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Canada: A slogan not worth the money
feature In the middle of a global recession, Calgary, Alberta, wants to spend $1 million to “rebrand” itself, said Michael Platt in The Calgary Sun.
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Canada: The truth about our health system
feature Americans have been fed a pack of lies about Canadian health care, said Stephen Lautens in The Calgary Sun.
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Latin America: Calling a truce in the war on drugs
feature The Commission on Drugs and Democracy in Latin America has released a report urging the region's countries to decriminalize drugs and to treat drug addicts as patients.
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Afghanistan: Where boys are kept as concubines
feature The practice of bacha bazi, which means “boy for play,” was banned by the Taliban during its rule in the 1990s, but it has returned in recent years, said Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in The Guardian.<
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Pakistan: Confronting homegrown terrorism
feature The appalling bombing of the Islamabad Marriott this week was “Pakistan’s very own 9/11,” said the Islamabad News in an editorial.
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Why ethnic homogeneity is dangerous
feature When a small state "dominated by a single ethnic group" starts to whip up nationalistic sentiment, there’s no stopping it, said Boris Kagarlitsky in The Mosc
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Israel: The rise of the ultranationalists
feature The Israel Is Our Home party made such a strong showing in last week’s national elections that it will have to be included in any new ruling coalition.
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India: A home-grown Taliban for Hindus
feature Few outsiders realize that India has its own, Hindu version of the Taliban, said Neha Dixit in Tehelka.
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Mumbai attacks: How could this have happened?
feature Indian intelligence services gave at least three warnings over the past two months about a terrorist attack on Mumbai. Authorities initially increased security in the city, but abandoned the effort because of a lack of manpower.
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Africa: The enduring power of witchcraft
feature In Africa, witchcraft is an evil that continues to flourish with devastating consequences.
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Mexico: Paralyzed by swine flu
feature The outbreak of swine flu, which the World Health Organization says could become a global pandemic, has brought everything in Mexico to a standstill.
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Canada: An Olympic host that’s in it to win it
feature Are the Canadians taking the Olympics a little too seriously?
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Pakistan: Tired of being blamed for terrorism
feature Pakistan's assessment of the strike on Mumbai.
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Russia: If you pay, you get our natural gas
feature Europeans shouldn’t be so quick to swallow Ukraine’s lies about Russia disrupting gas supplies, said an editorial in Russiatoday.com.
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