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Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Thursday it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice.
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Rising crime threatens Costa Rica's tourism-dependent economy
The reputation of the most-visited Central American country took a hit earlier in the month when two female foreign visitors were killed in the span of two days and a third was reportedly raped a week later.
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Koreans gets one last chance to see their long-lost relatives
Nearly 90 South Korean families crossed into the North for heart-wrenching reunions with relatives last seen decades ago
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Gen Z will outnumber millennials in 2019
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Concert in anti-apartheid Soweto church is an ode to joy — in many languages
The performance brought the crowd packed into the historic Regina Mundi Catholic Church to its feet, singing, stepping and clapping.
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It's truly a family affair for some of the touring musicians: 'We've had about 50 babysitters'
For touring musicians who have kids under 2 years old, the orchestra pays for a caregiver to come along.
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An extended goodbye in Johannesburg as the trip wraps up with an emotional finale
Powerful lessons learned, the musicians look back and look forward. But next stop: home.
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Macalester remembers alum Kofi Annan
Annan completed his undergrad work at the St. Paul college in 1961.
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Clues begin to emerge in Maduro assassination attempt
Venezuelan government releases audio recordings of alleged conspirators.
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Nationalist party could deliver Sweden's biggest political upheaval in a century
The Sweden Democrats trace their roots back to the country's neo-Nazi, white supremacist fringe.
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Robbinsdale woman travels to the world's poorest countries, bearing one simple gift
Ceallaigh Anderson Smart runs a charity with an unusual focus: traveling to impoverished countries to make photo portraits of people who don't have any pictures of their own.
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Minnesota Orchestra crosses divide between South Africa's grand halls and shantytowns
A quarter-century after the end of apartheid, South Africa is still grappling with massive income and wealth gaps that fall along racial lines.
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In teaching young South African talents, Minn. Orchestra musicians find their own inspiration
While encouraging young South African talents, Minnesota Orchestra musicians are finding inspiration of their own.
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Musicians make a grim pilgrimage to Mandela's prison cell: 'I know I don't have that strength'
A former prisoner led the grim trek through Robben Island, where South Africa's future president spent 18 years.
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Touring involves a 1,000-mile, high-stakes truck ride with precious cargo
Some of the instruments also need their own kind of visas to travel.
Music
Minnesota Chorale joins voices with South African singers: 'It's magic all the way'
Minnesota Chorale loosens up, while the South Africans get a lesson in German.
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Drone footage shows extent of Genoa bridge collapse
Excavators began clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian port city on the Mediterranean Sea, searching for people still missing three days after the deadly collapse.
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Israel delivers more than 10 tons of Palestinian mail – 8 years late
The mail will take at least four weeks to deliver, a process that would begin after the Eid al-Adha holiday later this month.
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Paris introduces outdoor urinals with scenic views
Parisian leaders are trying to tackle a problem that is evident to anyone who has ever tried to catch a glimpse of a historic site in the historic city.
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