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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection
From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
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Blasphemy riots: 6 examples around the world
Many Muslims consider any depiction of the prophet to be forbidden, and Islamic teachings call for handling the Quran with respect. Incidents of both intentional and unintentional disrespect have occasionally prompted protests and violence around the world. Here are six examples:
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'Dan Gets A Minivan': 6 stories about the transition to parenthood
In "Dan Gets a Minivan," Dan Zevin shares how he made the transition from single guy to minivan-owning dad.
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'Barack Obama: The Story': 7 excerpts from the controversial book
7 stories biographer David Maraniss presented in his new book "Barack Obama: The Story."
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Blasphemy riots: 6 examples around the world
Many Muslims consider any depiction of the prophet to be forbidden, and Islamic teachings call for handling the Quran with respect. Incidents of both intentional and unintentional disrespect have occasionally prompted protests and violence around the world. Here are six examples:
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Change Agent A lab uses remote sensors to measure how well aid projects work
SWEETLab places sensors on latrines, cook stoves, and water filters in the developing world to better understand how they are being used.
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Russia, China: Global recovery weakening
At Asian-Pacific summit in Vladivostok, Russia turns its attention to Asia to spur its trade prospects. China's Hu promises $157 billion domestic stimulus.
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Philippines 7.6 earthquake: One dead, tsunami alert lifted
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the Philippines coast, causing one fatality. The earthquake knocked out power in some towns, but only triggered a small tsunami.
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7.6 earthquake: Tsunami alert for Philippines, Indonesia only
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines Friday destroying roads and bridges. A tsunami alert for Asia and Hawaii has been scaled back to just the Philippines and Indonesia.
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Philippines 7.9 quake triggers tsunami alerts across Asia
A tsunami alert was in effect for the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Guam, the Northern Marianas and Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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Why Western retailers are scrambling to get a foothold in Indonesia
Consumer spending makes up more than half the Indonesian economy, making it an attractive new market for Western companies like L'Oreal whose traditional customers are in recession-mired countries.
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When did modern humans first arrive in Asia? Skull pieces could hold clues. (+video)
An anatomically modern human skull uncovered in Laos's 'Cave of the Monkeys,' could shed light on human migration patterns out of Africa.
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Opinion: Pakistan Independence Day – not really
The founder of Pakistan, which today celebrates Independence Day, believed in the separation of mosque and state. He would not recognize his country now. Blasphemy laws silence religious expression. On a visit, I was often reminded to lower my voice 'lest the servants hear you.'
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Checklist for disaster first-responders: food, blankets – and wi-fi
An Irish-based aid agency has developed a wi-fi system for use immediately after a natural disaster, when communications can be near-impossible. The US Navy is testing it this week.
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What is an Islamist?Islamists seek to blend Islam and politics, but their movement is a very big tent.
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Horizons Facebook in the record books? Add an asterisk.
Facebook is well on its way to a billion users. But a sizable percentage of its membership consists of spammers, duplicates, and misclassified accounts, Facebook disclosed today.
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Olympics: Why it's bye bye birdie for badminton in Indonesia
Badminton remains among Indonesia's most popular sports. But the Olympic match throwing scandal is the latest black eye for a sport whose star is fading in the world's fourth largest country.
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Consumer Energy Report Beijing flexes some muscle to protect energy interests
Beijing has boosted its military presence in the energy-rich South China Sea, despite disputed claims by Vietnam.
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Olympics: Why booting the badminton teams was the right call
Badminton's governing body kicked four women's doubles teams out of the Olympics for trying to lose. Our sports reporter argues they broke the golden rule of sport.
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Badminton players banished from London Olympics (+video)
Eight women from three countries were thrown out of the badminton doubles competition on Wednesday.
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Power restored in India after world's worst blackout, cause unclear
India was up and running Wednesday after major electrical grid collapse caused the world's two worst power blackouts.
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World's biggest blackout: 620 million people without power in India
World's biggest blackout: More than half of India's population was without electricity Tuesday. The blackout hit 20 of India's 28 states as the power failure cascaded across the grids.
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Backchannels US drought already rippling out into the world
Scuffles in Jakarta markets between tofu producers and soybean traders may be a taste of things to come.
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L.A. earthquake rattles, Indonesia quake rocks
Los Angeles earthquake: A magnitude 3.8 quake rattled nerves but caused no serious damage in L. A. Wednesday. But in Indonesia, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake damaged 20 buildings, and caused at least one death.
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South China Sea meeting ends in stalemate
The stakes have risen in the South China Sea as the US military shifts its attention back to Asia, emboldening the Philippines and Vietnam to take tougher stance against Beijing.
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East Timor's second major transition since independence
East Timor held peaceful elections this weekend, and is set to form a coalition government that helps transform one of the poorest Asian countries to a middle-income country by 2030.
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130 rescued from boat of asylum seekers headed to Australia
After a boat trying to reach Australia capsized, 130 survivors, most of them women and children, were rescued near Indonesia. It's the second boat of asylum seekers to capsize in a week.
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'Dan Gets A Minivan': 6 stories about the transition to parenthood
In "Dan Gets a Minivan," Dan Zevin shares how he made the transition from single guy to minivan-owning dad.
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Rescue operation under way for capsized boat of asylum seekers headed to Australia
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority reported that an Australian Navy ship and a cargo ship had rescued 73 survivors near Indonesia.
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