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Relaxing with wax: meet the Slovak 'Monsieur Tussaud' 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Roman Bajzik (48) works on a wax figurine of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sissi in his flat in Bratislava, Slovakia on April 10, 2019.  AFP / Vladimir Simicek
Flying high: Vietnam hot air balloon fest woos enthusiasts 28 Apr 2019 - 10:49 am
A hot air balloon flies over the former capital's stone citadel during a hot air balloon festival in the central Vietnamese city of Hue on April 28, 2019. AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher 27 Apr 2019 - 03:52 pm
An ancient footprint is pictured, having formed cracks due to desiccation after being extracted from its original site, in Osorno, Chile sometime in April 2019. Universidad Austral de Chile, Laboratorio de Sitio Pilauco/Handout via REUTERS
'Star Wars' Darth Vader costume could go for $2 million at auction 27 Apr 2019 - 01:08 pm
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Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life 25 Apr 2019 - 11:39 pm
Indigenous people prepare their boats at a improvised harbor used as access to indigenous lands that are only reachable by boat or plane in the Amazonian rainforest, in Altamira, Para state, Brazil on March 12, 2019.  AFP / Mauro Pimentel
Reviving Brazil's indigenous languages 25 Apr 2019 - 11:39 pm
Xipaya indigenous chief Leo Xipaya walks as he waits before a meeting of indigenous leaders of tribes of the Xingu area with representatives of the Brazilian federal government at the Brazilian National Indigenous Foundation (FUNAI) headquarters, in Altam
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg 24 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
Arara indigenous chielf Motjibi, 43, stands next to a burnt truck as he patrols the Arara indigenous land, in Para state, Brazil on March 13, 2019.  AFP / Mauro Pimentel
Interracial couples stand out in post-apartheid South Africa 23 Apr 2019 - 05:49 pm
(L to R) Cheryl (31), Camden (6 months) and Mpho Mojapelo (35) pose in their home in Johannesburg on March 7, 2019.  AFP / Gulshan Khan
Stone stackers defy gravity at European championships 23 Apr 2019 - 01:36 pm
A picture shows a balanced sculpture built during the European Stone Stacking Championships 2019 in Dunbar, Scotland, on April 21, 2019. AFP / Andy Buchanan
Venezuelan comic pokes fun at stereotypes to explain Latin America 22 Apr 2019 - 06:04 pm
Venezuelan-American comedian, writer, and actress Joanna Hausmann speaks during an interview in Central Park on April 17, 2019 in New York. AFP / Don Emmert
Five things to know about Ukraine 21 Apr 2019 - 09:13 pm
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This is our story: Photographs reimagine South African inequality 21 Apr 2019 - 07:41 pm
Sibusiso Nyamakazi speaks to his music students in a classroom in Philippi, Cape Town. Handout photo courtesy of Ross Jansen/AFD.
'Britain's Notre-Dame' tells fiery tale of restored glory 21 Apr 2019 - 05:01 pm
A general view shows the exterior of York Minster in York, northern England, on April 18, 2019.  AFP / Oli Scarff
Roll on, Columbia? US tribes demand seat at river treaty negotiating table 19 Apr 2019 - 10:58 pm
Confederated tribes of the Colville Reservation chief Rodney Cawston poses for a photograph at the tribes' fish hatchery at the foot of Chief Joseph Dam in Bridgeport, Washington on November 14, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Gregory Scruggs
Poppies bloom across Afghanistan as drought eases 18 Apr 2019 - 04:58 pm
In this photograph taken on April 13, 2019, Afghan farmers harvest opium sap from a poppy field in the Gereshk district of Helmand province. AFP/Noor Mohammad
In Denmark, drop-in baptisms help boost church numbers 18 Apr 2019 - 04:58 pm
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'I feel lost': Notre Dame fire destroyed a spiritual home 17 Apr 2019 - 07:26 pm
A man takes pictures of Notre-Dame Cathedral after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic gem in Paris, France April 16, 2019. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
'Masters of our destiny': Myanmar's Wa rebels in show of force 17 Apr 2019 - 06:40 pm
Day fireworks go off during a military parade, to commemorate 30 years of a ceasefire signed with the Myanmar military in the Wa State, in Panghsang on April 17, 2019. AFP / Ye Aung Thu