Opinion: Why North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak could shock the world - CNN
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Without immediate help, North Korea's Covid-19 death toll could be unprecedented, warns Dr. Kee B. Park, who has worked alongside surgeons in Pyongyang and witnessed firsthand the resourcefulness of staff in stretched hospitals.
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Opinion: Why Jill Biden's trip in Eastern Europe matters - CNN
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Julian Zelizer writes that First Lady Jill Biden's trip to Eastern Europe over Mother's Day weekend is an opportunity to demonstrate America's ongoing commitment to Ukraine. But it also follows a tradition of first ladies playing an important role in shaping US...
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The favorite to become next Philippines president is Ferdinand Marco Jr. -- better known as "Bongbong" -- the only son of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, the notorious dictators who looted the nation of billions of dollars, left a trail of torture and abuse of political...
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Opinion: What Biden needs to get if MBS wants to reconcile - CNN
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Aaron David Miller writes that President Joe Biden should be hesitant to buddy up to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. However, if the Saudis are serious about reconciliation, they should be willing to accommodate US concerns.
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Opinion: Slain journalist James Foley's mother is grateful justice prevailed - CNN
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CNN's National Security Analyst Peter Bergen turns to hostages advocate Diane Foley to discuss El Shafee Elsheikh's conviction on all counts related to kidnapping and death of four Americans following a trial in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Finnish writer Marja Heinonen says joining NATO has been debated in Finland for decades, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes it clear that there are no limits to what Vladimir Putin is willing to do to advance his geopolitical interests.
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Opinion: Why Xi can't quit zero-Covid - CNN
submitted 2 Months ago in Opinion
As Shanghai turns to draconian measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant, Yanzhong Huang looks at the flaws in President Xi Jinping's zero-Covid strategy.
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Opinion: The Taliban should release its other detainees - CNN
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If the Taliban sincerely want to be treated as the responsible de facto government of Afghanistan, they should release the British and American citizens that they continue to hold, writes Peter Bergen.
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It's rare to see a maritime disaster unfold in slow motion, but that's exactly what's happening off the coast of Yemen, writes Christopher Reddy. The environmental calamity posed by the Safer may dwarf even the one created by the Exxon Valdez. That's why the...
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Saudi Aramco could invest $50 billion to boost oil capacity this year - CNN
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Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco, under pressure from the West to boost output amid soaring prices, pledged on Sunday to hike investments by around 50% this year as it reported a doubling in 2021 profits.
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Opinion: Madison Cawthorn's ridiculous attack on Zelensky - CNN
submitted 2 Months ago in Opinion
Rep. Madison Cawthorn is paying for his unforced error and proving how difficult it is to play Trump-style politics. It turns out there's more to it than simply flinging nasty rhetoric and sitting back to gloat while others cry foul, writes Michael D'Antonio.
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Opinion: As a child of war, I know what the Ukrainians are going through - CNN
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In the early morning of February 24 in New York, hours after Russia started firing missiles near Kyiv, a tweet from The Economist read "In parts of Ukraine, people woke to the sound of sirens and took to their basements; elsewhere some knelt on the streets to pray."...
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In his address to members of the International Olympic Committee before the Beijing Winter Games, IOC President Thomas Bach asserted that the mission of the Olympics was to bring the world together in peaceful competition. "We can only accomplish this mission," Bach...
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As the granddaughter and daughter of Jews who escaped Kyiv early enough to evade the barbaric Babyn Yar massacre in 1941, my DNA is ingrained with the call to protect the Jewish people, writes Liora Rez.
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China and Russia want to surf Latin America's 'pink tide.' But It's not so simple - CNN
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A rise of leftism in the region isn't what it seems to some, writes Jorge G. Castañeda
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Opinion: Canadian trucker protests are the latest example of Covid-19 absurdity - CNN
submitted 3 Months ago in Opinion
What started out as a protest over Covid restrictions in Canada is now greatly disrupting peoples' everyday lives -- which is what the protest was supposedly aimed at stopping, writes Abdul El-Sayed
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Opinion: On the 'Putin Show' there is trash talk, massive tables and very little progress - CNN
submitted 4 Months ago in Opinion
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a cringe-inducing look into the strongman's lexicon during a news conference with his French counterpart in Moscow this week. But his salty, bullying language is nothing new. From massive tables to pet dogs, Putin is a master...
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Opinion: France is on a dangerous collision course with its Muslim population - CNN
submitted 4 Months ago in Opinion
French lawmakers last month voted to ban women and girls from wearing hijab while playing sports -- showing the world that when it comes to further politicizing, targeting and policing European Muslim women, France is in a league of its own, writes Shaista Aziz.
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Claire Pierson writes the election of the European Parliament's anti-abortion President, Roberta Metsola, indicates that it is necessary to ensure abortion is designated as a human rights issue, with decriminalization as a minimum standard.
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Opinion: In Ukraine, one question looms: What will we do if Russia attacks? - CNN
submitted 4 Months ago in Opinion
This military build-up that was perceived as mere chatter a couple months ago has since become a resounding alarm bell for Ukrainian society, writes Olesia Markovic. There's a desperate search for answers to a very crucial question: What should we do as citizens if...
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In a hotel room in Albania, Afghan women await new lives -- and watch their homeland collapse - CNN
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Five months after escaping the Taliban in Kabul, Jamilia Naseri is one of many Afghan women living in limbo in an Albanian hotel room. She describes the despair of watching her homeland face humaniatrian collapse and uncertianty over her future.
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Opinion: For Putin, Kazakhstan is a domino too big to fall - CNN
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As a series of high level talks between the US, European allies and Russia wind down, China will be watching closely how far Putin can test the West's resolve, writes Michael Bociurkiw.
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Opinion: Djokovic saga shows the absurd confusion of Australia's Covid-19 fortress - CNN
submitted 4 Months ago in Opinion
Tim Soutphommasane and Marc Stears write that much of the Djokovic saga's ridiculousness is rooted in 'Fortress Australia's' confused Covid-19 strategy.
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Opinion: This woman could topple the French President - CNN
submitted 5 Months ago in Opinion
David A. Andelman writes that as France gears up for a presidential election, for the first time in the nation's history, female candidates occupy three of the principal axes of the political spectrum -- and one of them may hold the key to the nation's future.
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Our device-driven lives depend more than ever on tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo - CNN
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Siddharth Kara writes that as global demand for minerals powering our rechargeable devices increases, "artisanal miners" in the DR Congo continue to be exploited by a dangerous and deadly system.
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Opinion: Afghanistan's American University in exile - CNN
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Peter Bergen writes that much of the world may have assumed that the evacuation of at-risk Afghans following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August is over. But for many Afghans the story is ongoing.
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Opinion: Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are locked in a post-Brexit duel - CNN
submitted 6 Months ago in Opinion
Michael Bociurkiw writes, "Once again, vulnerable people yearning for a better life find themselves caught in a distasteful game of political ping pong between wealthy western nations."
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Where Xi's China is heading - CNN
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Imagine, for a moment, what the world looks like to people living in China today — say, to an average couple.
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Opinion: Your rights could be taken away rapidly. I know because it happened to me - CNN
submitted 7 Months ago in Opinion
Marina Nemat writes though Iran's transition from a nation of limited social rights to one of virtually none may seem like a distant reality to those living under democracy, the truth is that it is not. If western democracies are not on guard, their citizens can fall...
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submitted 7 Months ago in Opinion
The stakes of this weekend's election for my family are clear. But everyone who believes in freedom, democracy, and the preservation of human rights should be watching for what happens this Sunday in Nicaragua—and the days and weeks after, writes Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
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