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5 big losers in press freedom: Mali and ... Japan?
The annual World Press Freedom Index released today shows gains for Myanmar and others. Japan tumbled due to an informal ban placed on independent coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Here are five of the notable winners and losers on this year’s list.
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4 new foreign mysteries to scare you this Halloween
Craving a mystery from beyond our borders? Here are four great new mysteries from all over the world.
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Briefing Colombia - FARC peace talks: 4 things you need to know
Colombia has ample experience holding peace talks – though over the past 50 years, it’s seen little peace. But in early September, President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Here are four things you need to know about the landmark peace process.
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2012 London Olympics: Don’t blink or you’ll miss the speeding objects
At the London Games, a radar gun might be more valuable than a program in enjoying how fast things are traveling.
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Where gas prices are highest
Gasoline is a very visible price, and closely watched by many drivers. Petroleum prices impact many products, from food to industrial production. While the cost of crude is the major factor in gasoline price volatility, some countries levy taxes on fossil fuels. Here are ten countries where high gas prices are the norm, according to British insurance firm Staveley Head.
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In Sweden, a debate over whether gender equality has gone too far
As gender-neutral policies are promoted more broadly in Sweden's schools – including the use of a neutral pronoun to refer to boys and girls – some Swedes are pushing back.
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Change Agent Five ways to make aquaculture more sustainable
Combining rice paddles and fish ponds, and using locally caught fish as feed, are just two of the ways that fish farming, or aquaculture, can be made more environmentally friendly.
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Opinion For nuclear security beyond Seoul, eradicate land-based 'doomsday' missiles
America's 450 launch-ready land-based nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are the opposite of a deterrent to attack. In fact, their very deployment has the potential to launch World War III and precipitate human extinction – as a result of a false alarm. We’re not exaggerating.
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French Muslims hold breath as France takes stock
France's presidential campaign had already tilted anti-foreign, anti-Islam. Muslims worry about what will follow revelation that a Muslim was responsible for Jewish school shootings.
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Jewish community draws solace from France's response to killings
Since a gunman killed a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school in Toulouse, French Jews have been bolstered by the universal national revulsion over the attacks.
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Vikings spread mouse species to Greenland, Newfoundland, study finds
A genetic study of house mice suggests that the species was spread by Vikings between the eighth and 10th centuries.
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Stefan Karlsson Gas prices: US and Britain's role reversal
Until recently, the United States was a big net importer of oil, while Britain was a small net exporter of oil. This meant that higher oil prices harmed the U.S. economy, but had a slightly positive effect on the U.K. economy. Now the two nations are switching roles.
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Global News Blog Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn caps a banner year for American snow queens
Lindsey Vonn has wrapped up her fourth overall World Cup title this year – a feat matched by only one other woman in the history of alpine skiing. But that's not all.
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International Women's Day: How it's celebrated around the globe
International Women's Day has served for more than a century as a day to honor the achievements of women globally. Here are some ways people are celebrating:
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No prison: Norway indicts 'insane' Breivik for terror, murder
Prosecutors will seek compulsory mental care, not imprisonment, for Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian gunman responsible for last year's twin terror attacks.
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Norway mass killer faces murder, terror charges
Anders Behring Breivik has been formally charged in the murder of 77 people last summer.
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In powerhouse Germany, salaries for women lag behind
According to an OECD report published this week, women working full-time in Germany make 21.6 percent less than men and hold substantially fewer top business positions.
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The Simple Dollar Which is more important: Your dream house or a Disney trip?
When making big spending decisions, make sure not to sacrifice big dreams for small indulgences.
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Stefan Karlsson Oil prices in Europe near 2008 peak levels
The price of oil in Europe is rising, in part due to a supply cut from Iran and in part due to inflationary monetary policies.
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The Daily Reckoning Debt outpacing growth and the case of Japan
Japan couldn't trick its way out of an economic meltdown, and neither can the US.
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Brazil's Petrobras names first female CEO
Women rise in Latin America: the Petrobras board meets today to confirm Maria das Gracas Foster as first female CEO for Latin America's largest firm.
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Ancient Antarctic lake thought to harbor prehistoric life, Hitler clones
In its reporting on the efforts of a Russian drilling team to reach a subglacial lake in Antarctica, Russian state media has revived an old conjecture about a secret Nazi cloning facility on the southern continent.
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Norwegian terror suspect Breivik tells court today he deserves a medal
In his court appearance today, Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik pleaded not guilty, saying the July 2011 bomb blast and shooting spree were 'self defense' of his culture.
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King of Devil's Island: movie review (+trailer)
Norwegian film 'King of Devil's Island' is a predictable prison-movie set at a brutally run boys' reform school.
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Opinion Going green: View my world-class collection of hotel towel cards.
My global collection of towel cards tells guests how to be green (and save the hotel money) in a dozen instructive, chic, bossy, relieving, euphemistic, paranoid, minimalistic, and earnest ways.
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Global News Blog India's Supreme Court deals blow to corruption - and foreign investors (+video)
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to cancel telecommunications licenses awarded in 2008 that are at the center of one of the country’s largest corruption scandals.
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Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?
African nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so far, they haven't come up with the promised cash.
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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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Planes, trains, and vacation love
A trip brings out a husband's ardor for his wife as he gushes compliments in her direction.
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Roe v. Wade anniversary: Study says 'unsafe' abortions on rise
Roe v. Wade, the landmark legislation legalizing abortion in the United States, marks its 39th year this week. As Americans debate abortion rights in the midst of an election year, a new study indicates abortion rates are steadying worldwide, though the frequency of dangerous abortions is rising. Here are the answers to five questions related to abortion laws globally, and their effects on women.
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