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Street art fans protest Berlin Wall demolition

Categories: World

Tags: Storify, World

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Some of the Berlin wall's most iconic paintings are set to be torn down as a piece of the remaining wall in Germany is demolished to make room for a luxury

The piece of the wall is home to many famous works of street art and has become a major tourist attraction.

Facebook digital assets hard to reach from beyond the grave

Tags: POV, Social Media

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As the storage of our memories moves out of albums and shoeboxes and into secure online vaults, the need for posthumous planning and new legislation has become more apparent.

How prepared are you for your final log out? Do your loved ones know your passwords?

Beijing woman's dummy tummy stunt on Subway causes outrage

Categories: Community

Tags: Community, POV

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A woman who attempted to exploit the good nature of Beijing subway passengers by wearing a prosthetic pregnant belly to scam seats on the notoriously crowded trains ended up an object of ridicule.

What are some examples of bad behaviour you've seen on your local transit system?

Married couple sought for millionaire's Mars mission

Tags: Community Reaction

si-220-mars-capsule_220213.jpgA U.S. business tycoon told the media yesterday that he hopes to send a middle-aged married couple on an adventure of a lifetime - specifically, the pair would be rocketed into space for a Mars fly-by mission.

If you're in a committed relationship, would you go on a Mars mission with your partner? If not who would you chose?

Rosa Parks statue unveiled on Capitol Hill

Categories: World

Tags: community, storify

si-rosa-parks-04060382(2).jpgU.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a statue of human rights activist Rosa Parks yesterday in a ceremony that marked the end of Black History Month.

Parks is the first black woman to be honoured with a full length statue in the Capitol. The president was joined by congressional leaders from both parties as they revealed the statue of Parks.

Is the world ready for another Titanic?

Tags: community, Community Reaction

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In an homage to the ill-fated ocean liner Titanic, an Australian business tycoon has decided to build a full-scale replica and christen it Titanic II.

Do you think that the world is ready to see another Titanic sail the seas? Or do you see this as an exciting recreation of the past?

Isolated North Korea allows 3G network for Instagram, Twitter

Tags: storify

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North Korea lifted the iron curtain an inch this week and Instagram and Twitter users took a mile.

Earlier this year the communist country, which has become a little more open to the outside world since the death of Kim Jong Il, allowed foreign travellers to bring cell phones in the country for the first time.

Anti-Valentine's Day: Jumping on the bitter bandwagon

Categories: Community

Tags: community, Storify

si-anti-valentine-2443479.jpgIf your eyes are already aching with roll at the sight of roses, heart shaped boxes and PDAs, then the anti-Valentine's Day movement wants you!

It's not just for lonely hearts; it also for those who are happily single or hitched but sick of the pressure.

Monopoly cat passes go as iron loses steam

Categories: Arts & Entertainment

Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Community

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In a historic fan vote, Hasboro turned to Monopoly fans to axe a classic game piece and choose a new one.

Fans on the Monopoly 'Save Your Token' campaign Facebook page ironed out their differences and overwhelmingly voted for the cat.

King Richard III discovery unearths CBC history buffs

Categories: Community, Science & Technology

Tags: Community Reaction

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The discovery of the long lost British monarch found under a parking lot in Leicester, U.K. has stimulated the imaginations of CBCNews.ca readers - many of who have revealed themselves to be history buffs.

King Richard III was identified yesterday through modern DNA testing with the help of a Canadian carpenter.

Canadians register penny loss at the tills

Categories: Business, Canada

Tags: Canada, Economy

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Though we've known since March last year that we'd see the penny fall off the Canadian landscape, the reality is being felt today at the tills.

How has the loss of the penny affected you at the registers today?

Is Canada too soft on child sexual abuse?

Categories: Canada, Politics

Tags: Canada, Community

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The conservative government is making it a priority in 2013 to toughen punishment dealt to sexual predators who target children under the age of 16.

Should Canada be tougher on those who commit sexual offences against children?