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Fifty years on from bloody riots in Hong Kong, the bustling city bears little evidence of the bomb-strewn chaos of 1967. But while the battle scars may have faded, it is facing a new era of turbulence as pro-democracy activists take on Beijing and many ordinary residents struggle to make ends meet. more
Samba gets new rhythms 100 years after first recording

One hundred years after the first ever recording of samba -- a song called "Pelo telefone" ("On the telephone") -- musicians like percussionist Walmir Pimentel and the all-female group MoÃƒÆ ...

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