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Wall Street Journal: Tramadol – the opioid crisis for the rest of the world

Garoua, Cameroon – Not long ago, a Dutch neurobiologist announced a surprising discovery: A root used by rural West African healers to treat pain …
Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg: Germany said to shut door on Brexit back channels in blow to May

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is battening down the hatches for the coming Brexit talks, instructing officials to avoid any back-door …
Bloomberg

Associated Press: Hollande says Aleppo situation unacceptable

French President Francois Hollande has called the situation in Aleppo “unacceptable, intolerable, unbearable” ahead of a meeting in Berlin that was …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Norway asked to host rotational force of US Marines

STOCKHOLM – The United States wants to send a 300-strong rotational force of U.S. Marines to Norway, a NATO member that shares a border with Russia in …
Associated Press

Financial Times: Dirty money – Trump and the Kazakh connection

Ever since a series of bankruptcies left banks unwilling to lend to him, Donald Trump has been on the lookout for partners willing to fund the …
Financial Times

Foreign Policy: Obama calls out Trump for praising Putin and ‘whining’ about election

President Barack Obama offered Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump some advice Tuesday: Stop complaining and keep quiet about Vladimir …
Foreign Policy

Politico: Poland turns to Norwegian gas to trump Russia

Increased tensions with Russia over its plans to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany is pushing Poland to revive a stalled pipeline …
POLITICO

EurActiv: Poland puts hopes in ‘Northern Gate’ gas pipeline

Poland made the case on Oct. 18 for the “Northern Gate” gas pipeline project, designed to bring gas from the Norwegian shelf across Denmark to …
EurActiv.com

Time: Read Obama’s remarks telling Trump to ‘stop whining’

President Barack Obama on Oct. 18 attacked Donald Trump for making “unprecedented” and “irresponsible” claims about a rigged election. “I’d invite Mr. …
Time

EurActiv: EU ministers redefine policy with Russia, Eastern neighbours

The member states’ 28 foreign ministers redefined on Oct. 17 the Union’s foreign policy priorities for 2016 and the basis of its relations with Russia …
EurActiv.com

Al Jazeera: Controversial new nuclear plant ignites Belarus

Minsk, Belarus – Thirty years after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station devastated the countryside on the southern border of Belarus, …
Al Jazeera

Reuters: Obama says Trump embrace of Russian president ‘unprecedented’

U.S. President Barack Obama said Donald Trump’s embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin was unprecedented and said he was troubled that other …
Reuters

BBC: Mosul battle – EU ‘should prepare for returning jihadists’

The European Union should be prepared for returning jihadists if the so-called Islamic State (IS) is driven out of its Iraqi stronghold, Mosul, the …
BBC

Associated Press: EU leaders to debate stance on Russia at Brussels summit

BRUSSELS – Just as European Union leaders get ready to consider a tougher approach toward Russia, Vladimir Putin may have outfoxed them. On Oct. 18, …
Associated Press

Reuters: Oil edges up as analysts say market could be closer to balance than expected

Oil prices rose early on Tuesday as some analysts said markets might not be quite as oversupplied as suggested by many, with global inventories rising …
Reuters

Foreign Policy: Grozny is the ‘solution’ for Aleppo, says Russian Embassy

As the United States and Britain announced that they are considering new sanctions against Moscow for its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad …
Foreign Policy

Politico: EU divided and sidelined, again, on Russia

EU leaders had planned to use their fall summit this week in Brussels to clarify their approach to Russia. Scratch that. Read more
POLITICO

RFE/RL: Trump says he’d consider meeting Putin before inauguration

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says if he’s elected, he would consider meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin before the inauguration …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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