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The World This Week - August 31st, 2012

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Mitt Romney’s big speech gets upstaged by Clint Eastwood’s improv at the Republican convention. So if the nominee is so uninspiring, why is the US election race so close? Also, the first visit to Tehran of an Egyptian president since the Iranian Revolution doesn’t go to plan, and the impact of the Apple vs Samsung patent wars.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Craig COPETAS, Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
  • Régis LE SOMMIER, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Paris Match;
  • Célestine BOHLEN, Freelance journalist;
  • Douglas HERBERT, International Affairs Editor, France 24.

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For all the talk of growing trade between the two Koreas, the current escalation shows up how little we know about Pyongyang's politics. So could it get out of control? Also, Hollande hits a new low with his budget minister’s tax evasion confession, and the discreet call of the tropical tax havens sent to Cyprus’ distressed bank customers.
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