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"Could New Orleans face Katrina 2?"

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In today’s international press review, we look at the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The press wonders of the new construction system in New Orleans will hold future hurricanes. In other news: Pakistan hit by a cricket scandal and the Beijing Opera under threat.

IN THE PAPERS
By Aurore Cloe DUPUIS

Christian Science Monitor: “Would the new levee system resist Katrina 2?”
 
New York Times: “The big uneasy” documentary comes out today
 
The Guardian: “Cricket scandal- Has Pakistan cheated before?”
 
The Independent: “Cricket was all Pakistan had… now it has nothing”.
 
The International Herald Tribune: “Ancien Beijing opera struggles to survive in modern China”

How to solve the pension equation
10/06/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

How to solve the pension equation

Social Security is going to cost the French government dearly - but the papers have a few ideas, including making people work longer in life, contribuing more to their pensions - or both.
Is privacy a thing of the past?
07/06/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Is privacy a thing of the past?

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 07/06/13: The Guardian and Washington Post reveal an undercover operation codenamed "Prism", whereby the US has secretly been collecting private data from internet giants like AOL, Google and Facebook. Does this mean an end to privacy as we know it? Or is it a necessary sacrifice for a more convenient, efficient and safe life?
How did Fred Perry become trendy for skinheads?
07/06/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

How did Fred Perry become trendy for skinheads?

FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 07/06/13: The death of 18-year-old left-wing activist Clément Méric dominates the French papers today. He was killed after a fight with a skinhead gang in the centre of Paris. Was this a fight that went badly wrong, or is it proof of a rise in far-right violence France should be concerned about? Papers are divided on the issue. Also, the Huffington Post explores why Fred Perry is a brand popular with extremist groups on both left and right.
Major Reshuffle in Obama's National Security Team
06/06/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Major Reshuffle in Obama's National Security Team

IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL - Thurs. 06/06/13: A victory for Bashar al-Assad in Syria could give him a boost in morale that may scupper planned peace talks. The papers also look at a major reshuffle in Obama's national security team and the woman behind a symbolic, viral photo in Turkey.
The upcoming pensions reform will be explosive
06/06/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

The upcoming pensions reform will be explosive

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Thurs. 06/06/13: French papers focus on chemical weapons in Syria, an explosive reform of the state pension system in the works, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, François Fillon's presidential ambitions, feminism in Tunisia and sexism in Japan.

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