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The Dubai carrier will fly to Antananarivo in Madagascar four times a week. Photo: Fabrice Cabaud

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Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi (bottom) and colleague Kazumi Minowa clean the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue in Ushiku of Ibaraki Prefecture on September 9, 2024. The 120-metre giant Buddha statue which stands northeast of Tokyo on Monday received an annual "soot removal" by veteran cleaners of more than 20 years. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

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Children attend an Arabic grammar class in a tent being used as an educational centre for primary pupils in Jabalia, the northern Gaza Strip. AFP

Tented classrooms and makeshift uniforms mark Gaza children's return to learning

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Cleaner Kazuyoshi Taguchi (bottom) and colleague Kazumi Minowa clean the right ear of the Ushiku Daibutsu giant Buddha statue in Ushiku of Ibaraki Prefecture on September 9, 2024. The 120-metre giant Buddha statue which stands northeast of Tokyo on Monday received an annual "soot removal" by veteran cleaners of more than 20 years. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

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Apple's new iPhone 16 Pro devices on display after their unveiling at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Apple Park, California. Bloomberg

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Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. AFP

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Nostalgia increases as we age because of lived experiences, which act as triggers. Getty Images

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A child receives prescription glasses on World Sight Day in Texas. This year, a bill was introduced in Congress that called for mandatory eye checks for young children. AP

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Children attend an Arabic grammar class in a tent being used as an educational centre for primary pupils in Jabalia, the northern Gaza Strip. AFP

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