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Welcome to your new weekly international edition of Morning Briefing, where we'll try to highlight a little of what's going on around the world.
First, what you may have missed from NCR yesterday:
Three faith congregations -- Muslim, Christian, and Jewish -- to share one space in Nebraska
And from Global Sisters Report:
Tanzania: A compelling story of women and girls who are in charge of their own futures
Vietnam: A little ditty about seeing the dentist in Vietnam
From around the globe:
India: Franciscans call for release of a thousand prisoners held for minor offences during Jubilee year
Hungary: Prime Minister criticizes EU-Turkey deal on migration, calls it "an illusion"
Fears of British exit from EU:
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde warns against British exit
EU presses hold on all major policies, legislation before British referendum
From Italy with love:
Creator of famous Moka coffee pot buried inside his creation
Two years in, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi facing storm clouds
Renzi drops in on Milan's Fashion Week
Italy asks US to explain report that NSA spied of former Prime Minister Berlusconi
Something to highlight for next week? Drop me a line:
[Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.]
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