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Society

The “Mainland Brides” Of Taiwan Try To Emerge From The Shadows

TAIPEI – It was at 10 p.m., after she had attended yet another social event, that Lu Yuexiang was finally able to meet us at the restaurant. Lu, 48, is the chairperson of the Chinese Production Party, which she founded in 2010 to fight for the rights of mainland-Chinese immigrants in Taiwan. The party, which […]

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Geopolitics

Mass Dissent In Brazil: When Soccer Is No Longer Enough

RIO DE JANEIRO – They want to be heard. They want injustices reversed. They want attention. They probably didn’t think they would achieve this – but they did, to the point where the whole region is now looking at them. They are Brazilian. And since last week, hundreds of thousands of them have taken to […]

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Geopolitics

Drones To Monitor Brazil’s Soccer Stadiums – And Protests?

With the World Cup and Olympics arriving, tough security plans are being overseen by the Brazilian Air Force. Nationwide protests have provided yet another “event” to be monitored.

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Ideas

For Latin America, China’s Boom Should Neither Scare Nor Seduce

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Geopolitics

Argentina Or Venezuela – Who Has A Better Chance For A Reset With Washington?

BUENOS AIRES – The meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Venezuelan counterpart, Elias Jaua, was certainly one of the most significant during the recent annual assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala. During their 40-minute encounter, the two top diplomats agreed to reopen a dialogue at the highest […]

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Ideas

The Good News And Bad News Of A World Living Longer

Inside the demographics and economics of an aging planet.

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Future

Argentina Develops Therapeutic Vaccine To Combat Lung Cancer

Racotumomab, set to be available in several countries, can work with other therapies by activating the immune system to help reverse one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

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Ideas

Paranoid Or Political? Deconstructing Maduro’s State Of Mind

-Op-Ed- LIMA – Last January, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he and Venezuelan parliament president Diosdado Cabello were both the target of an assassination plan – without unveiling the conspirators’ identity. In March, he said the Pentagon and the CIA were hatching a plan to murder opposition leader Henrique Capriles and frame him for […]

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