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The collection features 25 photos of the Milky Way taken from 16 countries around the world. The final selection was chosen from over 3,000 applicants. Many of the photos were taken in unique and remote locations where the Milky Way had not been photographed before. Examples include Socotra, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, and Madagascar, where the photographer had to photograph with armed guards. Other locations include a remote area in Spain called Serrania de Cuenca, as well as Namibia and New Zealand. The photos showcase stunning landscapes such as deserts, mountains, glaciers, and beaches, with the Milky Way shining in the sky. Some notable photos include “The bottle tree portal” by Benjamin Barakat, “Cafayate star factory” by Gonzalo Javier Santile, “The Cactus Valley” by Pablo Ruiz Gracía, “The Eyes of the Universe” by Mihail Minkov, “Alien Forest” by Marcin Zajac, “Night under the Baobab Trees” by Steffi Lieberman, “The Scenery I Wanted to See” by Mitsuhiro Okabe, “Winter’...

When you think of Vietnamese food, you probably think of pho and freshly rolled spring rolls. Not the döner kebab – a meaty, German-Turkish late-night snack. But, over the past decade or so, mobile kebab stands have been popping up all over Vietnam’s cities. They’re now a ubiquitous part of the street food. Late afternoon at the gate of Hanoi Foreign Trade University, a group of students lined up in front of a Doner Kebab cart. In the car, the most prominent thing is the golden meat that radiates an attractive aroma. The pieces of meat are skewered on a stainless steel post, rotated, and placed next to an electric oven. Ngo Gia Phong – the owner of the food cart – used a sharp knife to slice each piece of meat less than 1mm thin. The juicy and moist slices of meat are put inside the bread, along with vegetables such as cabbage, onions, herbs, carrots, and cucumbers. A mixture of mayonnaise sauce with ketchup and chili sauce also helps improve the flavors of the dish. “Rotating meat ...

Dinh Thi Hang, chairwoman of Son Mau Commune Women’s Union, is this woman. She helped locals fight against alcohol “ghost” in Dak Pao mountainous village. Village of alcoholics The path from the heart of Son Mau Commune to Dak Pao Village is as charming as a painting in the cool weather. Hills stretch to the horizon while local farmers are in the fields. Dak Pao is home to Ca Dong ethnic people. Hang said that several years ago, it was common to see drunken men lying next to their motorbikes on the streets in Dak Pao.  “Ca Dong people often drink, but in Dak Pao, they drink too much. They drink until they get drunk and fall. “Their health may not be good enough to work with the drinking habit. The number of alcoholic men was higher than the number of working men,” said Hang. Of course, the poverty in the village was the result of drinking. Figures showed this fact. The village had 50 households but half of them were poor. Every home had alcoholics. In some families, ...