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'Conscience of the revolution' Fares spoke for ordinary Syrians
Last Friday in the northern Syria town of Kafranbel began like any other. It ended with the news that Raed Fares, a local opposition activist who had brought Kafranbel to international attention through wit, ingenuity and an unswerving belief in his cause, had been shot dead.
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The groundbreaking female superbiker travelling the worldThe groundbreaking female superbiker travelling the world
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Growing up Afghan: 'My parents were told to swap me for a boy'Growing up Afghan: 'My parents were told to swap me for a boy'
Image copyrightNargis TarakiImage caption Nargis now campaigns for women's education in her home country

When Nargis Taraki became the fifth girl born to her parents in Afghanistan, her parents were told they should swap her with another baby in the village.

Now 21, she has made it her life ambition to prove they

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Fighting South Korea's spy cam porn 'epidemic'Fighting South Korea's spy cam porn 'epidemic'
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Space Odyssey helps launch first 8K TV channelSpace Odyssey helps launch first 8K TV channel
Image copyrightWarner BrosImage caption 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey will help launch the world's first super-high definition 8K television channel on Saturday.

Japanese broadcaster NHK said it had asked Warner Bros to scan the original film negatives in 8K

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Modi's arrival at the G20 summit 'announced with Apu meme'Modi's arrival at the G20 summit 'announced with Apu meme'
Image copyrightTCFFCImage caption Some Indian-Americans have complained that the Simpsons character is racist

An Argentine news channel has come under fire for displaying an image of the Simpsons character Apu as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Buenos Aires.

Cronica TV used the headline "Apu

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