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• Malala's voice stronger, not silenced
(Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:44 EDT)

The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education.


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• Fighting for the 'throwaway' girls
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:34:10 EDT)

Less than half of U.S. teen moms graduate high school. And Principal Asenath Andrews believes that's a slow death for them by lack of opportunities. "In other countries, we scream at people about throwing away girls, but we [do it], too; we just kill them slowly."


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• Impact Your World: How to help
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:23:41 EDT)

CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference.


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• Photos: Beyoncé rocks for girls education
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:23:32 EDT)

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• When cooking can kill
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:52:43 EDT)

For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore.


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• 'I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier'
(Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:38:00 EDT)

Jaspen Boothe is committed to helping out homeless female veterans.


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• Wildlife's worst enemy? Us
(Thu, 30 May 2013 18:12:54 EDT)

Mona Rutger got the call in October: A bald eagle was flopping around on an airport runway after it had been clipped by a private jet. Unfortunately, it's something she sees all too often.


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• Troubled youth run 'old skool' bistro
(Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:48 EDT)

As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.


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• Pregnant and homeless: The real cost
(Thu, 09 May 2013 15:59:12 EDT)

Martha Ryan couldn't believe it. She had never heard of women who were pregnant and homeless. But in one night, she met three.


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• Grieving dad helps kids get to chemo
(Thu, 02 May 2013 18:08:29 EDT)

For many children fighting cancer, it can be extremely tough to make it to their chemotherapy appointments.


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• Fires shroud Singapore in haze
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:54:47 EDT)

Singapore was shrouded in haze on Wednesday as smoke from forest fires in nearby Sumatra drifted across the Malacca Strait in the city's worst pollution crisis in more than a decade.


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• Netizens decry dolphin's treatment
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:52 EDT)

A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular social network site.


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• Indonesia fuel prices up 44%
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:56:31 EDT)

After clashes between police and protesters, Indonesia's parliament Monday night voted to revise the national budget and allow an increase of up to 44% in the prices of subsidized gas and diesel fuel.


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• Summer solstice: It's all about sex
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:06:31 EDT)

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice has a history of stirring libidos, and it's no wonder. The longest day of the year tends to kick off the start of the summer season, and with it, the harvest. It should then come as no surprise that the solstice is linked to fertility -- both of the vegetal and human variety.


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• Your most memorable moments
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:10:48 EDT)

For some it was an exhilarating holiday to an exotic place, finding new love or conquering their greatest fear. For others, it was witnessing an historic event.


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• Witnessing sniper's 'kill shot' in Syria
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:31:00 EDT)

CNN EXCLUSIVE: Snipers are doing most of the fighting in one war-torn Damascus suburb in Syria -- and as CNN's Fred Pleitgen finds out first-hand, death can come any minute.


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• World's oldest person dies
(Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:37:20 EDT)

The world's oldest person has died in Japan, aged 116 -- just days after the passing of a Chinese woman with a rival claim to the title.


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• China's secret space base
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:58:03 EDT)

The first thing I noticed were the bicycles. Those who weren't riding them were walking.


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• WWII plane raised from sea
(Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:27:58 EDT)

A World War II German bomber, likely the last of its kind, has been raised from the bottom of the English Channel and will be restored for display in a British museum.


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• When cooking can kill
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:52:43 EDT)

For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore.


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• 007 island carries wartime scars
(Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:06:00 EDT)

Hashima Island is one of the strangest places you'll ever be able to explore -- and few can.


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• From scavenger to star student
(Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:53:00 EDT)

Sokha started scavenging in a garbage dump to make money, but she is determined to not let her story end there.


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• Meet the first black Miss Israel
(Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:52:11 EDT)

Yityish Aynaw has gone from an Ethiopian orphan, to becoming an Israeli beauty queen set to shine on the world stage.


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• Keeping dogs off the dinner plate
(Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:02:14 EDT)

We arrive in the morning at the Animal Quarantine Center in Nakhon Phanom, north-east Thailand, just a few kilometers away from mountains which outline the border with Laos. The summer heat is already beating down hard and it's only 9 a.m.


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• Turkey riot icon: It's not about me
(Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:58:44 EDT)

She has become a symbol of the violent protests in Turkey. Across social media, she's known as "The Woman in Red." But Ceyda Sungur says what's happening in the country is the "people's revolt."


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• Cambodian kids scavenge at dump
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:33:37 EDT)

After an eye-opening trip to Cambodia, a Chicago couple took on a mission to educate girls half a world away.


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• Photos show Congo in new light
(Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:19:57 EDT)

Photos shot on rare infrared film show war-torn DR Congo as you've never seen it before.


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• Does the Iranian election matter?
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:28:30 EDT)

CNN's Reza Sayah takes a closer look at the impact of upcoming presidential elections in Iran.


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• Pistorius 'a broken man,' uncle says
(Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:45:35 EDT)

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Oscar Pistorius' uncle says the Olympic sprinter is a broken man who has to live with the fact that he killed the love of his life.


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• Photos: Beyoncé rocks London
(Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:06:55 EDT)

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• Could mammoths be cloned?
(Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:56:31 EDT)

Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don't worry if you missed the last ice age -- scientists have moved one step closer to possibly bringing the beasts back to life with the discovery of liquid blood in a well-preserved mammoth carcass in Siberia.


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• Why Turkish leader is so polarizing
(Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:45:00 EDT)

He's perhaps the most powerful and popular politician Turkey has seen in generations. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may also be the most polarizing.


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• Rare photos of Queen Elizabeth II
(Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:24:37 EDT)

Anyone who has remained in power for longer than many people remain alive -- even if that power is far more symbolic than practical -- deserves attention. And when it comes to England's Queen Elizabeth II, paying attention is something the world has been doing for a long, long time.


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• Afghan government pulls out of talks
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:01:44 EDT)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out Wednesday at the United States over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, pulling out of security talks with U.S. officials and refusing to take part in peace talks with the Taliban.


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• Going to school, instead of work
(Wed, 29 May 2013 07:01:58 EDT)

A Nepalese girl has her sights on a medical career because of her mother's blindness. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports.


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• Girls, it's time to power the world
(Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:29 EDT)

Dear Girls of the World,


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• Things I wish I'd known at 15
(Wed, 01 May 2013 06:38:35 EDT)

International day of the girl: 'To my 15-year-old self'


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• 'Standing Man' inspires Turks
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:01 EDT)

CNN's Karl Penhaul reports on the "Standing Man," who has inspired a new form of protest in Turkey.


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• Sidewalks exploding in London
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:29:25 EDT)

There's a new menace lurking in the streets of London -- exploding sidewalks.


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• The unifying power of 'Arab Idol'
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:47 EDT)

The opening theme's the same and the concept's no different, but "Arab Idol" is much more than just a popular singing competition.


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• Why Taliban would talk now
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:30:59 EDT)

The United States will have its first formal meeting with the Taliban on Thursday, a source close to the talks told CNN, and the Taliban has told reporters that they want to improve relations with the world. CNN's Nic Robertson explains what's happening.


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• Sidewalks exploding in London
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:20:59 EDT)

There's a new menace lurking in the streets of London -- exploding sidewalks.


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• 'Standing Man' inspires Turks
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:01 EDT)

CNN's Karl Penhaul reports on the "Standing Man," who has inspired a new form of protest in Turkey.


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• The unifying power of 'Arab Idol'
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:47 EDT)

The opening theme's the same and the concept's no different, but "Arab Idol" is much more than just a popular singing competition.


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• 8 of Brazil's best beaches
(Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:22:57 EDT)

Brazil and beaches go together like bossa nova and "The Girl From Ipanema," which, of course, put the country on the map as a hub of sun and sand and the eternally tanned and lovely.


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• Sushi and samba, Japanese Brazilians
(Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:23:20 EDT)

As you walk through the Liberdade district of Sao Paulo, you could be forgiven for thinking you are in down-town Tokyo. Bright red torii gates of Shinto shrines line the streets, and myriad Asian restaurants and supermarkets display advertisements in Japanese characters.


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• Is Brazil headed for boom and bust?
(Fri, 31 May 2013 07:07:17 EDT)

With the World Cup in 2014, the Olympics two years later and large discoveries of oil boosting the economy, Brazilians could be excused for looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses.


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• 9-cent hike leads to clashes in Brazil
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:57:02 EDT)

After a chorus of cries for social justice echoed through the streets of Brazil for days, protesters called for a time out Wednesday. Despite the anticipated lull in street marches, the government will beef up security with the deployment of elite police officers and firefighters.


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• Analysts: North Korea talks follow well-worn path
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:23:47 EDT)

North Korea's bipolar swings between nuclear provocation and fawning overtures for talks now form part of a familiar pattern.


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• Obama calls for reducing nuclear stockpiles
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:42:03 EDT)

President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of past U.S. leaders with a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, where he said he would ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear warheads.


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• New details revealed on royal baby birth plans
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:59 EDT)

Prince William's wife, Catherine, plans to give birth to their first baby in the same hospital wing where her husband was born to Diana, Princess of Wales, almost 31 years ago, sources familiar with the plans said Wednesday.


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• Attack on U.N. compound in Somalia called 'barbaric'
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:02:29 EDT)

At least 14 people died and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the U.N. headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday.


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• Italian court: Evidence neglected in Knox case
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:14:56 EDT)

Italy's supreme court on Tuesday explained its earlier ruling that American Amanda Knox be retried in the 2007 death of her roommate, saying the jury that acquitted her didn't consider all the evidence, and that discrepancies in testimony need to be answered.


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• Turkish demonstrators plan next moves
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:13:23 EDT)

Still smarting from their ouster Saturday from Istanbul's Taksim Square, demonstrators planned to meet at 9 p.m. Wednesday in 11 neighborhoods to discuss how to proceed.


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• Analyst: Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria now best-equipped of the group
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:56:57 EDT)

Al Qaeda's affiliate inside Syria is now the best-equipped arm of the terror group in existence today, according to informal assessments by U.S. and Middle East intelligence agencies, a private sector analyst directly familiar with the information told CNN.


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• Bollywood star in baby sex selection controversy
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:57:53 EDT)

A Bollywood star is facing a storm of controversy over the sex of his unborn child.


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• Man charged with Nazi war crimes
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:45 EDT)

Prosecutors in Hungary indicted a Nazi war crimes suspect Tuesday with involvement in the brutal treatment and deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II.


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• Putin: I did not steal Super Bowl ring
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:42 EDT)

Russia's president is fighting back: No, he did not steal a Super Bowl ring. And no, he's not rocking the diamond-encrusted prize on his finger, either.


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• Report: Britain spied on G-20
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:11:00 EDT)

Britain's electronic intelligence agency monitored delegates' phones and tried to capture their passwords during an economic summit held there in 2009, the Guardian newspaper reported Sunday.


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• Just how safe is Mexico?
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:25:00 EDT)

Outside of war zones, more Americans have been killed in Mexico in the last decade than in any other country outside the United States. But analysts and travel experts agree that security varies -- sometimes dramatically -- from place to place.


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• Montreal's interim mayor arrested
(Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:29 EDT)

Montreal's interim mayor, Michael Applebaum, was arrested and charged early Monday with 14 criminal counts including fraud, breach of trust and conspiracy.


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• Cat runs for mayor in Mexico
(Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:38:31 EDT)

Voters in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa should be tired of voting for rats, one campaign slogan suggests.


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• Iran's new president: Rouhani
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:17:55 EDT)

Say goodbye to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


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• 31 killed in Baghdad suicide bombing
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:13:43 EDT)

At least 31 people were killed and 57 others were wounded when two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.


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• On the ground in Syria with CNN
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:14:32 EDT)

In this government stronghold city, Syrians moved with an air of confidence Friday, defiantly dismissive of how the United States will raise the stakes of the country's bloody two-year civil war by stepping up support to the rebels.


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• Turning arms into art
(Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:12:46 EDT)

Manfred Zbrzezny wants to bulk up his arsenal.


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• Sudan to stop South Sudan oil flow
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:28:55 EDT)

The president of Sudan ordered the shutdown of an oil pipeline running from South Sudan, explaining that he didn't want his country's neighbor to use oil funds to arm "mercenaries, traitors and agents."


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• Report: Kony's militia killing elephants
(Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:24:55 EDT)

African warlord Joseph Kony and his struggling militia are poaching elephant ivory across central Africa to get funds for weapons, ammunition and food, a report says.


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