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Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov conduct spacewalk from the ISS

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov conduct a spacewalk from the International Space Station. The duo carry out preparations for the undocking and disposing of a station module later this year.

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Gigantic sinkhole appears in central Mexico, worrying locals

A sinkhole that has been growing dozens of meters daily since last weekend is worrying the residents of a rural area of the Mexican state of Puebla, in the center of the country.

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Wandering elephants in China roam villages, wreck crops

A herd of 15 wandering elephants in southwestern China has been entering villages and gorging on crops, state media reported, causing millions of yuan in losses.

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Humanoid robot aims to read and react to human emotion

A humanoid robot called Abel is being developed to help recognise and react to human emotions.

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Lyon Danse Biennale

At the heart of this year's Biennale is Africa and young people, with performers from 16 African countries, including Nigerian choreographer Qudus Onikeku and his dancers.

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Thousands of Palestinian volunteers clean the debris in the streets of Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in a campaign to clean up the destruction wreaked by Israel’s bombardment in its 11-day offensive.

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Taiwan: 'Spiderman and Ninja Turtle' donate food to frontline medical staff

A Taiwan restaurateur and his friends dress up as spiderman and ninja turtle while they deliver donations of lunch boxes to frontline medical staff, in an effort to put a smile on the island's healthcare workers as they deal with a sudden surge of infections.

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Through theatre, feminists protest against violence during demonstrations in Colombia

With a play relating the pain of mothers who lose a child, but also with a candlelight vigil, feminist organisations of Bogotá gathered to denounce the violence suffered by the demonstrators at the hands of the police in Colombia.

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Gazans head to the beach as ceasefire holds

Families flocked to Gaza's beaches on Sunday after spending almost two weeks largely confined to their homes during the latest war between Israel and the territory's militant Hamas rulers.

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Sri Lanka: Police investigate fire on ship off Colombo

Firefighting tugboats continued to spray a burning ship anchored off the Sri Lankan capital on Monday, as navy personnel began clearing debris from the vessel.

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The show must go on! Puppeteers pick up the pieces of destroyed theatre in Gaza

Two weeks after a ceasefire brought an end to 11 days of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Nabil al-Khatib, Palestinian artist and founder of Beit al-Fann (the house of art) salvages puppets from his theatre studio in Gaza City to keep bringing smiles to the faces of Palestinian children.

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Greenpeace activists block a soya warehouse in western France

A dozen Greenpeace activists block a soya warehouse in the port of Saint-Nazaire, on France's Atlantic coast, to denounce soya imports into France.

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New Zealand Floods

Aerial video showed the extent of the flooding in New Zealand's Canterbury region on Monday, as forecasters warned of possible heavy rain into the evening before conditions improved.

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Ethiopia rallies against US over Tigray restrictions

Ethiopia stages a massive rally in Addis Ababa to rail against the United States imposing restrictions on economic and security assistance over the conflict in the Tigray region.

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Belarusians protest outside EU representation office in Warsaw against arrest of journalist

Hundreds of people in Warsaw on Saturday 29 May rallied in support of the Belarusian opposition, days after the regime in Minsk diverted a European passenger plane and arrested a dissident journalist onboard.

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Sicily's Mount Etna erupted again, releasing thick plumes of ash

Sicily's Mount Etna erupted again in the early hours of Sunday 30 May 2021, spewing lava and releasing thick plumes of ash.

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Grocery store on wheels in London for "zero waste" shopping

Driving the streets of London in an old milk float, Ella Shone delivers food and household products sold without packaging and without plastic.

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Palestinian youths practise parkour on rubble in Gaza

Palestinian youths play parkour on the ruins of al-Jalaa tower, hit by an Israeli airstrike which flattened the 13-floor building housing US news agency the Associated Press and Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, in Gaza City.

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Kai's the limit as Chelsea fans revel in Champions League glory

Chelsea fans piled into the streets surrounding the Stamford Bridge ground of the new kings of European football following their 1-0 defeat of Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday in Portugal.

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Indonesia ferry catches fire, passengers jump to sea

A ferry in eastern Indonesia caught fire with nearly 200 people on board, forcing passengers and crew to jump into the sea but causing no casualties.