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Cambodia: Where corporal punishment is ingrained
feature Most teachers resist any suggestion that corporal punishment is counterproductive, and opponents have an uphill fight, said Ung Chansophea in Cambodge Soir Hebdo.<
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Israel: Does the army target civilians?
feature Last month at a military academy, several Israeli soldiers and officers said they are essentially being encouraged to kill civilians.
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China: Land of mystery meat
feature What are you supposed to feed your family when you can’t trust the labels on meat?
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Israel: Blowback from creating Hamas
feature Israel is to blame for the hate-mongering entity that is Hamas, said Anat Saragosti in Yedioth Ahronoth.
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Israel: Exchanging live prisoners for dead bodies
feature The latest prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah revealed the true natures of both sides, said The Jerusalem Post in an editorial.
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South Africa: Is a song inspiring blacks to kill whites?
feature “Kill the Boer,” an apartheid-era anthem that calls for the shooting of white farmers, has become a hit once again, now that a prominent black politician has begun singing it at his rallies.
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Philippines: A land of fanciful monikers
feature One politician is named Jejomar, “a name made up of the first few letters of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary,” said Nury Vittachi in The Jakarta Post.
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Canada: A slap on the wrist for a pedophile
feature Canadians are outraged over the laughably light sentence given to a child molester.
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World Cup: Where cheaters and fakers rule
feature “The embarrassment has gone out of cheating” at the World Cup, said Suresh Menon in India’s Tehelka.com.
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China: Is our aid to the Philippines too meager?
feature China donated $100,000 to the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, but later increased the amount to $1.6 million.
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Russia: Why is everyone so critical of Sochi?
feature Americans are being fed a censored version of the Sochi Olympics.
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Russia: Will gays be welcome at the Olympics?
feature Gay athletes who compete in next February’s Winter Olympics could be arrested.
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Canada: An Olympic host that’s in it to win it
feature Are the Canadians taking the Olympics a little too seriously?
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Bolivia: Can civil war be avoided?
feature There’s just one way out of this domestic crisis, said Jose Ocampo Castrillo in Bolivia’s El Diario: Both sides must acknowledge some blame.
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