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UN votes to correct world map that visually shrank Africa for 450 years

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Nazi-looted art to return to Jewish heirs

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Killing the Himalayas slowly: Human urine is melting a glacier on Mount Everest

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed an AI device with a sense of touch that can identify objects and textures. The device, officially dubbed ACES (Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin), is composed of 100 different small sensors and is about 1 square centimetre in size.

Star Wars-inspired 'smart skin' developed by Singapore scientists

The Tel Aviv municipality lit up City Hall with the Lebanese flag in solidarity with the people of Beirut after Tuesday's devastating explosion.

Tel Aviv residents moved by Lebanon flag display

Some residents of Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, spent the night queuing to receive a free COVID-19 test. The drive-thru tests were carried out by the Butantan Institute for Biological Research in Sao Paulo state. They were conducted in the parking lot of a city mall.

Sao Paulo residents queue at drive-thru test site

With no vaccine available and an ever-encroaching death toll amid the pandemic, indigenous Bolivians are turning to rituals and customs to ward off coronavirus in the South American country.

Sweet coronavirus treats go up in flames as Bolivians make offerings to ward off COVID-19

Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday (August 6) for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city's mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats.

Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony

Indonesia released 25 green turtles into the ocean on Wednesday (August 5), after the endangered animals were recovered during a raid on poachers last month. The turtles were part of some 36 green turtles rescued in mid-July from illegal traffickers. Another 11 turtles are set to be released back into their natural habitat on Sunday (August 9), the Agency for Conservation of Natural Resources of Bali said.

Indonesia releases 25 rescued green sea turtles into ocean

A restaurant on Spain's northeastern Mediterranean coast is pioneering a dining experience that allows customers to avoid most face-to-face contact with staff and minimise the risk of coronavirus contagion.

Pizza restaurant launches Spain's first virtual waiter app as COVID-19 bites

James Maina Mwangi thought men weren't supposed to wear colourful clothes. Mwangi, 59, dressed in yellow suit pants and jacket with a striped red, blue and yellow shirt joined by a red and yellow tie and yellow hat, said that he drew curious reactions 25 years ago when he would go out in his colorful suits. But soon enough, some began emulating him.

Kenyan fashionista aims to control the spread of COVID-19 in Nairobi

Creating a dining area in a covered parking lot was never part of the plan at the upscale Glendale Galleria mall near Los Angeles. But when the coronavirus pandemic came along, and with it strict county health orders for indoor dining, mall manager Steven Sayers had to adapt.

Los Angeles mall parking garage becomes socially distanced dining venue

Five thousand years of art and design history will be joined by some more modern items when London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum reopens on Thursday (August 6) with hand sanitiser dispensers and protective screens.

Fine art and facemasks: London's Victoria and Albert Museum reopens

Four cheetah cubs born at the Vienna Zoo in August were said to be doing well on Tuesday. The cubs, on the red list of endangered species, are part of a European conservation breeding program.

Vienna Zoo shows off four cheetah cubs born in June

At a time when most amusement parks and public swimming pools have been closed for weeks in Iraq, children from this Basra neighbourhood are discovering a new public garden with its doors wide open.

Iraqi transforms dumping ground into public garden

On an overcast morning in Dandwal village in western India, a group of school children sit on a huge plastic sheet for their first class in months. However, their teacher is not physically in front of them. Instead the children are taught via loudspeaker.

With schools closed due to COVID-19, children gather for lessons over loudspeaker

Locust swarms have invaded Russia's southern regions causing colossal damage to the local agriculture. According to regional authorities, the damage is estimated at over 13 million US dollars.

Locust swarms invade southern Russia

A church in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca is offering Catholic faithful the chance to attend Mass from the safety of their cars amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the past two Sundays, the Cuernavaca Diocese has celebrated Mass at a drive-in cinema.

Church offers drive-in Mass services

A Dubai-based day-care centre for dogs has established a mini-water park where the canines can enjoy a cool splash in the water to escape the heat of Dubai's summer. The facility which opened its doors to the public in 2018, introduced the indoor swimming pool and play area earlier this month.

Dogs take a dip in Dubai's 'Aquapawk' to cool down during summer

In the sprawling desert premises of the Zaatari refugee camp, small oases of greenery are now dotting the landscape. Plants and herbs like mint, tomatoes, and cucumbers are thriving despite the infertile land, thanks to two simple elements - water and some old mattresses.

Syrian refugees grow crops in old mattresses

Mexican students will be educated in the next academic year through a home-learning program broadcast by major networks such as TV Azteca until a drop in coronavirus infections allows for schools to be reopened, the government said on Monday (August 3).

Mexican TV networks to provide home learning for students as schools stay shut

Some 1,500 youngsters, ages 6 to 19, from low-income areas participate in the 22-year-old music program. When the pandemic hit, teachers had to reinvent their classes to deal with slow internet and getting the children to play together online.

Can't stop the music: Argentine child orchestras play on amid lockdown

Seeing a humpback whale swim, breach the surface of the sea and majestically crash back into the ocean is a breathtaking experience and according to a Brazilian environmental organization the giant mammals are even happier this year due to a decrease in shipping following the coronavirus crisis.

Humpback whales put on spectacular show while in Brazil for mating season

In a rap scene dominated by men, women's voices are starting to make waves in Morocco. Houda Abouz, a 24-year-old who majors in film studies at a university in the northern city of Tetouan, has long been fascinated by hip-hop, and, encouraged by friends, she picked up a mic and began to perform.

Moroccan woman breaks into male dominated rap scene 

Peruvian painter Daniel Manrique knows that behind every new daily tally of coronavirus deaths there are stories of the people who passed away and the families left behind in anguish. For that reason he started a project painting the portraits of COVID-19 victims on walls in public spaces in the neighborhood where they are from.

'I immortalize them so they stay visible'- Peruvian muralist paints COVID-19 victims 

The great white shark is one of the most feared predators underwater. Now drones from high above are helping experts analyze their behavior when they encounter humans. In a nutshell: we're not on their menu, according to Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe.

How drones are helping experts better understand shark behavior in California

Takuya Shimbo, the third-generation owner of a Tokyo public bath house, was full of plans for a new style public bath - with craft beer and live music - that he hoped would help revive the dying industry.

Tokyo bathhouse owners struggle to keep business afloat amid pandemic

A century-old postcard showing a French country lane has helped researchers paint a picture of the final hours before Vincent van Gogh committed suicide 130 years ago.

Tree roots tell story of Van Gogh's final hours after lockdown discovery

With the help of a core sample that had been kept in the United States, scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in Wiltshire, England.

Scientists solve mystery of the origin of Stonehenge's megaliths

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