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Pine room and a secret jewel: Japan abdication rituals 30 Apr 2019 - 12:18 am
In this file photo taken on November 28, 1990 Japanese Emperor Akihito sits in a carriage on his way to visit the inner shrine at Ise.  AFP / Toshifumi Kitamura
Japan emperor abdication rare, but could set precedent 29 Apr 2019 - 11:49 pm
This file photo taken in the 50s shows Prince Akihito posing on horseback at an unknown location.  AFP
Man-made crisis: toxic masculinity drives climate change, say UK artists 29 Apr 2019 - 10:46 pm
Works by artist Sophie Thomas are seen at the 'Man Made Disaster' exhibition organised by non-profit group Do The Green Thing, in east London, Britain, April 25, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Morgane Mounier
10 things to know about the cyclone battering Mozambique 29 Apr 2019 - 10:19 pm
People of Buzi take shelter in the Samora M Machel secondary school, used as an evacuation center in Beira, Mozambique, on March 21, 2019 following the Cyclone Idai. AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba
Homes like parkas? Shivering Arctic dwellers may need housing rethink 29 Apr 2019 - 10:19 pm
A view of an energy efficient house with a waterless toilet and gravity fed water system in southwest Alaska. Credit: Cold Climate Housing Resarch Center/Jack Hébert
Cute or creepy: why humans love some species, loathe others 29 Apr 2019 - 06:30 pm
A Chinese giant salamander, the largest in the world, which can grow up to 1,8 meters in length, lies in a glass enclosure during the China International Conservation festival in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province on December 10, 2005. AFP / Goh
Fly me to the moon: Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market 29 Apr 2019 - 12:22 pm
Employees chat at a production line of Airbus' European Service Module (ESM), which is delivered for NASA's Orion Spaceship, at the Airbus plant in Bremen, Germany, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
Sugar 'not necessary' for good cup of tea 29 Apr 2019 - 11:07 am
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Make your mornings glorious with these easy, healthful muffins 29 Apr 2019 - 11:00 am
Morning Glory Muffins. Photo for The Washington Post by Tom McCorkle.
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
Idjwi, a haven of peace in DR Congo's conflict-ridden east 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Esperance Mawanzo and Luc Henkinbrant, founders of the Esperance (Hope) Agency, play with a cat as they stand in front of their ecotourism lodge on Idjwi island, in Lake Kivu, on April 5, 2019.  AFP / Luke Dennison
Romania hoping for Brexit healthcare dividend 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Romanian surgeons and assistant personnel are pictured inside an operation room during medical procedures at the local hospital in the eastern town of Slobozia March 27, 2019.  AFP / Daniel Mihailescu
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
Tuscan paradise where da Vinci's genius bloomed 28 Apr 2019 - 10:10 am
A general view taken on April 9, 2019 shows visitors walking past the Santa Croce church in Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born. AFP / Filippo Monteforte
Facebook’s Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’ 28 Apr 2019 - 09:46 am
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Auto Class Cars receives ‘Best Affordable Sedan Award’ for MG 6 28 Apr 2019 - 09:45 am
Officials receiving the award.
Hyundai IONIQ Electric earns maximum 5-star ‘Green Car’ rating 28 Apr 2019 - 09:38 am
Hyundai IONIQ Electric car
QAC bags ‘Best Mid-Size SUV’ award and ‘Best Pick-Up’ for Montero Sport and L 200 28 Apr 2019 - 08:43 am
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