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2) Creators
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From jewelry to science to fashion, African visionaries are bringing concepts to reality.
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This video clip shows two-year-old Jack demonstrating conscious control by carrying out a series of deliberate actions as a clear means to an end while working to remove obstacles from his path. Jack, is attempting to ride a small car down a slotted ramp. The child knows that to begin his ride, he has to “park” the car at the top of the ramp where a well holds the back wheels secure. After enjoying a ride, Jack returns for subsequent trips down...
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As growth slows in many parts of the globe, the world’s attention is turning to India. With a population of over one billion, the majority of them under the age of 27, India is set to become one of the world’s biggest growth engines with one of the youngest workforces. CNN travels across the country to examine how India has developed over the last decade and is emerging into the spotlight.
5) Modern Moves
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Cultivating talent can mean defying critics and stereotypes for dancers in Nairobi, Cape Town, and Kampala.
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In China, the rules are different, with entire regions off limits to reporters, and entire topics, taboo. In their quest to get the story and to shed light on the truth, journalists face harassment and even violence. While foreign correspondents reporting inside China can be reprimanded or forced to leave the country when the government denies their visa applications, Chinese journalists and their families face an even greater threat. The government...
11) A Year in Space
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What if you have to live somewhere and could never leave, go outside? Could you live that way for six months? That is the usual length of time an astronaut spends on board the International Space Station. Now double that to nearly a year and you have Scott Kelly's historic mission. The ultimate goal is deep space travel, to Mars, and maybe beyond. Kelly's mission was the first step in determining if the human bodyand psyche can withstand the harsh...
13) Artistic Firsts
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From witnessing your first stage play to listening to a new musical composition, art has the power to engage, empower, transcend and transform.
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China's economic slowdown has sent shockwaves around the world. There are fears of a ticking "debt bomb." Beijing is in unchartered territory as it makes a painful transition from an investment and export-led economy to one driven by domestic consumption. Panelists Andie Xie, Liang Meng, and Wei Gu discuss market reform and government involvement in this episode of On China with Kristie Lu Stout.
17) On China: LGBT
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There's little political opposition or religious uproar when it comes to being out in China. Instead, the biggest challenge comes from family. Parents and their sons and daughters face a unique set of pressures, brought on in part by China's one-child policy. And while technology and social media are making it easier to grow up gay, there are incentives to marry, even if it's not for love. On the streets of China's cities, the rainbow flag may occassionally...
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It's been called the world's best school system. For the second time in a row, students in China's richest city, Shanghai, have come in at number one in the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). But in the rest of China, where millions sweat through on the world's most competitive college entrance exams, the education system is still criticized for placing too much emphasis on memorization and not independent thinking. This...
20) Spirit of Tokyo
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Spirit of Tokyo showcases how the city is ever-evolving as one of the world’s most popular travel destinations and always giving visitors a reason to come back for more.