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SOUTH KOREA – Hangul Alphabet

Superscript - The country celebrates an ingenious writing system Economist Oct 10th 2015 “Like trying to fit a square handle…

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INDIA – Sikhism

Peeved in Punjab Economist Nov 28th 2015 The Sikh religion provides for a gathering of believers, the Sarbat Khalsa, in…

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SHARKS

National Geographic. The June, July, and August issues of NG each look at a shark species with notorious reputations. Vital…

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SOUTH KOREA – Today

Politics has not kept pace with social change Economist May 4th 2017 Last year millions of South Koreans took to…

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RELIGION and ALTRUISM

Far from bolstering generosity, a religious upbringing diminishes it Economist Nov 7th 2015 An argument often advanced for the encouragement…

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OBAMACARE and After

Even with insurance, American medical care can be ruinous Economist Apr 22nd 2017 Although Donald Trump occasionally pokes it in…

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NUNAVUT – Sealing

Slow climb back for Nunavut's seal export industry after exemption from EU import ban Rannva Simonsen of Rannva Design received…

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NAMIBIA – Today

GENOCIDE Economist Apr 22nd 2017 Hage Geingob is in a bind. After years of perkiness, Namibia’s economic growth rate shrank…

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MONGOLIA – Mining

Economist Dec 19th 2015 A phroase is repeated like a mantra around Ulaanbaatar, the steppe capital: “Mongolia is back in…

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LATIN AMERICA – Mining

Big miners have a better record than their critics claim. But it is up to governments to balance the interests…

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