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100 days in the court of King Donald

And her diplomacy has not been limited to cupcakes. Ahead of her father’s first meeting with the Japanese prime minister, she posted a video of her daughter singing a wildly popular Japanese song called “Pen Pineapple Apple Pen” on Instagram. This became an icebreaker when Shinzo Abe met Trump and his daughter at Trump Tower last November. Two of her children also sang in Mandarin for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Mar-a-Lago earlier this month.
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BBC News - Uruguay bids farewell to Jose Mujica, its pauper president

"Marijuana is another plague, another addiction. Some say its good but no, that's rubbish. Not marijuana, tobacco or alcohol - the only good addiction is love!" says the man who in 2005 married his long-term partner and former co-revolutionary, Lucia Topolansky. "But 150,000 people smoke [marijuana] here and I couldn't leave them at the mercy of drugs traffickers," he says. "It's easier to control something if it's legal and that's why we've done this."
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Anjuli Bhargava: Air India and your old Ambassador car | Business Standard Column

A senior official says the situation is a bit like entering The Ashok hotel in the capital; few can beat the building in terms of grandeur and location but the moment you enter, the tired feel of the lobby and staff tells you it's not the Oberoi.
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Is this the world’s most radical president? | Giles Tremlett | World news | The Guardian

Uruguay’s José Mujica lives in a tiny house rather than the presidential palace, and gives away 90% of his salary. He’s legalised marijuana and gay marriage. But his greatest legacy is governing without giving up his revolutionary ideals
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