KONDAPALLI, India - Artisan wood carvers who have been making intricate toys for Indian maharajas, ministers and their children for generations are facing ruin as the rare wood their unique products rely on disappears.
BOSTON - Working in an elementary school cafeteria, Wendy Timmons said all she wanted to do was serve children a hot lunch and put smiles on their faces.
TOKYO - Female journalists in Japan said on Tuesday they were teaming up to fight sexual harassment in the media, believed to be widespread in a country where the #MeToo movement has been slow to take off.
COLOMBO - Looking out the window, Sanjeewa Alwis could easily see the dredging vessels in the distance, strenuously pumping the yellow sea sand into the air, which resembles a bridge built between Colombo's beautiful clouds and the construction site of Colombo Port City.
A 16-year-old pianist described as a musical phenomenon has won this year's BBC Young Musician award, the top prize in a competition among the most promising young classical instrumentalists based in the United Kingdom.
SPOKANE, Washington - The eruption of a Hawaii volcano has people warily eyeing volcanic peaks on the West Coast of the United States.
DOUMA, Syria - In the formerly rebel-held district of Douma east of Damascus, cars have been deserted with no fuel during the war, which pushed people to bicycles as an alternative means of transportation.
BRUSSELS - In Belgium, where hot, salty chips smeared with mayonnaise are a national institution, tampering with traditional "frites" sounds like a recipe for trouble.
NEW YORK - A graphic music video by Childish Gambino has racked up more than 100 million views in just more than a week on YouTube with its powerful takes on gun violence and racism.
Music fans in Israel have been celebrating after singer Netta won the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday.
CANNES, France - Hollywood stars including Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart and Salma Hayek called on Saturday for equal pay in the cinema industry and beyond in a red-carpet protest at the Cannes film festival.
ADDIS ABABA - Yusuf Abera still remembers his trips on Ethiopia's old railway during its last years in active service. They were hardly pleasant journeys, as trains were slow, noisy and often disrupted by mechanical glitches.
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