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For Afghan actor, now a refugee, survival is toughest role
Talibshah Hosini played some tough roles as an actor in Afghanistan before he fled. None was as hard as his real-life fight for survival in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The 35-year-old from Faryab province in Afghanistan left a career in theatre and film in his home country and now spends his days trying to keep his family safe in a makeshift shack made of pieces of wood and metal.
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For Afghan actor, now a refugee, survival is toughest role
Talibshah Hosini played some tough roles as an actor in Afghanistan before he fled. None was as hard as his real-life fight for survival in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The 35-year-old from Faryab province in Afghanistan left a career in theatre and film in his home country and now spends his days trying to keep his family safe in a makeshift shack made of pieces of wood and metal.
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Female wrestler wins US high school championship
American teenager Heaven Fitch has made history by becoming the first woman to beat all her male competitors in North Carolina's inidividual wrestling championships.
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Working dogs left homeless as drought-stricken farmers cut stock numbers
As the ongoing drought leaves less and less livestock on Australian farms, the working dogs usually employed to guard stock are being left abandoned.
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Italians pass time in virus-hit red zones
Daily workouts, puzzle-solving, and walks in search of an open supermarket are some of the ways Giuseppe Anzivino has been passing time in his hometown of Codogno, one of Italy's coronavirus red zones.
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84-year-old woman sinks amazing putt to win car
84-year-old Mary Ann Wakfield stunned a packed house during half time at the school's basketball game by sinking a 28.6 meter putt to win a brand new car.
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Europe's rivers an alarming source of plastics polluting oceans
Europe's rivers are an alarming source of plastic which ends up polluting oceans, French scientists said at the end of a tour on European rivers.
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Prime Minister says Australia expects coronavirus to move to pandemic
The Prime Minister has announced extended travel bans for China, saying his team expects the coronavirus to now move towards a 'pandemic' phase.
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Freediver swims 180 metres under ice setting world record in Russia
It took Alexey Molchanov nearly three minutes to swim 180 metres under ice. He was accompanied by members of his team, who used diving equipment and were ready to assist Molchanov in case of an emergency.
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Egypt project aims to reduce water evaporation levels
Researchers at Egypt's Nile University have designed a prototype canal that lowers levels of evaporation to conserve water, which can then be used to boost agriculture or produce energy.
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Erosion washing away 'dreams and ambitions' in Myanmar coastal village
Myanmar is considered by environmentalists to be particularly vulnerable to climate change, with most of its 53 million-strong population living in areas exposed to severe weather-related risks.
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Meet the gay LGBTQ+ advocate who came out after his uncle, Harvey Milk’s assassination
More than 40 years after Gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk was assassinated, his nephew says Sydney’s Mardi Gras gives LGBTIQ+ people with no hope a reason to live.
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Mob attack survivor tells of vicious beating from violent pro-Hindu group
A Muslim man has survived a vicious attack by a mob chanting pro-Hindu slogans. The attack is part of ongoing religious tensions in India, which was exacerbated by a recent bill that could wipe many Indian Muslims of their citizenship.
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Greek protesters opposed to new migrant centre clash with police
Police on the Greek island of Lesbos fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the creation of a new detention centre for migrants.
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Stepping into the paintings of Monet, Renoir and Chagall
An interactive exhibition in Paris has opened featuring around 500 paintings by artists such as Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir, who were inspired by the sunkissed colours of the Mediterranean region.
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Urban gardens in Mexico fight hummingbirds' extinction
Mexicans have created more than a hundred urban gardens, most of them in the capital Mexico City, in an attempt to attract hummingbirds that have seen their natural habitat gradually destroyed as cities sprawl.
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Chilean families clash with police after forced camp evictions
The scuffles came after local authorities in Temuco informed the families that they did not have authorization to build in the area.
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38 kg piece of young amber found in fisherman's net sold at auction
A piece of young amber, known as copal was caught in the net by a fisherman. The lump of copal weighed no less than 38,450 kilos and was sold at an auction in Copenhagen.
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US House passes federal anti-lynching bill after more than a century of trying
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favor of designating lynching a federal hate crime after more than a century of trying.
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Homes collapse over hillside after heavy rains in Bolivia
Torrential rains in La Paz have caused homes on the slope of a hill in the Bolivian city to collapse, leaving families without shelter and burying belongings under earth and debris.
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A firefighter's mission to save others from husband's fate
Volunteer firefighter Mike Maria was just 26-years-old when he died of cancer. His wife Amelia says better protection from bushfire smoke could have saved his life.
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Officer fired after handcuffing six-year-old at school
A police officer’s body camera shows a six-year-old girl in Florida crying and begging officers not to arrest her while one officer fastens zip ties around her wrists at school.
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