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Ban on makeshift fishing boats in Myanmar

Ban on makeshift fishing boats in Myanmar

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Rohingya fishermen sell fish caught from makeshift rafts made from recycled plastic containers in Maungdaw, western Rakhine state, Myanmar. Their usual, sturdy fishing boats were outlawed three months ago when Myanmar authorities launched a sweeping and violent counter-insurgency campaign in Rakhine state, home to the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority. The ban on fishing boats — meant to prevent insurgents from entering or leaving the country by sea — is just one small provision in the wider crackdown, in which authorities have been accused of widespread abuses.

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Largest cruise ship ever sets sail for maiden voyage

Largest cruise ship ever sets sail for maiden voyage

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At 264 million pounds, and 217 feet, Royal Caribbean’s ‘Harmony of the Seas’ is the world’s biggest-ever cruise ship. The widest cruise ship ever built, its 1,187-feet length makes it 164 feet longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower. The ship is headed for Southampton in southern England and is to embark on its official maiden voyage on May 22 to its new home port of Barcelona.

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‘French Spiderman,’ Nepal earthquake aftermath, World Table Tennis Championships, Kentucky Derby prep | April 28

‘French Spiderman,’ Nepal earthquake aftermath, World Table Tennis Championships, Kentucky Derby prep | April 28

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The day in photos from around the world.

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