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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 15th-21st, 2014.
Obama Addresses Afghan War’s End on Christmas Visit http://t.co/ak23pSDAvE
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) December 26, 2014
Haiti nominates seasoned opposition leader to PM post as country awaits long delayed elections: http://t.co/vpPCbWLO25
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 26, 2014
5 things you need to know about Cuba’s economy as the U.S. resets relations: http://t.co/QKtuIqJmFO pic.twitter.com/vArhmy8Hea
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) December 26, 2014
E.P.A. Wrestles With Role of Nuclear Plants in Carbon Emission Rules http://t.co/NUnRGAW9Op
— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) December 26, 2014
Peru Launches Program to Reduce Newborn Deaths by 3%: The Peruvian government on Thursday… http://t.co/jxxuHkMyeu
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) December 26, 2014
The FDA plans to lift its lifetime ban on gay men donating blood http://t.co/em9v1j7j06 pic.twitter.com/HKMxq7bvp3
— Popular Science (@PopSci) December 26, 2014
Here’s how four countries have fared in the decade since a tsunami crashed into coastlines on the Indian Ocean’s rim: http://t.co/O2gswzkzDg
— WSJ Asia (@WSJAsia) December 26, 2014
Can Russia’s Vladimir Putin help deliver a Palestinian state? http://t.co/4Cn7p5GaI4
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 26, 2014
Colombian Rebels Call on Government to Join Cease-Fire: Colombia’s FARC guerrillas on… http://t.co/pxm9drQlJQ
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) December 26, 2014
Rouble recovery eases fears of Russian financial crisis. http://t.co/bvNjZirtoW
— The Australian (@australian) December 26, 2014
Opinion: We are all to blame, not just the PM http://t.co/trjNfLe94E pic.twitter.com/5p5SMu4ZSK
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 26, 2014
Op-Ed Contributor: Bilingual Nationhood, Canadian-Style http://t.co/Ex3vZdzWDq
— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) December 26, 2014
BOJ’s Kuroda Cites Darwin’s Theory of Evolution to Spur Higher Wages http://t.co/i6NFI8NHjP
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) December 26, 2014
Commentary: Baseball may be big winner of U.S.-Cuba thaw http://t.co/q2qO3VYgol pic.twitter.com/2SUcylJacs
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 26, 2014
Yossi Sarid: Shas the rotten apple must go; only Avigdor Lieberman can be compared to it http://t.co/16U7gTAQAf #IsraElex
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 26, 2014