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WATCH: China's tidal bore on the Qiantang river draws eager spectators

The Qiantang River in Hangzhou province is known for having the world's largest tidal bore, which is called the Silver Dragon locally.

30 September 2023

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Homeless in Argentina seek refuge in unofficial shelter in Buenos Aire

The Jorge Berry domestic airport is becoming an unofficial homeless shelter iin a reflection of the rising poverty in Argentina, which also has one of the world’s highest inflation rates.

7 April 2023

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French islanders delight as 30-year-old turtle lays eggs once again

After a four-year wait, Emma - one of Reunion island's two reproductive green turtles - has overcome injury to lay eggs.

10 March 2023

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Dogs hit the surfboards to raise money for shelter orphan pets

Canines were hanging ten at the Helen Woodward Animal Center's 17th Annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon in Del Mar.

20 September 2022

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Protest at Japanese Embassy against dolphin kill

More than a dozen Filipino marine wildlife advocates marched to the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Thursday to protest the resumption of the annual drive fisheries, which sees the capture and kill of hundreds of dolphins in Japan.

1 September 2022

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Sun rises behind Stonehenge on summer solstice

Crowds gather at Stonehenge in southwest England to watch the sunrise behind the ancient monument on the summer solstice.

21 June 2022

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Kyiv City Ballet rehearses Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" in central Paris

As the dancers of the Kyiv City Ballet rehearse Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' in Paris, the Russian invasion of their homeland enters its fifth month.

10 June 2022

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Royal family's biggest fan gets ready for jubilee

It takes agility to get past the thousands of commemorative pictures and tea cups piled up in the London home of Margaret Tyler, one of the UK's biggest collectors of royal memorabilia.

1 June 2022

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Lantern parade takes place in Seoul to celebrate Buddha's birthday

The lantern parade celebrating Buddha’s birthday returns to the streets of Seoul after three years, as previous ones had been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

30 April 2022

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Rio's carnival samba school defends memory of indigenous tribe

Rio's samba school Unidos da Tijuca dedicates its show to the Amazonian tribe Saterre Mawe, to represent the "resistance of the indigenous people who have historically been massacred" in Brazil and to draw attention to "environmental conservation".

25 April 2022

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Chinese performance artist Kong Ning presents latest Earth Day work in Beijing

Chinese performance artist Kong Ning donned a headpiece representing the Earth in Beijing.

22 April 2022

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Nicaraguan devotees drag chained 'Judas' through streets on Good Friday

Nicaraguans dressed in colourful costumes, drag chained men who represent Judas, through the streets of the town Masatepe, during a procession of 'Los Encadenados' (The Chained) on Good Friday.

16 April 2022

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Opposition protests against fuel price hike in India

About 100 members of the youth wing of the opposition Congress party protested against the latest hike in fuel and domestic cooking gas prices.

23 March 2022

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India: Widows celebrate Hindu spring festival of colours

Around 100 widows are marking Holi - the Hindu festival of colours in spring - at the Gopinath temple in the northern Indian town of Vrindavan.

15 March 2022

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Love triumphed over war Friday for a Ukrainian couple in the capital Kyiv

Love triumphed over war Friday for a Ukrainian couple in the capital Kyiv. Dmytro Shybalov and Anna Panasiuk set aside their worries over Russia's invasion and got married at the city's civil registration office.

4 March 2022

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Russia Snow Giant sculptures compete in festival

Artists and sculptors have travelled thousands of miles to Novosibirsk In Russia for this year's Siberia Snow Sculpture festival. Twenty-seven participants are chipping, slicing and moulding huge blocks of snow to create ice sculptures for the annual competition.

6 January 2022