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Europe braces for domestic abuse 'perfect storm' amid coronavirus lockdown 26 Mar 2020 - 07:49 pm
Representative image:  Two-year-old Bianca Toniolo plays with multi-coloured chalk in the courtyard with the family's new chicken
Squawking parrot warns the world: 'Coronavirus! Don't go out!' 25 Mar 2020 - 10:53 am
Luca, a parrot that has learnt to mimic and say the words,
Binge-watch in the time of social distancing 22 Mar 2020 - 02:15 pm
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EU brings springtime cheer with poem for reporters 18 Mar 2020 - 10:38 am
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Don't call 911 for toilet paper, asks Oregon police 18 Mar 2020 - 10:20 am
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The show goes on in London's West End, but for how long? 16 Mar 2020 - 10:59 am
Theatre-goers wearing masks arrive for an evening show of
A day without women: Strikes in Mexico follow huge rallies 10 Mar 2020 - 11:34 am
An employee of NDP Technology, a private company specializing in PCB (Printed Circuit Board) assembly for different industries, works as female employees stayed away from work during the
Women's rights: 25 years of progress? Or not? 08 Mar 2020 - 11:06 pm
A woman paints the name of a femicide victim for a protest marking International Women's Day, at Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico March 8, 2020. Reuters/Ariana Drehsler
Protest and celebration mark Women's Day, despite threats 08 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
A demonstrator with paint on her face reacts during a protest to mark the International Women's Day in Madrid, Spain March 8, 2020. Reuters/Susana Vera
Nighat Dad, Pakistan's digital warrior battling the patriarchy 08 Mar 2020 - 11:46 am
In this picture taken on February 7, 2020, human rights award winner and founder of Pakistan's first cyber-harassment helpline, Nighat Dad, works on her laptop at her office in Lahore. AFP / Amna Yaseen
Restaurants clean like crazy to beat Covid-19 eat-at-home trend 07 Mar 2020 - 04:21 pm
A barista serves beverages in single use cups inside a Starbucks in London, Britain, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Pick your evil: Climate change or coronavirus? 06 Mar 2020 - 10:06 pm
Protesters march during a
Indian women take reins in birthplace of modern polo 05 Mar 2020 - 11:14 am
In this photograph taken on January 7, 2020, Thangmeiband Youth Polo Club players line up before their match against Linthoingambi Kangjei Lup polo club during the 15th Women's State Polo Tournament at the Mapal Kangjeibung (Polo Ground) in Imphal, the ca
Driving lorries, blasting rocks - Women break the mould at Burkina Faso gold mines 04 Mar 2020 - 12:07 pm
Rosalie Koffi, 31, senior drill and blast engineer, instructs contractors’ team before detonating explosives in the rock at the gold mine site, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Reuters/Anne Mimault
Burkina Faso TV star inspiring fellow albinos to excel without fear or shame 02 Mar 2020 - 02:29 pm
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Beware of the 'human cost' of going green, UK teen activist says 28 Feb 2020 - 09:33 pm
British conservationist and environmental activist Mya-Rose Craig, known as BirdGirl, addresses a
Hidden door spills centuries-old secrets of UK parliament 26 Feb 2020 - 03:30 pm
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament on February 26, 2020, shows Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle visiting secret chamber concealing a 360-year-old blocked passageway rediscovered during renovation work in the Houses of Parliame
Made in Albania: Carnival masks that travel the world 25 Feb 2020 - 03:54 pm
Artists work on a carnival mask at the Venice Art Mask workshop in Shkoder, Albania, on February 20, 2020. AFP / Gent Shkullaku