World Rethink - Rethinking the World: August 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Friday, August 17, 2018

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#WR: About the 70 years of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church of Pennsylvania: Can a priest preach "Do not sin" when he is the most wicked sinner? @Vatican #Catholics

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#WR: Catholic Church? @NYtimes wrote that “the recent release of a grand jury investigation into 70 years of sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania is appalling in its breadth and detail.” Question: How many similar cases we find across the world? @Vatican #Catholic

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WORLDRETHINK: Add to the Twitter tour on Thursday, August 16

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#WR: Answering questions about this cartoon of impact of Turkish crisis. Due to they don’t have money, they will have to exchange different things: “Two mackerels and a squid; that makes four glass beads and three clams. How is it actually ordered to the Turkish economy?” @FAZ

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WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Thursday, August 16, 2018

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#WR: While Turkey’s President Erdogan is thinking about a retaliation against the American sanctions, the Turkish population is trying to see how to survive without the “lira”. Today, Frankfurter Allgemeine wrote that Turkey will put high tariffs for 22 American products. @FAZ

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#WR: Now, Chinese tech companies like Huawei and ZTE will be happy because yesterday several European analysts said Turkey will not buy more American technology products. You can see, how through our tech pseudo-friends, our products go to the countries that hate us. @FAZ @FT @fr

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#WR: The new domestic Turkish economy without Turkish lira! This is how a journalist from the famous German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine painted today the impact of the financial crisis of this country in its population (Page 2, International politic, Aug. 16, 2018) @FAZ

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Wednesday, August 15, 2018

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#WR: Russia puts its nose in dispute between US and Turkey. Today, Frankfurte Allgemeine wrote “Russia supports Turkey in its dispute with America. Lawrow (Russian foreign minister) said: “Sanctions illegal and illegitimate”. Erdogan threatens with retaliation for economic war.

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#WR: Serious escalation of Turkey crisis. Yesterday, August 14, Frankfurter Rundschau posted an analysis of the events under the title “Ready for a war” due to the U.S. sanctions to Turkey. @fr

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#WR: About the fall of the Turkish lira, yesterday, Financial Times from London said it is possible a contagion of the Turkish financial crisis, hitting other emergent markets.On Monday, South Africa and Brazilian currencies fell. @FT

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Afternoon Twitter tour on Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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#WR: Possible dramatic consequence of Turkey crisis. Today August 14, 2018, "Die Welt" from Berlin, Germany posted an analysis from Von Boris Kalnoky: "Will Erdogan leave NATO and turn to Moscow?.

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WORLDRETHINK: Morning Twitter tour on Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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#WR: Today, Wiesbadener Kurier from Wiesbaden, Germany posted a new cartoon about the Turkish crisis and the fighting between Donald Trump and President Erdogan. Author: Haitzinger. Title: Fire free?

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Monday, August 13, 2018

WORLDRETHINK: Twitter tour on Monday, August 13, 2018

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#WR:Turkey is in the headlines of the bad news of the world since more than a week. The series started due to several disputes with U.S., but this emergent country has more than one domestic political and economic problem. @FT, @SZ, @FAZ

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#WR: The fall of the Turkish lira spreads panic @Reuters wrote: “The Turkish lira has lost more than 40 percent against the dollar this year, largely due to worries about President Tayyip Erdogan’s influence over the economy, his repeated calls for lower interest rates....”

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#WR: President Erdogan blames U.S for the Turkey's crisis. @WSJ wrote: “We will not retreat from our position,” Mr. Erdogan told a conference in Ankara, adding Turkey wouldn't allow the U.S. “to lay its hands on achievements we gained at the cost of blood.” @Reuters, @SZ, @FAZ

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#WR: Germany asks for action to Turkey.. @Reuters wrote “German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Turkey on Monday to ensure the independence of its central bank as other senior officials said that Turkey’s economic woes were causing great concern.”

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