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Sinead Barry

Sudan

Woman highlight the alleged cost of being part of Sudan's uprising

"The regime always uses women as a tool to take revenge and to force its enemies to surrender."

Croatia

Watch: Music fills the air at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival

Over the 47 days of the season, the Dubrovnik will stage over 80 performances across thirty locations in the city.

United Kingdom

Watch: New exhibition in London documents rave scene and civil unrest

"You know, rave came about as a reaction to Thatcher's government."

Spain

Watch: Sustainable is the new black at 080 Barcelona Fashion

Fashion guru Charo Mora said "there is a clear turning point in the fashion industry. At times it may look like it's just a marketing strategy, but there is an increasing change."

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United Kingdom

Watch: Olafur Eliasson's exhibition engages viewers with nature

"When you step into a museum you don't step out of the real world into sort of a dream world. You actually step even closer. It's like seeing reality in a higher definition, in higher granularity," he insists.

Spain

Watch: Racers whizz downhill at the World Roller Games

The competition often sees racers reach speeds in excess of 130km/h.

Netherlands

Alleged Islamic State militant on trial in Netherlands for war crimes

A Dutch-born alleged Islamic State fighter was brought before a court in the Netherlands on Monday.

Russia

Watch: Artworks adorn streets of Russia for Festival Stenograffia

Starting in Yekaterinburg, the street art festival will pop up in 12 other Russian cities.

USA

Watch: Designs of architect Lloyd Wright added to World Heritage list

"Wright set himself two goals: to define or even create the 20th century and to redefine what we are as human beings."

Spain

Watch: Dozens protest ahead of San Fermin bull run in Pamplona

Dozens of demonstrators lay half-naked on the streets of Pamplona on the eve of the San Fermin festival on Thursday.

Indonesia

Watch: Indonesia sues government for Jakarta air pollution epidemic

UNICEF Indonesia has reported that "air pollution is one of the leading risk factors for death among children under the age of five" in the country.

World News

Why was there a spike in pollution during the European heatwave?

Increasingly, Peuch said, we are becoming aware that even low levels of pollutants pose health risks.

Iceland

Watch: Iceland's melting park fights for World Heritage Status

The area is so unlike anything else on earth that it has been used as a case study by astronauts.

United Kingdom

Watch: Contemporary sculptures fill the Tate with movement

"It's not necessarily about the needle itself or the magnet. It's about that space in between that empty space," says Assistant Curator Helen O'Malley. "

USA

Former NASA intern may possess only surviving recordings of Apollo 11

Retiree Gary George interned at NASA as a college student in 1976. During his time there he purchased more than `1,100 videotapes for around $218. At the time, NASA was attempting to reduce costs by recording over or selling old videotapes.

Turkey

Activists march for Pride in Turkey before being dispersed by police

After a whopping 100,000 people marched for Gay Pride in 2014 in Istanbul, authorities prohibited the march from taking place in subsequent years.

Germany

Watch: Postwoman in Germany makes all of her deliveries by boat

"In the winter months, everything ran over the ice. Sometimes the postman came with the ice skates when it was frozen" remembers barge ferryman Gunter Brandt.

World News

Watch: Capitals across Europe celebrate Pride

North Macedonia, a typically conservative Balkan country, held its first Gay Pride Parade on Saturday.

Business

Lego's parent company buys Merlin Entertainments for €6.6 billion

Blackstone, the parent company of the internationally acclaimed toy manufacturer Lego has acquired Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussaud's, for €6.6 billion.

Japan

Watch: Chief Executive of Nissan apologises for Ghosn misconduct

"As a representative of our company, I would like to deeply apologize to our shareholders for the financial misconduct and the serious wrongdoing by our former executives last year."

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