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Didn’t she almost have it all!

Few singers have been gifted with a voice as glorious as Whitney Houston. Her death at age 48 will surely send her albums back into the charts and introduce her music back for a generation who never saw her at the peak of her success, in the 1990s. Laura Curtis looks at the extraordinary life that she led.
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The fight for a free Tibet: Storify

Tibetan resistance against Chinese authorities have increased in recent times. Access to the region is restricted for most mainstream media. Much of the international social networking sites are banned in the region as well. Prasanth Aby Thomas A look at the range of protests through social media.
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Greek strike against austerity

Thousands of Greek workers are striking against tough bailout conditions this morning, hours after eurozone finance ministers said that Athens needs to make more cuts to convince them to release a financial bailout.
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Spain still haunted by Franco’s legacy

Spanish judge and pioneer of international human rights Baltasar Garzon is being investigated for his desire to uncover hidden atrocities committed under Franco's facist regime. Mark Wilson looks at the legitimacy of unearthing the past in the contemporary media agenda.
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