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Pope Francis calls Mary history’s biggest ‘influencer’ 27 Jan 2019 - 08:07 pm
A pilgrim who took part in an evening vigil rests in the early morning before the arrival of Pope Francis to officiate an open-air mass on World Youth Day, at the Campo San Juan Pablo II on the outskirts of Panama City, on January 27, 2019.  AFP / Luis Ac
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music 27 Jan 2019 - 12:04 pm
Children attend a music class at the Al-Nawras school in Taez, Yemen's third city, in the country's southwest, on January 23, 2019. AFP / AHMAD AL-BASHA
Diana Athill, literary editor and writer, dies at age 101 25 Jan 2019 - 01:00 am
Diana Athil
Greece removes historic sites from fund list after privatisation protests 22 Jan 2019 - 08:26 pm
Tourists stand in front of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, August 5, 2017. Reuters/Costas Baltas
China's ageing elite live golden years in style 22 Jan 2019 - 02:14 pm
This photo taken on December 5, 2018, shows residents taking a dance class at the Yanyuan community for senior citizens, on the outskirts of Beijing. AFP / GREG BAKER
Fashion rolls up for Dior's chic strongwoman circus 22 Jan 2019 - 08:05 am
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri appears at the end of her Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2019 collection show for fashion house Dior in Paris, France, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
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
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
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
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
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
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am
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Banksy in Tokyo? City launches probe 17 Jan 2019 - 10:36 am
This handout photograph taken on December 21, 2018 and released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on January 17, 2019 shows a drawing (bottom L) of a rat holding an umbrella, pictured on a door which is designed to prevent flooding during high tides, n
First human rights TV channel vows to "give a voice to voiceless" 16 Jan 2019 - 11:38 pm
Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner who was killed on a street by a vigilante group according to police in a spate of drug related killings in Pasay city, Metro Manila (Reuters/Czar Dancel)
Millennial Money: Don't let Instagram envy get you into debt 16 Jan 2019 - 11:38 pm
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Gillette ‘masculinity’ ad draws activist praise, right-wing ire 16 Jan 2019 - 08:49 pm
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