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A 59-year-old Brazilian bricklayer shocked his family and friends when he walked into his own funeral on Monday

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China's Communist Party has experienced tumultuous times over the past 60 years but has managed to maintain its grip on power throughout a massive famine, the Cultural Revolution, pro-democracy protests on Tiananmen Square and recent ethnic tensions. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall -- and the ensuing demise of Communism throughout Europe -- the regime remains strong, buoyed, many say, by Beijing's impressive economic success. Originally filed on 103009.

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They're a throwback to a bygone era, but the Soviet statues in Lithuania's Gruto Park still draw a crowd. While for the younger generation, the huge busts of Lenin and Stalin are something of a novelty, for the older park visitors, they're a reminder of 45 years of Soviet occupation. Originally filed on 020709.

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They were responsible for penning the song that became the soundtrack not only for a momentous event in European history but for a whole generation. The Scorpions' 'Wind of Change' is today synonymous with the fall of the Berlin Wall and, 20 years on, the band look back on their global hit record. Originally filed on 102609.

7 News: The America's Cup may return to Australia, but it's unlikely to return to Perth.

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A meeting of finance ministers of the G20 group of nations warns that global economic recovery is uneven and still needs support.

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A tentative forecast track shows Tropical Storm Ida, packing winds of up to 60 miles per hour, could hit the U.S. Gulf Coast early in the week. (Nov. 7)

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Two days of heavy rains have caused massive flooding in the northern coast of Australia. (Nov. 7)

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Hundreds of bikini clad women descend on Johannesburg to participate in a bid to break the world record for the largest bikini parade and raise breast cancer awareness.

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Chinese state television has broadcast emotional scenes of parents reunited with their children years after they were abducted and sold.

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Uncle of Nidal Hasan is surprised by nephew's actions

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Two T-34 tanks followed by rows of soldiers in World War Two Soviet military uniform re-enact a historic parade held on November 7, 1941.

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British finance minister Alistair Darling urges his G20 counterparts work towards a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change at a summit in Scotland.

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Rescuers race to save a leopard after it plunged down a dry well in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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A natural disaster has been declared in parts of Australia's east coast as torrential rains cut main roads and leave thousands of people stranded.

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A Mexican mother has been reunited with her one-year-old daughter after the baby girl was allegedly sold to another woman by a baby-selling ring in Mexico City.

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Can Humvees be made safer for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan?

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Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey Jr. talks about the Fort Hood tragedy.

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Civilian officer Sgt. Kim Munley's courageous actions saved lives at Fort Hood.

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Bob Woodruff reports on victims who tragically lost their lives at Fort Hood.

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Maj. Hasan denounced the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in an online post.

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Leaders from China and Africa start a three-day summit in Cairo on Sunday to boost economic ties. China is now a major investor in the resource-rich continent but it has also outsourced some of its production there. One factory in Egypt is manufacturing products for Chinese companies that, once finished, are exported.

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The Swedish island of Gotland has discovered huge reserves of Burgundy truffles whose quality matches the best of what France has to offer. Swedish chefs already prefer the local variety, even though it's more expensive. AFP goes foraging for delicacies in the newfound truffle trove.

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During the momentous events in Berlin in 1989, they worked as news reporters for Russian media. Twenty years on AFPTV talks to two journalists who witnessed first-hand the fall of the Wall and the crumbling of the Soviet Union.

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Former French president Jacques Chirac's charity foundation gave its first award for the prevention of conflicts to two Nigerian preachers on Friday. The jury also gave a special prize to Park Jae-Kyu, South Korea's former unification minister.

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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.

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Paris confectioner builds a chocolate replica of the Berlin Wall to mark 20th anniversary of its fall.

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A Czech family blames "high energy" for unexplained small fires and other "paranormal" activities in their home.

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For nearly 60 years he's been Japan¿s most famous robot. Astro Boy, the celebrated comic strip and cartoon superhero first sketched by manga master Osamu Tezuka, has been given a new lease on life in a 3D Hollywood blockbuster.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown demands that Afghan President Karzai combats corruption and defends the British strategy in Afghanistan.

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Kangaroos overtake tiny town

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At least 34 people are killed when an overcrowded bus plunges into a gorge in Kangra valley in India's northern Himachal Pradesh state.

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The city of Rome introduces a fleet of "tourist angels" on chariot-shaped Segways to improve the city's tourist services.

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71-year-old Beijing retiree Han Fushan finds an environmentally friendly way to create his artwork. He turns unwanted plastic bags into kites.

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Why are hundreds of kangaroos overrunning towns in the Australian outback?