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Times Square welcomes yogis back to celebrate the summer solstice

Yogis participate in an annual all-day outdoor yoga event in the heart of Times Square in New York, to celebrate the summer solstice and the re-awakening of the city.

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Classic cars take part in 1000km Estonia retro rally

Around 300 vintage vehicles from Estonia, Latvia and Finland, produced between 1930 and the 1980s, take part in a 1000-kilometre retro rally across Estonia.

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Statue of George Floyd unveiled in New York for Juneteenth

A six-foot statue of George Floyd, the Black man killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis in May 2020, is unveiled in Brooklyn as part of Juneteenth celebrations in New York.

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US-Mexico border event brings families together

More than 200 families from El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, gathered Saturday with relatives from across the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Tens of thousands participants at 25th Vienna Pride Parade

The Rainbow Parade is the highlight of Vienna Pride, this year a pure pedestrian and bicycle demonstration, which is once again celebrated on the Vienna Ring boulevard by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer community after a year's break.

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Women from across Turkey hold Istanbul rally to defend rights

Over 1,000 women from across Turkey hold a rally in Istanbul, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to withdraw from an anti-violence treaty ahead of a formal exit on July 1.

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Ethiopian Orthodox believers celebrate St. Michael's day ahead of elections

Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox believers dressed in white celebrate the anniversary of Saint Michael in Bahir Dar, the capital city of the Amhara region, the second-largest, in northern Ethiopia.

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River cleaning boat to help remove waste from Paris waterways

Cruising around the La Villette basin in Paris, the Mobula 8 boat "can suck up waste" in rivers, such as plastics and hydrocarbons according to The SeaCleaners association.

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Murals on COVID-19 prevention hit Hanoi street

Multiple colourful murals conveying messages related to COVID-19 prevention have come up in the streets of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi.

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Palestinians clash with Israel police at Jerusalem holy site

Palestinians protested after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem and briefly clashed with Israeli police, leaving three demonstrators injured.

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'Psychic' Thai lion predicts weekend's Euro games

Move over Paul the Octopus, Thailand has a new claimant to the football forecasting crown: Boy the "psychic" lion, who has so far correctly called four Euro 2020 matches.

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Skunk water used against Palestinian protesters

Israeli police used a water cannon spraying skunk water to disperse Palestinian protesters from Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem on Thursday, the epicenter of weeks of protests and clashes with police in the run-up to the Gaza war.

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Elderly people fully vaccinated have fun at care home`s music festival

At this care home in Lleida all its residents are finally fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and that, they say, deserves a good party or a music festival.

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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.