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Tanzania’s women street cooks hope for safety, loans 10 Jul 2017 - 10:51 pm
Women preparing dishes in Dar Es Salaam in this video grab dated Jun 19, 2013 (Photo courtesy: Frank Starmer / YouTube)
US newspaper group assails Google-Facebook online 'duopoly' 10 Jul 2017 - 06:45 pm
A 2008 photograph of McClatchy Company’s DC office. The group once owned a chain of more than 30 US newspapers. Reuters
Brazilian port where slaves from Africa first arrived given UNESCO status 09 Jul 2017 - 10:44 pm
Valongo wharf in Rio de Janeiro (Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons / Halley Pacheco de Oliveira / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Jellyfish invasion stirs debate over Egypt's Suez Canal 09 Jul 2017 - 09:20 pm
A jellyfish floats in the Mediterranean sea off the south coast of the Balearic island of Mallorca. Dani Cardona / Reuters
Paintwork: young Liberians slap on any message you want 02 Jul 2017 - 12:22 pm
A man stands in the sweltering heat for hours, painted head to toe in the colours of a fashion house, at a traffic junctions in the Liberian capital of Monrovia on May 25, 2017. AFP / Zoom DOSSO
US labels make Paris debut on haute couture catwalks 01 Jul 2017 - 10:03 am
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Indian teen pirouettes from Mumbai slum to US ballet school 30 Jun 2017 - 12:21 pm
In this picture taken June 27, 2017, Indian ballet dancer Amiruddin Shah (in green) practises at a dance academy in Mumbai. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Evel Knievel museum celebrates American daredevil 30 Jun 2017 - 09:48 am
Mike Patterson, owner of historic Harley-Davidson and founder of The Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka, Kansas, surveys the wall of news clippings about the daredevil stunt rider in his Evel Knievel Museum on June 21, 2017. AFP / Beth Lipoff
Meet the new last word in English: zyzzyva 27 Jun 2017 - 03:42 pm
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World's first ATM machine turns to gold on 50th birthday 27 Jun 2017 - 01:32 pm
A woman uses a golden ATM, marking the location of the first 'hole in the wall,' which opened fifty years ago, in Enfield, Britain June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
California man vists Disneyland 2,000 days in a row 26 Jun 2017 - 11:30 am
This photo courtesy of Disney shows Huntington Beach, California, resident Jeff Reitz snaps a selfie with The Mad Hatter and Alice after a teacup ride at the Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland at Disneyland on June 22, 2017, during his 2,000th visit to the park
Walt Disney's Disneyland presentation map fetches $708,000 at auction 26 Jun 2017 - 11:25 am
Walt Disney's original 1953 Disneyland map is seen on display during a press preview for the upcoming auction
Harry Potter still casts spell for fans 20 years on 25 Jun 2017 - 04:19 pm
Harry Potter fan Victoria Maclean poses amongst her collection of merchandise at her home in Neath, Britain, February 9, 2017. (REUTERS/Neil Hall)
Maasai warriors hit boundaries in protection of white rhino 20 Jun 2017 - 04:16 pm
Daniel Mamai of the Maasai Cricket Warriors plays against the British Army Training Unit (BATUK) cricket team during a charity tournament called the
Temples transformed: superheroes bolster Buddha's ranks 20 Jun 2017 - 07:49 am
This photo taken on June 13, 2017 shows a Buddha wrought from recycled metal at Ban Hun Lek, a metal works shop renowned for giant statues of Transformers, the Hulk and other pop icons, in the central Thai province of Angthong. AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA
US billionaire brings Dutch painters to China's masses 17 Jun 2017 - 11:28 am
AFP / WANG Zhao
US billionaire brings Dutch painters to China's masses 17 Jun 2017 - 10:06 am
This picture taken on June 14, 2017 shows US art collector Tom Kaplan taking part in an interview at China's National Museum in Beijing. AFP / WANG Zhao
Bringing ancient tapestries back to life in Belgium 13 Jun 2017 - 08:25 am
Restored tapestries are displayed at the Royal Manufacturers De Wit in Mechelen on April 25, 2017.  AFP / JOHN THYS