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When an Assignment Abroad Is Over: What Will You Miss Most?
By Jan BenzelWhen you live in a place for a while, it becomes home too. Read more…
Fleet Street Is Dead. Long Live Fleet Street!
By Harvey MorrisNewspapers may be irredeemably old tech, but so far they have managed to adapt to survive in a communications era dominated by the Internet and broadcasting. Still, as the experience of Britain’s press industry shows, things are not quite what they used to be. Read more…
U.S. Prism, Meet China’s Golden Shield
By Didi Kirsten TatlowAmid much criticism from the Chinese government over U.S. surveillance programs, a Beijing lawyer has officially requested that his state tell the Chinese people about its own surveillance programs. Read more…
IHT Quick Read: June 28
By The International Herald TribuneObama in Africa; Irish and French economics; immigration and Silicon Valley; bad grades for the baccalauréat; men on the Paris runways; the Met unbuttons; rain at Wimbledon. Read more…
Free Speech or Hate Speech? Britain Bans U.S. Anti-Muslim Bloggers
By Harvey MorrisBritain has vetoed a visit by two American activists on the grounds that they might stir up trouble at a far-right rally this weekend. Is the government right to ban foreign troublemakers or is the right to free speech paramount? Read more…
Losing the Global Fight for Women’s Health
By Luisita Lopez TorregrosaThough there has been some progress in women’s health, many countries around the world are succeeding in their drive to chip away at a woman’s right to choose. Read more…
In Berlin, Walls on the Wall
By Olivia SnaijeA German photographer who documents the barriers dividing lands — and people — around the world is preparing to show his work on what’s left of the Berlin Wall. Read more…
IHT Quick Read: June 27
By The International Herald TribuneVictories for the gay rights movement in the U.S.; Obama and Africa; the Mandela watch; food fraud in Europe; Anne Frank archives in court; upsets and injuries at Wimbledon. Read more…
Dalai Lama: No More ‘Wolf in Monk’s Robes’?
By Didi Kirsten TatlowThere are small signs, still unconfirmed, that China may be rethinking some aspects of its policy towards Tibet, where about 120 people have burned themselves to death in protest at repressive rule in recent years. Read more…
For China’s Cosmopolitans, the Challenge of Choosing a High School
By Didi Kirsten TatlowChoosing a high school can be hard for any parent. But when you live internationally and must balance a potpourri of cultural, social and even political factors, the choice may be especially hard. Read more…
Sprechen Sie Denglish?
By Harvey MorrisAll languages are enriched by borrowing foreign words. But some believe that, with the international spread of English, the process has gone too far. Can the Germans, the French and others halt the Anglo-Saxon tide? Read more…
U.S. Is a ‘Hacker Empire,’ Says Chinese Military Analyst
By Didi Kirsten TatlowA Chinese military expert spoke for over an hour on Xinhua, the state-run news agency, about how the United States is a “hacker empire” and China must protect itself by strengthening its online security. Read more…
IHT Quick Read: June 26
By The International Herald TribuneRescue risks in India; Obama on climate change; the new Taliban; sparring over Snowden; Armani on the runway; Kim Cattrall and Daniel Radcliffe on stage; disgruntlement over soccer in Brazil. Read more…
Snowden’s Whereabouts: No Laughing Matter
By Harvey MorrisEdward Snowden’s cat-and-mouse game with U.S. authorities provided commentators some light relief from the serious issues stemming from his leaking of U.S. intelligence surveillance secrets. Read more…