Brazil’s educational system isn’t keeping up with the country’s economy, the Sri Lankan president is criticized for turning the nation into his personal fief, and the Church of England votes over whether to allow women to become bishops
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The French economy faces a looming crisis, the Emirati government clamps down on online dissent, and Afghan children suffer psychological damage from war
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Burma plans to free hundreds of prisoners, U.N. diplomats claim North Korea is illegally shipping weapons to Syria, and violence escalates in Gaza following the death of Hamas military chief
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Returns to India, Renewing Frayed Ties
Aung San Suu Kyi, who studied in India in the 1960s, returned on a much-anticipated, week-long visit to deliver a lecture on the birthday of one of her political idols: India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
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France recognizes Syrian rebels, Haiti faces food crisis in 2013 after hit by Superstorm Sandy, and more Europeans take to the streets to protest austerity measures
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Denmark’s fat tax is repealed after one year, eBay enters the Chinese online market, and Afghanistan gets both a boost and a suspension when it comes to aid
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The Philippines Congress will decide on the fate of a reproductive health bill, an Iranian blogger was found dead after being arrested for his activism, and the BBC crisis goes from bad to worse.
Obama’s Triumph: Newspaper Headlines from Around the World
How the world — and cities in the U.S. — woke up to President Obama’s reelection.
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German authorities charged alleged Neo Nazi murderer, Foxconn looks to the U.S. to build new factories and Argentinian protestors take to the streets of Buenos Aires.
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Four Afghan police are sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape charges, France adopts a draft bill to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, and China gets set for a leadership transition.
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Dengue fever raises alarm in India, the Brazilian government has new plans to fight violence in São Paulo, and the world reacts to President Barack Obama’s re-election
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Aid workers in Burma receive threats for delivering aid to victims of sectarian violence, China is eclipsing India as the world’s biggest buyer of gold, and Greek protesters take to the streets of Athens once again
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The Coptic Church picks a new pope, China’s diabetes drug market will reach $3.2 billion by 2016, and David Cameron heads to the Guld and Middle East