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Mainstream Catholics call the pope's analysis flawed.
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Analysis: A Chinese Rockefeller Center?
Will an appreciated Yuan prompt the Chinese to snatch up US assets the way the Japanese did in the 1980s?
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Nepal: The Big One?
A looming catastrophic earthquake in Nepal could unleash devastation that surpasses that of Haiti or Chile.
My enemy's enemy ... is water?
When it comes to water shortages in the Mideast, it's increasingly a case of cooperate or die.
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Bangalore's traffic nightmare
Can this business and tech hub stop strangling itself? Maybe.
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Photos: a life in Bolivia's mines
Miners, including children, know the dangers but they risk it anyway. And the government doesn't intervene.
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Turkish photographers take on the world
A group of Istanbul-based artists has banded together with the modest aim of reintroducing everybody to everybody.
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Africa
The death of Moroccan theaters
In 1990, Morocco had 200 movie theaters. Today there are 54. Many of those lost were architectural gems. — The View from Fez
Asia
Indian Classical Music 101 (cont.)
Yesterday, blogger Uttar introduced us to some basic short ragas and chanting. Today she offers an extended concert recorded at the UN. — Likhati
Europe
Grocery bagger battle
When a company started providing German grocery stores with "friendly service" baggers paid only in tips, unions raised hell. — The German Way
Middle East
News or fiction in Iraq?
The NYT and Washington Post are writing comedy and fiction in their coverage of the Iraqi election. —Iraq Pundit
The Americas
"Most Popular" pol punts one
Brazilian President Lula, dubbed by Obama as "most popular" pol on earth, equates Cuban political prisoners with Sao Paulo criminals. Oops! —FPA Cuba