World

POLL

WHAT'S THE WORLD'S TOP PROBLEM?

WIN/Gallup International asked 66,806 people in 65 nations. Here's a sampling of what they said:

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21% Corruption

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12% The gap between rich and poor

10% Unemployment

7% Environmental issues

2% Religious fundamentalism

Let the Games Begin

BRAZIL

Drums queen Thalia Cristina walks into an office at a samba school in Rio de Janeiro's Jacarezinho favela on Feb. 16 for a practice session ahead of the Carnaval festival that begins on Feb. 28. Previously controlled by drug traffickers, Jacarezinho was taken over by city police units in 2012 and cleaned up in advance of...

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