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Lewis Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP as Formula 1 season comes to an end
(CNN)Lewis Hamilton celebrated his championship-winning season in style with a commanding victory in the last race of the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi. The Briton had already claimed his sixth career title but
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One of the world’s most diverse countries has a blackface problem
(CNN)When the festive figure Sinterklaas rolled through the Dutch town of Apeldoorn in November, he was greeted by TV crews, cheering crowds, and an inevitable round of furious protests.The anger was not directed at
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Germany is closing all its nuclear power plants. Now it has a problem with deadly waste
(CNN)When it comes to the big questions plaguing the world's scientists, they don't get much larger than this.Where do you safely bury more than 28,000 cubic meters -- roughly six Big Ben clock towers
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How the world’s demand for palm oil is driving deforestation in Indonesia
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Tom Booth and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN Kalimantan, Indonesia (CNN) — Deep within the jungles of Indonesian Borneo, illegal fires rage, creating apocalyptic red skies and smoke that has spread
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2 K-pop stars sentenced to prison for sexual assault. One of them also filmed it
(CNN)Two high-profile K-pop stars have been sentenced to prison for sexual assault, the latest development in a sex abuse scandal that has shocked South Korea and its music industry.Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young, 30, and musician
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Iran calls for ‘firm’ response after Iraqi protesters storm and torch consulate
(CNN)Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi has ordered an investigation into violence that has led to the deaths of at least 31 people this week in ongoing anti-government protests.The Prime Minister's office said in
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Alibaba has gained nearly 14% since its Hong Kong debut
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Alibaba's newly listed Hong Kong shares got off to a rough start Friday, but the stock is still on pace for double-digit gains this week.Shares of the Chinese e-commerce company are
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Enter the ‘universal museum’ of human creativity
Painting ourselves, we reveal a whole world Humans started depicting their own bodies artistically with the very earliest sculptures and paintings, dating back to tens of thousands of years ago. Yet artists have rarely
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Hong Kong activists describe time in police custody
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Asian markets mostly rise after Trump suggests trade talks are in ‘final throes’
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Asian markets mostly rose after US President Donald Trump suggested a trade deal with China is in the final stages. Japan's Nikkei 225 (N225) rose 0.4% on Wednesday. South Korea's Kospi


