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The Ukrainian Flag Can't Catch a Break These Days
Add this to the list of cultural minefields companies would do well to avoid: Henkel, a German consumer goods company, has pulled a toilet freshener from the Eastern European market three days after complaints from Ukraine first surfaced. The Bref Duo...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 1:50 PM
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'We've Never Seen in Egypt's History This Many Attacks Against Journalists'
Two journalists have now been confirmed killed in clashes that erupted last night as the Egyptian military began clearing sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. Mick Deane , a 15-year veteran cameraman for Sky News, and Habiba Abd El...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 12:30 PM
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ElBaradei Resigns Over Crackdown, but His Old Allies Now Love the Egyptian Police
CAIRO -- The political fallout from Wednesday's bloodshed in Egypt is gathering pace -- and it's providing a revealing glimpse into the true convictions of the major figures on the non-Islamist side of the country's ideological spectrum. Mohamed...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 10:08 AM
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Morning Brief: Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency
Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency Top news: Egyptian security forces launched a violent effort to clear two Cairo encampments filled with tens of thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. With the crackdown underway...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 8:11 AM
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Burned Bodies, Broken Barricades: Cairo's Crackdown Leaves Dozens Dead
CAIRO -- Right now, the "Anti-Coup Alliance," an umbrella group of organizations that oppose Egypt's new government, is claiming that 2,200 people have been killed in this morning's crackdown on pro-Morsy protesters in Cairo. Meanwhile...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 5:11 AM
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Covert Twitter Ops: Israel's Latest (Mis)Adventure in Digital Diplomacy
There's a new front in the social media wars: Israeli university campuses. In cooperation with Israel's national student union, Haaretz reported today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is planning to create "covert units"...
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Tue, Aug 13 2013 4:30 PM
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Why Letting Foreigners Invest in Mexico’s State-Run Energy Giant Is About More Than Oil
It was not shocking news, exactly, when Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed Monday that foreign companies like ExxonMobil and Shell be able to invest in Petróleos Mexicanos, the troubled national oil company more commonly known as Pemex. Peña...
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Tue, Aug 13 2013 4:00 PM
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It's Not Just Hyperloop: The World's 5 Wackiest Transportation Projects
Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is at it again . Having already revolutionized electric cars and space exploration, the 42-year-old Musk unveiled on Monday his latest flight of fancy: a super-fast train that would whisk passengers from Los Angeles to San...
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Tue, Aug 13 2013 11:20 AM
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Morning Brief: Israel Prepares for Prisoner Release, Approves New Settlements in Advance of Talks
Israel Prepares for Prisoner Release, Approves New Settlements in Advance of Talks Top News: Israel has transferred 26 Palestinian prisoners to a facility in central Israel in preparation for their release on Wednesday morning. The release will take place...
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Tue, Aug 13 2013 4:43 AM
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Clueless in Gaza - By Abdalla Khader
It’s time for the Palestinians to change the discourse from reconciliation to elections. Read More...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 4:07 PM
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Watch: Pakistani Comic Turns Burka Into Symbol of Women's Lib
Can a burka be a symbol of women's liberation? That provocative question is at the heart of a new Pakistani children's cartoon, of all things. Burka Avenger stars a girls' school teacher who dons a burka to combat a cast of Taliban-esque villains...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 3:55 PM
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The Best Twitter Snark From Monday's Hyperloop Announcement
Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk rolled out his latest too-good-to-be-true design Monday: a train that would rocket its passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under an hour. But God forbid that anyone take it seriously. The self-referential, meta...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 3:00 PM
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Al Qaeda-Trained Terrorists in New Zealand, Prime Minister Says
Earlier this month, as the United States rushed to shutter embassies in response to a terrorist threat, New Zealand's prime minister made a remarkable but largely overlooked assertion. According to John Key, there are al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 2:20 PM
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Norway's Prime Minister Moonlights as Cabbie, Redefines Political Desperation
In an effort to get closer to his people and hear out their concerns, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg apparently spent a Friday afternoon in June driving a cab around Oslo incognito. The stunt was captured on video, and his disguise does not...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 9:30 AM
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So You Want to Disperse a Large Islamist Sit-In
CAIRO -- Egypt's new rulers have a problem: Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsy are camped out in two large sit-ins across Cairo. The new government doesn't want them there -- in fact, it has been so insistent on...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 8:33 AM
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