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Captive whales find new home as aquarium shows decline 26 Jun 2018 - 06:42 pm
In this file photo taken on January 10, 2016 a woman poses for a photo in front of a beluga whale at a zoo in Beijing.  AFP / Wang Zhao
Egypt potter creates vases from clay and passion 24 Jun 2018 - 09:10 pm
Vases made at Mostafa el-Agoury's pottery workshop in the village of Shamma in Egypt's Nile Delta Menoufiya province,are photographed on June 21, 2018.   AFP / Mohamed el-Shahed
Zsa Zsa, the English bulldog, wins World's Ugliest Dog title 24 Jun 2018 - 10:47 am
Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, drools while competing in The World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, north of San Francisco, California on June 23, 2018. AFP / JOSH EDELSON
All grown up and nowhere to work: Berlin runs short of office space 24 Jun 2018 - 10:22 am
The former Hotel Baltic, now a senior citizen home and soon office space is pictured in Berlin, Germany, June 18, 2018. Picture taken June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Quite a mud-dle! Filipino devotees slather themselves in soil 24 Jun 2018 - 10:07 am
Devotees wearing costumes made of banana leaves cover themselves with mud as they prepare to head to church to attend a mass as part of a religious festival. AFP / NOEL CELIS
Bank of England holds special vote - to decide World Cup winner 23 Jun 2018 - 11:27 am
FILE PHOTO: A pigeon stands in front of the Bank of England in London, Britain, April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Cracking art: the Vietnam craftsman making World Cup mascots from eggshells 23 Jun 2018 - 09:23 am
This picture taken on June 20, 2018 shows retired Vietnamese English teacher Nguyen Thanh Tam displaying two finished models of Zabivaka (L), the 2018 Russian World Cup mascot, made from eggshells, at his home in Ho Chi Minh City.  / AFP / Thanh NGUYEN
New wave of protests depends on masses, not dynamic leader 22 Jun 2018 - 08:06 pm
A man lays on the ground after yelling 'Don't shoot me' at police during a rally in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 2016 to protest the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile (AFP)
British milestones in Holy Land set traditional foundation for royal visit 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May talks with Britain's Prince William during the official handover to the nation of the newly built Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) at the Stanford Hall Estate, Loughborough, Britain, June 21, 2018. Oli
Jacinda Ardern and Benazir Bhutto: Two leaders, two very different pregnancies 21 Jun 2018 - 09:15 pm
Supporters of Pakistan People's Party hold an image of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto during a candlelight vigil to commemorate her death anniversary in Lahore December 26, 2011. Reuters/Mohsin Raza
Serena Williams: Young boys need domestic abuse education 21 Jun 2018 - 08:08 pm
US player Serena Williams celebrates after winning the women’s third round match Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open in Paris on May 28, 2016. AFP / Miguel Medina
Youngest migrants held in 'tender age' shelters 20 Jun 2018 - 07:59 pm
By law, child migrants traveling alone must be sent to facilities run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services within three days of being detained. (Representative image/AFP)
Smiling Russians? World Cup hosts defy glum, hostile image 20 Jun 2018 - 11:17 am
A Russia's national football team fan stands on a lamp post as he celebrates their team's victory outside the Kremlin after the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Russia and Egypt at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on Ju
Family ties make Faroese women Europe's top baby makers 19 Jun 2018 - 01:24 pm
Gunnhild Helmsdal (L) and her husband Eli Joensen (C) have dinner with their children at their home on June 5, 2018, in Hoyvik, on the Streymoy Island, the largest of the Faroe Islands in this Atlantic ocean archipelago nation. AFP / Pierre-Henry DESHAYES
Young Iraqis use innovation to make a living in oil-rich south 18 Jun 2018 - 02:01 pm
Iraqi Omar Abdallah operates at his workshop in Basra on June 17, 2018. AFP / Haidar MOHAMMED ALI
Mozart manuscript expected to sell for 500,000 euros 18 Jun 2018 - 11:51 am
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Cartoonist who cited political conflicts with paper is fired 14 Jun 2018 - 10:55 pm
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Seen through 2018 lens, 'NAFTA World Cup' in 2026 is, well, awkward 14 Jun 2018 - 12:38 am
FILE PHOTO: Flags are pictured during NAFTA talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 19, 2017. Reuters/Edgard Garrido