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Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympic protesters rally to demand cancellation

More than 80 percent of Japanese oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new poll showed on Monday, underlining public antipathy less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Games.

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Graffiti artists paint giant murals on tower blocks in Sao Paulo

Paola Delfin puts the finishing touches to a mural in the Brazillian city.

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Barcelona mourns the victims of the 2017 terror attacks

Sixteen people died in the attacks on Las Ramblas and in the coastal town of Cambrils.

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Mauritius is racing against time to reduce oil spill damage

The ship has spilled more than 1,000 tons of fuel already.

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Intentional fires are destroying the Amazon rainforest

A year ago, "Fire Day," a day to intentionally light fires, sparked international concern when the number of forest fires in the Novo Progresso region, a city in the Amazon region of Pará, spiked massively.

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Watch: In Japan, ancestors are given a send-off by boat

The ceremony is held on the last day of the Bon Buddhist festival.

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Babies cry and demons fly at bizarre Sumo weeping festival in Japan

The Nai Sumo Baby Crying Festival takes place every year at the Sensoji Temple in Japan. According to tradition, Sumo wrestlers try to provoke the babies' cry to drive away from the demons that are close to them.

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Indonesia: 29 dead in heavy flooding on Sumatra

The heavy floods that occurred during the weekend on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, have killed at least 17 people.

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Canada coin to mark half a century since homosexuality was legalised

The Royal Canadian Mint presented a commemorative coin on Tuesday to honour "50 years of progress in recognizing the rights of LGBT Canadians," according to a statement released by the organization.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, arrived in Russia on Wednesday in an armoured train to seek the support of President Putin, while the talks with Washington are frozen.

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Meet the six-year-old that is one of the world's youngest DJs

Better known as Arch Jnr, the six-year-old is often hired to play at different events, including concerts, private shows and festivals.

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THE FIRST IMAGE OF A BLACK HOLE

On Wednesday, an international scientific team that integrates the Event Horizon Telescope project (EHT) unveiled the first photo of a black hole, which was captured using a global network of telescopes.

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Coldstream Guards bring Game of Thrones to The Tower of London

The crowd waiting for the traditional melody of "The Standard of St. George March" were surprised to suddenly hear the soundtrack of "Game of Thrones".

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Clean out of written prayers from cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall

The tradition of putting a small paper with a prayer between the cracks of the wall is several centuries old.

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Japan's emperor toasts 60 years of marriage weeks before abdication

The couple met in 1957 at a tennis championship remembered as the "love match".

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Heavy rains in Brazil cause floods and at least ten people killed

Heavy rains killed at least ten people in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday and left the city plunged in rubble and mud. Local authorities estimated that at least 152 millimetres of rain fell in just four hours of Monday night.

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Venezuela drinking water crisis increased

The Waraira Repano National Park in the Venezuelan capital has become the provider of drinking water for the people of Caracas. For many years the park was a recreational space for the inhabitants of the city. Nowadays it has been transformed into a public bathroom.

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