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British Commonwealth in 2018
04/20/2018
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Commonwealth backs Prince Charles as its next leader
Washington Post 04/20/2018
Queen’s Brexit hint on Commonwealth Day
The TImes 03/09/2019
The 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement that led to the unwinding of colonialism in Asia and Africa
08/09/2017
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On Quit India anniversary, Modi for special initiatives to end poverty, illiteracy, corruption
The Hindu 08/09/2017
The G-20 Summit meeting in Hamburg and Germany's Compact with Africa
07/07/2017
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Opinion: Merkel must fight to keep Africa a priority at the G-20 summit | Africa | DW | 07.07.2017
DW.COM 07/07/2017
Opinion: G20 — go back to the roots | DW | 30.11.2018
DW.COM 11/30/2018
The Economist 03/09/2019
The Trump administration and North Korea's missile, nuclear program
03/17/2017
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Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program
The New York Times 03/17/2017
Tillerson Says Tougher Sanctions, Military Strike Among North Korea Options
WSJ 03/17/2017
Trump Issues New Warning to North Korea
WSJ 04/11/2017
Trump Issues New Warning to North Korea
WSJ 04/11/2017
Japanese warships to join US fleet near North Korea as tensions rise
The Guardian 04/12/2017
Washington Post 04/17/2017
Ghana at 60 years since independence in 2017 and the legacy of Nkrumah
03/06/2017
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Ghana at 60: Remembering Kwame Nkrumah | Africa | DW.COM | 04.03.2017
DW.COM 03/04/2017
Pictures, images and thoughts to take away from 2016
12/21/2016
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DW.COM 12/20/2016
Berlin's Bishop Dröge: 'Don't let violence discourage you' | Culture | DW.COM | 21.12.2016
DW.COM 12/21/2016
The story of women in America- Gladys Ament, born in Lonaconing, Md, 1920, and the 96 years since the adoption of women's right to vote
11/08/2016
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She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . .
Washington Post 11/08/2016
U.S. president Obama on "The Way Ahead" in October 2016 after 2 terms in office
10/12/2016
The first term of president Obama was taken up mostly in meeting the 2008 financial crisis. Much remains to be done says president Obama after his second term, as the economic recovery needs to be brought home to all Americans, job opportunities improved, growing inequality addressed, productivity increased. He says many foreign leaders ask him about the the populist trends and sentiment for protectionism growing in the U.S. and he has given a lot of thought to this. He summarizes his ideas in an Essay in The Economist magazine of Oct 8-14th 2016.
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The Economist 10/08/2016
The Guardian 11/06/2016
‘American Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person,’ Obama Says
The New York Times 11/16/2016
The White House’s claim that 800,000 manufacturing jobs were added during Obama’s presidency
Washington Post 12/09/2016
Is the Olympic model broken- is there a better way?
08/24/2016
Montreal Olympics took a long time to pay off- developed countries have problems too. Athens is an example of a country that suffered badly just following the Olympics, with poor management of public finances, and Greece is a mid tier European economy. It is not about discriminating against developing countries, because developing countries can if they look to show off match their public transportation systems with brand new subways and bullet trains to match those in China, which would get approval from the broad public. For example it would make no sense for India to build $12 billion of Olympic stadiums and related infrastructure, when it could first match China's transportation infrastructure, road building and subway/bullet train building, as well as invest in athletic facilities for every high school in the country. The politicians are sure to be reelected that way, the country get pride in its transportation system, and instead of 4 medals in all India could match Britain and the U.S. in having invested in the same way in sports programs in its high schools and colleges. What is better than that?
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Rio Games Highlight Problems With the Olympic Model
The New York Times 08/23/2016
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
Capitalism and globalization that leaves many behind- the refocus planned at the G-20 meeting in China
08/17/2016
Dangers to the global economy from many left behind by the tech and trade changes of the last 2 decades that have benefitted some sectors and groups and hurt others. Turning to populist political appeals those who feel left behind and suffer the effects of a lack of intergenerational mobility could lead the world into a period of protectionism and nationalist upheaval. This would reverse many of the changes that delivered prosperity for the four decades after World War II.
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Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/2016
World Trade Set For Slowest Yearly Growth Since Global Financial Crisis
WSJ 09/27/2016
WTO lowers trade growth forecast | Business | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/2016
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/2016
12/19/2016
On Globalization, China and Trump Are Closer Than They Appear
WSJ 01/27/2017
What tax havens are costing the U.S. and poor developing countries each year- $40 billion for the U.S. Treasury, 3-10 times foreign aid for poor countires
04/08/2016
The $40 billion estimate of loss to the U.S. Treasury from tax havens is by Robert Morgenthau, U.S. District Attorney for Manhattan. The 3-10 times foreign aid estimate of loss in tax revenues for poor countries dependent on such taxes because of large informal economies, is from Angel Gurria, head of OECD for three times, and as high as ten times from the Tax Justice Network. This means poor infrastructure development, fewer roads and less spent on education and healthcare in poor countries with desperate needs especially in Africa and parts of northern India, Pakistan. Its not just poor countries, as the U.S. also needs the money to replace older crumbling infrastructure, an issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign
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How global tax evasion keeps poor countries poor - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/08/2016
The New York Times 08/12/2016
Fact-Checking Apple’s Claims on E.U. Tax Ruling
The New York Times 08/31/2016
Barclays Africa business
03/01/2016
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Barclays Shares Fall More Than 10% on Dividend Cut, Wider Loss
Wall Street Journal 03/02/2016
Barclays, Posting Loss, Plans to Reduce Business in Africa
New York Times 03/01/2016
British Commonwealth in 2018
04/20/2018
Grouped Articles
Commonwealth backs Prince Charles as its next leader
Washington Post 04/20/18
The Gupta family in South Africa and the Zuma government
08/08/2017
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South Africa's power family, the Guptas: what you need to know | News | DW | 08.08.2017
DW.COM 08/08/17
South Africa's Jacob Zuma faces vote of no-confidence in secret ballot | News | DW | 07.08.2017
DW.COM 08/07/17
South Africa's ruling ANC in crisis | Africa | DW | 28.06.2017
DW.COM 06/28/17
Moody's downgrades South Africa over politics, debt | News | DW | 10.06.2017
DW.COM 06/10/17
South African President Jacob Zuma Survives Motion of No-Confidence
WSJ 08/08/17
Jacob Zuma’s Exit From South Africa Presidency to Be Finalized Monday
WSJ 02/11/18
Turning on encryption for Apple, Google, scrambling passwords, and other ways to prevent digital hacking
05/15/2017
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Protecting Your Digital Life in 8 Easy Steps
The New York Times 11/16/16
The Trump administration and North Korea's missile, nuclear program
03/17/2017
Grouped Articles
Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program
The New York Times 03/17/17
Tillerson Says Tougher Sanctions, Military Strike Among North Korea Options
WSJ 03/17/17
Trump Says China Will Get Better Trade Deal if It Solves ‘North Korean Problem’
The New York Times 04/11/17
Trump Issues New Warning to North Korea
WSJ 04/11/17
Japanese warships to join US fleet near North Korea as tensions rise
The Guardian 04/12/17
Washington Post 04/17/17
Germany's aid to Africa- a new "Marshall Plan" in 2017-2018
01/20/2017
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Opinion: 'Marshall Plan with Africa' creates enormous expectations | Germany | DW.COM | 18.01.2017
DW.COM 01/18/17
Young, Urban and Poor: Africans Fight Back
WSJ 02/05/19
World AIDS Day 2016 and the AIDS HIV epidemic in Russia, and the situation other parts of the world
12/01/2016
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Russian HIV epidemic at a tipping point | World | DW.COM | 30.11.2016
DW.COM 11/30/16
The new West Coast model of higher taxes on the wealthy to support state budgets to invest in education, healthcare and infrastructure
11/06/2016
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Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Advice for Living
10/03/2016
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Advice for Living
The New York Times 10/01/16
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making her opera debut
Washington Post 10/21/16
Zeit Online Von Mark Schieritz's 3 Part series on Capitalism, Globalization, and discontent in global society
08/17/2016
The appeal of populist politicians using racist slogans and divisive rhetoric to appeal to those left behind by the capitalism, tech changes, trade and globalization of the last 2 decades, has created a new danger to the prosperity and peace achieved in the 4 decades after World War II. Schieritz shows how this needs to be addressed and the changes already taking place.
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Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
Populism, Far From Turned Back, May Be Just Getting Started
The New York Times 04/25/17
The ANC and the opposition party Democratic Alliance, in the 2016 South Africa elections
08/04/2016
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South Africans Head to Polls Amid Fierce Challenge to Party of Mandela
The New York Times 08/02/16
A.N.C. Loses Pretoria, South Africa’s Capital, as Setbacks Mount
The New York Times 08/06/16
A Seismic Shock for Jacob Zuma
The New York Times 08/09/16
The Economist 08/11/16
Zuma under fire for sacking finance minister | Africa | DW.COM | 31.03.2017
DW.COM 03/31/17
‘The promises are empty’: South Africans vote, but the nation’s young people abstain in droves
Washington Post 05/11/19
Angel Gurria, Secretary General of OECD, on the loss of three times of foreign aid for developing countries though tax evasion using tax havens
04/08/2016
Poorer developing countries have a large informal economy which does not generate tax revenue. These countries depend on foreign investment, taxes on transactions and the small formal economy to generate tax revenue. Angel Gurria, head of the OECD, says ppor countries lose three times what they get in foreign aid because of tax evasion. Estimates show that about half of foreign investment coming to poor countries comes through tax havens. Typical is a transaction by Vodafone that bought Hutchison Essar in India in an offshore to offshore transaction because both companies are based in tax havens in places like the Netherlands and Mauritius. If this was not the case it would generate $2.2 billion in tax revenues for India, about what it costs to provide subsidized meals to schoolchildren in India, according to Max Bearak of the Washington Post. The Panama Papers Scandal in 2016 revived the issue of tax havens, and tax evasion, that was a major issue in the media coverage following the 2008 financial crisis.
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How global tax evasion keeps poor countries poor - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/08/16
Fact-Checking Apple’s Claims on E.U. Tax Ruling
The New York Times 08/31/16
The IMF in Africa in 2016 following the collapse in commodity prices
03/05/2016
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IMF’s African Push Reopens Old Wounds
Wall Street Journal 03/05/16
Young, Urban and Poor: Africans Fight Back
WSJ 02/05/19
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