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‘I’m a Mandalay girl’: Teen soldier on Myanmar front lines
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» SHAN STATE, Myanmar - An 18-year-old recruit in one of Myanmar's pro-democracy fighting units prepares to launch a drone strike on junta troops, driven by anger and her mother’s call for revolution.
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Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) - Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
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Pogba, potions and impotence: the secret world of witch doctors in France
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» PARIS - "There's a lot of jealousy in football," said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion.
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North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou
AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans' stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou.
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6bn tonnes of sand extracted from oceans each year
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» GENEVA - Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world's seas and oceans every year, the UN said Tuesday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities.
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Inside El Salvador's mega-prison holding 12,000 alleged gangsters
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» TECOLUCA (EL SALVADOR) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's relentless war on gangs is steadily filling the cellblocks of a massive prison that may be Latin America's largest.
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Pakistan climber cleanses K2 as shrine to fallen father
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» K2 BASECAMP (PAKISTAN) - Gazing up from K2 Basecamp, Sajid Ali Sadpara sees Earth's second-highest mountain, his father's final resting place, and a blight of litter on the furthest reaches of the natural world.
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London mayor unveils new support over road pollution charge
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» LONDON - London's mayor announced Thursday increased financial support for owners of more polluting vehicles impacted by his contentious extension of a daily charge when driving them in the British capital.
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Ukrainian partygoers help clear away ruins of war
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» YAGIDNE (UKRAINE) - To the sound of club beats, hundreds of young Ukrainians swarmed over the ruins of bombed-out homes in several villages in the north of the country this weekend.
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Rubbish-clearing divers rescue 'pearl of Kyrgyzstan'
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» ISSYK KUL LAKE, Kyrgyzstan: On the shores of Lake Issyk Kul in mountainous Kyrgyzstan, a group of divers show off their haul for the day — a boat engine, car tyres, bottles, clothes and plastic items.
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