Little Island, a new public park in Hudson River Park in New York City. The $260 million 'floating' park opened on Friday. AFP
Little Island, a new public park in Hudson River Park in New York City. The $260 million 'floating' park opened on Friday. AFP
Swiss Guards await the arrival of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican for a private audience with the Pope. AFP
Swiss Guards await the arrival of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican for a private audience with the Pope. AFP
A pedestrian walks along a deserted street after the government imposed travel restrictions and a lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
A pedestrian walks along a deserted street after the government imposed travel restrictions and a lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
Dancers dressed in Spider-Man costumes perform for passengers on the Saint Petersburg subway, in Russia. AFP
Dancers dressed in Spider-Man costumes perform for passengers on the Saint Petersburg subway, in Russia. AFP
Shinichiro Sekozawa, 89, a former ship's captain, poses for a portrait as he visits the Sugamo district, an area popular with the Japanese elderly, in Tokyo, Japan, Japan. Reuters
Shinichiro Sekozawa, 89, a former ship's captain, poses for a portrait as he visits the Sugamo district, an area popular with the Japanese elderly, in Tokyo, Japan, Japan. Reuters
Local resident Aisha Ali Mohammed, 75, sorts through donated clothes to be distributed among migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north coast of Africa. AP Photo
Local resident Aisha Ali Mohammed, 75, sorts through donated clothes to be distributed among migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north coast of Africa. AP Photo
An aerial view of lettering which translates from Spanish as 'Missing Persons', referring to people reported missing during anti-government protests, in Bogota, Colombia. AFP
An aerial view of lettering which translates from Spanish as 'Missing Persons', referring to people reported missing during anti-government protests, in Bogota, Colombia. AFP
The remains of a person executed between 1936 and 1939 during the Spanish Civil War, in a mass grave in Viznar, near Granada, Spain. An archaeological investigation is being carried out in the area, where hundreds of people could lie buried in mass graves. AFP
The remains of a person executed between 1936 and 1939 during the Spanish Civil War, in a mass grave in Viznar, near Granada, Spain. An archaeological investigation is being carried out in the area, where hundreds of people could lie buried in mass graves. AFP
Inquisitive cows stand at a fence near the village of Eghezee, Belgium. Reuters
Inquisitive cows stand at a fence near the village of Eghezee, Belgium. Reuters

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The first Soroptimists club was founded in Oakland, California in 1921. The name comes from the Latin word soror which means sister, combined with optima, meaning the best.

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Since then the group has grown exponentially around the world and is officially affiliated with the United Nations. The organisation also counts Queen Mathilde of Belgium among its ranks.

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