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from Asia Times Online
Both the European Union and its member states must not underestimate the economic and financial benefits that may come from closer relations with China. On 12 March, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) decided to expand its membership from 57 to 70 members. These new additions include three “non-regional perspective members” (Belgium, Hungary and Ireland) from Europe. So far, 17 EU member states have joined or applied for membership in the AIIB.
Washington sources believe Beijing has so far staved off North Korea's planned sixth underground nuclear test. China appears to be stepping up efforts to prevent North Korea from conducting a major military provocation.
Leading French presidential candidate's En Marche! movement has confirmed a massive hack resulting in "diffusion on social media of various internal information." As much as 9 gigabytes of data were posted on Pastebin, a site that allows anonymous document sharing.
Beijing’s territorial claims are about pride, not just strategy. The international arbital tribunal in The Hague agreed that there were no legitimate grounds for China to claim “historic rights” to the territory.
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from EUobserver
Anti-Macron leaks try to sway French election
Thousands of documents, some of them likely fake, were spread by WikiLeaks as well as pro-Trump and pro-Russia Twitter accounts just before the end of the campaign for Sunday's presidential vote.
Pro-Russia lobby divided on French vote
Influential members of the Franco-Russian Dialogue, a lobby group that support Russia's policies, do not share the same views over whether Le Pen and Macron should become president on Sunday.
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Anti-Macron leaks try to sway French election
Thousands of documents, some of them likely fake, were spread by WikiLeaks as well as pro-Trump and pro-Russia Twitter accounts just before the end of the campaign for Sunday's presidential vote.
Pro-Russia lobby divided on French vote
Influential members of the Franco-Russian Dialogue, a lobby group that support Russia's policies, do not share the same views over whether Le Pen and Macron should become president on Sunday.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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Trump's Crusade Against "Archaic" Government Gridlock
Trump is advocating for the Senate to change its rules to decide issues on a strict majoritarian line, which would change the country to essentially one party rule. If the president is having a hard time because of the peculiarities of our system of government, that means the system is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.
Intellectual Freedom Has Weathered Greater Storms than This
A few thousand internet and campus activists are insignificant in comparison. A steely revolutionary like Lenin would have scorned them as soft, impulsive dreamers.
It's Never Been a Better Time to Be Poor in America
Consider what it means to be poor in today’s America. According to Steven G Horwitz, Professor of Economics at St Lawrence University, “poor US households are more likely to have basic appliances than the average household of the 1970s, and those appliances are of much higher quality."
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from The Heritage Foundation
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Despite Deceptive Headlines, Obamacare Remains As Unpopular As Ever
Misleading headlines give a false impression of reality. Americans know Obamacare is failing.
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Despite Deceptive Headlines, Obamacare Remains As Unpopular As Ever
Misleading headlines give a false impression of reality. Americans know Obamacare is failing.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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