Since the earthquakes hit northwest Syria two weeks ago, we've seen more than 140 trucks from the United Nations cross into the region. Greg Karlstrom: Bashar al-Assad has spent years trying to block help from entering that region. He says in the wake of this kind of devastation, this does seem like a real opportunity for at last some good press for Mr. Assad.
The country’s war-torn north-west has been getting far less aid than it needs in the earthquakes’ aftermath. We investigate the dilemma of lifting long-running international sanctions. Housing prices are slipping across the rich world, but South Korea’s unusual property market makes that slide far more perilous. And what three decades’-worth of data reveal about crafting a pop hit.
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