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  • Hop on the chocotrain Play
    Hop on the chocotrain AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:47 PM ET

    An antique electric train, left over from the heyday of American power in Cuba, still snakes its way through Havana. But it's more than just a tourist ride. The nearly century-old Hershey train, named after the chocolate company that built it, takes Cuban commuters to work every day. 

  • Computers for all, in Uruguay's schools Play
    Computers for all, in Uruguay's schools AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:44 PM ET

    A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uruguay: a laptop. The South American nation is the first and only country to guarantee every elementary school student attending government schools a portable computer. If the incumbent left-wing president wins the run-off election on November 29, his government says it will expand the program to all students in the public education system.

  • Gabon president makes first trip to France Play
    Gabon president makes first trip to France AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:34 PM ET

    Gabon's President Ali Bongo met with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday on his first trip to France since he succeeded his father, who had made Paris nearly a second home while leader of the oil-rich former French colony. Images and soundbites.

  • Collecting stamps in Iraq Play
    Collecting stamps in Iraq AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:33 PM ET

    Violence and instability shut it down temporarily, but Iraq's stamp collecting club is now back in business. And it's been good business, too, for the Iraqi Philatelic Society, whose best-selling items are pre-war stamps starring Saddam Hussein.

  • Peru arrests 4 for selling human fat Play
    Peru arrests 4 for selling human fat Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 3:32 PM ET

    Peruvian police arrest a criminal gang accused of killing of dozens to extract the fat from their bodies to make beauty products for cosmetics companies.

  • Presidential race too close to call in Romania Play
    Presidential race too close to call in Romania AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:17 PM ET

    Romania, struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil, is now set to face yet another challenge -- a presidential election. Both front-runners, including the incumbent Traian Basescu, are neck-and-neck in the polls, meaning a decisive outcome from Sunday's poll looks unlikely.

  • Dali's art displayed on Alps top Play
    Dali's art displayed on Alps top Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 2:40 PM ET

    Giant sculptures by the late surrealist Salvador Dali are installed on mountain tops in France's Courchevel ski resort.

  • Canine lifeguard's: man's best friend Play
    Canine lifeguard's: man's best friend AFP - Fri Nov 20, 2:31 PM ET

    Swimmers who get into difficulty off the French coast may have some rather unusual rescue workers coming to their aid. Over a dozen lifeguard teams using Newfoundland terriers are now in place, with dog-handlers training their canine partners to help lead victims safely back to shore.

  • Peru gang accused of killing to sell human fat Play
    Peru gang accused of killing to sell human fat CBC.ca - Fri Nov 20, 2:27 PM ET

  • Halifax solo sailor missing Play
    Halifax solo sailor missing CBC.ca - Fri Nov 20, 2:27 PM ET

  • Hundreds rescued from U.K. flooding Play
    Hundreds rescued from U.K. flooding CBC.ca - Fri Nov 20, 2:26 PM ET

  • Sun shines on golf's growth in China's Hainan Play
    Sun shines on golf's growth in China's Hainan AFP - Fri Nov 20, 2:25 PM ET

    Hainan island in the South China Sea is fast becoming one of Asia's finest golfing destinations, with several world-class courses and developers rushing to build dozens more. Once dependent on foreign players, the industry is now being built on the back of a new wave of Chinese golfers.

  • 'No Homework' Contract Play
    'No Homework' Contract FOX News - Fri Nov 20, 2:03 PM ET

    Parent wins battle to ban homework at kids' school

  • Europe mulls President Van Rompuy Play
    Europe mulls President Van Rompuy Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 1:39 PM ET

    The Belgian Prime Minister will become the EU's first, but will the quiet man be able to impress on the world stage? So far opinion is divided.

  • Kercher suspects back in court Play
    Kercher suspects back in court Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 1:17 PM ET

    American student Amanda Knox - accused of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher - is back in court as prosecutors begin their closing arguments.

  • Activists trash Indian TV offices Play
    Activists trash Indian TV offices Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 1:10 PM ET

    CCTV captures the moment right wing Shiv Sena activists launch an attack on the offices of television channel IBN Lokmat in India's western Mumbai.

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