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Humanitarian Catastrophe as Syrian Army Advances on Idlib, 750K Displaced since Fall Unwelcome Refugees

Humanitarian Catastrophe as Syrian Army Advances on Idlib, 750K Displaced since Fall

By Elif Selin Calik | @CalikSelin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Last December, Robert Malley, president and CEO of the International Crisis Group, penned an article for the Foreign Affairs magazine, addressing the topic: “The Unwanted Wars: Why the Middle East Is More Combustible Than Ever.” Today,…
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February 8, 2020
Coronavirus puts a bump in China’s belt and road investment plan Belt and Road

Coronavirus puts a bump in China’s belt and road investment plan

At US$1.1 billion, Padma Bridge is Bangladesh’s largest ever infrastructure development project. Photo: Getty ImagesMajor projects under Beijing’s multibillion-dollar infrastructure development scheme held up as Chinese workers face obstacles getting back into Pakistan, Bangladesh But deadly virus unlikely to derail China’s connectivity ambitions, as host nations need its money too…
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February 8, 2020
Chicago Police Launch New Facial Recognition Technology, They Say, To Catch Crooks Privacy Concerns

Chicago Police Launch New Facial Recognition Technology, They Say, To Catch Crooks

CHICAGO (CBS) — They’re watching you in a whole new way, with controversial new facial recognition software used by Chicago Police. CBS 2’s Tara Molina is Always Investigating and she found that while this software is new to the city, the practice isn’t. The department has used some form of…
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February 8, 2020
Boris’s threat to walk away from the EU without a trade deal will fail says former No10 boss Protectionism

Boris’s threat to walk away from the EU without a trade deal will fail says former No10 boss

Boris Johnson's threat to walk away from the EU without a trade deal will fail because Brussels won't give into his demands, warns former No10 bossLord Barwell said he does not believe threat of a no deal trade deal is effectivePM told Brussels this week that he would walk away…
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February 8, 2020
Another Letter to Ian Fletcher Protectionism

Another Letter to Ian Fletcher

Here’s a letter to Ian Fletcher: Ian: Displeased with my critical response to Sherman Xie’s futile attempt to discredit the principle of comparative advantage, you assert that I “don’t take seriously enough the lock-in effects of comparative advantage in dead-end industries.” That is, you accuse me of disregarding opportunities for…
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February 8, 2020