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Tag Archives: global
The Gambler: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, A Psychological Profile
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Afghanistan: The Kabul Zoo Is Buzzing Again with Visitors
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in Le Monde.
Europe’s Elusive Gold Reserves: Are Greece, Portugal Sitting on Billions of Dollars?
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Neo-Nazis on the Rise in Eastern Germany
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How to End the Global Food Shortage
The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a looming hunger crisis in poor countries and a looming energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead.
Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser Faces Questions About Her Story
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Water Pressure
The global-warming debate has introduced some new catchphrases into the business lexicon. Becoming carbon neutral, for example, is now a goal for multinationals like Dell, HSBC and Tesco.
Viewpoint: Seeing the Light
“Exchange the role of guest for that of host.” That’s one of the so-called 36 Strategies, a collection of ancient Chinese proverbs whose provenance is uncertain.
The Sahara’s Great Green Wall: Fighting a Desert’s Sprawl
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