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Mexico City's gay subwayDavid Graham had heard that gay men in Mexico City used the underground as a cruising labyrinth – and its ground zero was the legendary ‘last car’. Could it be true? -
Absurdist worlds in miniatureHotels on stilts, cribs on wheels and staircases through windows make up German photographer Frank Kunert’s playful microcosms
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Martin Luther King: his life and legacy – in picturesOn the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, we look back at the highlights of his life, and his enduring legacy -
Revisiting British reggae record sleevesAlex Bartsch has cycled around London rephotographing the locations of classic British reggae albums – from back gardens to ruined abbeys -
Washington DC today, and after Martin Luther King's deathA look at the city landscape 50 years on from the violent riots that erupted in the US capital after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on 4 April 1968. Rioters smashed windows, looted and burned buildings for several days, and at least 10 people died
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The 20 photographs of the weekMarch for Our Lives, Black Lives Matter and the Kemerovo disaster – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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A close shave and a Lula demo: Wednesday's top photosThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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'I'm fighting time': Akram Khan on his last full solo, Xenos – in picturesIn his new show, Akram Khan will give his final performances as a dancer in a full-length piece. He explains how he merged the Prometheus myth with the tale of a shell-shocked colonial soldier
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Lignite mining: Greece’s dirty secret - in picturesMining for lignite - or brown coal - in Greece is a huge industry. But for residents of villages in the extraction areas of West Macedonia, it has many impacts, from displacement to health problems -
Alive with artisans: Cairo’s al-Darb al-Ahmar district – a photo essayAmid the quarter’s busy streets, a thousand workshops maintain centuries-old craftmaking traditions. These workers’ ancient skills are celebrated in a new exhibition at London’s Royal Geographical Society
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Women's work around the world - in picturesAFP presents a series of photos depicting women performing roles or working in professions more traditionally held by men
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World Irish Dancing Championships – in picturesThe World Irish Dancing Championships are taking place in Glasgow this week, with more than 14,500 dancers and supporters expected to attend -
Puerto Rico six months after Hurricane Maria: then and nowAFP photographer Ricardo Arduengo revisits his photographs of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on the island of Puerto Rico
Ray Wilkins – a life in pictures