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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Russian rescue amid deadly blaze on two cargo ships off Crimea
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US shutdown: Trump renews national emergency threat over wall
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Kremlin warns US plan to quit nuclear pact is ‘dangerous’
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Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity
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City’s ‘nitpicky’ fines for tree stumps, blinds trigger civil rights lawsuit
King says terror threat coming from mosques, calls for better surveillance
