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When Big Money Leads To Diplomatic Posts

7:22pm December 03, 2014

by Tamara Keith

A couple of big Obama campaign donors were confirmed as U.S. ambassadors by the Senate on Tuesday. But some bad performances in confirmation hearings are raising questions about the practice.

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Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in pink as part of a campaign for breast cancer awareness. The country's survival rate for the disease is improving.

Your Odds Of Surviving Cancer Depend Very Much On Where You Live

7:18pm December 03, 2014

by Anders Kelto

The largest study of cancer patients reveals a huge gulf in survival rates around the world. And in some countries, there may only be one cancer doctor for the entire population.

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A health care worker wheels a stack of freshly washed boots to ELWA 3 Ebola treatment unit in Monrovia, Liberia.

Startling Statistic: Only 8 Patients In Largest Ebola Hospital

5:04pm December 03, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The hospital in Liberia was erected this summer in a field. It has 250 beds. It was full as recently as October. Now it is nearly empty.

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American Couple Detained In Qatar Allowed To Return Home

4:54pm December 03, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Qatari officials had accused Matthew and Grace Huang of murdering their 8-year-old adopted daughter last year. The Huangs, who were acquitted on appeal, argued that their case had racial overtones.

He's one of a kind: North Koreans cannot name their children Jong Un, and those who already share Kim Jong Un's name must change it, according to a newly confirmed directive from the country's government.

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One Jong Un To Rule Them All: N. Koreans Banned From Using Leader's Name

4:28pm December 03, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Those who already share Kim Jong Un's name must change it. That's according to South Korean media, which cited an official North Korean directive.

A Somali man walks in front of a high-rise apartment building under construction in Mogadishu on Nov. 4. Somalia, along with North Korea, is seen as the most-corrupt country in the world, according to the Corruption Perception Index released today by Tran

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Which Countries Are The Most Corrupt?

2:54pm December 03, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

North Korea and Somalia are perceived to be the most corrupt countries, according to the Corruption Perception Index released today by Transparency International. Denmark is seen as least corrupt.

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, center, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari prior to a round table meeting of the global coalition to counter the Islamic State.

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Kerry: Coalition Offensive Against ISIS Having 'Significant Impact'

1:00pm December 03, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Meeting with envoys from other countries that joined the fight against the so-called Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said their commitment will be measured in years.

Pedestrians walk past a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble in Moscow on Wednesday. The ruble was trading at about 35 to the U.S. dollar this summer. Now it's more than 50 rubles to the dollar and the currency has been hitting r

Russia Heads Toward Recession, With No Relief In Sight

12:12pm December 03, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Western sanctions are biting, oil prices are down sharply, and the Russian currency is tanking. The government now expects the economy to shrink in 2015.

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French Lawmakers Vote To Recognize Palestinian State

7:41am December 03, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

The lower house of Parliament took the non-binding action on Tuesday. France is the fifth European country to make such a move in the last month, following Sweden, Britain, Spain and Ireland.

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U.N. Team Strives To Reach Ebola Emergency Response Goals

7:41am December 03, 2014

David Greene talks to Tony Banbury, head of the U.N. Ebola response mission in West Africa. Banbury says, "The world has never faced an emergency of this nature before."

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