29.07.2011, 16:00 UTC
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International news from all over the world.
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Overview of Topics
* Class warfare on Capitol Hill
* Opinion: Obama's nonpartisan policy has failed
* Community is not dead in America
* Berber culture blooms in Libya's western mountains
* Ongoing conflicts push global refugee numbers higher
* Pakistan at war with itself a year after flood
* Bitcoin not so anonymous, Irish researcher says
* PARTNER SITE: Commentary from atlantic-community.org
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Class warfare on Capitol Hill
People in Washington have been protesting against austerity measures and
the Republican plan to lift the debt ceiling only if it can be done without
raising taxes. They said this plan would hurt everyone in the US.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI0
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Opinion: Obama's nonpartisan policy has failed
Despite all of his efforts, US President Barack Obama's attempts to shape
polices across the partisan divide have failed, says DW's Rob Mudge. This
is particularly evident in the dispute on raising the US debt limit.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI1
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Community is not dead in America
Economic pressures have exacerbated the trend toward individualism in the
US, says Robert Bellah, one of the most influential sociologists of
American society. Still, the US is less divided than is commonly assumed.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI2
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Berber culture blooms in Libya's western mountains
After four decades of brutal assimilation under Moammar Gadhafi's regime,
today the Berbers in the Nafusa Mountains struggle to rediscover their
identity amid the war debris.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI3
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Ongoing conflicts push global refugee numbers higher
There are more than 40 million refugees around the world today - men, women
and children fleeing civil wars, violence and unrest, according to a new UN
report. Most are refugees in their own countries.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI4
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Pakistan at war with itself a year after flood
Pakistan was swallowed up by torrential rains last year. After the flood's
destruction, the state failed at providing relief. Many of the victims are
still suffering today.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI5
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Bitcoin not so anonymous, Irish researcher says
The value of the digital currency has risen rapidly since its inception in
2009. Increasingly drawing the attention of the tech community and
governments alike, Bitcoin is not without its flaws.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI6
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PARTNER SITE: Commentary from atlantic-community.org
Atlantic-community.org is an online platform for transatlantic debate on
key issues of international politics and globalization. Find thought
provoking analysis from international policy leaders and decision makers.
The DW-WORLD.DE Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ewcbg3I46uhvfpI7
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