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The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia has joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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BBC News – World Washington Post freelance photographer Heidi Levine was beaten and Palestinians were injured during an Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank as they harvested olives. The incident, reported amid a surge of similar attacks, was condemned by Reporters Without Borders as "brazen violence." Levine later recounted the attack in an NPR interview.
BBC News – World Pentagon spokesperson says pair spoke before announcement canceling plan to broadcast execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood Q&A: Our reporters answered your questions about the US economy and the midterm elections Sign up for the Breaking News US email The US government could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a media campaign in South Africa to figure out why more white Afrikaners are n…
NYTimes – World A school roof collapse in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, killed at least 32 children and a teacher, with more than 40 people injured. Pakistan's prime minister urged rescuers to speed up the search for survivors. Authorities have ordered safety inspections of schools across the region, while families demanded justice and a senior Peshawar official told AFP that initial reports pointed to weak infrastructure. The death toll varied across reports.
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