Los Angeles (AFP) – American magician Kayla Drescher is a rising star at Magic Castle, an iconic Los Angeles stage where the young woman is now a regular. But behind the magic, her greater challenge is establishing herself as a legitimate woman performer, in a male dominated environment.
Tel Aviv (AFP) – People wearing costumes and face paint pose as they take part in a “Zombie walk” in Tel Aviv.
Rome (AFP) – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies, including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Angela Merkel, and Britain’s Boris Johnson, pose for photographs in front of the world-famous Trevi Fountain before throwing coins into the water.
Vatican City (AFP) – Speaking from the Vatican, Pope Francis says ‘let’s pray that the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor will be heard’ as the COP26 conference begins in Glasgow, Scotland.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Oscar and Emmy winning actress Regina King cements her hand and foot prints in front of the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, “This one is really big, because it’s a trophy that everyone gets to see,” says King.
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – The city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is hosting its first major sports competition: a karate tournament bringing together five countries from the Great Lakes region, with the aim of promoting peace and peaceful cohabitation in a region that has been plagued by violence.
Las Vegas (AFP) – A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career sell for nearly $1.5 million after fees, setting a record price at auction for game-worn footwear, according to Sotheby’s. The white leather shoes with the red Nike swoosh and soles were worn by the iconic player in the fifth game of his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls, when Nike’s Jordan-affiliated brand was only just taking off as a sensation both on and off the court.
Armenis (Romania) (AFP) – Two hundred years after the bison disappeared from Romania, more than 100 of Europe’s largest land mammal now roam the country’s south-eastern forest, the fruit of a seven-year project carried out by NGOs the World Wildlife Fund and Rewilding Europe in the Eastern European nation.
London (AFP) – Climate activists demanding the UK government immediately insulate homes nationwide end a 10-day pause in their civil disobedience protests. The activists, who want the government to insulate all British homes starting with social housing, began their disruptive demonstrations last month but temporarily suspended them in mid-October to give themselves and the public “a break”.
Al Anbari (Iraq) (AFP) – In Iraq’s vast western desert, some 200 families live in a hamlet largely cut off from the rest of the world, their only neighbour one of the country’s biggest military bases. Lost in rocky ochre hills and surrounded by humble palm groves, Al-Sahl’s only education facility is a primary school, and residents rely on livestock and farming to survive.
