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  • March 30, 2019 - Mumbai, India - A child holds ‘Vada Pav’, an Indian snack while selling dust bin bags at a pedestrian subway in Mumbai, India on 30 March 2019. India is ranked 103 on the Global Hunger Index and has the largest number of malnourished children in the world as per media report. (Credit Image: © Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 20 October 2020 - Every day in Cape Town’s industrial areas, horses that haul carts of scrap-metal and wood, face traffic hazards and even bullets from gang fights. Their existences are tied to the character and fate of their owner or driver. The ‘carties’, as they are known, work in the tradition of their fathers and grandfathers, and depend heavily on the horses for their livelihood and the horses in turn depend on their owners and drivers for their welfare. In this, they are assisted by the Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA), but the relationship is not without its tensions. Picture Leon Lestrade. African News Agency/ANA.
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  • South Africa  - Johannesburg -  Olievenhoutbosch relief program business opportunity. Following a reported 3 km queue for food relief hampers in Olieven as it is affectionately known by the people of ext 21, of this Midrand Township new opportunities presented themselves and the youth of the area are grabbing them. When people receive the Covid-19 food parcels provided by various organisations, the recipients are often overwhelmed by the size of the hamper and cannot carry it home. Four youth from the area saw the need and gathered a group of 30 youngsters with wheelbarrows to render a service of delivering the parcels at a cost of up to R30 depending on distance.  They call themselves the Wheelbarrow association and operating from the Steve Tshwete Secondary school they accompany the beneficiary home to deliver the parcel containing 12.5kg  Maze meal. 10kg rice, 10kg flower, 10 Kg mielie rice and other groceries.   <br />
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  • South Africa  - Johannesburg -  Olievenhoutbosch relief program business opportunity. Following a reported 3 km queue for food relief hampers in Olieven as it is affectionately known by the people of ext 21, of this Midrand Township new opportunities presented themselves and the youth of the area are grabbing them. When people receive the Covid-19 food parcels provided by various organisations, the recipients are often overwhelmed by the size of the hamper and cannot carry it home. Four youth from the area saw the need and gathered a group of 30 youngsters with wheelbarrows to render a service of delivering the parcels at a cost of up to R30 depending on distance.  They call themselves the Wheelbarrow association and operating from the Steve Tshwete Secondary school they accompany the beneficiary home to deliver the parcel containing 12.5kg  Maze meal. 10kg rice, 10kg flower, 10 Kg mielie rice and other groceries.   <br />
Picture: Timothy Bernard/ African news Agency(ANA)
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  • Drew Barrymore looks unrecognizable while filming her latest movie project "THE STAND-IN" in Manhattan's East Village area and later filming in the early morning hours of Saturday in an almost empty Times Square. "THE STAND-IN" tells the story of a disaffected comedy actress and her ambitious stand-in trading places, both played by Drew Barrymore. Candy is a washed-up movie star, busted for a tax evasion, who hires her unemployed, adoring stand-in Paula to do community service in her place. However, a weird co-dependent relationship ensues as Candy begins to use Paula as a stand- in in all parts of her life to escape from the stressful demands of fame. Eventually, Paula starts to take over Candy’s identity, career and boyfriend, finally kicking Candy out of her own house, where she is forced to survive in the real world for the first time while Paula lives the celebrity life of her dreams, until her boyfriend discovers the truth about the woman he’s sleeping with. 16 Feb 2019 Pictured: Drew Barrymore. Photo credit: LRNYC / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • Drew Barrymore looks unrecognizable while filming her latest movie project "THE STAND-IN" in Manhattan's East Village area and later filming in the early morning hours of Saturday in an almost empty Times Square. "THE STAND-IN" tells the story of a disaffected comedy actress and her ambitious stand-in trading places, both played by Drew Barrymore. Candy is a washed-up movie star, busted for a tax evasion, who hires her unemployed, adoring stand-in Paula to do community service in her place. However, a weird co-dependent relationship ensues as Candy begins to use Paula as a stand- in in all parts of her life to escape from the stressful demands of fame. Eventually, Paula starts to take over Candy’s identity, career and boyfriend, finally kicking Candy out of her own house, where she is forced to survive in the real world for the first time while Paula lives the celebrity life of her dreams, until her boyfriend discovers the truth about the woman he’s sleeping with. 16 Feb 2019 Pictured: Drew Barrymore. Photo credit: LRNYC / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • April 17, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi commuters use boats to cross the Buriganga River. The chemical waste of mills and factories, household waste eventually makes its way into the Buriganga River, which is considered to be Dhaka's lifeline. Thousands of people depend on the river daily for bathing, washing clothes, irrigation of food and transportation of goods. The river has suffered extreme biodiversity loss and has now turned black. A large swathe of the Buriganga River, which is the lifeline of the capital, has turned pitch-black with toxic waste, oil and chemicals flowing into it from industrial units. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 17, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - DHAKA, BANGLADESH - APRIL 17 : Bangladeshi commuters use boats to cross the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 17, 2018...The chemical waste of mills and factories, household waste eventually makes its way into the Buriganga River, which is considered to be Dhaka's lifeline. Thousands of people depend on the river daily for bathing, washing clothes, irrigation of food and transportation of goods. The river has suffered extreme biodiversity loss and has now turned black. A large swathe of the Buriganga River, which is the lifeline of the capital, has turned pitch-black with toxic waste, oil and chemicals flowing into it from industrial units. The water became extremely polluted and represents a health hazard for the riverbed communities (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury via ZUMA Wire)
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  • November 22, 2018 - Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia - Pasal Manalu, 49, a farmer shows after peels the sap of the frankincense tree belonging to the community in the Industrial Plantation area by PT Toba Pulp Lestari in Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra on November 21, 2018. Residents in the village generally depend on Frankincense sap. it is sold at Rp. 200.000 ($13.71) per kilogram. Frankincense (Styrax benzoit) is a sap produced through the tapping process and as one of the forest products a which can be processed and used for various uses as raw material for medicines, cosmetics, and is often used in traditional ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Albert Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Wire)
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  • zReportage.com Story of the Week # 633 - Trapped In Isolation - Launched June 9, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Nestled in remote hills 1,300 feet above the Big Sur, California coastline, the New Camaldoli Hermitage has been a popular retreat for world-weary visitors in need of solitude since it was founded in 1958. That changed in early 2017 after a series of powerful winter storms called "atmospheric rivers" - which climate scientists predict will worsen if climate change accelerates - dumped over 100 inches of rain on coastal California, stirring up landslides and damaging bridges along the famous Highway 1. One especially massive slide on May 21st added 13 acres of land to the California coastline and is expected to keep the southern route closed for at least one year. Now cut off from the outside world, a small handful of monks and staff persist at the Hermitage, carrying on in their austere lifestyles devoted to prayer and contemplation while depending on regular food drops from helicopters and rationed propane. The monastery has been unable to receive the stream of visitors they normally depend on for income and have started a GoFundMe to help raise money to survive. The damage has cost the monastery an estimated $300,000 since hospitality is their main source of income. (Credit Image: ? Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 2, 2017 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - The  Residency tower in kolkata New Town on June 02,2017.With the announcement of the rates for taxation under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for various goods, India is now one step closer to becoming a unified tax market. However, while the impact of GST on various sectors and goods is now known, industry experts are still divided over how GST will impact real estate going ahead as clarity on the tax slabs for services is still awaited.....According to industry experts, prima facie it looks like that there will be a neutral impact from cost perspective. Although the work contracts will attract around 12% and most of the construction material is under the 18% and 28% slab, the availability of input tax credit should neutralize the overall impact. A lot, therefore, will depend on the proper implementation and a proper system of claiming tax credits...the Real Estate Development and Regulation Act (RERA) also under implementation, developers may need to focus much more on streamlining their processes. We may expect initial teething issues, but implementation of GST should further enhance India’s attraction as an investment destination by encouraging greater transparency and ease of operation in all property deals,” says Surabhi Arora, Senior Associate Director, Research, Colliers International India. (Credit Image: © Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • Zimbabwe had  to depend on the lower order batsman such as Donald Tiripano after top order collapse during a ODI between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka at the Harare Sports Club, West Indies is the other team in the tri-series trophy, 14 November 2016.
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  • May 26, 2019 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi travelers queue to collect tickets at the Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka, on May 26, 2019, as Bangladesh Railways starts selling advance tickets ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festive Muslim event, marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and will fall on or around June 6, depending upon moon sightings. (Credit Image: © Str/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 4, 2019 - SãO Paulo, Brazil - SÃO PAULO, SP - 04.05.2019: PETROBRAS COMUNICA REAJUSTE DO BOTIJÃO GÁS - Petrobras has announced to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distributors that the price of the product sold in packaging of up to 13 kilos, the gas cylinder, will be readjusted after midnight on Sunday (5). According to Sindigás, which represents distributors, the readjustment will range from 3.3% to 3.6%, depending on the supply pole. (Credit Image: © Aloisio Mauricio/Fotoarena via ZUMA Press)
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  • March 22, 2019 - London, London, UK - London, UK. Chief Negotiater for Exiting the EU Olly Robbins leaves the Cabinet Office. The EU27 have agreed to Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for a short extension to the deadline for leaving the European Union, offering two new deadlines depending on whether she is able to pass her deal next week. (Credit Image: © Rob Pinney/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • December 16, 2018 - (18/12/2018) La implementación de la amnistía depende de cada concejo municipal. El ayuntamiento de San José se unió a la iniciativa. PROHIBIDO EL USO O REPRODUCCIÓN EN COSTA RICA. (Credit Image: © Alonso Tenorio/La Nacion via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 3, 2018 - San Diego, CA, USA - Military personnel and a few dependents took the citizenship oath on July 3, 2018, on board the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Nelvin C. Cepeda/TNS via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 15, 2018 - Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Women kiss her husband after Eid Al-Fitr prayer on plastic grass at futsal stadium on June 15, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Afriadi Hikmal via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 14, 2018 - Bogor, West Java, Indonesia - Traders  holds a bundle of ketupat, a type of rice dumpling packaged in palm leaves, in the lead up to Eid al-Fitr at a traditional market in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Adriana Adinandra/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • January 30, 2018 - Paris, France - People gather outside the French Ministry for Solidarity and Health in Paris on January 30, 2018 during a national day of action and strike by EHPAD (Establishment for the Housing of Elderly Dependant People) workers to demand more resources for the care of the elderly. (Credit Image: © Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 6, 2017 - Malang, East Java, Indonesia - Chilli farmers showed the process of breeding chili rainbow area of Sidomulyo village, Bumiaji Subdistrict, Batu, East Java. According to farmers selling price of Chili Pelangi Rp.5000 - Rp.10000 polybag depending on small chili plants, chili Pelangi is categorized ornamental plants that have the color purple, green, yellow, and red. (Credit Image: © Adhitya Hendra/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 15, 2017 - Rome, Italy - June 15 to call, surf the internet, send SMS from any of the 28 EU countries (including Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland) will be at the same price as your own, depending on the prepaid card tariff plan. (Credit Image: © Patrizia Cortellessa/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 3, 2017 - inconnu - There’s something very fishy about this parade of top branded sports shoes.They may look good enough to wear but they are also good enough to EAT ! That’s because they are all made from sushi.The shoes include designs from Adidas, Nike and Vans. They are the work of Japanese chef Yujia Hu who owns the Sakana sushi restaurant in Milan, Italy.Each piece of footwear has been carefully crafted from the main sushi ingredients of fish, rice and seaweed.And they were inspired by Yugia’s love of the NBA US basketball league.He explained he first began by using balls of the rice dish known in sushi s as onigri , to represent some of the sport’s biggest names.He explained:’“ I've always been a big fan of NBA so I started creating onigri representing my favourite basketball players. “Aside from that, one of my passions is also cinema and TV series, so other creations were iconic movie and television actors. “My onigiris has evolved making sneakers, starting from the iconic Jordan inspired from my favorite basketball player Michael Jordan to the trending streetwear sneakers of the moment.”He said he also wanted to give special thanks to his girlfriend “ especially thanks to my girlfriend which is a freelance fashion stylist Christine Lat.He said:” She has always influenced me on my creations regarding the fashion industry “She inspired hiom to make a series of sushi fashion designers during the recent Milan fashion week.Describing his sushi works of art, he continued:” I take more or less 20 to 30 minutes to make an onigiri, depending on how detailed it is.“My main ingredients are sushi rice, seaweed, and fish.“I began creating #theonigiriart on my Instagram page , at first, just for fun, but then I started being very passionate about it and love what I am doing.” # DES SUSHIS CHAUSSURES (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)
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  • April 27, 2017 - inconnu - A hand-made pillow promising the most comfortable night’s sleep is the stuff of dreams - thanks to a $59,995 USD / €55.000 Euros price tag.The Tailormade Pillow Gold edition, said to be the world’s most expensive, has a 24 carat gold cover. The company was first in the world to develop make real gold fabric.Besides the luxury that gold provides, it's also known to be one of the best electromagnetic radiation blocker which helps create a healthier sleeping environment. There is also a gold zipper set with a 22.5 carat sapphire stone.It’s the ultimate version of the standard Tailormade Pillow which costs a slightly more affordable $4,995 USD / €4.580 EurosApart from the hand-made gold fabric and precious stone on the most expensive version, all pillows, created by Dutch physical therapist Thijs van der Hilst, are made the same way.Each is made to order using a 3D scanner capture the dimensions and shape of the customer’s head and shoulders With this image, a simulation is made to ensure every sleeping position will be correctly integrated in the pillow. A complex and patented algorithm is made to determine the exact shape and size of every individual pillow.Thijs said:” Every pillow is uniquely designed to give our clients the best support in every way. “Whether you're a side, back or stomach sleeper, all positions are supported in your personal Tailormade Pillow. Even the left and right side of the pillow may vary.”The next stage is a state-of-the-art robotic 3D-milling machine to cut and shape the pillow filling which is made of premium Dutch memory foam to the customer’s fitting.The standard gets a cooling tencel cover and a mulberry silk of Egyptian cotton pillowcase, depending on customer order.All are hand made to be a custom fit as no two pillows will be the same.The final touch of luxury sees the customer’s name embroidered on the pillow.The Gold Edition is mad t
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • January 30, 2018 - Paris, Ile-de-France, France - People hold a banner reading ‘EPHAD in danger’ outside the French Ministry for Solidarity and Health in Paris on January 30, 2018 during a national day of action and strike by EHPAD (Establishment for the Housing of Elderly Dependant People) workers to demand more resources for the care of the elderly. (Credit Image: © Michel Stoupak/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • August 8, 2017 - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan - A view of second lunar eclipse of the year in Lahore on August 07, 2017. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when a portion of moon passes through Earth's umbra shadow. Depending on the size of the eclipse, a dark red or rust color or simply a charcoal grey may appear on the shadowed portion of the lunar surface. (Credit Image: © Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 2, 2017 - inconnu - Mini-robots could help keep fashions changing – while still being worn.Tiny droids which stick to clothes and move over them changing the pattern or design have been revealed by researchers.Project Kino is a collaborative effort with designers from London's Royal College of Art and technicians from two US universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford.The research explores ways these wearables could open up new aesthetic and functional clothing possibilities.The tiny robots can navigate over a person's clothes through a magnetic drive system. The magnet underneath the fabric holds the robot in place while the device itself can be controlled either autonomously or by the wearer. Project Kino has been investigating ways the wearable robotic technology could be applied.From an aesthetic perspective, the devices can act as pattern-changing devices, shifting around a wearer's chest to create moving geometric effects. They could also be used as moving jewellery, with several bots creating different shapes and designs depending on the wearer's preferences.Other aesthetic experiments involve etching patterns that leave visible tracks on fabrics such as velvet.They could also be used to create shape-changing garments that can morph into different forms.Functionally the robots could also act as on-body microphones or climate-reactive clothing that adapts to the surrounding environment. One of the examples proposed was a robot controlling a scarf or the drawstrings on a hood.The research team has also conducted a series of interviews with people who tried some of the applications to see if it is something there might be a demand for.One of the major outcomes was the suggestion the devices needed further miniaturization. Another was that the system could be used as an intimate communication device for connecting with remotely located loved ones. One of those quizzed said he would be interested in letting the robot be controlle
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  • July 27, 2017 - Queensland, inconnu - An electric powered tricycle is all set to go places.The DC-Tri’s unique design provides riders with a low centre of gravity making it virtually untippable. It even offers riders two optional rear tyre sleeves giving the trike the ability to drift. Because there is no requirement for riders to have great balance, it makes the machine appealing to a wide range of people, including young adults and an older, commuting demographic. The trike was designed to reduce pain associated with long distance bike riding such as wrist strain, back and saddle soreness.The Australian team behind the trike says riders can travel long distances, far more safely and with much more control than a traditional push trike or scooter. To operate the trike, riders simply step on the floor platform, turn on the battery via the controller on the left hand grip and then press the throttle located on the right grip. Using the LCD screen, users can monitor distance, speed, travel duration and more. There’s even a USB port for charging devices. The trike’s mode controller offers five different speeds, allowing users to maximize their speed limits. To slow down, riders simply squeeze the disc brake located on the left grip. Additionally, riders can adjust the trike’s shocks, based on terrain, or these can simply be locked. The trike can travel up to 15 MPH for up to 20-30 miles, dependent on use, and features a battery that can be recharged with its accompanying charger and through any standard power outlet. Riders can opt to self-propel or use the electric motor to ride the trike. Self-propelling allows the trike to be ridden like a scooter. The trike’s unique design means it fits through virtually any standard door or elevator.Its size and width are also compatible for use on pavements, footpaths and walkways. A spokesman said:” Perhaps the most impressive feature is the trike’s zero turning radius and exceptio
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  • May 30, 2017 - Tokyo, Japon - Humans of the future could be multi-tasking – using an extra pair of arms and hands.Researchers are developing the additional set of limbs which are controlled by movements in the feet and knees.MetaLimbs, or Multiple Arts Interaction Metamorphism, is a set of robotic arms fixed to a user’s back,They reach around under their human arms and are controlled by sensors attached to the legs.Positional tracking balls on the knees and feet direct the arm movement.A sock device allows the movement of your toes to control the grasp of the robot hands.Haptic sensors on the robot hands generate force feedback to the feet. The arms are intended to be worn while sitting, but can be used while standing depending on the task . The team behind it are from the Inami Laboratory at the University of Tokyo in Japan.Uses could include complex and delicate tasks.One example shown is holding a circuit boards with two hands while a robot arm does some soldering.The team is presenting the device in Los Angeles at the SIGGRAPH2017 Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in July. # DEUXIEME PAIRE DE MAINS (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)
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  • zReportage.com Story of the Week # 631 - Somalia On The Brink - Launched May 19, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The current drought in Somalia will very likely become a famine - this year. More than 2 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa nation that is suffering the effects of repeated rain failures and decades of conflict, according to the United Nations. A pre-famine alert was issued earlier this year, a move that U.N. officials credit with helping to avert a repeat of the 2011 famine. More than half the country, some 6.7 million Somalis still require aid after drought withered crops, killed livestock and dried up waterholes, according to the U.N. And almost 1.4 million children will risk acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF. After three extremely dry 'rainy' seasons, the effect has been catastrophic. 60 percent of Somalis depend on farming for survival, but as the dry landscape has caused many small farmers to lose their livestock and in turn their livelihood. While emergency workers focus on safe drinking water and food, the country is fighting its worst cholera epidemic in five years so far over 600 people have died from the disease. It will be the 3rd famine to hit Somalia in 25 years, a rate of starvation that is unmatched on Earth. (Credit Image: ? Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 26, 2017 - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan - Pakistani villagers harvest wheat in a field on the outskirts of Lahore. Pakistan is in a position to produce bumper wheat crop this year but it depends on weather conditions in April if the temperature remains average the country's wheat output is expected to cross 27 million tons, but if temperature is above the average for the year wheat output is likely to remain 25.5 million tons. (Credit Image: © Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • In a land as parched as Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, no visitor arrives with more fanfare than the water man...That would be Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. And when he rumbles down the dusty road bearing some 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the elephants, buffalo, antelope and zebras come running...They've come to know the water man by the rumble of his engine. And his lifesaving cargo. ''There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans,'' Mwalua said,. ''If we don't help them, they will die.'' Mwalua fills the bone-dry watering holes in the region, driving for hours on end every day to haul water to where it's most desperately needed...The holes themselves, lined with concrete, often need cleaning — Mwalua blames it on buffalo droppings — and sometimes, he will just hose down an area of cracked earth for the grateful animals...''The buffalo roll in the mud so they suffocate the fleas and ticks,'' he says. Many animals don't even wait that long, fearlessly crowding the truck as Mwalua cranks the tap...''Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole,'' he says. ''When I arrived they could smell the water. The buffalo were so keen and coming close to us...''They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.'' Mwalua, who is a pea farmer in his local village, came up with the idea after seeing firsthand the grim toll climate change has taken in his native land. In the last year especially, he says, the area has seen precious little precipitation, leaving animals to die of thirst in these cracked lands...''We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to,'' he says. ''From last year, from June, there was no rain completely. So I started giving animals water because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die.''' Between road trips, Mwalua runs a conservation project called Tsavo Volunteers. The 41-year-old also visits local schools to talk to children about the wildlife that is their legacy...''I wa
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 23 June 2020 -   Eligah Mabvudza from Covid -19 Disinfect Now in parnership with Khayelitsha Development Forum disinfecting Yomelela Primary School. The Covid 19 Disinfect now group embark on a pilot programme to disinfect community of site b starting with school ensuring the slowdown of transmission of this virus. The machinery utilised for this purpose is a Cannon FC 25 which can disperse disinfectant up to a range of 2500 meters depending on the South easter or wind speed across 365 Deg. The cannon capabolities ensures that   it can penetrate through the clusters schools, taxi ranks and other public spaces.Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency/ANA
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • February 14, 2013 - Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - A little boy during Eid Al-Fitr prayer on plastic grass at futsal stadium on June 15, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Afriadi Hikmal via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Embargoed to 0001 Monday August 28 A player stands on the boundary during a match between the Ship Inn Cricket Club and the Eccentric Flamingoes Cricket Club on Sunday April 30th, 2017, in front of the pub in Elie, Fife, which is the only one in Britain to have a cricket team with a pitch on the beach. The Ship Inn Cricket Club season runs from May to September with dates of matches dependent on the tides. Any Batsman who hits a six which lands in the Ship Inn beer garden wins their height in beer and any spectator who catches a six in the beer garden also wins their height in beer.
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  • Embargoed to 0001 Monday August 28 Players from the Ship Inn Cricket Club before their match against the Eccentric Flamingoes Cricket Club on Sunday April 30th, 2017, in front of the pub in Elie, Fife, which is the only one in Britain to have a cricket team with a pitch on the beach. The Ship Inn Cricket Club season runs from May to September with dates of matches dependent on the tides. Any Batsman who hits a six which lands in the Ship Inn beer garden wins their height in beer and any spectator who catches a six in the beer garden also wins their height in beer.
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  • Embargoed to 0001 Monday August 28 A batsman walks to the ground during a match between the Ship Inn Cricket Club and the Eccentric Flamingoes Cricket Club on Sunday April 30th, 2017, in front of the pub in Elie, Fife, which is the only one in Britain to have a cricket team with a pitch on the beach. The Ship Inn Cricket Club season runs from May to September with dates of matches dependent on the tides. Any Batsman who hits a six which lands in the Ship Inn beer garden wins their height in beer and any spectator who catches a six in the beer garden also wins their height in beer.
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  • Researchers at NASA are constantly browsing new satellite data and imagery delivered by the agency's fleet of Earth-observing satellites for new data that may help answer questions about topics that are poorly understood or hotly debated within the scientific community.<br />
While he was browsing new imagery captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on May 9, 2016, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center atmospheric scientist Richard Kleidman found his attention immediately drawn toward the image above - a curling plume of smoke above a deck of clouds over Canada's Northwest Territories. The smoke was likely lofted up by the destructive fire that burned in Alberta near Fort McMurray, though other fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba may have contributed as well. "That is a fascinating image," said Kleidman. "It is an excellent example of aerosol being transported above clouds - a topic currently of great interest to the aerosol research community."<br />
Aerosols are small airborne particles found in plumes of smoke, air pollution, dust, and volcanic ash. Scientists know that aerosols can affect the climate in critical ways, but some details about precisely how they do so remain up for debate. One of the key uncertainties relates to how aerosols interact with and affect clouds. And one of the drivers of that uncertainty stems from situations when aerosols end up above clouds.<br />
A growing body of research suggests that the climate effects of dark-colored "absorbing" aerosols, which are common in smoke, differ markedly depending on whether the particles are found above clouds or in clear skies. When skies are clear, smoke generally leads to a cooling of the Earth-atmosphere system. When they are cloudy and smoke ends up above a cloud layer, the effect reverses; the same particles that would have had a cooling effect have a warming effect. The brighter the underlying cloud layer, the greater the warming effect, explained Hongbin Yu, an atmos
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 23 June 2020 - Covid -19 Disinfect Now in parnership with Khayelitsha Development Forum disinfecting Yomelela Primary School. The Covid 19 Disinfect now group embark on a pilot programme to disinfect community of site b starting with school ensuring the slowdown of transmission of this virus. The machinery utilised for this purpose is a Cannon FC 25 which can disperse disinfectant up to a range of 2500 meters depending on the South easter or wind speed across 365 Deg. The cannon capabilities ensures that   it can penetrate through the clusters schools, taxi ranks and other public spaces.Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 23 June 2020 - Covid -19 Disinfect Now in parnership with Khayelitsha Development Forum disinfecting Yomelela Primary School. The Covid 19 Disinfect now group embark on a pilot programme to disinfect community of site b starting with school ensuring the slowdown of transmission of this virus. The machinery utilised for this purpose is a Cannon FC 25 which can disperse disinfectant up to a range of 2500 meters depending on the South easter or wind speed across 365 Deg. The cannon capabilities ensures that   it can penetrate through the clusters schools, taxi ranks and other public spaces.Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 23 June 2020 - Covid -19 Disinfect Now in parnership with Khayelitsha Development Forum disinfecting Yomelela Primary School. The Covid 19 Disinfect now group embark on a pilot programme to disinfect community of site b starting with school ensuring the slowdown of transmission of this virus. The machinery utilised for this purpose is a Cannon FC 25 which can disperse disinfectant up to a range of 2500 meters depending on the South easter or wind speed across 365 Deg. The cannon capabilities ensures that   it can penetrate through the clusters schools, taxi ranks and other public spaces.Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 23 June 2020 - Covid -19 Disinfect Now in parnership with Khayelitsha Development Forum disinfecting Yomelela Primary School. The Covid 19 Disinfect now group embark on a pilot programme to disinfect community of site b starting with school ensuring the slowdown of transmission of this virus. The machinery utilised for this purpose is a Cannon FC 25 which can disperse disinfectant up to a range of 2500 meters depending on the South easter or wind speed across 365 Deg. The cannon capabolities ensures that   it can penetrate through the clusters schools, taxi ranks and other public spaces.Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency/ANA
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  • South Africa - Cape Town - 23 June 2020 - Covid -19 Disinfect Now in parnership with Khayelitsha Development Forum disinfecting Yomelela Primary School. The Covid 19 Disinfect now group embark on a pilot programme to disinfect community of site b starting with school ensuring the slowdown of transmission of this virus. The machinery utilised for this purpose is a Cannon FC 25 which can disperse disinfectant up to a range of 2500 meters depending on the South easter or wind speed across 365 Deg. The cannon capabilities ensures that   it can penetrate through the clusters schools, taxi ranks and other public spaces.Photographer Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency(ANA)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Battling a rare health condition that has left half of her face disfigured, a 24-year-old Indian woman says she tries to live positively despite jeers by people. Sasikala K, from Chennai, the capital of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, suffers from plexiform neurofibromatosis, which has taken a toll on her face, affecting the right side. However, she admits her confidence has taken a hit of late. Sasikala, who prefers to live boldly and does not cover her face, likes dressing up and wearing make-up, much like girls her age, though she finds it difficult to execute them owing to her complications. She was only six-months-old when her parents noticed a part of her face swelling. However, they waited for another one and a half years to get medical help. “I have always been very bold, however, with age, the condition progressed and no one has come for help,” she says, adding, “I am slowly losing my confidence.” According to medical experts, her condition affects the face and craniofacial region of the body. It can also affect the neck and other parts of the body, depending upon the host. The family had not considered the deformity to be a big issue until Sasikala turned six and the face started to swell at an unusual rate. Now, almost 18 years later, she finds it difficult to execute daily chores like eating and brushing. The 24-year old is an employee at an embroidery unit run by a trust. Sasikala took it up as a means to support her family after completing her diploma in nursing and unable to land a job in the hospitality sector. Kumar, 54, Sasikala’s father, says his daughter has been under the knife four times, but it has only gotten worse. “She was six when doctors operated upon her for the first time,” Kumar says. “The result was satisfying and she looked normal,” he added. However, the joy was short-lived, as the tumours grew back again. Kumar says upon approaching the doctors again, he was told that it could be controlled but wou
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  • A child checks her blood sugar by scanning a FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose sensor. The device usually worn on the upper arm, helps people with Type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels. Each sensor lasts 14 days and costs around £50. The technology is available on the NHS in some areas (depending on local approval). Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/EMPICS
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  • A FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose sensor and reader. The device usually worn on the upper arm, helps people with Type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels. Each sensor last 14 days and costs around £50. The technology is available on the NHS in some areas (depending on local approval). Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/EMPICS
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  • A child checks her blood sugar by scanning a FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose sensor. The device usually worn on the upper arm, helps people with Type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels. Each sensor lasts 14 days and costs around £50. The technology is available on the NHS in some areas (depending on local approval). Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/EMPICS
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  • A child checks her blood sugar by scanning a FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose sensor. The device usually worn on the upper arm, helps people with Type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels. Each sensor lasts 14 days and costs around £50. The technology is available on the NHS in some areas (depending on local approval). Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/EMPICS
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  • A woman checks her blood sugar by scanning her FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose sensor. The device usually worn on the upper arm, helps people with Type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels. Each sensor lasts 14 days and costs around £50. The technology is available on the NHS in some areas (depending on local approval). Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/EMPICS
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  • A woman wears a FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose sensor. The device usually worn on the upper arm, helps people with Type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels. Each sensor lasts 14 days and costs around £50. The technology is available on the NHS in some areas (depending on local approval). Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/EMPICS
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  • A general view of the flag of St. Helena and Dependencies at the Carrara Stadium during day seven of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday April 11, 2018. See PA story COMMONWEALTH Athletics. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. No commercial use. No video emulation.
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  • February 14, 2013 - Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Wife kiss her husband hands after Eid Al-Fitr prayer on plastic grass at futsal stadium on June 15, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Afriadi Hikmal via ZUMA Wire)
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  • February 14, 2013 - Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Womans take selfie after Eid Al-Fitr prayer on plastic grass at futsal stadium on June 15, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Afriadi Hikmal via ZUMA Wire)
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  • February 14, 2013 - Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Muslim woman during Eid Al-Fitr prayer on plastic grass at futsal stadium on June 15, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Afriadi Hikmal via ZUMA Wire)
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  • February 14, 2013 - Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Women during Eid Al-Fitr prayer on plastic grass at futsal stadium on June 15, 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three day festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it will be observed on 15th or 16th of June depending on the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Credit Image: © Afriadi Hikmal via ZUMA Wire)
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