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Infosys Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Vishal Sikka listens to a question during a press conference after announcing the company's annual financial results in Bangalore, India, Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Vishal Sikka quits as Infosys CEO after months of battling with the old guard

Chinese students in uniforms stand together during a sightseeing trip in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

NOT ENOUGH

Chinese parents spend a fortune on their kids’ summer vacations—both to show off and to keep up

A soldier of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is holding a PLA flag as others stand guard at a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, July 11, 2017. Picture taken July 11, 2017.

SCRAMBLE FOR DJIBOUTI

How a tiny African country became the world’s key military base

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace are seen during his birthday celebrations in Masvingo in this Saturday, Feb, 27, 2016 file photo.They are Zimbabwes power couple, Robert Mugabe, the 93 year old president who brushed aside or crushed political challenges after taking power in 1980, and 51 year old wife Grace Mugabe, whose bold moves are stirring speculation that she wants to lead the country after her husbands rule(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

DISTRACTION

Robert Mugabe’s wife is caught up in a tabloid scandal in South Africa after an assault charge

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