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Dakar Fashion Week focuses on sustainability

Bandia (Senegal) (AFP) – Not far from the capital, Dakar Fashion Week brings together several African designers from Ivory Coast, Mozambique, and Ethiopia. This nineteenth edition, organized by the Franco-Senegalese designer Adama N’Diaye (aka Adama Paris), puts sustainable fashion in the spotlight.

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New York (AFP) – From the giant Rockefeller tree to Saks Fifth Avenue’s light display, New York City Christmas lights usher in the holiday season, much to the delight of newly-returned international tourists.

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San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) (AFP) – Thousands of sea turtles lay their eggs on the coast of Nicaragua in their penultimate arribada of the season. The turtles are protected by the army to prevent their nests from being plundered by people or animals.

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Kabul (AFP) – A mobile library bus chugs to a Kabul orphanage and opens its doors for the first time since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, eliciting beaming smiles from children.

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Kunming (China) (AFP) – Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencers speak into their smartphones at Asia’s biggest flower market — with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting their views on the best deals.

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Blagnac (France) (AFP) – After three successful editions in Gaillac, the Lantern Festival opens in Blagnac in southwestern France. The event expects to welcome up to 600,000 visitors and is one of the largest of its kind outside of China.

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Lumajang (Indonesia) (AFP) – Images of clouds of smoke and a darkened sky as Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts spewing out a tower of ash that has plunged local communities into darkness and forced thousands of nearby residents to flee. There were no immediate reports of casualties, accroding to the country’s disaster mitigation agency.

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In Iraq, little people football team dreams big

Baghdad (AFP) – Twice a week, a small football pitch in Iraq offers the 25-member national squad of little people a chance to dream big. Omar Abdel Rahman’s team has set its sights on an ambitious goal: to travel to Argentina for their first international tournament.

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