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Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 1.43.00 PM Odds Are New Zealand’s New Flag Will Feature a Fern
New Zealanders began voting Friday for which flag will compete with the Union Jack in 2016.
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Salvadorean castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga (C) walks out of the San Rafael Hospital with his parents in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, on February 18, 2014. Alvarenga spent 13 months adrift in a small boat in the Pacific and was washed ashore in the Marshall Islands three weeks ago. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read JOSE CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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Screen Shot 2015-11-10 at 5.36.04 PM Can a New Mapping Tool Protect Indigenous Land Rights?
Indigenous communities around the world are in uphill battles against governments and corporations to preserve their land. Now, a new mapping tool hopes to help them determine borders and protect their rights.
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GettyImages-119920460 China Just Took Another Step Toward Joining the IMF’s Currency Country Club
China's renminbi is one step closer to joining the U.S. dollar and other premier global currencies in the IMF's reserve fund.
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GettyImages-491537956 Read the Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Here
The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has finally been made public. Read it here.
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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 22: Queen Elizabeth II talks with the Australian High Commissioner Alexander Downer (R) as she presents the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with the Insignia of a Knight of the Order of Australia, in the white drawing room at Windsor Castle on April 22, 2015 in Windsor, England. (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Goodbye to the Dukes and Dames Down Under
The Australian knighthood of British Prince Philip helped pushed Tony Abbott out power in Australia. And on Monday, Malcolm Turnbull eliminated the British tradition entirely.
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GettyImages-492505694_960 How Canada’s Election Will Decide the Fate of the World
If voters oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives, they'll be voting for a whole new climate policy — and potentially tipping the scales of December's Paris summit on global warming.
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GettyImages-489232796_960 Australia’s Mr. China
Canberra's new prime minister has a plan to shake up the country's balancing act between the United States and China. And Washington might not like it.
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GettyImages-488175564_960 What to Expect from Malcolm Turnbull
Where does Australia's new prime minister stand on the country's most contentious issues?
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Opposition leader Tony Abbott completes the Body Science Great Australian Swim Series at the Sydney Harbour on January 26, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. The inaugural ocean swim event brings people of all ages together to compete in distances between 300 metres and 2.5 kilometres against the backdrop of the Sydney Harbour. (Photo by Craig Golding/Getty Images) No Politician Was Quite as Adept at Putting His Foot — or Onions — in His Mouth as Tony Abbott
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was pushed out of power Monday. Known for his many public gaffes, here's a look back at some of his most interesting word choices.
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GettyImages-485115262 Here’s Where China’s Economic Slide Will Hurt the U.S. Economy
China's economic slide could have a ripple affect on the American economy. But certain U.S. sectors are more vulnerable than others.
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6743386-3x2-940x627 Bushwalkers in Australia Might Have Just Found the Wooliest Sheep of All Time
A sheep found in Australia this week is so woolly that it may set records in the sheep population there.
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NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 20: New Zealand fans celebrate after a draw in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group F match between Italy and New Zealand at the Mbombela Stadium on June 20, 2010 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) New Zealand Has Chosen Four Finalists for Its New Flag
New Zealand has narrowed down the contestants for its new flag to only four options. See what's on the table for a national vote later this year.
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A gigantic 7.4 metre Great White Shark replica "floats" into Sydney Harbour on November 26, 2013 as it returns from Melbourne after being away for over a year. The replica shark was making its way to SEA LIFE Sydney Aqarium where the "Shark Mission" exhibition is due to open on December 21, an immersive experience which aims to educate people about the plight of the world's most misunderstood predator and provide expert information on shark habitats and behaviours. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images) Queensland Is Killing Huge Numbers of Sharks With Little Evidence It Keeps Swimmers Safe
In Queensland, Australia, sharks
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GettyImages-483627968 Currency Devaluation Shows the High Cost of China’s Soft Power
Beijing has been spending hundreds of billions of dollars to buy friends and influence its neighbors. Weakening the value of the yuan shows that the bill is coming due — and China may not be able to pay it.
