AgenceFrance-PressephotographerRonaldoSchemidtwontheprestigious2018WorldPressPhotooftheYearAwardThursdaywithafieryimageofamaskedVenezuelanprotesterwhichjudgessa
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Vietnam'sNguyenHuongGiangwascrowned"MissInternationalQueen"inThailandonFridayatoneoftheworld'stopbeautypageantsfortransgenderwomen.Thered-dressedwinnerfendedoff
Tunisia'sministryofculturehasbannedtheOscar-nominatedfilm"CallMeByYourName",alovestorybetweentwomen,oneofitsmaindistributorssaidonWednesday.Thefeaturefilmwasdue
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Indiaisinvestigatingclaimsanunlicenseddoctorinfectedatleast46peoplewithHIVbyre-usingsyringes,thelatestcasetoexposethepaucityofhealthcareinthecountryof1.25billio
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Airbnbhasalonghistoryoflegalstrugglesinvariouscitiesinwhichitoperates.Now,accordingtoareportinAFP,ParishasrequestedthatAirbnbcomplywithnewregulationstoregisterw
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Ateamofsixnavalofficersarestartingahistoricandgruellingaround-the-worldmissiononSunday--thefirstcircumnavigationoftheglobebyanIndianall-femalecrew.LieutenantCom
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Bangladeshdetainedandforciblyreturned70RohingyamigrantstoMyanmar,policesaidSunday,justhoursafterMyanmaresetroopsontheothersideoftheborderhadopenedfireonpeoplefl
PoliceinAustralia,DubaiandtheNetherlandshavearrested17peopleandseizednearlytwotonnesofnarcoticsinraidstheAustralianFederalPolice(AFP)saidonTuesdayhadbrokenuptwo