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Woman governor in a man's world
News, AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» Surrounded by male advisers and condescending "mansplainers", Masooma Muradi holds her own against a deep underswell of sexism in a society unaccustomed to women exercising authority.
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National symbol of pride is dying off
News, AFP, Published on 25/08/2016
» Embraced by kings and freedom fighters alike, Myanmar's peacocks have long been a national symbol of pride and resistance -- but they are becoming ever harder to spot in the wild.
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VIPs flock to visit Duterte's hometown seat of power
News, AFP, Published on 18/05/2016
» Business tycoons, turncoat politicians, celebrities and rebel leaders are descending on the long-neglected far south of the Philippines, hoping to gain favour with the nation's shock new powerbroker.
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'Instant paradise': An Afghan child bomber's sad journey
News, AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» At first glance, Mohibullah looks an ordinary Afghan teenager, wide-eyed with a tender smile, a little peach fuzz and a boyish dream of becoming a kick boxer. But this 15-year-old is languishing in prison, jailed after the Taliban preyed on him to become a suicide bomber.
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Troubled history at Khmer Rouge stronghold
News, AFP, Published on 04/05/2016
» Standing next to cages that once housed political prisoners, former Khmer Rouge foot soldier Tho Lon gets a surprisingly sympathetic hearing from a clutch of students, despite his work for a regime that wiped out a quarter of Cambodia's population.
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Refugee guides a hit at Berlin museums
News, AFP, Published on 11/05/2016
» Mohamed Al-Subeeh was a senior restorer at Syria's best-known mosaic museum, but as war swept deeper into his province, destroying artefacts and threatening his and his family's lives, he was forced to flee.
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