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People line up to withdraw money from an ATM in Allahabad on Dec. 9. The government's removal of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation triggered a severe cash shortage.

What Can India Teach Us About Abolishing High-Value Currency?

10:37am February 09, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

The idea of eliminating big bank notes is gaining traction in advanced economies, as governments look for ways to disrupt $2 trillion in illegal money flowing through the global economy every year.

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Votes cast by Somali parliamentarians are counted in the first round of the presidential election on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu.

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In Somalia's Historic Presidential Election, A Surprise Victor Declared

1:33pm February 08, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The vote took place under tight security and is a big step in a country that hasn't had a functioning central government for the past 26 years.

Map: Where In The World Have New Diseases Emerged?

MAP: Find Out What New Viruses Are Emerging In Your Backyard

3:41pm February 07, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Over the past 60 years, the number of new diseases cropping up in a decade has almost quadrupled. "We're in a hyperinfectious world," says one scientist.

Residents and reporters follow Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the first Christian, ethnic Chinese governor of Jakarta, as he campaigns for election in an East Jakarta neighborhood.

Facing Blasphemy Charges, Indonesian Politician 'Happy That History Chose Me'

1:59pm February 07, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The case against Jakarta's Christian, ethnic Chinese governor has raised serious concerns about religious and ethnic tolerance in a country that claims to be the Muslim world's most moderate.

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Synthetic fibers from fleece jackets could be ending up in rivers, fields and our diet.

Are We Eating Our Fleece Jackets? Microfibers Are Migrating Into Field And Food

8:13pm February 06, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Fleece jackets and pullovers have transformed our experience of the outdoors. But the little, tiny synthetic fibers that fleece is made of could also be ending up in our diets.

The Pyramids of El-Geezeh from the South West, from Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem: A Series of Twenty Photographic Views, c. 1860.

Long Before There Was 'Fake News,' There Were 'Fake Photos'

7:00am February 05, 2017

by Angus Chen

The pictures of 19th-century Egypt and other scenes, in an exhibit at the Clark Art Institute, don't always show the truth.

Deepika Padukone and Vin Diesel at a fan screening of xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage in Mumbai, India.

Bollywood Queen Deepika Padukone Sets Her Sights On Hollywood

12:21am February 05, 2017

by Bilal Qureshi

One of India's biggest movie stars, Deepika Padukone, is making her Hollywood debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. She's hoping to replicate her massive Bollywood success on American movie screens.

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Hou Yifan of China stands beside a scoreboard following her win in a "blinfold" chess tournament at the Beijing 2012 World Mind Games in Beijing.

In Just 5 Moves, Grandmaster Loses And Leaves Chess World Aghast

3:31pm February 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The "Queen of Chess" gave away her final match at a major festival to make a point. And it left befuddled chess watchers wondering — in the words of one announcer — "What. Is. Going. On??"

Christian Governor Fights Blasphemy Charge In Muslim-Majority Indonesia

5:54am February 03, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Can a non-Muslim hold office in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation? The ethnic Chinese, Christian governor of Jakarta is on trial for insulting Islam, and the verdict may answer that question.

Pictures of people who were incarcerated at Manzanar War Relocation Center are displayed alongside family tags at Manzanar National Historic Site near Independence, Calif., in 2015.

There's A Long, Ignominous Trail Of Bans, Registries And Forced Relocation

9:13pm February 02, 2017

by Jorge Encinas

The travel ban imposed by the president a week ago on people from seven Muslim-majority countries is only the latest executive order through the years grounded in race, ethnicity or country of origin.