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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sultan Qaboos completely dominated the political life of Oman for almost 50 years Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, the Arab world’s longest-serving ruler, has died aged 79, state media say.Last month he returned home after undergoing medical checks and treatment in Belgium. There were reports he was…
Grizelda Grootboom was trafficked by a “friend” when she was 18 years old. She was tied in a room for two weeks in Johannesburg and was forced to work as a sex slave. She has since written a book called “Exit” to help get women out of sex slavery and prostitution.According to the United Nations…
Nitasha Biswas won India’s first transgender beauty pageant in 2017. Now she works as a model and campaigns for transgender rights. Though recent changes in the law have made life a little easier for the country’s trans community, they still face widespread discrimination. Video by Tulika Bhatnagar & Shaad Midhat
A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week. Image copyright Tracey Nearmy / Reuters Image caption A volunteer holds the burnt paw of a brushtail possum in Merimbula, Australia. At least half a billion animals have been killed in the Australian wildfires, which have been raging across the country for months. Image…
Image copyright Reuters/Reuters/AFP/Reuters Imagine, if you will, a Middle East situation room with four of the region’s key leaders who have been watching the recent confrontation between the US and Iran unfold. At the table is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi; and…
Image copyright Gwyneth Rees Image caption Saiful Islam, 44, moved to the UK to work in a restaurant A chef from Bangladesh is fighting deportation from the UK after he was wrongfully labelled a sex offender. Saiful Islam, 44, moved to the UK in January 2003 to work in a restaurant.But his files were later…
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Experts fear Australia’s bushfires could lead to half a billion animal deaths Less than two weeks into the new year, you’d be forgiven for already falling behind on the news. The start of 2020 has seen a flurry of significant events around the world.From a deadly plane crash to the…
Lisa Lloyd has become an international success with her paper designs. They’ve been featured on the front covers of magazines and have sold to personal and corporate buyers around the world.The artist, from Hove, East Sussex, works with thousands of pieces of paper to create her intricate designs.
