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March 14, 2013 07:00
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Chatter: Enter Pope Francis

Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio for the win, Xi Jinping completes his rise to the Chinese presidency, death of a Khmer Rouge chief, and the greening of the northern wilds.
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Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio for the win, Xi Jinping completes his rise to the Chinese presidency, death of a Khmer Rouge chief, and the greening of the northern wilds.
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March 13, 2013 07:00
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Chatter: Papal conclave resumes

Cardinals continue conclave to pick the next pope, the suffering of Syria's children, more dead pigs found in Shanghai river, and Australia's great kangaroo scrotum shortage.
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Cardinals continue conclave to pick the next pope, the suffering of Syria's children, more dead pigs found in Shanghai river, and Australia's great kangaroo scrotum shortage.
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March 12, 2013 14:46
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What’s kosher?

On the announcement that President Obama will be eating kosher in Israel this month, GlobalPost offers an explanation of what exactly “kosher” means.
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On the announcement that President Obama will be eating kosher in Israel this month, GlobalPost offers an explanation of what exactly “kosher” means.
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March 12, 2013 07:00
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Chatter: Pope vote begins

Cardinals head into a secret conclave, the Sudans agree to resume pumping oil, and New York's 'Big Gulp ban' blocked.
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Cardinals head into a secret conclave, the Sudans agree to resume pumping oil, and New York's 'Big Gulp ban' blocked.
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March 11, 2013 07:06
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Chatter: Delhi gang rape suspect found dead

Delhi rape accused is found dead in prison, US and South Korea begin military drills despite war threats from the North, and GlobalPost takes on the great horsemeat debate.
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Delhi rape accused is found dead in prison, US and South Korea begin military drills despite war threats from the North, and GlobalPost takes on the great horsemeat debate.
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March 8, 2013 08:00
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Chatter: North Korea lashes out after new UN sanctions

Pyongyang vows to end non-aggression pacts with South Korea, Uhuru Kenyatta leads in Kenya vote count, Chavez to be embalmed, and a dog's day in the UK.
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North Korea has responded to new UN sanctions by vowing to scrap peace pacts with its neighbor to the south. North Korea's state news agency said the main border crossing to South Korea will be shut, and a hotline with Seoul closed down. Yesterday the UN unanimously approved a fresh round of sanctions in response to North Korea's nuclear test last month and its threat of a "preemptive" nuclear strike against the United States.
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March 7, 2013 08:00
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Chatter: Venezuela mourns Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chavez's body lies in state, Filipino UN observers kidnapped in Syria, Bolshoi Ballet "villain" arrested, and why Russians fear American milk.
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Hugo Chavez's body lies in state, Filipino UN observers kidnapped in Syria, Bolshoi Ballet "villain" arrested, and why Russians fear American milk.
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March 6, 2013 08:19
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Chatter: Chavez is dead

Hugo Chavez is no more, the number of Syrian refugees hits 1 million, Washington DC is snow-questered, and news flash: cats make people crazy.
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Hugo Chavez is no more, the number of Syrian refugees hits 1 million, Washington DC is snow-questered, and news flash: cats make people crazy.
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March 5, 2013 08:11
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Chatter: Wen Jiabao takes a bow

China's premier prepares to retire, Kenya counts its votes, Hugo Chavez goes from bad to worse, and Batman is a Chinese-takeout delivery man.
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China's premier prepares to retire, Kenya counts its votes, Hugo Chavez goes from bad to worse, and Batman is a Chinese-takeout delivery man.
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March 4, 2013 08:21
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Chatter: Kenya votes

Kenya goes to the polls for the first time since its violent 2007 vote, cardinals start talking about a new pope, there's hope for curing HIV, and (the royal) we are not well.
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Kenya goes to the polls for the first time since its violent 2007 vote, cardinals start talking about a new pope, there's hope for curing HIV, and (the royal) we are not well.
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