Sightsavers is an organization that aims at preventing avoidable blindness, and advocates for the social inclusion and equal treatment of people with disabilities. The collaboration of the Sightsaversand the Beyond Sight Foundation contributed to the successful display of photography done by the vis...
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Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un visits China’s Xi Jinping
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Pope’s year-end message warns about ‘tyranny of evil’
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Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
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Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
