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Famed photographer Joel Meyerowitz embraces camera phones

Famed photographer Joel Meyerowitz embraces camera phones

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz, famous for capturing everyday life on the streets of his native New York and elsewhere, has no qualms about now sharing the stage with hordes of phone-wielding amateurs.

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Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content

Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content

Russia is trying to produce more pro-war influencers through content creation camps, training teenagers to spread the Kremlin's hardline, anti-West narrative to the next generation.

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Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths

Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths

Pope Leo XIV will give a giant mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.

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Harry and Meghan meet survivors of Bondi Beach attack

Harry and Meghan meet survivors of Bondi Beach attack

Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle visited Australia's Bondi Beach on Friday to meet survivors of last year's mass shooting at the famed surf spot.

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Red-hot Bayern on cusp of Bundesliga title as perfect week rolls on

Red-hot Bayern on cusp of Bundesliga title as perfect week rolls on

Just days after eliminating European giants Real Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-finals, Bayern Munich can continue their perfect week by lifting the Bundesliga title on Sunday.

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Myanmar leader commutes all death sentences

Myanmar leader commutes all death sentences

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president.

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Wrexham's Hollywood takeover fuels economic boom

Wrexham's Hollywood takeover fuels economic boom

Wrexham's fairytale rise since a takeover by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney has not been limited to on-pitch success as a wave of new fans from around the globe has fuelled an economic boom in north Wales.

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In Belgium, prime minister's wife shares anorexia struggle

In Belgium, prime minister's wife shares anorexia struggle

Just weeks after her husband won Belgium's national elections in 2024, Veerle Hegge found herself in hospital for an eating disorder that almost claimed her life.

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Australian soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan granted bail

Australian soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan granted bail

An Australian court granted bail on Friday to former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, charged with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan following a sweeping war crimes probe.

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Venezuela, IMF, World Bank restore relations, paving way for investment

Venezuela, IMF, World Bank restore relations, paving way for investment

The IMF and World Bank said Thursday they are restoring relations with Venezuela, further legitimizing the interim government and opening new doors to financial support.

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