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Migrants use their phones to access the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a shelter near the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 24, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Glitchy US border app, Japanese no-show canned, Paris stinks, Argentina’s inflation hits triple digits

A glitchy new US government app meant to speed the processing of asylum-seekers and other migrants arriving from Mexico has a rating of just 2.5 stars on Google play.

Protesters attend a demonstration against the French government's pension reform plan in Paris.
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What We’re Watching: French pension strikes, Nord Stream saboteurs, a centrist battle in the US, Canadian elections vs. China

French workers protest pension reform plan; reports point to possible pipeline perpetrators; a fight over the US political center; Trudeau to probe election meddling by China.

A protester near the Invalides during a demonstration against the government's pension reform plan in Paris
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What We’re Watching: An encore for French protesters, Zelensky’s growing wish list, Weah’s reelection bid

Round Two: French pension reform strikes; “To give me liberty, give me jets”; Weah running for Liberian re-election

​A cross-industry strike movement brings together several thousand people in the streets of Lille, France.
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What We’re Watching: Macron’s challenges, Xi’s power play, Iran’s scarfless athlete, Ethiopia’s gains in Tigray

Walkouts put Macron on the spot, Xi to appoint loyalists, headscarf head-scratcher as Iranian female climber returns home, a new phase in Ethiopia's civil war.