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goldminers
Daily Video February 20 2015

Child gold miners suffer health effects of dangerous work
Workers are often exposed to mercury throughout the refinement process, sometimes breathing it in directly.
President Obama Meets Defense Secretary Ashton Carter In The Oval Office
Daily Video February 18 2015

Deportation relief in limbo for millions after Texas judge's ruling
An executive action by President Obama that was set to stop deportation procedures for five million people came to a halt this week after a federal judge in Texas blocked the president’s order.
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Daily Video February 17 2015

Egypt launches airstrikes at Islamic State in Libya
Egypt launched airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an Islamic militant group, after the group killed 21 Christian Egyptians in Libya.
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Daily Video February 13 2015

Ukraine and Russia announce cease-fire
Ukraine and Russia announced that they had reached a cease-fire after weeks of clashes between Ukrainian and pro-Russian rebel forces.
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Student Voices February 12 2015

South Sudanese youth tell their stories at National Geographic camp
A National Geographic program challenges students to express themselves in a new way by photographing the world around them.
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Daily Video February 11 2015

Why #BringBackOurGirls has lost momentum
The cause to rescue hundreds of female students, abducted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram last spring, has faded for nearly all but a small group.
alabama
Daily Video February 10 2015

Supreme Court action allows same-sex marriage in Alabama
The Supreme Court denied an appeal this week that would have stopped same-sex marriages in Alabama, allowing them to begin immediately.
Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych re
Daily Video February 06 2015

How should the U.S. react to Russia-Ukraine battles?
The newest clashes in Ukraine between its military and pro-Russian separatists have brought questions over whether the U.S. should provide greater military support.
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Daily Video February 05 2015

Execution of Jordanian pilot draws outrage
The violent militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) released a video this week showing the gruesome execution of a Jordanian military pilot, drawing criticism and anger across the Middle East.
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Daily Video February 03 2015

Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist after 400 days in jail
Egypt has freed one of three Al Jazeera journalists who had been jailed for over a year on charges of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group that is banned in Egypt.
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