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25 Years After Officially Closing, Kyrgyzstan's Biggest Dump Is Still Rancid...
The dump with informal housing in the background. Photo by Azamat Imanaliev. Used with permission. Kyrgyzstan’s biggest rubbish dump occupies a territory of about 120 soccer fields and is covered with...
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Activist-Journalist Reflects on Meeting the Iranian Ambassador at a New York...
Dissident journalist Masih Alinejad reflects on attending the same holiday party as the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations. Photo from Alinejad's Instagram account. Masih Alinejad, an Iranian...
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For Land-locked Nepal, a Year of Natural and Man-Made Disasters
Earthquake hits Kathmandu, Nepal. April 2015. © Jean Paul Delain/MSF. From “A Year in Pictures”. Used with permission This has been a rough year in Nepal, the land-locked country of 27 million people,...
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Christmas Around the World in 17 Photos
1. São Paulo, Brazil | Photo by Rodrigo Borges Delfim Parque Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera Park), the most famous in the city. The Christmas Tree is famous and a popular visiting spot in December – even on...
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Ringing in the New Year in Japan With Fresh Fish
“Winter has arrived in the North Country (Hokuriku).” Photo by Nevin Thompson. Observing the New Year (正月, shogatsu) is one of the most important holidays in Japan. For nearly a week, almost...
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Powerful Quake Leaves Several Dead and Scores Injured Across India and...
Earthquake location 29km west of Imphal, Manipur, India. Screenshot of map from USGS website. A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Imphal, the capital of the northeast Indian state of Manipur, in...
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The Macedonian Nude Twitter Calendar Is Back
Twitter Calendar for 2016. Photographs by Zvonko Plavevski, published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. The nude calendar made by Macedonian Twitter users is back. Using the familiar hashtag...
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Indians and Pakistanis Hope to Take Their Countries From Rivals to Friends
Tweet by Vivek Krishna Tiwari (@vivek6749), law student: “The need of the hour is peace, but unfortunately there ar[e] elements trying to deviate us fr[o]m this path #aaghazedosti”India and Pakistan...
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Miss Me? Witty Hackers Put Sherlock Villain Moriarty on Kyiv Subway Screens
Moriarty, the villain from BBC's Sherlock series surprised Kyiv metro riders on January 14. Image from Nash Kiev Facebook community. The subway passengers in Ukraine's capital Kyiv got quite a shock on...
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Get a Glimpse of Life in ‘Fair Japan’
The Asakusa Park Tokyo (1922). Image source: Digital Public Library of America, public domain. At the start of January, the New York Public Library (NYPL) released more than 180,000 digitized materials...
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Ugandans Take a Dig at President Museveni With 30-Year-Old Photos
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni. Photo released under Creative Commons by Russell Watkins/Department for International Development UK). January 26, 2016 marks 30 years since President Yoweri...
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Thanks to the New York Public Library, India’s Bygone Days Are Just a Click Away
Various men and women in Hindustan (India). (1823–1838) Sketch by Andrea Bernieri. Photo from The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Old images of people and places help us realise how much...
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Old Postcards Reveal Forgotten World War I Memories in Macedonia
German World War I Postcard with a view of Ohrid, Macedonia. Photo from The New York Public Library Digital Collections. In January 2016, the New York Public Library released more than 180,000...
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A Rare Snowy Day in Taiwan
A snowman at Yangmingshan National Park. Photo by Chi-Hung Lin. CC BY-SA 2.0 Given its subtropical and tropical climates, it is unusual to see snow on Taiwan island, unless you're 3,000 meters above...
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Crowdsourced Photography Website Showcases the Beauty of Everyday Life in...
Photo from Featured Collectives by Thet Paing Htay. Life of Ferry Boats. Yangon, Myanmar. 2015. CC License A crowdsourced photo blogging website, Featured Collectives, encourages submissions from...
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One Photo, One Thousand Words About Post-Apartheid South Africa
Some of the tweets discussing Alon Skuy's photograph from users @LanC_02, @gussilber, @BIZKID_WORLD and @LeMondZuid A photo taken on January 26, 2016, outside the High Court in Johannesburg, South...
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Colorized Photos Show Manila in Ruins After the Second World War
Colorized photo of the old legislative building which was destroyed during the Battle of Manila. Photo from the official gazette of the Philippine government During World War II, Manila was occupied by...
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