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Pikachu Festival 2018 | Yokohama Japan | Military Family Vlogs

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Tags: Festivals in Japan, Japan, Military Family Vlogs, Pikachu, Pikachu Festival, Pikachu Festival 2018, Travel to Japan, Yokohama

Hajj: 7 things you don’t know about the Muslim Pilgrimage

Millions of Muslims from all around the world are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform Hajj – the Muslim pilgrimage .It takes place only once a year, in the 12th and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Fahima Abdulrahman tells you seven facts about the Hajj.

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Putin dances, speaks German at Austrian FM’s wedding

When Austria’s foreign minister gets married, you can expect politicians to be there – but maybe not a foreign head of state. However, one of Karin Kneissl’s guests was Vladimir Putin, who arrived with a bouquet of flowers.
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Tags: Austria, Kalmyk dances, Karin Kneissl, Kuban, Kuban Cossak Choir, President Putin, Royal Weddings, Vladimir Putin, Wedding, Wolfgang Meilinger

My Indian Life: A body of protest

Standing stark naked – a woman fights back. Kalki Koechlin meets Mallika Taneja, who is using her own body in protest against gender inequality, sexual harassment and assault in India.

Tags: Assault in India, Body of protest, Gender inequality, India, India Today, Kalki Koechlin, Mallika Taneja, My Indian Life, Sexual harassment

Pentagon chief spokeswoman under investigation

Dana White, one of Secretary James Mattis’ most senior civilian advisers, is being investigated by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General for allegedly retaliating against staff members after she used some of them to conduct her personal errands and business matters, sources say. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.

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Elon Musk startles Wall Street with tweet on possibly taking Tesla private

Tesla CEO Elon Musk stunned Wall Street on Tuesday by saying he may be preparing to take his struggling company private. The announcement sent the company’s stock price soaring and led the NASDAQ to stop trading Tesla shares for a short time. Tony Dokoupil reports.

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Shark jump! Watch shark jump at scientist on boat

Marine scientist Gregory Skomal talks to CNN’s New Day about his close encounter with a great white shark that was caught on video.

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My Indian Life with Kalki Koechlin

Life for young Indian adults in the 21st century explored by Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin. Real stories from India – sometimes raw, often uplifting. BBC

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Here’s what troops on US-Mexico border are actually doing

CNN’s Martin Savidge visited the US-Mexico border to learn what hundreds of National Guard troops deployed there are permitted to do.

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Lebanese Trailblazers: Recycling mindsets

The world now stands together to fight single-use plastic but in a third-world country this might feel like a lonely cause.
Joslin creates initiatives to convince the community to step away from plastic in a country ridden by a rubbish crisis.
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