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Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.

Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?

Global Scan

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Other times, thousands of pictures are worth £8 million. That’s the case with the #nomakeupselfie campaign that has generated millions for Cancer Research UK. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, some are wondering how the navy could have been decimated in Crimea with little resistance. Plus, a St. Patrick’s Day flashmob turns ugly.

Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.

Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?

Global Scan
Soldiers of Moldova's self-proclaimed separatist Transnistria region take part in a military parade in Tiraspol.

Transnistria is a slice of Cold War real estate — and even its name is in dispute

Global Politics
Soldiers of Moldova's self-proclaimed separatist Transnistria region take part in a military parade in Tiraspol.

Transnistria is a slice of Cold War real estate — and even its name is in dispute

Global Politics
Statue of Vladimir Lenin in front of the Transnistrian parliament building in the break-away region’s capital, Tiraspol.

Where’s Transnistria? And why do people there hope Russia will annex them next?

Global Politics
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