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A new lease of life for cherished toys at Lisbon doll hospital 21 Dec 2017 - 11:30 am
A picture shows dolls and a doll house at the Doll Hospital in Lisbon on December 12, 2017. AFP / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
Afghan raisin houses get a facelift to boost productivity 20 Dec 2017 - 11:23 am
In this photograph taken on October 5, 2017, an Afghan farmer inspects grapes inside a drying room in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
'Youthquake' named Oxford Dictonaries' word of 2017 16 Dec 2017 - 12:33 pm
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Bello-issima! Soprano's success gets Nigerians into opera 13 Dec 2017 - 09:50 am
Nigerian soprano Omo Bello rehearses in Lagos on December 8, 2017. / AFP / Sunday ADEDEJI
Weird but cute: Japan's capsule toys play big in Internet age 13 Dec 2017 - 08:59 am
A file photo of a series of capsule toys at a store in Tokyo's Akihabara district November 14, 2017. / AFP / Behrouz MEHRI
New books for young readers illustrate the basics of coding 12 Dec 2017 - 04:35 pm
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Russian strongman appears as "Superputin" in new exhibition 09 Dec 2017 - 11:41 am
A woman looks at a painting depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin at the
Trump beats Kim, sort of, at Art Basel in Miami Beach 07 Dec 2017 - 08:02 am
An Art Basel patron walks past
Desperately seeking this Frida Kahlo painting. Last seen in Poland 03 Dec 2017 - 12:59 pm
Visitors look at a black-and-white reproduction of a painting titled
Catwalk goes online with 'first ever' runway auction 03 Dec 2017 - 12:33 pm
A model shows a solid gold 18K white dome ring, originally a gift from Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor, November 29, 2017 at a media preview for the world's first live streaming runway auction of a $25 million collection of rare Chanel fashion as well
Dickens Museum captures Christmas spirit with new exhibition 29 Nov 2017 - 04:04 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 06, 2012 shows a general view shows a man exiting the Charles Dickens Museum based in a house where the British novelist lived in central London on February 6, 2012. AFP / Carl COURT
Making the invisible visible 29 Nov 2017 - 11:13 am
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Big sale: 15,000 year-old mammoth skeleton up for auction 28 Nov 2017 - 11:22 am
A visitor looks at a complete mammoth skeleton that is displayed before its auction by Aguttes auction house in Lyon November 17, 2017. Reuters
Female circumcision in Sri Lanka is “just a nick”, not mutilation: supporters 27 Nov 2017 - 08:38 pm
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Slum mum woes as Philippines birth control plans fail 27 Nov 2017 - 07:40 pm
This photo taken on November 12, 2017 shows Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C) greeting mothers at a clinic run by the non-governmental organisation Likhaan during a visit on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summ
From Palestinian refugee camp to London, Paris, Dubai boutiques 27 Nov 2017 - 12:38 pm
A Palestinian woman embroiders at a workshop in Jordan's Jerash Palestinian refugee camp. AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI
Monet's glasses sold for over $50,000 in Hong Kong 27 Nov 2017 - 12:28 pm
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Flipping lids! Chinese barber offers eyelid shaves 25 Nov 2017 - 09:33 am
A file photo of Xiong Gaowu, a 62-year old street barber cleans his customer eye using the straight razor in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu