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Tokyo’s oldest train line – in pictures
A reportage of the stations along the circular JR Yamanote line in Tokyo, capturing the hustle and bustle at the heart of the world’s biggest urban area. In service since 1885, the line is the city’s oldest, most important and most famous, with millions cramming on to the 35km (22-mile) route’s distinctive green cars every day
Residents flee as war arrives in Toretsk, eastern Ukraine - in pictures
Compared with others in war-scarred eastern Ukraine, the mining town of Toretsk was in a relatively sleepy sector of the frontline. Then suddenly, the Russian assaults began, and life there deteriorated drastically. And with the heavily increased amount of rockets and airstrikes that started raining down on Toretsk’s shaken residents many people decided to leave the town, while others decided to stay
‘Fraught with danger’: wild honey gathering in Nepal – in pictures
For generations the Gurung community in Taap, about 175km (110 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, and other villages in the districts of Lamjung and Kaski, have scoured the steep Himalayan cliffs for honey. The villagers say the proceeds, split among them, are drying up as the number of hives has declined over the past decade, although some also earn a living from growing crops of rice, corn, millet and wheat
Paris 2024: the history and architecture – in eye-catching images
Agence France-Presse have matched up sporting disciplines with historical sites in Paris, resulting in these fascinating and quirky photographs
The Nazis’ Atlantic wall that failed to prevent D-day
For the 80th anniversary of the landings, AFP photojournalist Olivier Morin spent three weeks documenting the remnants of the supposedly impregnable defences designed to keep the allies at bay
India’s ‘sinking island’ looks to election for survival – in pictures
For many on Ghoramara, the general election is about the climate crisis and survival. The island, 150km south of Kolkata, has lost nearly half its area to soil erosion in the past two decades and could disappear if a solution is not found
Snake catchers festival in Italy – in pictures
Each 1 May, the village of Cocullo in the Abruzzo region honours Saint Dominic of Sora with a procession of his statue draped with live snakes
‘We need to keep trying’: tackling Greece’s falling birthrate – in pictures
Greece’s fertility rate is one of the lowest in Europe and the government is planning in May to unveil new measures to address the problem
Changes in Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets: in pictures
Turkey’s eighth national Antarctic science expedition is seeking answers to questions about the future of the world with 22 different projects on the continent
Long lens glimpses of everyday life in North Korea – in pictures
AFP photographer Pedro Pardo gained access to a remote stretch of frontier in China’s north-east Jilin province. Between rusting factories and peeling housing blocks were glimpses of daily life in North Korea
From ocean to plate: the female-led seaweed company – from the agencies
Lofoten Seaweed in Norway creates products for everyone from home cooks to professional chefs. These include nori, grass kelp, knotted wrack, truffle seaweed, among many other local species
Galapagos biodiversity under threat – in pictures
Greenpeace has called for the creation of a high seas protected zone under a new UN treaty to secure a much wider area around Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, whose unique fauna and flora inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
Life at Norway’s remote arctic fox breeding station – in pictures
As part of a programme to restore arctic fox populations, Norway has been feeding the animals for nearly 20 years, helping boost numbers from as few as 40 in Norway, Finland, and Sweden, to about 550 across Scandinavia
Pro wrestling in a Liverpool micro-brewery – in pictures
Atomic Pro Wrestling stages fights in venue where viewers can enjoy craft beer and get close to the action
The battle against illegal goldmining in the Amazon – in pictures
A year after Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, declared a humanitarian crisis among the Yanomami and vowed zero tolerance for illegal mining, environmental enforcers have said the progress since the ousting from the reservation of 80% of the wildcat miners is in jeopardy. As the military has rolled back its support for the crackdown, the miners have made fresh incursions into Yanomami land, they say
Cornets in Kampala: community brass bands in Uganda – in pictures
Brass for Africa empowers children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to positively transform their lives by using community brass bands as tools to develop life skills
Mexico’s cannabis ‘nuns’ work to take plant back from narcos – in pictures
Sisters of the Valley, a non-religious international group founded in 2014, has pledged to spread the gospel of the healing powers of cannabis
Pastures new: the urban school farm inspiring UK pupils – in pictures
A school near Liverpool has opened its pupils to a wealth of jobs in agriculture and the benefits of nature with its own farm. Woodchurch high school farm opened 13 years ago, and counts dairy farmers and vets among former students
Senegal tackles prison overcrowding – in pictures
Senegal has launched a pilot scheme to reduce its prison population by releasing hundreds of inmates under electronic supervision
Noir Kringle: the UK’s only black Santa experience – in pictures
The annual Noir Kringle Black Santa grotto experience, in east London, was created by Charlotte Lewis in 2017 after she was unable to find a Christmas grotto that featured a black Santa where she could take her daughter
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