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Massive fire in historic Saint Petersburg factory

A huge fire burns in a historic factory in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg, sending clouds of black smoke over the city

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Protesters angry over US police shooting of Black man forcefully dispersed

Protesters gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department in response to the police killing of Daunte Wright, a 20 year old black man stopped during traffic in a suburb northeast of Minneapolis the same day

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Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges despite India Covid surge

Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take a dip in the holy Ganges river as part of the Kumbh Mela

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Opera singer offers home concerts in order to fill the performing void

To make up for the lack of audiences caused by France's ongoing theatre closures due to Covid-19, mezzo-soprano Fiona McGown is organising home concerts, bringing live opera into people's living rooms

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Russians launch miniature rockets to celebrate Yuri Gagarin

Dozens of rockets take off over the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight

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'Chub Rollz' skaters club defies body image stereotypes

Dozens of people gather for the first meeting of a new skating club in Alameda, California, called Chub Rollz, aimed at defying physical stereotypes in the sport

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Vandoorne bounces back from disappointment to take Formula E Round 4 in Rome

Belgium’s Stoffel Vandoorne produced a stunning display to clinch the second race of a thrilling Formula E double header in Rome on Sunday.

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Red paint splashing in Yangon to mark bloodshed

Anti-coup protestors in Myanmar splashed red paint on the street in Yangon on Sunday

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Buchenwald & Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps mark 76th anniversary of liberation

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier commemorates the victims of the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald

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Images of Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupting in France's Reunion Island

With the curfew in force because of the pandemic, hikers have decided to camp on the slopes of the volcano, which is erupting for the first time this year

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Ash and smoke rise from La Soufriere volcano on Saint Vincent

Smoke and ash continued to cover the island of St. Vincent on Saturday after a volcano erupted forcing residents to evacuate their homes and seek shelter

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Bikini skiing event marks end of the winter season at Sochi.

Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders have swapped their winter gear for shorts and bikinis during the end-of-the-season mountain festival in Russia's Sochi.

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Protest in Paris metro against "the profiteers" of the pandemic

Activists from the global justice movement Attac organise a poster display in the Bercy metro station in Paris.

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Egyptian mission discovers mortuary city in Luxor

Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old lost city, complete with mud brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times.

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New York exhibition celebrates Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama

One year after it was originally scheduled, the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is opening the exhibition "KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature"

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Kosovo: Mannequins used in protest against virus restrictions

A Kosovar restaurant owner is holding an unusual protest - setting mannequins instead of clients on the empty chairs of his closed restaurant.

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Russian-US crew departs to ISS for six month mission

The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft launched on Friday to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Police fire tear gas, arrest demonstrators against Monusco in DRC

Police fire tear gas, arrest demonstrators against Monusco in DRC

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Thousands evacuated following flash floods in Indonesia

Thousands evacuated following flash floods in Indonesia

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Israelis stand silent as siren marks Holocaust Day

Israelis stand silent as siren marks Holocaust Day