Global Week in Review: Michelle Obama to Head to China
Author Chimamanda Adichie wins book prize, and more.
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Michelle Obama to Visit China Wednesday - Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize, Crimea declares independence from Ukraine, plus more global news. – Natelege Whaley (@natelege)(Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Nigerian Author Adichie Wins Fiction Prize - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie continues to rack up awards for her work. Her latest novel Americanah, about race and identity, received the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction in New York last week. (Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
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Crimea Declares Independence From Ukraine - Residents on Ukraine’s peninsula island of Crimea have voted to secede from the nation and to join with Russia on Monday. The U.S. and the European Union posted sanctions against those involved in the referendum on Sunday, saying it is not legitimate.(Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)
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16 Killed in Stampedes for Jobs in Nigeria - Stampedes for government jobs in Nigeria left 16 people dead on Sunday. The government invited thousands to apply, but there were only 5,000 positions available. Nearly 41 million people in Nigeria are unemployed out of a population of 170 million. (Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fans Racially Abused Referee During Game in Brazil - Esportivo, a southern Brazilian soccer team, was fined about $13,000 because a few of its fans called a referee a “monkey” and told him to “return to the jungle.” The team was ordered to play away from its stadium because of the incident. (Photo: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
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