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'Ready for the worst': Moscow drag queens defiant as LGBTQ law looms
'Ready for the worst': Moscow drag queens defiant as LGBTQ law looms
by  AFP

Backstage at a bar in Moscow, a troupe of drag queens surrounded by make-up palettes and sparkling costumes join hands before taking to the stage for what could be one of their last legal shows. Then a queen perched on black platform shoes and wearing a big red heart costume takes the stage.

Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rescuers trawl rubble
Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rescuers trawl rubble
by  AFP

Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people appealed for food and water Wednesday, as rescuers picked through devastated villages with hopes of finding anyone alive fading. In February, an earthquake in West Pasaman on Sumatra killed several people and left the area's soil unstable and prone to rains that would cause landslides weeks later.

Foreign university students sold 'dreams' in north Cyprus
Foreign university students sold 'dreams' in north Cyprus
by  AFP

Foreign students are big business in northern Cyprus, a tiny, breakaway statelet only recognised by Turkey, but some warn university recruiters are selling "dreams" in the internationally and economically isolated territory.

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