Thai Muslims debate their future as peace talks raise hopeBy Amy Sawitta Lefevre PATTANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Huddled in a room on the periphery of a university campus in the southern Thai province of Pattani, Muslim students debate ideas that have long been considered inflammatory or even treasonous. ... Reuters via Yahoo!, 1 week ago |
Coastal road transport terminal opening soonManila, Philippines -- One of the temporary central bus terminals for provincial buses in the periphery of Metro Manila will be operational before the President delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) next month. According to Land ... Manila Bulletin, 2 days ago
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German demand offers trade relief to southern Europe* German imports from other euro zone countries climb * Trade deficits narrowing in southern Europe * Euro zone still dogged by economic imbalances PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Surging German imports from the rest of the euro zone are offering ... CNBC, 1 week ago
The effects of euro zone austerity are starting to infect Germany—time for schadenfreude?
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Center vs periphery: The roots of terrorIt is necessary to give both Israelis and Palestinians a sense of hope about the prospect for peaceful and stable relations in the future. US unmanned aerial vehicle Photo: reuters On April 30, Haytham al-Mishal, implicated in recent rocket attacks ... Jerusalem Post, 3 weeks ago
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William K. Black: The Lethal Lemons on the Road to BangladeshI wrote yesterday about the "control frauds" (in which the person controlling a seemingly legitimate entity uses it as a "weapon" to defraud) that target purchasers of bad quality goods ("lemons") and employees. The example I used to explain these ... Huffington Post, 1 month ago
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Bedouin Resist Israeli ShoveDozens of metal and wooden tents cling to the rocky hillside, just outside of Jerusalem along the road leading to the Dead Sea, while the unmistakable red roofs of Israeli settlements peak out from behind opposite hilltops. For 49-year-old Eid ... Inter Press Service, 1 month ago
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US Security Strategy in South Sudan - An anti-China Strategy?US Security Strategy in South Sudan An anti-China Strategy? Towards a peaceful or conflictual world? A Marxist debate over nature and evolution of the current international order By Zeno Leoni The cornerstone of an academic debate which ... Sudan Tribune, 1 month ago
U.S. Security Strategy in South Sudan - an Anti-China Strategy? [opinion]
Individual.com, 1 month ago
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IMF cuts 2013 world growth forecast to 3.3%Shipping containers pictured beside idle cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in southern California on December 4, 2012 as a strike by port clerical workers enters its second week. The IMF cut its world growth forecast for 2013 Tuesday as the eurozone ... MSN Philippines, 2 months ago
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Europe (and Italy's Rivals) Appear on Road to RecoveryEurope (and Italy's Rivals) Appear on Road to Recovery Franklin Templeton When Europe's debt disease spread to Cyprus, accompanied by bank runs and public unrest, some doubted the European Central Bank's (ECB) ability to contain the contagion. And, ... Advisor Perspectives, 1 month ago
Are we really witnessing the end of austerity in Europe?
Foreign Policy Magazine, 2 weeks ago
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The economy: Dissecting the miracleTHE NECKAR VALLEY, not far from Stuttgart, is the epitome of provincial Germany. A string of picturesque towns with quaint Swabian names—Tübingen (home to a famous university), Reutlingen, Nürtingen, Wendlingen, Metzingen—stretch along the ... ACQ Magazine, 1 day ago
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