Foreign Press Association USA

May 08 2024 62 ep. 51 mins 163

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Podcast from the Foreign Press Association USA. The Foreign Press Association was founded in New York on 16th February, 1918 as the Association of Foreign Correspondents. After WW II the name was changed to the Foreign Press Association to better reflect our membership's titles and positions. It has no ties with any government and is free from all national and political bias. It is a strictly independent, not-for-profit organization. www.foreignpressassociation.org

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Overlooked in Ridley Scott’s biopic is Napoleon’s role in trying to reintroduce slavery into Haiti, but then the world often forgets the chaos it has helped introduce there for over two centuries. Now with ports and airports closed following its descent into lawlessness, Haiti’s children suffer daily from the country’s growing food crisis. In this latest FPA briefing, Chr

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