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From Baku, With Love
slate.com 4 days, 1 hour agoBaku, the petrocapital on the shore of the Caspian Sea, has been designed under the principle that too much is never enough. Its newest monument is the Flame Towers, a set of three flame-shaped buildings on a hill overlooking the entire city, with LED lights that at night alternate between animations of a flickering fire and a figure waving an Azerbaijani flag. Close by is a TV tower bathed in iridescent purple light. Below that is what was, for a short time , the world's largest flagpole. Baku is kitschy,
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After Protests, Iran Recalls Ambassador From Azerbaijan
nytimes.com 6 days, 10 hours agoThe ambassador in Baku was summoned home amid a series of protests and rising tensions over matters as varied as weapons purchases and the Eurovision song contest.










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