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Count of Paris, pretender to French throne, dies aged 85 21 Jan 2019 - 09:22 pm
 In this file photo taken on June 10, 2002, Prince Henri d'Orleans, Count of Paris, poses in the Senate Gardens in Paris prior to giving a speech at the Senate.  AFP / Mehdi Fedouach
LG to supply gesture-reading system for Mercedes-Benz, sources say 21 Jan 2019 - 09:13 pm
A worker cleans a BMW 3-Series car at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium, January 18, 2019. Reuters/Francois Lenoir
Brazil battling crime wave fueled by prison chaos 21 Jan 2019 - 09:03 pm
Inmates watching as injured prisoners are removed to receive medical care the day after a battle between gangs in the Alcacuz Penitentiary Center, Brazil, January 20, 2017. AFP/Andressa Anholete
WhatsApp limits message forwards in attempt to fight fake news 21 Jan 2019 - 06:15 pm
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Ghana art popularity stokes calls for national gallery 21 Jan 2019 - 03:05 pm
Ablade Glover, Ghanaian artist and educator, poses for a portrait in his showroom inside the Artist Alliance Gallery in Accra on December 11, 2018. AFP / CRISTINA ALDEHUELA
US eclipse watchers howl at Blood Wolf Moon but bitter cold cancels other festivities 21 Jan 2019 - 10:20 am
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Iraqi archaeologist, museums champion, dies at 80 20 Jan 2019 - 09:37 pm
Dr Lamia al-Gailani Photo courtesy: Twitter/ @janearraf
Sociologist and intellectual, Nathan Glazer, dead at 95 20 Jan 2019 - 09:37 pm
Nathan Glazer (Photo courtesy: israelpalestinenews.org)
Britain's pigeon fanciers flock to show of the year 20 Jan 2019 - 08:45 pm
Show steward John Watson inspects his recently purchased pigeon at the annual two-day 'British Homing World Show of the Year' held in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, north west England on January 20, 2019.  AFP / Oli Scarff
Study: Fasting may help protect against age-related diseases 20 Jan 2019 - 12:33 pm
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In Kathmandu, Nepal, dumplings are everywhere - and I learned how to make my own 20 Jan 2019 - 09:05 am
Backstreet Academy, which operates in 10 Asian countries, pairs skilled locals with visitors interested in learning more about a destination's arts, food and culture. Photo for The Washington Post by Julie Lopez
Abracadabra! German executives turn to magic to up their game 20 Jan 2019 - 08:18 am
Harold Voit, owner of the Magic Academy in Pullach near Munich, southern Germany, performs on November 29, 2018. / AFP / Christof STACHE
Butterflies, the unlikely victims of Trump's border wall 18 Jan 2019 - 10:28 pm
The entrance to the National Butterfly Center on January 15, 2019, in Mission, Texas. The habitat along the Rio Grande is expected to be plowed over to clear the way for Trump's border wall after the Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge by environmental gro
Brazil moving to self-monitoring of food, meat plants: minister 18 Jan 2019 - 08:31 pm
A worker arranges slaughtered cattle in the freezing room in the Marfrig Group slaughter house in Promissao, 500 km northwest of Sao Paulo, October 7, 2011. Reuters / Paulo Whitaker
Japan satellite blasts into space to deliver artificial meteors 18 Jan 2019 - 08:17 pm
The Epsilon-4 rocket lifts off from the Uchinoura space centre by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Kagoshima prefecture on January 18, 2019.  AFP / Jiji Press
New Twitter bug exposed Android users' private tweets 18 Jan 2019 - 01:46 pm
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Less beef, more beans; experts say world needs a new diet 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am
A butcher waits for clients inside the main meat market of Athens, Greece, February 17, 2017. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am
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