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from Asia Times Online
Dr Shakil Afridi helped the CIA track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in 2011 but has been in jail in Pakistan ever since. Reports suggest an uptick in "backdoor" maneuvering. Afridi is projected as a scoundrel by the Pakistani authorities, whereas in the US he is viewed as a hero.
How Macau turned a strip of reclaimed land into an economic powerhouse.
Macau has a history of constant change, the most significant of which being the transition from colonial outpost to a major gaming and tourist destination.
Singapore has emerged as the world’s second largest trader of shark fins by value after Hong Kong, according to a new report by the wildlife trade monitoring group, Traffic. City state’s trade information in this area is not comprehensive and lacks transparency, a new report says.
India’s sweeping ban on cattle slaughter kicks up a storm
India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has banned the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter — a move that could harm not only farmers and beef eaters, but a host of other industries, including pharmaceuticals, leather production and meat exports. Significantly, for the first time it has also brought buffalos within the ambit of its definition of cattle.
Is a Chinese sovereign debt default likely?
Slowing growth is likely to create new problems for the government's financial reforms
Getting no love from the West, Myanmar turns to the warm embrace of China
Aung San Suu Kyi’s meeting with Xi Jinping at the Belt and Road summit this month punctuated what was already shaping up to be a good year for China-Myanmar relations
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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No Good Can Come from Trying to Resurrect the Cold War
Between hearing the term “Russian meddling” every 30 seconds on CNN, and Time Magazine’s controversial cover depicting the White House being taken over by the Kremlin, I have had just about enough of this return to 1950s Cold War speak. Any rhetoric that aims to perpetuate our country’s obsession with war should be questioned and scrutinized to the utmost degree.
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from The Heritage Foundation
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Trump's Budget Grasps What Congress Doesn't: America's Global Leadership Doesn't Come Free
Trump’s budget proposes is, in dollar terms, roughly a return to FY 2008 levels. Within the FY 2018 high-level budget numbers, some programs are hit harder than others. Congress can and will disagree with the budget, but it has a responsibility to all Americans to confront the budgetary imbalance.
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Trump's Budget Grasps What Congress Doesn't: America's Global Leadership Doesn't Come Free
Trump’s budget proposes is, in dollar terms, roughly a return to FY 2008 levels. Within the FY 2018 high-level budget numbers, some programs are hit harder than others. Congress can and will disagree with the budget, but it has a responsibility to all Americans to confront the budgetary imbalance.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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