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The World This Week - August 24th, 2012 (part 2)

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The vacation’s over for Europe’s politicians as they buy time - not for Greece, but for the rest of a continent scared of the economic and political consequences of a "Grexit". Also, US politics gets even more polarized ahead of the Republican convention, Ethiopia after Meles Zenawi and why Burgundy villagers are seeing red over a Chinese tycoon’s big buy.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Anne Bagamery. Senior Editor, International Herald Tribune;
  • Aude Baron. Editor in Chief, "Le Plus" Nouvel Obs;
  • Tunde Fatunde. Journalist, Lagos Guardian Newspaper;
  • Craig Copetas. Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group.

Watch the first part here.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Paul Maakad.

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