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Another look at stories you might have missed this week.
Bulls, cockroaches and snow leopards. GlobalPost knows its animals almost as well as it knows what makes a great weekend read. Here's a sampling of our best this week and a look at some news you may have missed:
In Israel, life under fire isn't always so bad
Sderot, a modest Israeli town, has been on the receiving end of thousands of missiles over the years. But it's kind of a nice place to live.
Spain celebrates the running of the bulls
Chaos engulfs the northern Spanish city of Pamplona every July as thousands of visitos crowd the streets to take part in the San Femin fesitivies. Spectators indulge in wine and sangria as Spaniards and tourists alike attempt to outrun some pretty hefty cattle.
Assange and Ecuador: mutually toxic
Analysis: Why WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Ecuador are so bad for each other.
Is it time for China to abandon the one-child policy?
While the government credits the one-child policy with aiding economic growth, demographers and economists contend it is one of China’s greatest threats.
Big cockroach infestation overruns the sanitation-plagued city of Naples
An early heat wave has helped bring an attack of large red insects to the city with notoriously bad sanitation.
Zimbabwe: A country left behind on AIDS surges ahead
Despite being largely left behind by PEPFAR, Zimbabwe has still managed to reduce its HIV prevalence rate.
Accelerate: Pump it up
Video: Lima taxi drivers convert their cars to natural gas.
Romney v. Obama: Money talks
In fact, in the 2012 presidential race, it positively screams.
Scientists film a Snow Leopard family in den for first time
New video shows snow leopard home life at its most intimate — scientists hope video and data will help improve conservation programs.
Cuba mute in the time of cholera
Castro government strong on public health, weak on public information in response to outbreak.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/offbeat/120713/great-weekend-reads
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Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man" at Art Basel, the world’s premier trade fair for leading galleries and collectors focused on modern and contemporary art.
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The front of the Art Basel building. This year’s show attracted 303 of the world’s top galleries from 36 countries, showing the works of more than 2,500 artists. It drew more than 62,000 visitors, a new record.
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Platform Gallery's Chen Wei and one of his "Recovery Room" series at Liste Young Artist's show. By the time the week was over he had sold more than 10 works, with prices ranging from $1,800 to nearly $3,000.
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A performance spectator admires some of the pieces at Basel Art.
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A performance piece at Basel Scope, done by an unidentified nearly naked man who moved in slow motion up and down the aisles dressed like a Greek version of Mars, the god of war.
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A performance piece at Scope. The man clutched a staff, on which a plastic container for motor oil with the BP logo was impaled.
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An installation piece at Basel Art.
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An installation piece with paper tubes at Basel Art.
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A gallery scene at the Scope Basel show.
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A sculpture of Sperone Westwater Gallery's employee, Michael Short, by Evan Penny.
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Evan Penny's sculpture of Michael Short.
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A woman views Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man," (Study) 2010, Galerie Lelong, Paris.
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"Medusa marinara," 1997 — a photographic representation of the Medusa in spaghetti and tomato sauce by New York-based Brazilian artist, Vic Muniz.
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Children play around Ai Weiwei's piece, "Field," 2010.
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Heimo Sobernig's "Black Cube" sits on display outside outside.
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A piece by Yayoi Kusama titled "Pumkin."
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