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At the 15-member UN Security council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urgently called on all member nations to "enable humanitarian assistance everywhere it is needed for the Syrians to negotiate a way out of the hell in which they are…
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As the first TV debate on the question of identity is approaching (October 13th), let us inaugurate this blog with Alain Juppé, currently the favourite of the seven republican candidates. His concept of “identité heureuse” (literally…
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The past week will be remembered as a historical landmark in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) accession to the European Union. Or at least it would have been had there not been an anti-constitutional referendum held by one of the state's two…
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Construction of Energy Transfer Partners’ oil pipeline has been halted by the efforts of over a thousand American Indian protesters including a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. President Obama…
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Let’s start by tackling the big question. Why has Trump gotten this far? I’m going to preface this by saying that, while I have my very strong convictions, I’m going to attempt to show a certain measure of fairness to the candidates.…
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Genuine concern about the prospect of artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer confined to the dinner conversations of sci-fi geeks. While human fascination with building super-intelligent beings reaches back into antiquity, new life has…
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On September 19th, the United States government released new guidelines for self-driving cars in an attempt to make self-driving technology more transparent. To avoid over regulation, the guidelines are ambiguous and intended to evolve…
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A China Southern plane touched down at the airport in Nanjing, China on Tuesday, September 20; on board were 63 alleged members of a Cambodia-based telecom fraud ring. All 63 blind-folded individuals were bound for Beijing to face trial for…
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With the liberal government’s victory in the last election, there have been high hopes for easier processes and more relaxed policies when it comes to migrant workers. Especially with the influx of people due to the Syrian refugee crisis,…
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In the summer of 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a historic and generous refugee policy allowing thousands of asylum seekers into Germany. It is a decision she continues to stand by strongly. However, Merkel cannot help but…
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