JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women - the right to exercise.
MATANZAS, Cuba - Cuban researcher Marlene Prieto is passionate about two things: silkworm breeding and mulberry cultivation and she has been leading a project combining these two since 2005.
DUBAI - Briton Andria Zafirakou, who works in a school in one of the UK's poorest areas, on Sunday won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2018 at a star-studded ceremony in Dubai.
ERFOUD, Morocco - Battling gusts of sandy wind, riders from across the world struggled to control feisty stallions as they raced in the first Gallops of Morocco, a desert endurance challenge.
MATANZAS, Cuba - Under a pounding sun, a group of men, armed with chain saws, cut down the trees at an old citrus plantation in a plain in western Cuba, previously known for its high production of oranges, grapefruit and lemons.
BRUSSELS - Once upon a time speaking French was easy in Brussels, but things have changed.
NEW YORK - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar joined along as Manhattan's Fifth Avenue came alive with the sound of bagpipes, trumpets and lots of green on Saturday at the 257th running of New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade.
BANGALORE, India - Every day more than 1,000 water tankers rumble past a small plywood store in Bangalore. Gleaming new apartment blocks are still springing up all over the city known as India's Silicon Valley - even though there is nowhere near enough mains water to supply those already living and working there.
When it comes to museums, Tianjin leads the way. Yang Cheng takes a look at an institution that turns 100 this year
Dressed in a purple gown, she moves her hands and fingers in a manner that almost mesmerizes. But all she is doing is using sign language to say - "I will study hard, work hard and live a full life."
Known for hawkish foreign policy views, the incoming US secretary of state seems far more eager to rock the boat than his predecessor. That may indicate a more tumultuous road ahead, and may push Washington to further turn up the heat on countries like the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, US experts said.
KATHMANDU - A wheelchair-bound Australian is aiming to become the first paraplegic to reach the base camp of Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, unaided - a breathless trek he reckons he will make mostly on his hands.
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