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Miami's Little Havana Named a 'National Treasure'

Little Havana, the neighborhood that is the heart and soul of Miami's Cuban diaspora, was named a U.S. "national treasure" on Friday.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private organization, added the neighborhood to its list of sites it believes should be protected from developers, saying in a statement that it "stands as a testament to the immigrant spirit that built America."

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Czech Court Nixes Discrimination Suit in School Hijab Ban

A Czech court on Friday rejected a discrimination suit by a Somali refugee who was banned from wearing a hijab in a nursing school, the first case of its kind in the EU state.

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Indian Governor Resigns after Womanizing Claims

The governor of an Indian state has resigned after dozens of his staff signed a petition calling for his removal, alleging that he is a serial womanizer.

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Top Court Strikes Down France's Anti-Smacking Law

A French law condemning the smacking of children has been struck down by the Constitutional Council, dismaying opponents of a practice for which France has been rapped by the U.N.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Feast Begins with Drums and Dumplings

Four men in traditional yellow costumes bang large drums to announce the start of the New Year's banquet in Liuminying village. Inside the village's meeting hall, 100 tables are set with a dozen plates, bearing sausages, nuts and fruit.

Sitting in a storage shed outside are thousands of half-moon shaped dumplings, made by hand the day before, ready to be boiled and served.

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Berlin Now 'Home Sweet Home' for Syrian Pastry Chefs

A Syrian family of pastry chefs, the Sakkas, once delighted the people of Homs with their sugar-soaked Levantine delicacies, until a rain of bombs turned them into refugees.

Now, after a four-year odyssey, they have reopened the family's sweet-tooth haven in Berlin, a baklava shop called the "Damaskus Konditorei".

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Millions Travel for China's Lunar New Year Festival

REFILES to add graphic tag // This story accompanies video by Etienne Lamy-Smith and photo production filed in the lead-up to the holidays by photographers including Nicolas Asfouri and Fred Dufour

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Trump to Ruffle Feathers in Year of the Rooster

US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression that are characteristic of the animal. 

With Trump at the top of the pecking order, the volatile traits of the rooster -- combined with the year's signature element of fire -- mean rocky times ahead, particularly in the western world, feng shui masters say. 

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Pope Lashes Mafia's 'Blood-Stained Money'

Pope Francis on Monday blasted the "money stained with blood" and "evil power" wielded by Italian organized crime as he met the heads of the country's anti-mafia squad.

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Pope Warns against Populism and 'Saviors' Like Hitler

Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviors" like Hitler.

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