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Occupy-style protests have erupted all over the world. From London to West Papua, here’s a look at how the movements are faring.
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BOSTON, Mass. — Everything about the Occupy Wall Street movement is global. Even its origins are rooted a long way from Zucotti Park. It was Tunisians and Egyptians who first “occupied” a central square, or circle as the case might be, last year. Months before Americans built their camps, angry youth across Europe were already occupying public spaces, demanding better economic conditions. Occupy Wall Street itself was largely the brainchild of a Canadian.

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A chocolate factory tries to tap new tastes in Indonesia.
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BALI — Indonesia’s tropical climate might not be the obvious choice for chocolate producers — not to mention the fact that the country's 240 million citizens have traditionally favored robust spices and raw chili over delicate sweets. But it’s here amid the palm trees of this famed resort island that Benjamin Ripple, Frederick Schilling and their Big Tree Farms company have opened up a chocolate factory that even Willy Wonka might envy. full story