| She re-created a medieval trail in Germany, drawing thousands of hikers Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:46 PM PDT ![She re-created a medieval trail in Germany, drawing thousands of hikers]( "She re-created a medieval trail in Germany, drawing thousands of hikers") It had been more than six decades – 60 long years – since Erhard Zeinert last pulled the ropes that rang the bells of his village church. Esther Zeiher had, accidentally, come across an old map of Europe. It showed the Via Regia, a medieval commerce and pilgrimage trail that wound its way through Germany, among other countries.
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| Can Colombia’s peace help Venezuela’s conflict? Posted: 27 Apr 2017 01:41 PM PDT ![Can Colombia's peace help Venezuela's conflict?]( "Can Colombia's peace help Venezuela's conflict?") Five months after ending Latin America's longest guerrilla war, Colombia has finally set up a truth commission, a type of panel that other post-conflict countries have tried in hopes of healing social wounds. Colombia's peace process might give hope to neighboring Venezuela. Venezuela's rising violence has already brought some attempts at mediation and reconciliation.
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| North Korea: Can US lead global 'village' toward diplomatic solution? Posted: 27 Apr 2017 12:33 PM PDT ![North Korea: Can US lead global 'village' toward diplomatic solution?]( "North Korea: Can US lead global 'village' toward diplomatic solution?") For years, China has been pegged as the sole country with the heft and influence to dissuade North Korea from its pursuit of nuclear weapons – and of missiles capable of carrying those weapons to targets as far away as the United States. Indeed, dozens of countries in Asia and beyond have a hand in the lifeline that keeps the regime of Kim Jong-un afloat and perfecting its destabilizing weaponry. Countries buy North Korean conventional arms, pay American dollars for the North's raw materials, or allow their banks to keep dollars flowing into Pyongyang.
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| Trump's steep learning curve Posted: 27 Apr 2017 12:33 PM PDT ![Trump's steep learning curve]( "Trump's steep learning curve") President Trump has learned plenty in his first 100 days in office. Mr. Trump has learned that health-care reform and North Korea are complicated, that NATO and the Export-Import Bank are worth preserving after all, and that China, in fact, is not manipulating its currency. It's about discovering that running a business and being president of the United States are dramatically different enterprises.
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