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Barriers at the borders

It’s not just Donald Trump who’s seeking to build a “big, beautiful wall.” The U.K. said Sept. 6 that it would fund a wall in the French port of Calais to keep out migrants, one of many in the works around the world.

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Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Thai counterpart, Prayut Chan-o-cha, met on Sept. 9 to discuss building a wall along

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