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BY Jason Overdorf Topics: Animal smuggling , Want to Know , Germany , Culture & Lifestyle Aug 7, 2014 12:50 am 8 reasons we should all pay more attention to this crazy place Bootleggers, problem priests and purported extremist funders? Something's rotten in this Paraguayan city â€” so we paid it a visit. BY Will Carless Topics: Paraguay problems , Americas , Want to Know , Emerging Markets , Culture & Lifestyle Aug 7, 2014 12:50 am Starbucks storms China with its most aggressive overseas expansion yet But can it succeed in a country where people drink three cups of coffee a year? BY Violet Law Topics: Want to Know , Emerging Markets , China , United States Aug 7, 2014 10:02 am Russia bans Western food imports, punishing the West (and also itself?) The nascent middle class in Moscow, which buys Italian cheese and American beef at supermarkets, will take a hit. BY Dmitry Zhdannikov and Natalia Zinets, Thomson Reuters Topics: Need to Know , Russia Aug 6, 2014 3:53 pm Three things you need to know about the conflict in eastern Ukraine For civilians, violence is the new normal. BY Dan Peleschuk Topics: Crisis in Ukraine , Need to Know , Conflict Zones , Europe , Russia Aug 7, 2014 10:42 am UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia jails former Khmer Rouge leaders for life Cambodia's government includes remnants of the regime and has been accused of being uncooperative. BY Prak Chan Thul, Thomson Reuters Topics: Need to Know , Cambodia Aug 6, 2014 3:10 pm Did you know the world is close to actually landing on a comet? Rosetta, a European Space Agency spacecraft, is right now orbiting a distant comet. And that's amazing. BY Sarah Wolfe Topics: Want to Know , Culture & Lifestyle , Science Aug 6, 2014 2:50 pm China earthquake death toll nears 600 as volunteers told to stay away China's ministry of civil affairs said that 2,401 people were injured and 230,000 had been evacuated. BY Agence France-Presse Topics: Need to Know , China Aug 6, 2014 12:36 am 'This is the Holy Land, and there will never be peace here' In the last ten minutes of legal fighting before the ceasefire on Tuesday, Hamas launched around twenty rockets. One hit a home in the West Bank by accident. BY Noga Tarnopolsky Topics: Want to Know , Israel and Palestine , Middle East Aug 7, 2014 8:39 am Chatter: The Islamic State sends 100,000 Christians running IS takes over Qaraqosh, some kind of justice in Cambodia and the world's strangest sport is a major finger workout. BY Emily Lodish Topics: Home , Need to Know , Regions Aug 6, 2014 12:36 am As the West exits, Japan and Korea seize opportunity in India Amid hype about Indiaâ€™s new business-friendly government, expat executives in Delhi are more likely to come from the East than the West. BY James Tapper Topics: Want to Know , Emerging Markets , India Aug 5, 2014 6:16 pm General's killing exposes fault lines in the US-Afghan relationship Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene was killed Tuesday in a green-on-blue shooting that left many others injured. BY Jean MacKenzie Topics: Afghanistan , Afghanistan , Afghanistan War , Conflict Zones , Want to Know , Military , United States Aug 6, 2014 8:28 am NATO says Russia could be poised to invade Ukraine Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the threat of a direct intervention by Russia's military in Ukraine has risen over the last couple of days. BY Thomson Reuters Topics: Need to Know , Europe Aug 6, 2014 12:05 pm Russian hackers steal 1.2 billion usernames and passwords 'As long as your data is somewhere on the World Wide Web, you may be affected by this breach,' Hold Security firm said in a statement on its website. BY Thomson Reuters Topics: Need to Know , Russia Aug 6, 2014 10:29 am Watch how Aussie subway commuters managed to save this passenger See how much we could accomplish if we all worked together? BY Timothy McGrath Topics: Terrible Commutes , Want to Know , Culture & Lifestyle Aug 5, 2014 11:29 am Europe has had a growing anti-Semitism problem for years now The war in Gaza is just shining a bright light on it. BY Timothy McGrath Topics: Need to Know , Europe , Middle East Aug 6, 2014 2:21 pm Finger fighting is a real sport in Germany. Here's how it works This is pretty entertaining. BY Allison Jackson Topics: Strange But True , Germany Aug 6, 2014 8:09 am Africaâ€™s next big health challenge: non-communicable diseases Though HIV/AIDS gets more attention, an increase in deaths from heart disease and diabetes threatens the continent's economic and social development. BY Indrani Basu Topics: Africa , Health , Global Pulse Aug 5, 2014 1:05 am South Koreans really, really donâ€™t trust their government Especially after the Sewol ferry sinking, crackdowns on poetry-wielding protesters have provoked suspicions. BY Geoffrey Cain Topics: Want to Know , China , North Korea , South Korea Aug 5, 2014 4:26 pm This is how inequality hurts the US economy A new report by Standard & Poor's highlights the growing risks. BY Thomas Mucha Topics: America the Gutted , Americas , Business , Want to Know , United States Aug 5, 2014 1:05 am Ukraineâ€™s military is gaining confidence as it gains territory Recently demoralized, government-aligned forces predict a quick victory over pro-Russia separatists. BY Dan Peleschuk Topics: Crisis in Ukraine , Need to Know , Conflict Zones , Europe , Russia Aug 5, 2014 1:05 am This map shows why we must save rain forests to stop climate change Peruâ€™s jungles warehouse more than 7 billion tons of carbon. They'd better not go up in smoke. BY Simeon Tegel Topics: calamity calling , Global Warming , Peru , Want to Know Aug 4, 2014 7:59 pm Ceasefire declared as 2 attacks push Jerusalem to brink of general violence Monday morning, a man used a bulldozer to flip a bus. In a separate incident elsewhere in the city, a gunman shot an Israeli soldier. BY Noga Tarnopolsky Topics: Need to Know , Israel and Palestine , Middle East Aug 4, 2014 4:14 pm This is how much money the UN still needs to deliver basic aid to Gaza The UN has requested a total of $390 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the current crisis. It's received less than half that. BY Simran Khosla Topics: Need to Know , Conflict Zones , Aid , Israel and Palestine How the Ebola outbreak turned into a racism and responsibility debate Should the experimental drugs that have been given to two Americans be sent to Liberia? 12:50 am What southern Africa is doing to keep Ebola from spreading 12:50 am Ebola! Â» Let these 20 nervous animals teach you the reality of the Ebola 'threat' 8:57 am

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