June 2011
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“Belarus’s authoritarian president has a low opinion of people who use...”
– Young Belarussians have begun organising themselves on social-networking sites, one of the few spaces that the state does not control. Our correspondent attends a hand-clapping protest in Minsk, broken up by police.
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“If we get things right, we could be Turkey in ten years. If we get them wrong,...”
– One of Egypt’s biggest private investors considers the challenges facing his post-revolutionary country. Our briefing argues that the shakiness of Egypt’s economy could undermine progress towards democracy.
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“Tiger Woods’ successors at the top have all been dull Europeans who could...”
– The headline: “Nation’s Women Throwing Themselves At New No. 1 Ranked Golfer Luke Donald” is from the Onion, not the National Enquirer. Professional golf should be in deep financial trouble. Yet it is thriving.
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“In New York it is rare to find a taxi driver born in America. In Milan, Italy’s...”
– In Italy, cartels that make life cushy for insiders exact a heavy toll on everyone else.
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