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As Venezuelans flee, refugee camp springs up at border

Bloomberg Colombia has created a shelter along its eastern border to care for Venezuelans escaping their nation’s autocratic government and ravaged economy, and Brazil may follow suit. Refugee camps, a sad staple of life in Africa and the Middle East, are rare in South America. But the migration is of a volume unseen in the region since armed conflicts gripped ...

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Day of reckoning for S Africa’s Zuma as ANC top brass meets

Bloomberg Time appears to be running out for South African President Jacob Zuma. Six weeks after his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, replaced him as leader of the ruling African National Congress, the party’s top brass is due to meet in Cape Town to decide whether to force him from office. The crunch meeting of the National Executive Committee comes a day ...

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How Europe can meet Trump’s three challenges

Donald Trump is a man more of words than actions. Still, his administration’s recent rhetoric in three areas — currency, trade and taxation — is raising hackles across the European Union. Unity among EU member states is key to addressing the first two challenges in a way that safeguards the European economy. On the third, however, the EU should view ...

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