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A Nervous Colombia Hosts Carnival in the Time of Zika

By Ezra Kaplan/Barranquilla, Colombia

Carnival’s Cruise Ships Are Setting Sail For Cuba

By Claire Groden / Fortune

Haiti Declares Mourning After Stampede Tragedy

By Sabrina Toppa

How Mardi Gras Became a Party for Everyone

By Lily Rothman
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The Best Pictures of the Week

From the Ukrainian peace plan to Brazil’s worsening drought and the disarmament of South Sudan’s child soldiers to a sex-free Valentine’s Day in Bangkok, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

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China to Build First Cruise Ship

The world's largest shipbuilder does not have a cruise ship — at least, not yet

By Elizabeth Barber

LIFE Goes to a County Fair, 1938

In 1938, Alfred Eisenstaedt went to a fair in West Virginia, and -- true to form -- came back with marvelous portraits of fairgoers, performers, attractions and the fairgrounds themselves.

By Ben Cosgrove

Carnival Cruises Books More Passengers … and Loses More Money

After a brutal 2013, in which Carnival Cruises was plagued with a string of ugly incidents at sea including the infamous “poop cruise,” the company says that business has rebounded, with bookings up nearly 20%....

By Brad Tuttle

Demand for King Cakes Grows Along With Interest in New Orleans

The New World was founded on the basis of abolishing monarchy, yet one still exists near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Every year when Carnival overtakes New Orleans, the kings and queens of its...

By Travis M. Andrews

Brazil Kicks Off Carnival In A Blaze of Color

Revelers from Sao Paolo to Rio de Janeiro got the week-long Carnival of Brazil started this weekend with sparkly costumes, outrageous floats and wild parades

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Striptease Superstar: Rare and Classic Photos of Gypsy Rose Lee

LIFE celebrates Gypsy Rose Lee's life and career with a selection of pictures from May 1949.

By Ben Cosgrove

Pictures of the Week: February 8 - February 15

From The Pope's resignation and murder charges for Oscar Pistorius to carnival celebrations in Rio and a meteorite hitting Earth, TIME presents the best images of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: February 17 – February 24

From protests in Afghanistan and India's Mahashivratri festival to Olympic test events in London and Whitney Houston's funeral in New Jersey, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

By TIME Photo Department
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