It’s a visual metaphor…
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Intellectual property laws, 19th-century legislation struggling for relevance in the 21st century, are well overdue for reform.
Bridging the gap. How to keep up with Dublin.
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Dublin has managed to keep the money rolling in while others struggle, so what are the lessons to learn for its neighbours and rivals?
Sugar and spice and all things pumpkin.
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It was a humid, sticky 32°C when I made a quick trip to the grocery store in shorts and a tank top earlier this week. Despite the heat, however, the store clearly wanted me to think it was the fall season…
Hamilton is shown whispering into Ben Franklin’s ear in Howard Chandler Christy’s depiction of the signing of the Constitution.
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Alexander Hamilton and the policies he pursued as America’s first treasury secretary set the US on a course of national unity. That’s just what Europe needs today.
Did we miss him?
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The statute of limitations is expiring on some of the charges against the Wikileaks founder – but not all of them.
Virgin territory. Sunrise over the Arctic resources battleground.
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The economic viability of extracting oil from the frozen north might be doubtful, but the geopolitical significance could be massive.
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If there’s to be one committee to rule them all, it needs to be handled right.
Storm clouds are gathering in the Pacific.
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Disputes over intellectual property and car parts are emerging as last-minute hurdles as negotiators race to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership ahead of elections.
Negotiators appear to be giving Japan’s rice farmers short shrift.
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Japanese negotiators in Maui appear to be bending to American pressure to accept more US rice imports. The flood of grain, local farmers say, will end their way of life.
Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko with Barack Obama in 2014.
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Washington would do well to leave the Cold War rhetoric in the past.
Frenemies?
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Political tensions between Russia and the USA along with new players in the space industry could change the future of space collaboration.
Ka-ching! The sound most countries heard when news of the nuclear deal with Iran broke.
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Most countries welcomed the deal as they jockey to boost trade with the Islamic Republic and gain from the eventual end of sanctions.
Not faring so well.
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Here’s how well do the Eurozone countries look after their citizens.
Will the US-China relationship devolve into Spy vs Spy?
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The protection of trade secrets is an area of concern for both countries and is more likely to lead to an agreement.
Up for grabs.
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How a US-Qatar F1 takeover will take the business up a gear.
Juan Felipe Herrera.
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The latest US Poet Laureate is known for work that re-thinks what it means to be American.
Mixed feelings.
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From the UK, to Canada, Australia and the states – our opinions about the military are usually wrong.
Iraqi forces liberate Tikrit.
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The US president admits he has no ‘complete strategy’ for Islamic State. He’ll need one – this lot are no pushover.
In case of conflict, call in the US cavalry of course.
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A Pew survey has found majority of citizens no long support the principle or mutual aid and support.
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The horrors of slavery also spread to research: black bodies provided easy targets for medical experiments.