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Sebastien Leroy

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Nagasaki mayor calls for Japan's commitment to nuclear weapons ban

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said Japan had a responsibility to sign a nuclear treaty ban and maintain a "philosophy of peace" within the nation's constitution

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Residents paint street in colours of rainbow flag for Reykjavik Pride

Reykjavik Pride has kicked off in Iceland, with events set to take place over the next ten days.

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Video shows man climb down building during fire in Philadelphia

Footage from a television station's helicopter has captured a man climbing down a tall building during a fire.

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Costa Rican man faces down hungry crocodiles to make ends meet

A 27-year-old man feeds wild crocodiles on the banks of River Tarcoles, Puntarenas province in Costa Rica for tourists willing to pay money for the spectacle.

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Thailand: Colourful river festival marks the beginning of Buddhist Len

Villagers set sail in 150 boats down the Ladchado canal on Tuesday 16 July in central Thailand as part of a traditional river procession to mark the beginning of the three-month-long Buddhist Lent.

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Large pod of over 100 dolphins surrounds boat in California

A large pod of dolphins was spotted off the coast of southern California on Sunday.

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Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking entrance to concrete plant

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion on Tuesday 16 July disrupted London Concrete, the British capital's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete which supplies a major road tunnel project under the River Thames.

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Riot police clash with protesters inside Hong Kong mall

Hong Kong riot police clashed with protesters inside a mall on Sunday night (July 14) as they tried to disperse tens of thousands rallying against a controversial extradition bill in the residential district of Sha Tin.

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Container ship crashes into gantry crane in Indonesia

Panama-flagged container ship Soul of Luck collided into a gantry crane in Semarang, Indonesia on Sunday 14 July, causing the crane to collapse.

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Panda Jiao Qing eats birthday cake at Berlin zoo

Panda Jiao Qing celebrated his 9th birthday in Berlin's Zoo on Monday 15 July. The birthday cake was made of sweet potatoes and red beetroot.

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Madrid residents take part in annual water fight

Residents in Madrid gave one another a good soaking during the Vallecas annual water festival on the 14 July 2019. The Battle of the Water, as it is popularly known, sees residents of the Vallecas neighbourhood dance through the streets to a drum as they spray each other with water guns.

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Bastille Day Fireworks light up the skies of the French capital

France rounded off Bastille Day with its traditional firework display at the Eiffel Tower on Sunday (July 14).

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Security camera captures dog chasing bear from garden

A backyard camera in Hewitt, New Jersey recorded a black bear knocking over a bird feeder and eating the bird food only to be chased away by a fast-moving dog.

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Seoul: anti-dog meat protesters facing provocative dog meat consumers

American actress Kim Basinger and South Korean activists held an anti-dog meat protest in Seoul, while farmers ate dog meat in front of them, separated by a bastion of police officers.

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First-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship in Finland

Armed with needles and yarn of wool, knitters danced to the deafening sounds of drums and guitars at the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship in eastern Finland.

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Couples compete in wife-carrying championships

A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world 'wife carrying' title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water to beat dozens of other couples for a second year running.

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London, Bupadest celebrate LGBT rights with Pride parades

Thousands of people turned out to celebrate LGBT rights in London and Budapest's Pride parades. This year marked 50 years since the Stonewall uprising in New York, a protest that changed the face of the gay rights movement worldwide.

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Japan's new emperor greets his subjects for the first time

New Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako made their first greetings to an ecstatic public three days after acceding to the throne

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