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The stress of a sari

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HYDERABAD, India - I’ve never found it so difficult to dress myself in the morning than on the days I’ve worn a sari



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Taking down classroom crosses

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MILAN - Crosses may be seeing their final days on the walls of Italian public schools. The European Court of Human Rights said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and educational freedoms.


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The French laugh: oh-hoh-hoh-hoh

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When one spends enough time in a foreign country – long enough, for instance, to establish oneself as a student and not a tourist – a great majority of stereotypes are usually proved false.



Peru

Speaking with the deceased

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The Day of the Dead, the twin holiday of the Day of the Living, is often associated with Mexico, but the holiday is by no means limited to one country. In fact, the roots of the holiday in Peru stretch much deeper. Every Nov. 2, the graveyards of Peru fill with people.



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Grocery store culture

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Perhaps you watched someone perform traditional dance or music. You could have visited an important landmark or place of worship. Maybe you enjoyed some authentic cuisine prepared by someone with knowledge of food preparations in a particular region of the world.





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Remnants of Mussolini

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A bundle of sticks with an axe is the only carving left on the bare white wall of the simply designed building called Triennale.


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Striking differences

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AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - The French people strike like crazy – and to me, a typical American, it’s borderline ridiculous.




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Grand theft lung

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CUSCO, Peru - A dried human lung is perhaps not the first thing that one would associate with a grand theft. Nonetheless, it’s been the cause of a great scandal in Peru during the last month.