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Ecuadorean curandera Amparo Lugmana blows undiluted alcohol during a ritual of energy cleansing on the dog Copito at the San Francisco market in Quito, Ecuador. — AFP QUITO: Is your pooch feeling peevish? Too much negative energy? In Ecuador's capital Quito, traditional...

Picture shows outside view of historic Saint Stephen Church building in Turkiye's Istanbul city. — reporter ISTANBUL: The picturesque city of Istanbul, located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, continues to preserve centuries of history alongside modern development, with the...

A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, is displayed during a press preview ahead of its upcoming auction organised by Artcurial in Paris, France, May 13, 2026. — Reuters PARIS: A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original...

Job seekers line up for interviews at a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019.— Reuters A five-day-old group that channels Gen Z concerns has gone viral in India, overtaking Instagram followers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, discussing issues like politics,...

Pigeons fly in the sky in Sanliurfa, Turkey, December 10, 2016. — Reuters PARIS: They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertiliser and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human...

Mali Hightower, 30, poses with what he describes as a self-created gas saver, a pink Power Wheels Barbie Dream Camper, at a gas station in Ellenwood, Georgia, US, May 18, 2026.— Reuters Mali Hightower's answer to high gas prices is a toy he fished out of someone's...

This handout illustration by Patchanop Boonsai released on May 14, 2026 shows the artist's impression of the Cretaceous period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis. — AFP Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature...

Artist reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, whose fossils were unearthed in Thailand, seen in this illustration released on May 14, 2026. — Reuters Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand...

Newlywed couples pose for pictures at the Huguo Guanyin Temple, an outdoor marriage registration site in Beijing, China, October 28, 2025.— Reuters Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter and are about half 2017 levels, official data show,...

A voter carrying a baby casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2025. — Reuters/File Kim Su-jin and her husband have set aside their doubts and embraced parenthood, joining a small but notable wave of South Korean couples...

This handout image released by the US Department of Defence on May 8, 2026, shows what the Department of Defence and FBI say is an infrared still image derived from a US military system showing unidentified object over the western United States in September, 2025. — AFP Over...

This handout photo taken and released on May 7, 2026 by Myanmar Radio and Television shows an 11,000-carat ruby in Naypyidaw, after it was found at a gem tract in Mogok in Mandalay Region. — AFP Myanmar said Friday it had discovered a massive 11,000-carat ruby, one of the largest...

Farmer sells different types of potatoes native to the Andes at the Gastronomic Fair 'Mistura' in Lima, September 7, 2010. — Reuters Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato - a great source of starch, vitamins, minerals and fibre - 6,000 to 10,000 years ago,...

Sir David Attenborough during a luncheon for Members of the Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, November 24, 2022. — Reuters LONDON: Britain's David Attenborough, who has for decades been the world's most authoritative voice on the natural world and whose...

Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. — AFP A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after...