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Christophe Pitiot

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A London bar serving cocktails for humans and their dogs

"After Bark", a newly-opened bar and café in East London, takes dog-friendly to a whole new level by catering to humans and their pets with a mix of alcoholic cocktails for humans and "puptails" for dogs.

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Taliban captures Uruzgan's provincial capital and Herat

The Taliban captured another three provincial capitals in Afghanistan, completing their sweep of the country's south in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul.

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Climber scales London tower to highlight climate change

Solo free climber George King-Thompson has scaled another London tower a few months after being imprisoned for reaching the top of London's iconic Shard.

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Taliban captures 10th provincial capital in Afghanistan

The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the US and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war.

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Ship breaks into two off Japan causing oil leak

A Panamanian ship broke into two in Aomori Prefecture, spilling oil into the ocean. All 21 crew members from China and the Philippines were rescued by helicopter.

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Man flies over French ski resort Avoriaz in wingsuit

Fred Fugen was dropped from a helicopter before beginning a deep dive for about 1000 metres at 250km/hour.

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Guadeloupe hospital says emergency rooms are saturated

In Guadeloupe, emergency rooms are saturated with patients suffering from Covid-19.

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'Little Sister' Statue of Liberty arrives to NYC's Ellis Island

A new, smaller version of New York's Statue of Liberty arrives at Ellis Island from France, 135 years after the nation gifted its "big sister" to the United States.

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Syria aid workers form human chain to protect cross-border 'lifeline'

Hundreds of aid workers form a human chain near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing in northern Syria calling for an extension of a United Nations resolution allowing "lifeline" cross-border aid into the opposition-held territory set to expire on July 10.

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Afghan forces guarding Bagram after US troops leave base

Afghan forces guard one of the entrance gates to Bagram after US and NATO troops left the biggest airbase in Afghanistan, signalling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war.

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Heavy police presence as womens groups protest in Turkey

Hundreds of women demonstrated in Istanbul on the day that Turkey formally withdrew from a landmark international treaty protecting women from violence.

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In Denmark, cows can enjoy live classical moo-sic

Jacob Shaw, a cellist and the head of a music school, comes to play with other musicians to a herd of cattle. Unable to perform during the pandemic, he decided to turn to this unusual audience. The experience was so enjoyable that he continues it even after the reopening of the theatres.

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‘Ronaldo removed bottles - I’ll put them in front’

The Star Of the Match between Ukraine and North Macedonia Andriy Yarmolenko, unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, put the Euro 2020 sponsors' bottles in front of him during the post-match press conference and jokingly asked them to contact him.

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Derailed freight train that crushed homes

A freight train has derailed and toppled onto houses alongside the tracks in western Mexico, killing one resident and injuring three others.

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Police attempt to enter Berlin’s last hold-out squat

Police in heavy riot gear attempted to enter a building that has been occupied by squatters in Berlin, a day after 60 officers were injured in riots outside the building.

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Black bear Takoda enjoys refreshing pool dip during hot summer’s day

Black bear Takoda enjoyed a refreshing pool dip at Oregon Zoo while playing with a ball. The zoo resident splashed around the wading pools, enjoying a warm summer’s day in Portland.

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Rescuers at deadly Nepal flood as waters swirl through houses

Army rescuers are deployed to a flooded area in Nepal after a river burst during heavy monsoon rains.

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Soweto skateboarders speed down iconic street to celebrate Youth Day

Dozens of skateboards take over Vilakazi street in Soweto to celebrate Youth Day, the South African public holiday marking the anniversary of the Soweto uprising in 1976.

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Biden-Putin meeting opens with reporters shoving

President Joe Biden’s summit in Geneva with Russian President Vladimir Putin began with several minutes of shoving and shouting among U.S. and Russian journalists and security officials.

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Putin tells Biden he hopes meeting will be productiveRussian President

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked US President Joe Biden for the initiative of their summit. Opening the summit, Putin said he hoped for a "productive" meeting.

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