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This week in history: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 16, 2017This year’s theme is “Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies.”
Read moreSouth Africa inquiry: Police killed Ahmed Timol, anti-apartheid activist
October 13, 2017In October 1971, he was arrested for being in possession of Communist Party leaflets. A few days later, he was dead.
Read moreFrance: Unions take on Macron’s 120,000 job cuts
October 13, 2017The shine has worn off France's young new president.
Read moreU.S. to quit UNESCO, claiming it is anti-Israel
October 12, 2017UNESCO is an organization that the U.S. helped establish in 1946, after World War II, to widen access to education and ensure the free flow of ideas.
Read moreThis week in history: A half-century since the death of Che Guevara
October 11, 2017On October 9, 1967, socialist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara, age 39, was killed by the Bolivian army.
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