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Weekly_ArticleApril 16, 2016

[People ★] Money can buy happiness

[World News ★] Prime Minister of Iceland

[Culture ★★] Body piercing in India

[Jobs ★★] Over 18,300 apply for 14 astronaut jobs

[Living ★★] Buy a village in England

[Business ★★] Uber in Rio

[Sports ★★★] Fighter Dies After Getting Knocked Out

[Technology ★★★] Latest Apple Update Is Causing Apps to Crash

[Travel ★★★] Airbus A-380 – The Largest Plane in the World

[Culture ★★★] Saudi Arabia strips religious police of arresting power

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