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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Auditioning for the Job of U.N. Secretary-General
For the first time in 70 years, candidates for the world's top diplomatic job have to explain why they deserve it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 King Coal Is Losing His Throne
Peabody Energy joins a growing list of coal miners who are going broke thanks to a perfect storm of cheap natural gas, the slowdown in China, and tougher environmental rules.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Death by a Thousand Cars
In Jakarta, thousands of lives are lost each year to inadequate emergency response services, bureaucratic bungles, and horrendous traffic. How did it get this bad?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Sex Abuse Scandal in Central African Republic Hits Rock Bottom
After more than a year of seemingly endless allegations of sexual exploitation by peacekeepers,the U.N. is finally taking action. But critics say it's too little too late.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Odyssey for Chinese, Greece Sells Its Fabled Port of Piraeus
With the sale, China’s state-owned COSCO aims to turn a once-sleepy port into the “dragon’s head” of the New Silk Road.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘There Will Be Bloodshed if He Comes Here’
Can the world’s hand-picked prime minister for Libya survive long enough to put the country back together?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Je Ne Suis Pas Garissa
One year after al-Shabab killed 147 people in cold blood, the Kenyan government has turned its back on the university where it happened.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fishing Disputes Could Spark a South China Sea Crisis
Rivalries in the South China Sea are getting heated over a resource fight. But it’s more about fish than fuel.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Hillary Clinton Helped Build WhatsApp’s State-of-the-Art Encryption
Washington is worried about the popular messaging service’s new end-to-end encryption. But it might not exist without the U.S. government’s Internet freedom agenda.