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Jul 8, 2019

Cissoko Mamady

Date of publication: Jul 08, 2019Cissoko MamadyChief Executive Officer Cissoko & Companyhttps://cissokomamady.com/
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2019

Created to fight crime, Mexico's National Guard in face-off with migrants to keep Trump tariffs at bay

A convoy of Mexican state and municipal police trucks roared along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez to confront cartel gunmen, past National Guardsmen patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande River for migrants trying to cross into the United States.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 8, 2019

Trump again tries to talk down Fed rate as he grooms possible successors to Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump wrapped up the weekend as he started it, jawboning the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates at a time when he may be sizing up his two latest picks for Fed governor as successors to Chairman Jerome Powell.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 8, 2019

Syrians return to their home city by Lebanese border in state-organized trip

Qusayr, a once bustling commercial hub in western Syria, has not seen any fighting since government troops, with the help of Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group, drove out Sunni Muslim rebels six years ago.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2019

Wife of detained former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei sues agency

The wife of the former head of Interpol, who was detained in his native China, said on Sunday she had sued the global police cooperation agency for failing to protect his family and complicity in what she called China's "wrongful acts.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2019

Trump frightens Republicans but 'doesn't scare me,' says quitting GOP Rep. Justin Amash

A U.S. congressman who is leaving the Republican Party said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's personal attacks against critics intimidate others in the party from speaking out against him, but said, "It doesn't scare me."
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BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2019

Deutsche Bank axes whole teams in Asia-Pacific as 18,000 job cuts begin

Whole teams in Deutsche Bank's Asian operations were told their positions were gone Monday, as the lender began axing 18,000 jobs globally in one of the biggest overhauls to an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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WORLD
Jul 8, 2019

Taliban car bomb kills at least 14 as group holds peace talks in Qatar

A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 180, including scores of children, hours before a meeting in Qatar aimed at preparing the ground for peace talks.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jul 8, 2019

July 8, 2019

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BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2019

African leaders launch free trade zone in what could be economic game changer

African leaders met Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development.
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SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jul 7, 2019

New way to tackle depopulation issues

At a recent forum in Tokyo, several municipal leaders stressed the importance of nurturing a pool of nonresident supporters who have a certain level of interaction with a municipality to rejuvenate regions, rather than just sticking to trying to increase the number of residents to stem depopulation....
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 7, 2019

Potential in symbiotic ties, marketing yet to be tapped

Sanjeev Sinha prides himself on being a pioneer. The longtime Japan resident is hoping that he can help Japan and India to pioneer a relationship that better benefits not only both countries, but also the greater global community.
SUMO
Jul 7, 2019

Sumo 101: Tied bouts

Every sumo bout ends with a winner declared.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos
Jul 7, 2019

Asking for a raise in a Japanese company

When looking for a salary boost at your job it's important to remember that individual effort is appreciated but not necessarily rewarded.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 7, 2019

Cuddle up with a Totoro of your own

This beautiful Japanese spitz is as charming and adorable as he looks. As if that weren't enough, his name is Totoro, after the famous anime character, the friendly spirit of the forest.
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LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 7, 2019

Shigeru Ban designs an escape from the pressures of urban life

Nature takes precedence in Shigeru Ban's unusual design for Shishi- Iwa House, a resort hotel in Karuizawa designed to encourage human interaction within luxury minimalism.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2019

Japanese firms cautious of fallout from deteriorating ties between Tokyo and Seoul

A number of Japanese firms are anxiously watching developments after Tokyo ends preferential treatment for exports of key materials to South Korea.
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2019

Time to rethink the IMF leader's selection process

Ability, not nationality, should be the most important factor in the selection process.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 7, 2019

Does Japan's experience vindicate MMT?

Japan's experience doesn't prove that Modern Monetary Theory works, as some have argued. But increasing deficit-financed spending, in Japan and elsewhere, may still have merit, despite inflationary risks.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2019

U.S. progressives don't know how to end the 'forever war'

Bringing the troops home is a laudable goal — if you have a plan to do it in a way that doesn't harm national security.
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WORLD
Jul 7, 2019

Iran says it will enrich uranium 'at any level,' challenging U.S.

Iran said on Sunday it is fully prepared to enrich uranium at any level and with any amount, in further defiance of U.S. efforts to squeeze the country with sanctions and force it to renegotiate a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
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JAPAN
Jul 7, 2019

Film photography shows signs of revival among Japan's youth

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 7, 2019

Rui Hachimura makes debut for Wizards in NBA Summer League

Washington Wizards first-round draft pick Rui Hachimura competed in his first NBA Summer League game on Saturday, contributing to the team’s 84-79 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Thomas and Mack Center.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2019

One year on, Aum founder's ashes still in detention house

A year after Chizuo Matsumoto, who headed the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was hanged, his ashes remain at the Tokyo Detention House due to a family dispute.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2019

Leftist Alexis Tsipras' days in power appear numbered as Greeks hold snap election

Greeks began voting on Sunday in the first general election since Greece emerged from international bailouts, with runoff polls predicting conservatives will come to power and end four years of leftist rule blamed for saddling the country with more debt.

Longform

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