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Poetry in motion: Social media revives ancient art 23 Sep 2019 - 12:13 am
A screengrab taken from the Instagram page of Nikita Gill shows examples of her poetry.  AFP / Nikita Gill
Young climate activists seek step up from streets to political table 22 Sep 2019 - 01:43 am
Greta Thunberg leaves after speaking at the Senate in Rome, Italy, April 18, 2019. Reuters / Remo Casilli
'Mudlarks' unearth the past on London's riverbanks 20 Sep 2019 - 07:54 pm
Lara Maiklem, a mudlark searches for treasure at low tide along the river Thames in central London on May 29, 2019. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Paris showgirls ride out feminist wave with fitness tips 20 Sep 2019 - 07:54 pm
Lido dancer Victoria (C) conducts a 'bootcamp' workshop on the stage of the Lido cabaret in Paris on September 10, 2019. AFP / Christophe Archambault
In Costa Rica, indigenous farmers change along with the climate 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
An indigenous family leaves Yorkin by boat, in Costa Rica's southern Caribbean region, on August 22, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Sebastian Rodriguez
Giant art project transforms East German housing blocks 19 Sep 2019 - 06:43 pm
A giant mural by the urban art collective
In Britain's bingo capital, love for the game endures 19 Sep 2019 - 06:43 pm
Customers play bingo at the MECCA Bingo Hall in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland on August 15, 2019. AFP / Andy Buchanan
In Ethiopia, busted VW Beetles restored for hip youth 16 Sep 2019 - 10:47 am
Ethiopian painter Robel Wolde, 25, poses in front of his Volkswagen Beetle during an interview with AFP, in Addis Ababa on September 2, 2019. AFP / Michael Tewelde
This is our home: Kenya islanders demand say in foreign-backed projects 15 Sep 2019 - 05:40 pm
Boats bob in the water at Lamu island, a UNESCO World Heritage site and tourist island known for being one of the world's oldest Swahili settlements. Kenya, July 26, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kim Harrisberg
Water or Gold? Eternal question nags Ecuador tribes 15 Sep 2019 - 04:54 pm
Ecuadorean indigenous people share a traditional lunch in Quimsacocha, Azuay province, Ecuador, on September 2, 2019. AFP / Rodrigo Buendia
Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill's birthplace 15 Sep 2019 - 08:37 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 15, 2016, a fully functioning solid gold toilet, made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, is going into public use at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. AFP / William Edwards
London Fashion Week gears up for big shows 14 Sep 2019 - 02:02 pm
Members of the public watch models present creations at the Alexa Chung public catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/ Henry Nicholls
Happy champing: English churches welcome campers 13 Sep 2019 - 07:04 pm
Andrea Stewart (L) and Kae Ono sit with Coco the dog as they settle in at St Mary's Church, where guests can pay to stay overnight in what is known as 'champing', in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire on September 2, 2019.  AFP / Glyn Kirk
Zimbabwe's farmers look back at 'hell' under Mugabe 13 Sep 2019 - 07:04 pm
Mount Carmel's newly-appointed manager Simon Shema, 60, poses at the farm in Chegutu, a 1200 hectare commercial farm about 107 kilometres southwest of Harare, on September 10, 2019.  AFP / Tony Karumba
French literati ponder 'brexit' dictionary entry 12 Sep 2019 - 08:23 am
An electronic billboard displaying a British government Brexit information awareness campaign advertisement is seen in London, Britain, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Tennis court to runway: Serena Williams hits Fashion Week 11 Sep 2019 - 10:00 am
23-time Grand Slam Champion, Olympian & Designer Serena Williams speaks during 'Real Talk with Two Female Champions Inspiring the Next Generation' as a part of NYFW: The Talks. Manny Carabel/Getty Images/AFP
Indonesian storytellers spread 'mighty girls' message to fight male dominance 10 Sep 2019 - 06:22 pm
The cover of Indonesian language book Luh Ayu Manik Mas which features a superheroine who campaigns to save the environment. Photo courtesy: The Asia Foundation
In Belgrade, a struggle to excavate an urban Nazi camp 10 Sep 2019 - 05:51 pm
Serbian citizen Ester Bajer, who was born in a former Nazi camp, known as