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Another look at stories you might have missed this week.
Damascus was bombed, Ramadan began and the Olympic torch drew nearer to London. No matter how you cut it, it was big week for the world. Here's a sampling of the most important stories from GlobalPost and a look at some of the news you might have missed.

Inside Syria: Damascus Bombing
An unprecedented bombing in Damascus targeting the core of the Syrian regime has killed the country's defense minister, the president's brother-in-law, and other elite officials. What will happen next? Here's GlobalPost's coverage from Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and elsewhere.

Batman premiere shooting in Colorado: eyewitness account
Sharon Segura spoke with GlobalPost on what she witnessed during the Batman premiere shooting in Colorado.

In-Depth Series: Climate Pains
From the Rio Grande to Patagonia, climate change has begun to grip Latin America.

EU plans controversial drones to track migrants
Rights groups say scheme would endanger thousands by helping to turn them back.

GlobalPost and PBS NewsHour: In Washington, a focus on testing and fighting stigma in the fight against HIV (VIDEO)
AIDS is not a foreign sickness to the residents of Washington DC. Ray Suarez and GlobalPost's John Donnelly assesses the challenges in testing for HIV and treating AIDS in the nation's capital.

Little Cuba: India's boxing mecca
How a dedicated boxing coach in a small town outside New Delhi boosted India's chances of an Olympic medal.

Planet Pic: The Olympic Torch (PHOTOS)
The Olympic torch has passed through the hands of celebrities and common folk, young and old, and will make it to London when the Olympic games start on July 27.

Accelerate: Solar Flare (VIDEO)
A solar-powered plane completes its first intercontinental voyage.

Indonesia's Ramadan porn block blitz
Fundamentalist IT minister back on the anti-porn crusade.

Joseph Kony: Always one step ahead
Commentary: How forces fighting the LRA are unprepared, underfunded and incapable.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/offbeat/120720/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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