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When China Went To Davos: Those Chilly Winds Of Global Capitalism Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- Two years ago Chinese President Xi Jinping — in the wake of the twin election victories of Brexit and Donald Trump — arrived at the Davos World.. Worldcrunch - Published 10 hours ago
Turkey’s Syrian ambitions are likely to fail Ankara’s aim is to crush the Kurds but Russia wants Assad to reassert control FT.com - Published 10 hours ago
Yemen war: Accidental blast kills foreign demining experts Two South Africans, a Croatian, a Bosnian and a Kosovan were in a vehicle that blew up while transporting mines. BBC News - Published 15 hours ago
Is Biodegradable Always Environment-Friendly? Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MUNICH — Everyone these days is talking about plastic waste that, instead of being recycled, is floating in the world's seas. In many hip salad bars, for.. Worldcrunch - Published 16 hours ago
Israeli Arab student's body flown home Aya Maasarwe's death has shocked Australia and prompted moving tributes, including from her father. BBC News - Published 18 hours ago
A New Menace To Society In Maduro's Venezuela: Malaria Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR CARACAS — Malaria has made an alarming comeback in Venezuela after being all but eliminated. But trying to find a doctor who'll talk about it isn't easy. Most.. Worldcrunch - Published 1 day ago

Germany bans Iran’s Mahan Air as Europe backlash grows Berlin says move reflects concern over Tehran’s ‘destabilising activities’ FT.com - Published 2 days ago
Egypt TV host Mohamed al-Ghiety jailed for interviewing gay man An Egyptian presenter gets one year of hard labour for hosting a gay man on his show last year. BBC News - Published 2 days ago
Arab efforts to rehabilitate Assad will be frustrated Any Gulf money for the reconstruction of Syria will end up in the pockets of Iran FT.com - Published 2 days ago
Thou Shalt Never Be Polite To Robots Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Essay- PARIS — Google Home, the search giant’s personal assistant with which you can engage in basic conversation, has just introduced the “Pretty Please”.. Worldcrunch - Published 2 days ago

Iranian expats saddened by UK tone on Channel migrants ‘We were very much welcomed’ after fleeing revolution 40 years ago but times have changed FT.com - Published 2 days ago
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria - military The operation targets the elite Quds force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Israel military says. BBC News - Published 2 days ago
EU seeks to keep Iran nuclear deal alive Bloc seeks to kick-start payments channel while stepping up sanctions against Tehran FT.com - Published 2 days ago	Tony Mendez, the real CIA spy behind Argo dies aged 78 Tony Mendez is best known for a daring rescue mission which inspired a film by Ben Affleck. BBC News - Published 2 days ago
Israel's PM Netanyahu signs deals with Chad's President Deby Israel and Chad renew diplomatic ties in Israel's latest move to strengthen links with Africa. BBC News - Published 2 days ago	Assad emerges victorious in a shattered nation Arab neighbours accept Syria’s president is here to stay despite huge domestic challenges FT.com - Published 3 days ago
China's Overworked Students: A Government Responsibility Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER BEIJING — At the end of December, China's Education Ministry issued a notice to all provincial governments concerning the “reduction of the academic.. Worldcrunch - Published 3 days ago	US senator warns Syria will be like ‘Iraq on steroids’ Republican Lindsey Graham highlights dangers of withdrawing troops FT.com - Published 4 days ago
Brexit Deadlock Spooks Asian Corporate Heavyweights Worldcrunch.com / BLOOMBERG NEWS The growing alarm after UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered a defeat in Parliament isn’t just unsettling for British politics. Global businesses.. Worldcrunch - Published 4 days ago	Between Ljubljana And Trumplandia, A French Airport Odyssey Worldcrunch.com / YONDER WASHINGTON — If you ever want to fly to America from Charles de Gaulle Airport, be sure that you are not landing in terminal 2F, as you might miss your flight, or even.. Worldcrunch - Published 4 days ago
Watch: OneShot — Salvador Dali 30 Years On, Still Suspended In Surrealism Worldcrunch.com / ONESHOT There's nothing (and everything) left to chance in the world-famous image Life magazine photographer Philippe Halsman, shot in 1948, of the legendary surrealist painter.. Worldcrunch - Published 4 days ago	'IS Beatles': Mother loses high court challenge over evidence Judges say the UK has no legal duty to protect the lives of a suspected Islamic State fighter. BBC News - Published 5 days ago
10 Year Challenge: How the world has changed in a decade People started by showing how different they look after 10 years - now they're looking at the world. BBC News - Published 5 days ago	Belle Époque Glamor Coming Back To Harrods — In Buenos Aires Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN BUENOS AIRES —* *Entering Harrods — the luxury store in Buenos Aires, not London — one feels as one might have felt boarding the Titanic. The comparison is not.. Worldcrunch - Published 5 days ago
Aiia Maasarwe: Arrest over killing of Israeli student in Melbourne Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was attacked while on the phone to her sister, police say. BBC News - Published 5 days ago