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Hairdos deployed in Brazil’s fight against racism

Leila Velez, one of the owners of a salon specialized in curling hair, seen during an interview in Rio, on May 7, 2013
Leila Velez, one of the owners of a salon specialized in curling hair, seen during an interview in Rio, on May 7, 2013
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Nothing like a good hairdo to fight deeply entrenched racism in one of the world’s emerging economic giants.

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Indonesian ‘Hijabers’ buy into an Islamic economy

Indonesian women and children rest within the grounds of the Golden Dome mosque in Depok, May 5, 2013
Indonesian women and children rest within the grounds of the Golden Dome mosque in Depok, May 5, 2013
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Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows that it’s time to pray when an app on her BlackBerry emits Koranic verses five times a day.

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Spanish flamenco’s coming home… to India

A dancer of the Spanish National Ballet performs the flamenco ballet "Dualia on April 5, 2012
A dancer of the Spanish National Ballet performs the flamenco ballet "Dualia on April 5, 2012
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Spain’s oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical form, organisers said Wednesday.

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Spanish flamenco’s coming home… to India

A dancer of the Spanish National Ballet performs the flamenco ballet "Dualia on April 5, 2012
A dancer of the Spanish National Ballet performs the flamenco ballet "Dualia on April 5, 2012
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Spain’s oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical form, organisers said Wednesday.

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Cheaper yen attracts record visitors to Japan

Amphibious tourist bus "Sky Duck" goes into the water on March 16, 2013
Amphibious tourist bus "Sky Duck" goes into the water on March 16, 2013
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A record 923,000 foreigners travelled to Japan in April, up 18.1 percent from a year earlier, taking advantage of a weaker yen and an increase in chartered flights, a government agency said Wednesday.

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Halal food production on rise in the Balkans

A Bosnian worker prepares sausages for packaging, at a local food factory near Sarajevo, on May 16, 2013
A Bosnian worker prepares sausages for packaging, at a local food factory near Sarajevo, on May 16, 2013
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Trying to fight back against the persistent economic crisis in the Balkans, food producers here have turned towards halal food, targeting rising demand from markets in Western and Muslim countries.

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Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at London auction

The 1st ed. copy of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' is seen at Sotheby's auction house, London, May 20, 2013
The 1st ed. copy of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' is seen at Sotheby's auction house, London, May 20, 2013
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A 1997 first edition of “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for £150,000 ($227,000, 176,000 euros) at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer.

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