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Morning Brief: Humanitarian crisis in Haiti continues

Humanitarian crisis in Haiti continues Top Story: The humanitarian crisis continues in Haiti after two large earthquakes struck near the population center of Port-au-Prince, one eight days ago, one yesterday. Aid workers are preparing mass graves as disease...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2010 6:26 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: New earthquake hits Haiti

New earthquake hits Haiti Top story: A new 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti this morning, the largest aftershock yet after last week's quake, which killed an estimated 200,000 people. The quake sent people fleeing into the streets in terror, but...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 5:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

North Korea actually sides with South Korea over something

What is it this summer with East Asia and contested islands? June and July saw the resumption of a longstanding dispute involving China and a handful of Southeast Asian countries over the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. Now, it's Japan and...

Published Tue, Aug 02 2011 2:50 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, North Korea, Borders

World leaders react

No official confirmation from the White House yet as we wait for final confirmation, but we're starting to get a few reactions from world leaders. Here's British Prime Minister David Cameron : I think today is a day to remember all of Colonel...

Published Thu, Oct 20 2011 8:31 AM by FP Passport

Where did State's Policy Planning Staff get its "avoid trivia" slogan?

We noticed something odd as we settled in for today's event: The seal for the State Department's Policy Planning Staff includes the slogan, "Avoid Trivia." What gives? Apparently the phrase originated with former Secretary of State George...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2012 6:09 AM by FP Passport

Entering the post-post-Fukushima era

Michiyo Nakamoto reports that Japan's new government is likely preparing the country for a u-turn on nuclear power policy: Shinzo Abe, who took over as prime minister last month, has given a clear indication that the government is looking to build...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 10:20 AM by FP Passport

Mali and the return of Françafrique

In today's Morning Brief , I noted that French President François Hollande had vowed to intervene to prevent Islamist fighters from making further inroads into government-controlled territory in Mali. That intervention now seems to be official : French...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2013 11:17 AM by FP Passport

Ahmadinejad ready to be the first Iranian in space

A bold claim from the Iranian president: "I am ready to be the first human to be sent to space by Iranian scientists," Ahmadinejad said on Monday, on the sidelines of an exhibition of space achievements in Tehran, according to the Mehr news...

Published Mon, Feb 04 2013 7:57 AM by FP Passport

U.S. immigrant population nearing all-time high

Despite all the talk about immigration flows reversing during the Great Recession, a new Immigration Handbook from the George W. Bush Institute notes that in term of absolute numbers, the U.S. foreign-born population is the highest its ever been at 40...

Published Tue, Dec 04 2012 10:28 AM by FP Passport

Israel to Sweden: the peace process is not like Ikea furniture

It hasn't been a great year for Israeli-Swedish relations. First there was the controversy over an anti-Semitic article about Israelis stealing organs in a Swedish tabloid which both governments blew up into a much bigger issue than it needed to be...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 10:26 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Middle East, Israel/Palestine

How to rob a bank in 2013, Cyprus edition

Just when it seemed the crisis in the eurozone might be heading toward some kind of resolution, European financial regulators have managed to drag the continent back into doom and gloom. This time, the culprit is Cyprus, whose rickety banking system is...

Published Mon, Mar 18 2013 12:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Economics

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