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Indian boy rescued after being trapped down well for over 100 hours


Raipur (India) (AFP) – Indian emergency workers have rescued a 10-year-old boy with hearing and speech impairments late Tuesday from a narrow well where he was trapped for over 100 hours. Rahul Sahu fell down the 80-foot (24-metre) well on Friday afternoon while playing in the backyard of his house in the central state of Chhattisgarh.

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Macron meets Iohannis during Romania visit


Mihail Kogălniceanu military base (Romania) (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis during a visit to Romania, after which he will travel on to Moldova. IMAGES

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Tunisia potter brings colour to his craft, 35 years on


Tunis (AFP) – Passionate about crafts, Tunis-based traditional potter Ali Arfaoui has been practising his art for 35 years from his workshop on Sidi Saber in the Medina of Tunis, an UNESCO world heritage. The craftsman hand-decorates everyday objects such as plates, pots and tableware in his workshop using traditional designs in eye-catching colours, which are mostly sold to tourists in the souk of the Medina. Arfaoui is specialised in painting the ceramics, yet he did not learn to trade, it was rather passed down to him by his brothers. 

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Rains leave large hole in major Guatemala highway


Villa Nueva (Guatemala) (AFP) – Heavy rains in Guatemala, which have left more than a dozen people dead, caused cracks and a giant hole in one of the main roads connecting the capital with the south of the country, forcing authorities to close the road.

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London remembers, five years after fire tragedy killed 72


London (AFP) – Survivors and families of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire mark the tragedy’s fifth anniversary with memorial services and tributes. The 2017 incident remains Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II. 

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NATO chief urges ‘more heavy weapons’ for Ukraine


The Hague (AFP) – Ukraine ‘absolutely depend on that (heavy weapons) to be able to stand up against the brutal Russian invasion,’ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells a press conference in The Hague after meeting the leaders of seven European NATO allies ahead of a key summit.

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Spain’s carriage horses suffering from extreme heatwave


Seville (Spain) (AFP) – With Spain in the grips of a severe heatwave, Seville’s carriage horses are suffering. Horse-drawn carriages are a popular tourist attraction in the southern Spain city, but with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, coachmen are having to take extra precautions.

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