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A Gnawa traditional group performs in the city of Essaouira on December 14, 2019, to celebrate the decision of adding the Gnawa culture to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Gnawa culture, a centuries-old Moroccan practice rooted in music, African rituals and Sufi traditions, was added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity earlier in the week. Gnawa refers to a “set of musical productions, fraternal practices and therapeutic rituals where the secular mixes with the sacred”, according to the nomination submitted by Morocco. Often dressed in colourful outfits, Gnawa musicians play the guenbri, a type of lute with three strings, accompanied by steel castanets called krakebs. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)

A Gnawa traditional group performs in the city of Essaouira on December 14, 2019, to celebrate the decision of adding the Gnawa culture to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Gnawa culture, a centuries-old Moroccan practice rooted in music, African rituals and Sufi traditions, was added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity earlier in the week. Gnawa refers to a “set of musical productions, fraternal practices and therapeutic rituals where the secular mixes with the sacred”, according to the nomination submitted by Morocco. Often dressed in colourful outfits, Gnawa musicians play the guenbri, a type of lute with three strings, accompanied by steel castanets called krakebs. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)
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18 Dec 2019 00:05:00
Nuclear Football

“The nuclear football (also known as the atomic football, the president's emergency satchel, the button, the black box, or just the football) is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States of America to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers, such as the White House Situation Room. It functions as a mobile hub in the strategic defense system of the United States. It is a metallic Zero Halliburton briefcase carried in a black leather “jacket”. The package weighs around 45 pounds (20 kilograms). A small antenna protrudes from the bag near the handle”. – Wikipedia

Photo: A U.S. Military officer carries the “football”, which carries nuclear launch codes, on South Lawn after returning with U.S. President George W. Bush to the White House January 7, 2002 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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06 Aug 2011 12:53:00
A child plays with a soap bubble on the city hall plaza on March 14, 2015 in Paris. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)

A child plays with a soap bubble on the city hall plaza on March 14, 2015 in Paris. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)
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17 May 2015 12:13:00
Artists from Cirque Du Soleil: Totem perform at Royal Albert Hall in London

Artists from Cirque Du Soleil: Totem perform at Royal Albert Hall on January 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Danny Martindale/Getty Images)
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06 Jan 2012 13:18:00
A woman is tattooed during the Great British Tattoo Show in Alexandra Palace in north London, Britain May 23, 2015. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A woman is tattooed during the Great British Tattoo Show in Alexandra Palace in north London, Britain May 23, 2015. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)
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24 May 2015 10:00:00
A man arranges a display of cacti during preparations for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain May 21, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A man arranges a display of cacti during preparations for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain May 21, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)
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23 May 2016 09:45:00
A model presents a creation at the Nasir Mazhar catwalk show at London Collections Men in London, Britain June 11, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)

A model presents a creation at the Nasir Mazhar catwalk show at London Collections Men in London, Britain June 11, 2016. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)
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16 Jun 2016 12:47:00
File photo taken on July 24, 2011 shows the scenery of karst landform in Dacai Township under Maonan Autonomous County of Huaijiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The World Heritage Committee on Monday inscribed an extension of South China Karst, a natural World Heritage Site since 2007, into the UNESCO's World Heritage List. (Photo by Wang Xiufa/Xinhua)

File photo taken on July 24, 2011 shows the scenery of karst landform in Dacai Township under Maonan Autonomous County of Huaijiang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The World Heritage Committee on Monday inscribed an extension of South China Karst, a natural World Heritage Site since 2007, into the UNESCO's World Heritage List. (Photo by Wang Xiufa/Xinhua)
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07 Aug 2014 10:19:00