09/05/2014 | Frente Externo
Liberator's hubris and the South African election
Like many parties that liberated their country, South Africa's ANC expects to win every election. But examples in other countries show why the ANC should, and can, reform itself rather than cling to past glory.
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13/10/2013 | En Parrilla
Will Syrian refugees transform or threaten Jordan's economy?
Syrians fleeing civil war are straining Jordan's resources, but they are also filling a gap in the economy as they set up small businesses and take jobs that Jordanians won't.
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23/03/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Chávez ratchets up military spending, as Obama reaches out to Latin America
Reports that Hugo Chávez has ordered more than $15 billion in weapons, along with recently hosting leaders from Hamas and Hezbollah, doesn't put worried minds at ease.
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14/10/2010 | Sociedad
Global Gender Gap Index: Iceland tops, France drops, and US breaks into top 20
Iceland is No. 1 and Yemen is ranked last in the World Economic Forum's 2010 Global Gender Gap Index, which measures gender equality.
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08/01/2010 | Frente Externo
Abdolkarim Soroush: The goals of Iran's Green Movement
A new manifesto outlines the aims of Iran's Green Movement, including a free press and the resignation of President Ahmadinejad.
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29/10/2009 | En Profundidad
Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law
Remember the Danish "Muhammad cartoons" that set off riots by offended Muslims more than three years ago? The debate pitted freedom of press and speech against notions of freedom from insult of one's religion. It rages still – but now in a forum with international legal implications.
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22/07/2008 | En Parrilla
Full speed ahead on new energy
T Boone Pickens and Al Gore have proposed bold plans to radically reduce America's addiction to fossil fuels. These two gadflies just might provide enough bite to provoke the next president to swifter action.
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22/07/2008 | En Parrilla
Full speed ahead on new energy
T Boone Pickens and Al Gore have proposed bold plans to radically reduce America's addiction to fossil fuels. These two gadflies just might provide enough bite to provoke the next president to swifter action.
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03/10/2006 | Frente Externo
US- Congress, police thyself
When Mark Foley resigned his US House seat Friday, it was because ABC News questioned the Florida Republican about his sexually explicit communications with former House pages. That it was the media and not House investigators at work points again to the failure of Congress to police itself.
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