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Iran Agencies Suffer
Ending a period of relative openness, the government has pursued a clampdown on dissidents, human-rights activists, journalists and students, the likes of which hasn’t been seen here in decades. (See related article.) Mahak is a widely known Iranian NGO that helps children with cancer. At left, a h …
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A Flood for Weather-Proofing Programs
In Houston and across the country, a flash flood of federal stimulus money is shaking up the once-obscure world of “weatherization,” programs to help poor families cut their utility bills. (See related article.) The benefits and limitations of the city of Houstons weatherization program could be …
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Insurgents Target Punjabi Police
In Pakistan, the police have found themselves as the front line against Islamic militants trying to destabilize the country. The insurgents have struck the police in four major attacks and a handful of smaller ones since February, with the deadliest strike coming Wednesday. (Zackary Canepari for The …
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Sports Snapshots - May 25
A look at the best sports photography of the biggest events from the weekend. Be sure to catch The Journals new interactive sports photo archive, the Wall of Fame. LeBron James (23) and Sasha Pavlovic (3) of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated after Mr. James made the game-winning three pointer agai …
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In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood Plays Defense
Egypts Muslim Brotherhood is on the defensive, its struggles reverberating throughout Islamist movements that the secretive organization has spawned world-wide. A man walked down an apartment block close to a free clinic set up by parliament member Mohamed Mouselhy of the ruling National Democratic …
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Still Trying to Give to the Poor
When the Robin Hood Foundation gave its annual gala fund-raiser Tuesday, it toned down the glitz out of respect for the terrible economy and bubbling anger toward Wall Street excess. (See related article.) Women converse at cocktail hour. (Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal) The wait staff …
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Mexico City Prepares to Reawaken
The city of 20 million was brought to a spooky standstill for nearly two weeks by a microscopic virus, the A/H1N1, and families were cooped up at home in fear. Children flew kites on the roof of their apartment building in the Centro neighborhood Monday. All children in Mexico have been home from s …
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Pictures of the Day
Investigators gathered evidence Tuesday at a Taguig, Philippines, Hyundai dealership. Two people were slightly injured in an explosion after someone lobbed a grenade, police said. (Romeo Gacad/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) People wore black bands around their mouths Tuesday in Agartala, India, …
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Pictures of the Day
A Belgian postal worker waved a flag amid a cloud from a smoke bomb at the start of a three-day strike against the privatization of the nations postal sector in Brussels Monday. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters) Pakistani workers carried a poster of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on a tractor after a r …
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Pictures of the Day
A Shiite boy pushed a toy car along his fathers back during Friday prayers at the Khadimiya shrine in Baghdad. (Mohammed Ameen/Reuters) A worker picked strawberries at a farm in Palos de la Frontera, Spain Friday. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters) A Pakistani antiriot police officer protected himself beh …
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Pictures of the Day
A man worked at a coal mine in Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China, Thursday. Coal consumption in China, the worlds largest consumer, rose 3% in 2008 to 2.74 billion tons. Coal accounts for around two thirds of the countrys energy mix. (Reuters) A worker picked raspberries Thursday in a greenhouse at …
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Pictures of the Day
Kathmandu, Nepal, residents lighted candles Wednesday in memory of 19 people who died during last years protests and riots against Chinese rule. The vigil came as Tibetans marked their New Year. (Gopal Chitrakar/Reuters) Youths held candles while protesting Wednesday against Jewish settlers in Hebr …
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Pictures of the Day
A stock trader dressed as the devil Tuesday in Frankfurt for Germanys Carnival celebration. Germanys DAX was down 0.9% at closing. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters) A reveler wearing a witch costume jumped over a fire in Offenburg, Germany, Tuesday. The traditional burning of a straw effigy marked the end …
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Pictures of the Day
A dancer performed atop a Vila Isabel Samba School float at the Sambadrome parade grounds in Rio de Janeiro Monday during Carnival. (Ricardo Moraes/Associated Press) Tourists visited the Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, a day after a homemade bomb killed a French teenage girl on a sch …
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Pictures of the Day
Police officers sat near a barricade with their guns ready Friday in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The French prime minister asked unions and employers to accept a new aid package and end a violent month-long wage strike on the French Caribbean island. President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday announced a …
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Pictures of the Day
Lawyers started a fire near a Chennai, India, police station Thursday in protest of Sri Lankas offensive against the Tamil Tigers. Millions of people in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have strong historical and cultural ties to the Tamils in Sri Lanka. (Babu/Reuters) A farmer harvested seeds from a …
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Pictures of the Day
Anna Carin Olofsson Zidek, of Sweden, took a shot during the womens International Biathlon Union world championships Wednesday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She placed fourth. In a Biathlon competition, the athlete skis distances varying from 6 to 20 km and stops at the shooting range to shoot two or …
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