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Sinead Barry

Poland

Watch: First Plock Pride parade takes place without major incidents

Poland's ruling PiS (Law and Justice) party have been using LGBT issues as leverage ahead of the upcoming general election in October.

Saudi Arabia

Watch: Over 2 million pilgrims gather in Mecca for Hajj

The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam and all able-bodied Muslims are required to make the journey at least once in their life.

Finland

Watch: Purpose-built primary school is designed to combat stress

The school is publicly funded and was created with the help of designer Margit Sjöroos.

United Kingdom

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

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Israel

Watch: Wealth of unpublished Kafka manuscripts unveiled

Before his death in 1924, Kafka left all of his work to his friend and editor Max Brod, instructing him to burn every manuscript without reading it.

United Kingdom

Watch: Fan's 'come together' for Abbey Road photo's 50th

Iain Macmillian, the photographer who captured the images in north London in 1969 is said to have completed the entire shoot in just ten minutes.

France

Watch: Farmers create natural straw intend to break plastic's back

Just a half acre provides 1 million drinking straws that are biodegradable, reusable, resist the cold and heat, as well as being dishwasher-friendly.

Japan

Watch: Worshippers dust the statue of Buddha ahead of festival

On Wednesday morning, priests conducted a ceremony to temporarily remove the Buddha's soul from the statue

French Guiana

Watch: ESA launches high-speed network into atmosphere atop a rocket

The EDRS aims to create what has been called the "Space Data Highway" — a high-speed network that can transfer optical data from satellites to Earth in near-real-time.

Russia

Watch: Panda pair celebrate birthdays at Moscow Zoo

The bears are eating a diet of 99% bamboo but also enjoy apples, carrots and special pancakes made out of cereal.

Switzerland

Scientists develop video game that can be controlled by the mind

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a technology which allows people with severely impaired motor functions to play video games, using only their minds.

USA

007 Aston Martin sold at auction

The gadget-filled Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond in the film "Goldfinger" has been sold in California for 5.77m euros

Austria

Watch: Austrian men do battle in martial arts contest atop mountain

Every year, men from Salzburg in Austria ascend the Hundstein mountain to take part in a martial arts contest in a natural arena.

France

Watch: Balloons fill the skies but fail to pop world record

The count, which reached 456, tied with the previous record set by the festival.

India

Watch: Tiger population growth to 3,000 announced on World Tiger Day

The results of the census show that India is now the safest region in the world for tigers, a huge jump from previous counts.

Russia

Watch: Homemade aircrafts fall with style at the Flugtag competition

The contest started in Vienna in 1991 and now plays out annually in more than 100 locations

United Kingdom

Watch: Contestants battle it out at the World Thumb War Championships

The female thumb war champion spot was claimed by Janet Coleman, better known as 'Nanny Thumb'.

France

Watch: Enormous thigh bone of a dinosaur found in southwest France

This femur is two metres long, bigger than the average human male!

China

Watch: Panda party in China as 18 cubs celebrate their first birthdays

A joint celebration in China toasted the first birthdays of 18 panda cubs.

Paraguay

Watch: Parade of plumed Paraguayans celebrate their patron saint

Other folktales say that the town was plagued by attacks from the indigenous Guarani people, who resisted the settlers' occupation of the land.

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