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THE VACATION INDEX

A new survey by Expedia and Harris Interactive analyzed 24 countries to see how many allotted days, on average, workers take off. Below, a sample:

France

Receives

30

30

Takes

Japan

Receives

18

7

Takes

U.S.

Receives

14

10

Takes

South Korea

Receives

10

7

Takes

Why the Central African Republic Could Collapse

France announced on Nov. 25 that it would triple its troop presence in the country, to 1,200. Months of heavy Muslim-Christian fighting has left the CAR's 4.6 million people reeling from multiple crises: food insecurity, the spread of disease, mass looting and indiscriminate killing.

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