A man walks at Plaza Mayor square in Madrid, Spain. Reuters
A man walks at Plaza Mayor square in Madrid, Spain. Reuters
A Ugandan activist and government critic is arrested by police officers in Kampala. AFP
A Ugandan activist and government critic is arrested by police officers in Kampala. AFP
An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters
An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters
Pro-democracy MP Lam Cheung-ting is carried out of the chamber by security guards during a scuffle with pro-Beijing politicians at a the Legislative Council meeting in Hong Kong, China. EPA
Pro-democracy MP Lam Cheung-ting is carried out of the chamber by security guards during a scuffle with pro-Beijing politicians at a the Legislative Council meeting in Hong Kong, China. EPA
A dog called 'Nino' stays next to a child in an alley in the San Agustin neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
A dog called 'Nino' stays next to a child in an alley in the San Agustin neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
A cook shows biscuits depicting emojis wearing protective face masks at a cake shop in Blitar, East Java Province, Indonesia. Reuters
A cook shows biscuits depicting emojis wearing protective face masks at a cake shop in Blitar, East Java Province, Indonesia. Reuters
Artists from the group 'Art Attack' paint a mural depicting Darna, a fictional Filipino comics superhero, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images
Artists from the group 'Art Attack' paint a mural depicting Darna, a fictional Filipino comics superhero, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images
Huawei employees eat their lunch in a cafeteria at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province. AFP
Huawei employees eat their lunch in a cafeteria at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province. AFP
Pope Francis walks inside St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to lead a private mass in a side chapel. Reuters
Pope Francis walks inside St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to lead a private mass in a side chapel. Reuters

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Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”

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