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The West’s debt to Greece, and the rest
The political drama of Greece’s debt — which has only entered a new chapter with the latest deal
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Sharing the Nile waters according to needs
There may not be enough water for everybody to get all they want from the Nile’s waters, but sharing
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To act or not to act like a state
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