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Another look at stories you might have missed this week.
The Algeria hostage crisis took the world by storm, gay marriage finds a fight in France, and Jakarta is under water.
No matter how you cut it, it's been a big for the world. Here's a sampling of the news you may have missed.
The Great Divide: Global income inequality and its cost
Income inequality is surging and there are few countries where it is rising faster than in the United States. This Special Report was made possible with support from the Ford Foundation.
Algeria hostage crisis not over, while Mali fight intensifies (LIVE BLOG)
Though Algeria on Thursday said that its military hostage rescue mission had ended, Britain on Friday said that operations to recover hostages were still going.
Same-sex marriage: Liberte, egalite, fraternite - also for French gays?
President Francois Hollande's gay marriage bill revives bitter debate over the rights of same-sex couples in France.
Jackie Chan to America: “It’s not me. It’s you.”
Jackie Chan’s evolution toward a more vocal pro-Beijing stance has become more pronounced in both his movies and his politics.
Planet Pic: Jakarta floods
An unusually harsh barrage of rain and shoddy infrastructure have conspired to turn Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, into a disaster zone.
Raw Feed Diyarbakir: Kurds mourn murdered activisits, but support peace
Video: Of the thousands who gathered for the Kurdish activists funerals, many said they support peace talks with Turkey.

Is this a great country? Or what?
Commentary: A pessimistic view of President Obama's second term.
South Korea in the red
Like their American counterparts, many South Koreans are swimming in household debt.
Hollyworld: Gerard Depardieu releases pop song with daughter of Uzbek dictator
For your listening pleasure: Gulnara Karimova is the daughter of 74-year-old Islam Karimov who has ruled Uzbekistan for decades.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/offbeat/130118/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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