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U.S. president Trump will host NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 12, 2017, as tensions between Russia and the U.S. increase following the U.S. missile strikes in Syria. White House officials say Trump is "100% committed to NATO." In May Trump will meet other heads of government at a NATO meeting in Brussels. 

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Arthur Engoron pursued a music career while he earned degrees from Columbia and New York University, even taking a break from working at 2 NY law firms to pursue music. He worked as a cab driver during college. Engoron is unfazed by having to deal with Mr. Trump's tactics, and by the issues in the inflated values civil fraud case launched by the NY Attorney General Letitia James.

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The Egyptian military government projects foreign currency reserves will drop to $15 billion in January 2012, with $5 billion for prior obligations. The $10 billion only covers 2 months of imports. This is expected to lead to a further devaluation of the currency and rise in prices.

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Sabrina Tavernise of NYT meets people of the intellectual class in Pakistan's city of Lahore. There is no clear consensus of what Pakistan is or should be. At the same time there is a feeling that a more tolerant Islam, confined to religious practice and not a state ideology, has strong historical basis and is the way out of this mess. A mess that resulted from turning Pakistan into an Islamic state in a modern world.

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Signs that Turkey's economy is growing and consuming beyond its capacity. The current account deficit is now at 8%, and foreign credit is helping finance the boom. General purpose consumer loans are growing rapidly- at 42% in 2010, and at 61% on average from 2005 to 2008- according to Standard Unlu, an Istanbul based investment bank. Banks are known to send text messages to borrowers if they qualify, so that the money can be picked up at the bank branch. Turkey has gone through two boom bust cycles- in 1994 and in 2001. The central bank of Turkey has increased the level of interest free deposits banks must keep at the central bank, a move designed to reduce lending. However Turkey's younger generation of consumers are on a spending binge, and access to personal loans is easy. Signs of an asset bubble are easy to find. A 24 acre plot in Istanbul's city center sold for $33.3 million.

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Phil Foden and Kevin DeBruyne find a way through Atletico Madrid's defense as Manchester City prevail.

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With about 81% of people over 12 years getting 2 doses of vaccination, Netherlands has one of the highest vaccination rates in Europe. The recent surge in UK, Germany and Austria has also hit Netherlands with 16,000 new cases per day. A partial lockdown starts on November 13 for 3 weeks in Netherlands.