Sightsavers is an organization that aims at preventing avoidable blindness, and advocates for the social inclusion and equal treatment of people with disabilities. The collaboration of the Sightsaversand the Beyond Sight Foundation contributed to the successful display of photography done by the vis...
Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations
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Mariah Carey posts holiday swimsuit photo
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Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues
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Relatives of drowned Syrian boy find new home in Canada
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Bomb kills three US soldiers in Afghanistan
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US shutdown: Trump renews national emergency threat over wall
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Weather warning remains in place – with ‘risk of spot flooding and thunder’ in some areas
Temperatures will remain cool for the weekend ahead - but there is a return to slightly milder weather on the horizon. It's expec...
Police catch suspected burglar with help from his Twitter account
City’s ‘nitpicky’ fines for tree stumps, blinds trigger civil rights lawsuit
King says terror threat coming from mosques, calls for better surveillance
