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Senegal: Fire and Riot Time

The crossed hands of Y'en a marre (Photo: Marco Werman)

The routine at these almost daily rallies goes like this: crowds gather, including local activists like Y’en a marre and the civil society activists in M23. They chat, rail against incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, and exchange the latest news until one or more of the opposition candidates running against Wade arrives. Youssou N’dour often shows up as well.

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Djily Baghdad Raps the Anthem of Y’en a Marre

Djily Baghdad (Photo: Marco Werman)

Djily Baghdad, featured here in video, raps the anthem of the Y’en a marre (we’re fed up) movement. Y’en a marre is a large community of rappers who are demanding President Abdoulaye Wade to leave power.

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A Community North of Toronto that is Home to Several Music Bands

A street sign in Thornhill, Canada. (Photo: AndroidCat/Wikipedia)

We are looking for a small community near Toronto where Canadian singer Hayden and group The Philosopher Kings come from.

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Video: Extreme Bike Race in Chile

A biker in action in Chile. (Photo: Josefina Bahamondes)

For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a city located about halfway down Chile’s long Pacific Coast that hosts an unusual mountain bike race that follows a very topsy turvy course.

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Funk Carioca Makes Comeback in Brazil Despite Bailes Crackdown

Dancing in Brazil (Photo: thefuturistics/Flickr)

“Funk carioca,” or simply “funk” is a mixture of hip-hop, samba and electronic music that has had a rocky relationship with Brazilian authorities.

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Slideshow: Scientists Rush to Rescue Frogs in ‘Amphibian Arks’

Hourglass frog (Photo: Brian Gratwicke)

In Panama, scientists are racing to find and save frogs before they succumb to a virulent fungus that’s been killing amphibians around the world. Sabri Ben-Achour reports on the effort to get frogs into what they’re calling “amphibian arks.”

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Kosovo’s Economy Set to Grow Despite Widespread Poverty

Kosovo uses the euro as a legacy of the Deutsche Mark. When Germany switched to the euro, Kosovo followed suit. (Photo: Nate Tabak)

The IMF predicts that the impoverished Balkan state, along with Estonia, will see the highest economic growth in the troubled eurozone this year.

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Brazil’s Poor Make Themselves Visible Through Graffiti

From the documentary "Pixo". (Photo: João Wainer)

In Brazil’s business capital, Sao Paulo, some of the city’s poorest are making themselves visible by risking their lives to tag the city’s high-rise buildings with graffiti.

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Remembering Sudan’s Musical Icon Mohammed Wardi

Mohammed Wardi. (Photo: myspace.com/mohamedwardi)

Wardi was buried Sunday in a ceremony attended by tens of thousands of Sudanese including President Omar al-Bashir.

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Anthony Shadid, New York Times Reporter, Dies in Syria

Anthony Shadid at The World studio (Photo: PRI's The World)

New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, has died on assignment in Syria.

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Who Knew? Goats Have Accents Too

Photo: Tambako the Jaguar/Flickr

A new study by British scientists shows that baby goats develop different “accents” depending on the groups they associate with.

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Video: The Struggle for a National Ballet in Spain

Rehearsal (Photo: Gerry Hadden)

A Spanish ballet dancer has been on a seemingly quixotic mission for years: to create a national ballet in his homeland. As The World’s Gerry Hadden reports, he’s still at it despite Spain’s economic downturn.

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Batwing: An African Superhero Takes on Congo

Batwing Issue 4. (Illustration courtesy of DC Comics)

DC Comics has created an African superhero modeled after Batman. His name is Batwing and he’s battling evil in the Democratic Republic of Congo!

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The Return of Nightlife in Juarez

A sign reads "Coming soon the best club in Ciudad Juarez returns" outside a new club on Avenida Lincoln in Ciudad Juarez. (Photo: Monica Ortiz Uribe)

Tired of staying in their homes for fear of becoming a victim of the drug violence, the people of Ciudad Juarez are triggering the revival of business for the city’s once dormant nightclubs and restaurants.

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A List of Cities Compiled by International Economists

Zurich city at night. (Photo: Andyindia/Wikipedia)

Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva, Osaka Kobe, Oslo are the top five cities of a list compiled by international economists.

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