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Photographer Kamila Staniszewska captured her six-year-old daughter break into tears while doing her homework in Poland.

When photographer Mohamed Roushdy El dor took this portrait in Cairo, Egypt, he asked the sad boy to smile but he said he couldn't.

Only God knows why.

Twin sisters Liu Bingqing and Liu Yujie go through rigorous gymnastics training at a Chinese sports school in Jining, Shandong province, where they have studied and trained since they were infants.

In Mumbai, India, a little girl undergoes a Navjote, pictured, a ceremony similar to baptism which welcomes her into the Zoroastrian religion one of the oldest on Earth.

It means she'll never be allowed to marry outside of it.

In Benin, West Africa, a two-year-old member of the Betamarribe tribe endures a painful scarification ceremony in keeping with his ancient heritage.

A small child in Togo, West Africa, with fresh wounds which will turn into scars, typical of the Soma tribe.

Li was admitted to the Changchun weight loss centre last year where he undergoes traditional Chinese treatments including fire therapy, pictured, which involves burning a mixture of ingredients on a cloth over his stomach.

This photo was taken at a cemetery in Manila, the Philippines, where a community of homeless people live, including this child who has found a balloon to play with among the unclaimed bones and bodies.

In Guizhou, China, this little boy's parents are busy harvesting as his 90-year-old grandmother takes a quick break to enjoy a tender moment with him.












http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4335654/Portraits-2017-Sony-World-Photography-Awards.html

http://www.boredpanda.com/happy-children-playing/

vizkiz:


HML sir

Thanks bro.

Congrats bro, dont live too expensive.

vizkiz:
Its explorers again

Two hands in the air bro.

How you doin sir?

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Top ten: These are the most expensive cities in the world, ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which compiles the list every year.

New York: The US city was the only one in North America to make the top ten and, at number nine, it has fallen two places since last year.

Hong Kong: The city off the coast of China was second in the world rankings, in which number one and two remained unchanged from the list published in 2016.

Singapore: The city, pictured, topped the bill of the most expensive cities in the world, with 2017 seeing a resurgence of Asian cities.

The captital of Britain has tumbled down the rankings of the world's most expensive cities the the list released this year, thanks to a drop in the pound after the Brexit vote


London has tumbled down the rankings of the world's most expensive cities as the fall in Sterling since the Brexit vote made it more internationally competitive.

The capital fell from the 6th most expensive place to live last year to the 24th in 2017, its lowest point in 20 years.

Manchester fell 25 places more than any other city in the world.






http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4337198/Cost-living-London-tumbled-Brexit.html

HeHeHe......50 just like yesterday.

HBD, many more years.

hottadiva:
mynd44, lalasticlala

Thanks.

Omakraid:
I don't even know what to say.. Rudy, Andy, Andy, Rudy... Oyinbo, una Weldone o

Lol.

Our naija photographers should try to be creative.

Lalasticlala please let our photographers see this.

They shld just utilize it.

seunny4lif:
One missile and all those flow canoe will sink
US and Overrated Canoe

Firing the missile is not the issue here, but the missile making it to the target.

From here:



https://www.nairaland.com/3684525/war-against-north-huge-u.s




Last wednesday, a huge nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for joint military exercises in the latest show of force against the North.

More than 80 aircraft, including the fighter aircraft F/A-18F Super Hornet, the E-2C Hawkeye and the carrier-based EA-18G Growler are on board the super carrier.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently warned of tougher sanctions, more pressure, and possible military action against North Korea.

Tillerson recently visited Japan, South Korea and China on trip that focused on North Korea's nuclear program.

On Friday, he signaled a tougher strategy that left open the possibility of preemptive military action.

He said 'Let me be very clear: The policy of strategic patience has ended,' he said after visiting the heavily militarized border between the rival Koreas. 'We are exploring a new range of diplomatic, security and economic measures. All options are on the table.'

A day earlier, in Japan, Tillerson had described the past 20 years of US policy toward North Korea as a failure and vowed a comprehensive policy review under US President Donald Trump.

North Korea said on Monday that it is not frightened by US threats of possible pre-preemptive military action to halt its nuclear and missile buildup and that the country is fully ready to go to war.

A spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry slammed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent talk of tougher sanctions, more pressure, and possible military action, and said the North would not be deterred in its nuclear program.

'The US should face up to the situation of the world with its eyes wide open.

The DPRK has the will and capability to fully respond to any war the US would like to ignite,' Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) cited an unidentified Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying.

A spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that North Korea 'has the will and capability to fully respond to any war the US would like to ignite'.

He told KCNA that North Korea would defend its people, even if that means going to war.



Pictured:


On Saturday, North Korea conducted a ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine that leader Kim Jong Un called a revolutionary breakthrough for the country's space program.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watched the ground jet test of a Korean-style high-thrust engine over the weekend.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects the ground jet test of a newly developed high-thrust engine at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4334372/North-Korea-warns-U-S-fully-ready-war.html

SmartMugu:
World trade center wasn't rebuilt after the attack. I think explorers were referring to the original build.

It was rebuilt, but one instead of two.

"One World Trade Centre, Freedom Tower"

1,792 ft (546.2 m).

104 Floors + 5 floors below ground surface.

Drabeey:
How do u explain the coincidence of time.... one donated his organs.... the other got drpressed and shot himself in the face.

lest i forget..... he was depressed and shot himself through the mouth rather than the head.

oh.... was he so rich that he was given such attention by many doctors?

he was not even sent to a rehab after the whole saga.


baba mi... read between the lines

You didn't read the story, check the source.

This is about 10yrs after, he shot him self in 2006.

In the United States when a patient needs an organ, they contact some organizations who are in charge of this organ donation, matching and they place the patient on a queue/waiting list for a donor & perfect match.

Took him 10yrs.

See John Q.

Basics007:
They build authentic and original structures in their country. Call them to come and do a job in Nigeria they will give you a substandard structure

They gave us what we asked for.

They will tell us that the project will cost $1m, and the cash will be approved from the top.

But our Governors, commisioners, Directors, Ministers, Local Government chairmen will demand and take $500k out of the total $1m.

So what do you expect bro

Audrinakane:
Explorers can you please explain the whole Rudy face(donor). Was he dead or what?

Long story, Rudy had family issue, was depressed.

He shot himself.

Before he died in the hospital, he signed to donate all organs.

Rudy(Donor) and wife.