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Abdul Haji: Hero of Westgate Attack
Kenyan-Somali Abdul Haji went into the Westgate mall in Nairobi to find his brother during the attack - and ended up rescuing dozens of people.
A hero of the Westgate mall attack in Nairobi. Kenyan-Somali Abdul Haji went in to find his brother and ended up rescuing hundreds of people.
Latvian Velga Vitola raised a brown bear cub in her house - alongside her two young children.
And the acclaimed Dutch violinist, Janine Jansen, on making music with her family.
Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic.
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