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Another look at stories you may have missed this week.
White House photographer Pete Souza takes us behind the scenes at the White House, Britain becomes a bona fide melting pot, and Hugo Chavez's illness has Venezuelan politicians standing at the ready.
No matter how you cut it, it's been a big first week of 2013 for the world. Here's a sampling of the news you may have missed.

US journalist missing in Syria
American James Foley has been missing in northwest Syria for six weeks.
Will Myanmar's war refugees be forced home against their will?
Plans proceed to return them to their still-unruly homeland.
British look in the mirror, shocked by what they see
Blame it on austerity: Immigration is transforming the UK, just as xenophobia pressures politicians to tighten immigration policy.
Will Japan retract its sex slave apology?
Japan's new prime minister hints he'll revise landmark sex slave statement, replacing the WWII apology with a "forward looking statement."
Venezuela on the verge of crisis over Chavez's health
Analysis: As the Venezuelan president battles complications after a cancer operation in Cuba, politicians look poised to fill the power void.
Two hospitals in Haiti tell different stories
Mirebalais' new world-class facility contrasts sharply with Port-au-Prince's crumbling general hospital.
Planet Pic: Behind the scenes at the White House in 2012
White House photographer Pete Souza documented the quiet moments, smiles and solemnity in President Obama's year.
The Earth Project: Electric Solutions (VIDEO)
Solar cookers are reducing deforestation in Madagascar.
Narwhal smuggling ring busted by American and Canadian authorities
Canadian and American smugglers have trafficked narwhal tusks into the US for nearly a decade, charging thousands for the illegal ivory.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/offbeat/130104/great-weekend-reads
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Art Basel gathers works from around the world for its annual shows.
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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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