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Back to school in Liberia

For the first time in six month schoolchildren line up in Liberia as they prepare to head back into the classroom. There are new procedures after the Ebola outbreak. Students line up so they aren't Feb 17, 2015
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Boko Haram suspects held inC as hundreds flee fight

Niger's second city of Zinder continues to see hundreds of people displaced by fighting. According to local authorities, among those fleeing the Diffa region where the army is taking on Boko Haram are a number of group's militants. Feb 17, 2015
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Lance Armstrong loses $10 Million Lawsuit

Lance Armstrong has been ordered to pay back $10 million he received in bonus money from a sponsor. An arbitrator ruled against the disgraced cyclist over bonuses that a Dallas-based sports insurance Feb 17, 2015
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Greek debt talks break down

No-one was expecting an early breakthrough. But the collapse of talks in Brussels with euro zone finance ministers so soon after they started disappointed even the more pessimistic. The EU had Feb 17, 2015
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Tombs desecrated at Jewish cemetery in France

Tombs desecrated at Jewish cemetery in France Fears mount as tombs are damaged at a Jewish cemetery in France. It happened near the northeastern city of Strasbourg -- and authorities say five Feb 17, 2015
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"Their blood will not be wasted"- mourner in Egypt

Mourners head to church in this small Egyptian village for a funeral service. It is a time of deep grief and mourning for the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded in Libya by Islamic State. Many look to Feb 17, 2015
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DSK trial enters third and final week

The trial of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn enters its third and final week in the northern French city of Lille, where the 65 year old is charged alongside 13 others for 'aggravated pimping'. Feb 17, 2015
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Ebola survivors tackle stigma in Liberia

Ebola survivors continue to face stigma and discrimination in Liberia as the epidemic declines. A group called Young Life has taken up the task to psychologically rehabilitate survivors, some of whom still suffer health problems. Feb 16, 2015
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