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Thai Protesters Smoke Out Tobacco Execs
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Star Soccer Player's Suicide Leaves Germany Stunned
Robert Enke, goalkeeper of the German national team, shocked the country by leaping in front of a train, taking his life. Few knew about his secret torment -- a six-year battle with depression
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As Brazil prepares for the Olympics and the World Cup, a huge power outage darkens its two largest cities
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The capture of two Somali pirates has made negotiating for the release of Spanish captives a lot tougher
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TIME: 50 Years In the South Pacific
In 1959, TIME magazine published its first edition for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. We look back at the politicians and pop idols, activists and athletes who shaped the region of the past five decades
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Scenes from the Tuna Trade
Tuna populations around the world are being fished more aggressively. Even General Santos, the so-called Tuna Capital of the Philippines, sashimi export and canneries have been hit by a downturn in the number of fish coming to port.
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Desert Refugees in Algeria Await Recognition
In the western desert of Algeria, the Sahrawi people hold an annual film festival to bring attention to their three decades in exile
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Guinea-Bissau: World's First Narco-State
Drug cartels have converted a tiny African country into an international nexus of illegal trade
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