Wednesday, 30 April 2014

How to buy out a billionaire?




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How to buy out a billionaire?



The NBA has banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and will seek to force him to sell the franchise. Here's a primer on what may happen next.






Tuesday, 29 April 2014

20 years of Chinese Internet




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20 years of Chinese Internet



"Across the Great Wall we can reach every corner of the world," read the header of the first email sent from China back in 1987.






Monday, 28 April 2014

MERS cases at 339 in Saudi Arabia




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MERS cases at 339 in Saudi Arabia



The number of new cases of the Middle East respiratory symptom coronavirus spiked by 26 over the weekend, including 10 deaths, the Saudi Arabian Health Ministry said.






Sunday, 27 April 2014

Is American democracy dead?




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Is American democracy dead?



Julian Zelizer says the power of money is overwhelming the power of average voters to influence government decisions






Saturday, 26 April 2014

The week in 30 photos




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The week in 30 photos



An IBM photo competition looked at Africa's biggest challenges and opportunities -- and the results are spectacular.






Friday, 25 April 2014

Gun control: Old fight, new strategies




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Gun control: Old fight, new strategies



It was a bellwether election of sorts.






Thursday, 24 April 2014

Waitress surprised by $1,000 tip




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Waitress surprised by $1,000 tip



A waitress in Virginia was having a bad day when she was given a $1,000 tip. WWBT reports.






Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Nigerian parents accuse military




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Nigerian parents accuse military



Boko Haram kidnappers are still holding 187 girls captive more than a week after the Islamists abducted them from their dormitories in northeastern Nigeria, according to school and government officials.






Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Teen stowaway




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Teen stowaway



If a teen carrying nothing but a comb can do it, who else could breach airport security and hop on board the bottom of a plane?






Monday, 21 April 2014

Servant to super-rich




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Servant to super-rich



See what life is like for superyacht stewardesses-in-training.






Sunday, 20 April 2014

Ancient tooth




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Ancient tooth



Mastodons are long extinct, but apparently it wasn't tooth decay that did them in.






Saturday, 19 April 2014

Earth-sized planet may sustain life




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Earth-sized planet may sustain life



Researchers find first definitive Earth-sized planet in habitable zone around another star.






Friday, 18 April 2014

Hanging halted by victim's mom




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Hanging halted by victim's mom



Seconds before the chair was to be kicked out from under him, a killer got a surprising reprieve.






Thursday, 17 April 2014

Inside ebola isolation ward




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Inside ebola isolation ward



CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits patients infected with ebola.






Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Raw video shows frantic search




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Raw video shows frantic search



Dramatic footage shot from a rescue boat shows the frantic search to find survivors from a sunken ferry in South Korea.






Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Pistorius: 'Not sure' who to blame




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Pistorius: 'Not sure' who to blame



The prosecutor slammed the "Blade Runner's" version of events during the trial's final day of cross-examination.






Monday, 14 April 2014

Suspect described as 'anti-Semite'




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Suspect described as 'anti-Semite'



CNN's George Howell gives an update on the shootings that occurred at two Jewish facilities on Sunday.






Sunday, 13 April 2014

Rise of the mega-museums




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Rise of the mega-museums



From the British Museum to the Louvre, the world's leading museums house treasured artifacts and storied works of art. They may protect centuries of culture, but they don't want to be perceived as dusty relics themselves.






Saturday, 12 April 2014

The week in 27 photos




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The week in 27 photos



Designers show off the classical, the beautiful and the outrageous.






Friday, 11 April 2014

Separatists dig in




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Separatists dig in



CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks at the power struggle in Donetsk, Ukraine where pro-Russia protesters continue to hold out.






Thursday, 10 April 2014

Why are Siri and Cortana female?




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Why are Siri and Cortana female?



Do we default to female voices for "virtual assistants?"






Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Enter into Congo's cult of elegance




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Enter into Congo's cult of elegance



Known as "Sapeurs," these dapper dressers are part of a Congolese subculture devoted to the cult of style.






Tuesday, 8 April 2014

No transparency, no trust in China




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No transparency, no trust in China



Secrecy shrouding the lives of China's powerful officials must be eliminated, says Ben Richardson.






Monday, 7 April 2014

China's iconic dress




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China's iconic dress



It's perhaps the most iconic scene in the most iconic Hong Kong movie of all time.






Sunday, 6 April 2014

Where China collects fresh air




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Where China collects fresh air



People in a polluted Chinese city sniffed bags of fresh air this week. When you see the mountains it came from, you'll want some too.






Saturday, 5 April 2014

Rwanda wasn't as I thought




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Rwanda wasn't as I thought



When I first arrived in Rwanda's capital in 2012, I deliberately did not visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I did not want that experience to influence how I approached the country and its people.






Friday, 4 April 2014

Bloomberg editor quits




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Bloomberg editor quits



A senior Bloomberg News journalist quit his role earlier this month, saying the "mishandling" by his bosses of a story critical of China was behind his departure, amid suggestions that the New York-based company is pushing a financial strategy for China that overshadows editorial autonomy.






Thursday, 3 April 2014

Egyptian rockers won't keep quiet




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Egyptian rockers won't keep quiet



Before releasing an album most bands would talk about record sales or concert dates. But for Egyptian band Cairokee the bigger talking point is whether they will get arrested.






Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Was Noah an environmentalist?




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Was Noah an environmentalist?



Director Darren Aronofsky tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour there was a clear "environmental message" in Genesis.






Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Pilot error blamed for Asiana crash




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Pilot error blamed for Asiana crash



South Korea's Asiana Airlines admitted Tuesday that pilot error was partly to blame for the crash of Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco last July, in which three people were killed.






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