phone is worth 1000 words

a camera phone is worth 1000 words

Introducing the Winners of the 2017 iPhone Photography Awards Photo by Dina AlfasiWith the rise of...


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scripture offers much material for arguments about...

scripture offers much material for arguments about...

AMERICAN commentators both devout and secular have been digging deep into the Bible over the past...


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government data are ever more important to...

government data are ever more important to...

BESIDES brains,the only tools an economist used to need were a pen and notebook. But massive...


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in religion and economics, cause and effect are...

in religion and economics, cause and effect are...

devout determinism,or the idea that specific forms of belief and worship lead to specific forms of...


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the known unknowns of plastic pollution

the known unknowns of plastic pollution

MR MCGUIRE had just one word for young Benjamin,in “The Graduate”: plastics. It was 1967, and...


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how best to help women caught between different...

how best to help women caught between different...

AS IS reported by The Economist in this week’s print edition,almost everybody can agree that...


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canada s problem with polygamy

canada s problem with polygamy

More than Canada can handleMENTION polygamy in Canada and what might come to intellect is...


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tariq ramadan, a star of europe s muslim...

tariq ramadan, a star of europe s muslim...

ONE way or another,Europe’s Muslim landscape will be altered by the drama that is now swirling...


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mike pompeo s evangelical zeal could complicate...

mike pompeo s evangelical zeal could complicate...

THE relationship between religion and American diplomacy has never been simple. People who cherish...


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in british schools, the wearing of the hijab by...

in british schools, the wearing of the hijab by...

YESTERDAY was World Hijab Day,an annual event set up by a Bangladeshi-born woman who migrated to...


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donald trump s jerusalem move sparks christian...

donald trump s jerusalem move sparks christian...

CHRISTIAN leaders reacted with strong emotion to the news that President Donald Trump has recognised...


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a russian cleric s turn of phrase evokes some dark...

a russian cleric s turn of phrase evokes some dark...

THIS has been a roller-coaster week in relations between Judaism and Russian Orthodoxy. It...


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the impact of religion on robert mugabe

the impact of religion on robert mugabe

ANY student of religion will soon be struck by this paradox: a single set of beliefs and practices...


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new life for the paris climate deal

new life for the paris climate deal

IN MAY France’s environment ministry moved to an 18th-century mansion close to the National...


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the smashers of mary s images are acting more...

the smashers of mary s images are acting more...

ONE OF America’s most outspoken campaigners for a better understanding of,and reform within, the...


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in the balkans, the forces of pious chauvinism...

in the balkans, the forces of pious chauvinism...

DURING the Balkan wars of the 1990s,old fault-lines of religion and ethnicity seemed to be opening...


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what makes a country good at football?

what makes a country good at football?

ON A sunny Saturday afternoon,within kicking distance of Uruguay’s national football stadium, 14...


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the deal that curtails iran s nuclear ambitions...

the deal that curtails iran s nuclear ambitions...

EVER since Donald Trump’s election,he has had in his sights the worst deal ever”—the one...


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a european court vindicates a fashion designer...

a european court vindicates a fashion designer...

THIS week the European Court of Human Rights handed down a verdict which law-and-religion pundits...


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the case of bishop george bell

the case of bishop george bell

GEORGE BELL,who died in 1958, was long regarded as one of the most brilliant and morally courageous...


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for those who fight sex trafficking, dark rituals...

for those who fight sex trafficking, dark rituals...

PEOPLE who campaign against the ghastly phenomenon of human trafficking and sex slavery soon become...


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the mormon faith builds bridges while staying true...

the mormon faith builds bridges while staying true...

THE Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,better known as the Mormon faith, has recently had...


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bavaria is the latest place where the church and...

bavaria is the latest place where the church and...

AS ERASMUS has already noted,there are places all over Europe where legal-of-centre politicians are...


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clergy are colliding with christian soldiers...

clergy are colliding with christian soldiers...

ALICE WEIDEL,champion of the Eurosceptic German right, claims that her Alternative for Germany (AfD)...


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automated driving era: we may have to wait a bit...

automated driving era: we may have to wait a bit...

Today,all the world’s major automobile manufacturers, such as BMW, and Mercedes-Benz,Volvo, Audi,...


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what lies below? can you help create international...

what lies below? can you help create international...

Guest blog by Andy Ryan,Senior Technical Product Manager When I go somewhere fresh, I usually look...


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remember us unto life

remember us unto life

"Remember Us Unto Life" is a one-hour celebration of Rosh Hashanah,The Jewish unusual Year,...


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gap between rich and poor growing, fueling global...

gap between rich and poor growing, fueling global...

Tax systems that put a high burden on the destitute mean public services are underfunded,stretching...


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anger in america

anger in america

Many blame nowadays’s populist rebellion in the West on the far right,which has won votes by...


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corees: la revanche des espions

corees: la revanche des espions

Au deuxième map,en larmes, Suh Hoon, and chef de l'espionnage sud-coréen,photographié lors...


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making women s work count

making women s work count

Over the next few months,the 12000 employees based at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino,...


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united reaches settlement with dragged passenger

united reaches settlement with dragged passenger

United Airlines said it has reached settlement with a passenger who was dragged from a Chicago...


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saving time the biggest reason for using robot...

saving time the biggest reason for using robot...

I fear that one day robots will buy over our jobs and our lives,but I’m also jubilant (extremely...


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despite the world cup, let s not kid ourselves...

despite the world cup, let s not kid ourselves...

The World Cup Final in Moscow was nearly the perfect ending to a story that has seen Vladimir Putin...


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the brexit dilemma and uk property market

the brexit dilemma and uk property market

Many people are pessimistic about the European Union’s future,taking the view that it might plunge...


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we are really just beginning to understand ai

we are really just beginning to understand ai

The Institute of Big Data Governance was formally established last week. A number of industry...


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the intense power struggle in angola

the intense power struggle in angola

In recent months,Angola, the second largest oil producer in the African continent after Nigeria, or...


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bishop appointments in china: pope vs the...

bishop appointments in china: pope vs the...

Ever since the Roman Catholic Church and China began a dialogue in the 1980s,it was known that, one...


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downside risks of global recovery

downside risks of global recovery

For the past two years,the global economy has been growing, but it has swung between periods of...


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iran, russia, and united states join forces

iran, russia, and united states join forces

Now here's something the United States,Russia, and Iran can all agree on: Wrestling should stay...


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venezuela s guaido vows public sector strikes amid...

venezuela s guaido vows public sector strikes amid...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido held talks with public sector unions on Tuesday about...


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the costs of a brexit brain drain

the costs of a brexit brain drain

Should the United Kingdom travel through with its withdrawal from the European Union,one of the most...


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venezuela - a case of socialist organized theft

venezuela - a case of socialist organized theft

Much has been written approximately the economic disaster perpetrated by the Maduro-Chavez regime in...


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will swiss see social tensions due to muslim...

will swiss see social tensions due to muslim...

I took a trade trip to Switzerland recently,and what struck me most about the country this time was...


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america s grassroots saviors

america s grassroots saviors

Joan Didion famously observed that,“We narrate ourselves stories in order to live.”...


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messaouda dendoune, l exil des pauvres

messaouda dendoune, l exil des pauvres

Messaouda Dendoune © dr Le journaliste Nadir ((n.) the lowest point of something) Dendoune filme sa...


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rampant copying in the digital media world

rampant copying in the digital media world

Amid the growing popularity of social media,some traditional media outlets seem to be losing their...


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myanmar faces growing pressure over rohingya...

myanmar faces growing pressure over rohingya...

Myanmar is facing growing international pressure to cessation violence that has sent approximately...


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macron, le pen set for runoff in french...

macron, le pen set for runoff in french...

Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen led the first round of voting in the...


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north korea ups the ante

north korea ups the ante

On Monday,North Korea declared the 1953 Korean War armistice nullified. On Tuesday, Director of...


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how the red cross brought mada s refugee family...

how the red cross brought mada s refugee family...

We always hear stories and see emotional refugee family reunion videos but what are the events that...


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let s talk about a ship getting attacked….

let s talk about a ship getting attacked….

US Naval Institute on the Gulf of Tonkin:...


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theresa may: a political tragedy

theresa may: a political tragedy

“All political lives”,said Enoch Powell, “unless they are nick off in midstream at a happy...


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stories that can t end well

stories that can t end well

In today’s irrational world of fake news and tainted-faith politics,a unique mantra has emerged:...


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new zealand pm ardern engaged to partner after...

new zealand pm ardern engaged to partner after...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is engaged to her longtime partner Clarke Gayford after a...


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globalism and pluralism hold key to peaceful co...

globalism and pluralism hold key to peaceful co...

The entire world was shocked by the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch,New Zealand, final...


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the utter importance of the us hong kong policy...

the utter importance of the us hong kong policy...

On Dec. 1,Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant...


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click on bionic arm could help amputees do the...

click on bionic arm could help amputees do the...

Edmund Rath,a 53-year-old-fashioned from Austria, wants to attain simple things such as brush his...


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trump spooked pentagon with draft tweet on north...

trump spooked pentagon with draft tweet on north...

US President Donald Trump spooked the Pentagon leadership with a tweet that,had it been sent, North...


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australian prime minister survives leadership...

australian prime minister survives leadership...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull survived a leadership challenge by Home Affairs Minister...


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using google photos to organize your travel...

using google photos to organize your travel...

Many people grasp a lot of pictures on their trips,but it’s quite a headache to sort out all these...


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why  de russification  in belarus is infeasible

why de russification in belarus is infeasible

The Belarusian government,as I mentioned in a previous article, had recently changed the official...


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why london will remain a big draw despite brexit...

why london will remain a big draw despite brexit...

Nobody knows precisely how things will work for Britain in the long hurry. Further negotiations...


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how dangerous is it really to travel to pakistan?

how dangerous is it really to travel to pakistan?

Pakistan has often been ranked among the world’s most unsafe countries. Most...


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how to avoid bad selfies

how to avoid bad selfies

In the age of supposedly accepting all types of bodies,the sad truth is double chins rarely look...


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empowering women to prevent and manage gestational...

empowering women to prevent and manage gestational...

nowadays,International Women’s Day, while we celebrate the achievements of women around the globe...


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economists vs scientists on long term growth

economists vs scientists on long term growth

Most economic forecasters have largely shrugged off recent advances in artificial intelligence (for...


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pm trudeau, family, kick off indian state visit

pm trudeau, family, kick off indian state visit

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India is officially underway as he...


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human insight valuable in the digital era

human insight valuable in the digital era

I was once managing a team of over 120 business analysts at Alibaba,and doing the monthly report was...


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how trump could rebuild america

how trump could rebuild america

In the United States today,with partisan polarization at record levels, there is still at least one...


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trump signs russia sanctions bill, moscow calls it...

trump signs russia sanctions bill, moscow calls it...

US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia,a lumber Moscow...


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canada: getting stronger though 130 years older...

canada: getting stronger though 130 years older...

As I leave Toronto on a flight back to Hong Kong,I cannot help but feel odd – bothered and...


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obese people receive varied treatment in different...

obese people receive varied treatment in different...

Overweight people are generally discriminated against in schools,workplaces and even love affairs....


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how middle eastern immigrants boost us...

how middle eastern immigrants boost us...

In his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a queer Land,Robert A. Heinlein chose a Muslim...


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journeys of a lifetime

journeys of a lifetime

What was the last important journey you made? At the British Red Cross we invent all kinds of...


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haiti houses - see the difference

haiti houses - see the difference

“One day the Red Cross came and asked me some questions,” says Marie Bernadette, perched outside...


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what does the future hold for medicine?

what does the future hold for medicine?

In the past,a lot of people died from malaria, cancer, or complications caused by HIV/AIDS,gangrene,...


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can rare earths really be china s weapon as trade...

can rare earths really be china s weapon as trade...

As the economic war with the United States intensifies,policy makers in Beijing are looking at what...


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g20 finance chiefs warn of risks from trade...

g20 finance chiefs warn of risks from trade...

Trade and geopolitical tensions acquire “intensified”,raising risks to global growth, Group of...


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us lawmaker seeks probe over rail tech from china

us lawmaker seeks probe over rail tech from china

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is asking the federal government to investigate if a plan...


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how taiwan exports its smart city services

how taiwan exports its smart city services

Smart city developments offer enormous trade opportunities. By 2022,according to research institute...


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how shall we tackle ethical issues arising from...

how shall we tackle ethical issues arising from...

large data is changing the way we see the world. When the amount of information reaches a certain...


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how to live a 120 year life

how to live a 120 year life

An average person generally retires at around 60,after working for around 40 years. But the human...


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us won t send high level officials to china s silk...

us won t send high level officials to china s silk...

The United States will not send tall-level officials to attend China’s second Belt and Road summit...


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china and its western critics

china and its western critics

  In Washington,DC, a bipartisan consensus about China has emerged: the United States is facing a...


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the kursk tragedy and putin s rise to power

the kursk tragedy and putin s rise to power

The recent Hollywood movie Kursk starring Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth tells about the valid...


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n korea restoring part of missile launch site:...

n korea restoring part of missile launch site:...

North Korea has restored section of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do...


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how will japan balance its relationship with china...

how will japan balance its relationship with china...

On the second day of the original year,President Xi Jinping delivered a speech in which he called...


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japan could still get a part of the northern...

japan could still get a part of the northern...

Last week,Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Russia and met with President Vladimir Putin in...


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canadian pm fires envoy to china after remarks on...

canadian pm fires envoy to china after remarks on...

In an unprecedented stagger,Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had fired his ambassador...


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from yellow vests to the green new deal

from yellow vests to the green new deal

  It’s old news that large segments of society contain become deeply dejected with what they see...


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kim says ready to meet trump  anytime  but warns...

kim says ready to meet trump anytime but warns...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he is ready to meet US President Donald Trump again anytime to...


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altria to invest us$13 billion in e cigarette...

altria to invest us$13 billion in e cigarette...

After investing in the emerging marijuana industry,Altria Group Inc., maker of Marlboro cigarettes,...


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beyond gdp

beyond gdp

Just under ten years ago,the International Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and...


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