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Lowering the steaks: a Mercosur deal at last

Lowering the steaks: a Mercosur deal at last

Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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From Argentinian beef to German cars, a freshly inked deal between the EU and a bloc of South American countries should ease trade barriers—and is a sign of global trade’s topsy-turvy time. Foreigner-bashing is politically fashionable in Japan, but focuses on the wrong problems. And a look at Parkrun, a free weekly event that has unwittingly made many Britons healthier.


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