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Education
What is the actual cost of a high school education in Ghana?
Ollie
Sports
Finding a way to be strong, in Skateistan
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, (born 1 March 1983), also known as Magnificent Mary or simply Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer belonging to Kom tribal community of northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
Sports
India’s newest superhero: None other than boxing champion Mary Kom
Sister Rosemary 16:9
Education
Nun vs Warlord: the secret weapon is love (and sewing)
A woman stands inside a Damascus grocery shop beside a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. The text beneath the Syrian leader reads "With you" in Arabic.
Conflict
Middle class residents of Damascus cling to a surreal good life, even with ISIS pounding on the door
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 12 , 2015.
Sports
Why does Qatar even want to host the World Cup? Pure vanity
Osama bin Laden
Conflict
ISIS has ‘drowned’ al-Qaeda
A North Korean soldier on Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang. The permanent markings on the street and square indicate marching steps for parades.
Arts
What hedgehog spine toothpicks reveal about North Korea
Elena Narbutaitė, Menachem Kaiser and Jake Levine, October 15, 2010, preparing bagels for the first public bagel party and presentation of the Vilnius Bagel Project. Yalta Restaurant kitchen, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Food
Bagels disappeared from Lithuania after WWII … but now they’re back
100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars
Economics
What can you buy for $100 trillion in Zimbabwe? Not even a candy bar