World Rethink - Rethinking the World: April 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Monday, April 30, 2018

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#WR Analysis: Merger T-Mobile-Sprint: America First in 5G. @WSJ “Sprint, T-Mobile agree to $26 billion merger.” T-Mobile President and CEO John Legere is expected to run the combined entity.” @Reuters adds that the deal would keep US ahead of China in the 5G race. (true/false ?)

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#WR Opinion: What is the North Korean plan? @Reuters says “South Korean trust in North jumps after feel-good summit.” From distance, it is difficult to believe in Mr. Kim's plans. However, we can intuit that he will only denuclearize the country, if U.S. guarantees non-attacks.

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#WR Korea Summit effect: Positive effect in the financial markets. We don’t know what will be the next event in the Korea Peninsula; however, the Friday meeting between the both leaders changed the mood of the investors. The good waves started in Asia according to @Reuters ,@WSJ.

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#WR Opinion: Terror in the Afghan capital massacred the press. @Reuters “Twin blasts in Afghan capital kill at least 25, including eight journalists.” It was “the worst toll for media workers in a single attack in the country." Some sources blame the Islamic State for the attack.

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#WR Analysis: Central Americans who seek asylum in Tijuana border. After a research, we found the migrant caravan of 200 refugees was organized by Alex Mensing, “Pueblos sin Fronteras” organizer. Yesterday, he said: “We will stay here until every single asylum seeker is taken.”

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Sunday, April 29, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Sunday, April 29, 2018

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#WR Analysis: Fast diplomatic tour of new Secretary of State. Mike Pompeo from Brussels traveled to Saudi Arabia and from there to Israel in his first trip as top diplomat. According to @WSJ, he called "Tehran the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism”. Iran is in the target!

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#WR Analysis: Controversial situation about the future of the Iran deal. @Reuters says: “The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have agreed the Iran nuclear deal is the best way of stopping Tehran from gaining nuclear weapons." Will President Trump follow our European allies?

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#WR Analysis: North Korea promises to close nuclear test site. @DW wrote “Pyongyang has promised to close its nuclear testing site next month in the presence of US experts." This is not the first time, N.Korea promises to close nuclear installations. Can we believe in Mr. Kim?

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#WR Opinion: Central Americans seek asylum in U.S. @WSJ “TIJUANA, MEX - Hundreds of Central American migrants are expected to make their way to the border crossing here Sunday morning and ask for refuge in the U.S.” The plan looks diabolic, but it is part of a huge human tragedy.

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#WR Opinion: Pakistan wounded for the bin Laden’s killing. @AP says the doctor Shakil Afridi who helped CIA track bin Laden was sentenced in Pakistan to 33 years of prison and now nobody knows where the authorities have him in custody. Pakistanis never accepted the CIA operation.

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Saturday, April 28, 2018

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#WR Analysis: Merkel-Trump: cordial disagreement. @WSJ “Trump Displays Warmth for Merkel at White House despite Differences”. @DW “Angela Merkel and Donald Trump stress unity amid differences”. Angela Merkel says the Iranian deal is a “building block” to contain Tehran's advance.

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#WR Opinion: Will North Korea dismantles its nuclear program? @WSJ posted “Korea Summit Hype” “Amid hugs and toasts, Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in signed a joint declaration that committed the two sides to the 'denuclearization' of the Korean Peninsula.” Till now, no tangible plan!

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#WR Analysis: T-Mobile and Sprint want to marry, despite their different cultures (?). The third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers of U.S. try to form a new company that according to @WSJ would have nearly 100 million customers. AT&T has 93 million and Verizon 116 million.

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#WR Opinion: Xerox, old tech hero, in the limbo. @Reuters: “U.S. judge blocks Fujifilm, Xerox merger temporarily”. Due to the decline of its business, the famous company of copy machines tries to find a protector umbrella under its Japanese partner but some investors don’t agree.

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#WR Analysis: India and China try to live in peace. @Reuters says: “India and China have agreed to improve communication between their armies to maintain peace at the border.” Chinese President Xi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra talked personally in a meeting hold in China.

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