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'World's Best Teacher' Returns Home to Palestinian Pride

The Palestinian woman who this week won a $1 million "World's Best Teacher" award returned home Wednesday and pledged to use part of her winnings to help students and educators.

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Greek Migration Minister under Fire for Saying 'Macedonia'

As thousands of migrants languish on Greece's border with Macedonia following the closure of the Balkans route to western Europe, Athens has been gripped by another controversy -- what ministers call its neighbor to the north.

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Indian Mother Kills Herself over Extra-Marital Romance Accusations

A mother hanged herself in India after a council of elders punished her family for her suspected extra-marital romance with a lower-caste man, a local police officer said Wednesday.

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Church of England Reviews Anti-Abuse Rules

The Church of England on Tuesday said it would change the way it handled sexual abuse allegations in response to an independent review of a case that found "a tragic catalog of exploitation and harm."

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Surviving Shakespeare Script Urges Empathy for Foreigners

The only surviving play script including William Shakespeare's handwriting, and containing a passionate speech against xenophobia, is being put online to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard's death, the British Library announced Tuesday.

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Paris Auction House Porters on Trial for Stealing 250 Tonnes of Valuables

Porters from Paris' most famous auction house went on trial Monday, accused of systematically stealing 250 tonnes of valuable antiques, jewels and artworks, including a Chagall painting and rare Ming dynasty porcelain.

Around 40 "Col Rouge" (red collars), named after their uniforms, along with six auctioneers from the Hotel Drouot auction house are on trial for charges of gang-related theft, conspiracy to commit a crime or handling stolen goods.

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Vatican Set to Approve Mother Teresa Elevation to Sainthood

The Vatican committee that approves elevations to sainthood will meet Tuesday to consider a recommendation that Mother Teresa of Calcutta becomes Saint Teresa, the Holy See announced on Monday.

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3D Images of Syria Archeological Treasures Go Online

3D reconstructions of some of Syria's most spectacular archaeological sites go online Tuesday after a big push to digitalize the war-torn country's threatened heritage.

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Victims of French Pedophile Priest Appeal to Pope over 'Cover-Up'

Victims of a French priest who has admitted sexually abusing boys wrote to the Vatican on Monday to ask for an audience with Pope Francis about an alleged cover-up by the archbishop of Lyon.

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Five Bacon Paintings Reported Stolen in Madrid

Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon worth an estimated 30 million euros have been stolen from the Madrid home of their owner, El Pais reported Sunday.

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