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In China, maggots finish plates, and food waste 29 May 2017 - 10:02 am
This picture taken on February 23, 2017 shows black soldier fly larvae at a farm in Pengshan, in southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP / Wang Zhao
Painting of Tamir Rice shooting withdrawn from art festival 27 May 2017 - 10:17 pm
Photo courtesy: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Denis Johnson, author of 'Jesus' Son,' dead at 67 27 May 2017 - 08:58 pm
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Why is Ramadan so important for Muslims? 26 May 2017 - 07:14 pm
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Iraqi artist secretly chronicled IS brutality 24 May 2017 - 08:01 pm
Amateur Iraqi painter Mustafa al-Tha'i talks to AFP in Hammam al-Alil, south of Mosul, on May 23, 2017. AFP / Simon Valmary
From rubber ducks to sausages, Luther mania sweeps German town 23 May 2017 - 09:55 am
A portrait of Martin Luther is seen on the side of a giant book displaying all the pages of the bible on its back side in the Lutherstadt Wittenberg, eastern Germany, on May 18, 2017. AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Feline good: Cats counter stress at Tokyo firm 22 May 2017 - 10:20 am
This May 16, 2017 picture by AFPBB News shows a cat at an IT office in Tokyo. AFP PHOTO / AFPBB NEWS / YOKO AKIYOSHI
Two works break $50 mln barrier at Christie's $448 mln contemporary sale 18 May 2017 - 07:26 am
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Tunisia seeks UNESCO World Heritage status for Jewish pilgrimage isle Djerba 14 May 2017 - 07:28 pm
Tunisian Rabbi Daoud reads the torah at the Ghriba Synagogue on the Tunisian resort island of Djerba on May 14, 2017 during the second day of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue thought to be Africa's oldest. AFP / Fethi Belaid
Mud, music and missiles greet Thai monsoon season 14 May 2017 - 06:46 pm
Thai officials dressed in traditional costumes feed oxen during the annual royal ploughing ceremony during the annual royal ploughing ceremony in central Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
At the end of the world in Chile, a culture on the brink 13 May 2017 - 08:15 am
Holding a copy of her book, Cristina Calderon (L), 89, the last native speaker of the Yagan language, walks with her granddaughter Claudia Gonzalez in the local community center in Puerto Williams, southern Chile, on April 23, 2017. AFP / Martin BERNETTI
India's last water men fight tide of history 11 May 2017 - 07:35 am
In this photograph taken on March 31, 2017, Indian water carrier Shakeel Ahmad fills up a goat hide canteen from a well in New Delhi. AFP / Dominique FAGET
New York luxury loos are a hit after $254,000 makeover 10 May 2017 - 11:03 am
The luxury bathroom at Bryant Park is open to the public on May 9, 2017 in New York. AFP / Don Emmert
Out with the old: 'Saigon's' disappearing colonial architecture 10 May 2017 - 07:49 am
This picture taken on February 21, 2017 shows a part of one of the most beautiful French-colonial era villas which was reportedly offered for 35 million dollars in Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). AFP / HOANG DINH NAM
Romanian museum celebrates the creativity of kitsch 09 May 2017 - 08:47 pm
A reconstructed apartment interior is pictured inside the newly opened kitsch museum in Bucharest, Romania May 4, 2017. Picture taken on May 4, 2017. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS
Children love those fidget spinner toys. But are they too much of a distraction? 09 May 2017 - 06:34 pm
Some research indicate that playing with fidget toys - little gadgets, cubes, putties and spinners - is effective in improving concentration and focus in students with ADHD. (Washington Post photo by Amy Joyce)
#NuggsForCarter breaks Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars selfie Twitter record 09 May 2017 - 05:58 pm
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Kashmir's brutal stories get cartoon treatment in Sajad's novel 'Munnu' 09 May 2017 - 09:14 am
In this photograph taken on April 20, 2017, Kashmiri cartoonist Malik Sajad poses for a photograph at his home in Srinagar. AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA