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A view of the Classic Maya city of Palenque  which flourished in the sixth and seventh centuries, one of the many examples of the accomplishments of Mesoamerican civilization.() France24 
Earliest Mayan calendar shows no hint of 'world end'
| AFP - The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world's end is imminent, researchers said Thursday. | Rather, the painted room ... (photo: Creative Commons / Harenb01)
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OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture
| Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that models international policies and... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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Pinochet's supporters gather outside the Military Academy as they try to see the casket with the remains of former military ruler Gen. Augusto Pinochet in Santiago, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990 after a military coup, died Sunday from heart complications at the age of 91. Pinochet's casket was carried slowly atop a gun carriage to a waiting helicopter to be taken to an undisclosed cemetery for cremation. Al Jazeera 
Chile's hunt continues for Pinochet millions
| The Chilean government had hoped to discover what happened to the estimated multi-million dollar fortune of Augusto Pinochet, the country's late leader, when it opened his will last week. | But the ... (photo: AP / Aliosha Marquez)
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Minister of Social Affairs Mabrouka Sherif swears on the Quran during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Libya's transitional government was sworn in Thursday before the country's interim leader, another step in the oil-rich country's roadmap to elections next year. Starting with Prime Minister Prime Minister Abdurrahim el-Keib, each minister faced the transitional council's leader, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, placed his hand on a Quran and swore to "remain loyal to the goals" of the revolution that overthrew longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. Al Jazeera 
Libyans register for landmark elections
" />" /> | Registration is under way in Libya for next month's elections, bringing new challenges to the fledgling democracy. | The polls are the first step toward democracy since the f... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid al-Fergany)
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Norway's Alexander Dale Oen reacts after winning men's 100m Breaststroke final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 25, 2011. Al Jazeera 
Norway loses a sporting hero
| Norwegian world champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen has died of a suspected heart attack in Arizona at the age of 26, the Norwegian Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. | The 2011 world 100 metres bre... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks as European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, laughs during a joint press conference after their meeting at Suu Ky's National League for Democracy party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 28, 2012.
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