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     A humble Catholic nun on a bicycle is single-handedly changing the lives of former sex slaves and rape survivors in the Democratic Republic of Congo. You don't need much to change the world - just a bicycle, loaves of bread and a huge smile. For more than a decade, Catholic nun Sister Angelique Namaika has helped thousands of women and girls who have been kidnapped, raped and kept as sex slaves by the Lords Resistance Army in the north east region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The winner of the UN refugee agency's top humanitarian award is on a two week tour of Australia to thank donors for supporting her healing and rehabilitation work and raise awareness about gender violence. Between 2009-2014 she helped 2,000 women on her own, with the aid of her trusty bicycle and meagre resources, but last year with UNHCR fundraising she was able to expand her activities and assisted almost 3000 women. "Very often as a human I am overwhelmed (by the women...

    Display: The weightlifter had only a gold star to preserve his modesty Britain's Got Talent has had performing dogs and belly-dancing drag queens - but so far nothing has been stranger than this offering from the Norwegian version. An amateur weightlifter left the hosts of Norway's leading TV talent show gasping in shock, after he attempted a 'world record' completely naked. The 38-year-old man, known simply as 'Einar', is shown clad in a black dressing gown while bantering with the judges. He then whips it off to reveal his ample physique in all its naked glory, with only a gold star to hide his talents. His face puffing out with exertion, he then attempts to lift a giant red dumbell. Einar gives the judges only the briefest warning of what he had in mind. Before attempting the lift, he was asked if he felt nervous. "Not about this," he replied. "I am a bit nervous about my clothes." The blushes of female judges, who qui...

     Sky's the limit: This pair of luxury apartment blocks will be linked at 115-foot up by a suspended swimming pool The world's first "sky pool" has been unveiled - and it's high enough to give anyone a touch of vertigo. Towering far above the street balanced between two residential buildings in Nine Elms in London like a precarious nest, the sky pool isn't for everyone. But the newly-built swimming experience looks like it has to be tried if you're not bothered by heights. Situated in the capital's new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station, the 90ft long glass encased pool is suspended 10 storeys, or 110ft up. The pool is entirely transparent and structure free, 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1.2m.    All mod cons: The breathtaking suspended swimming pool named ‘Sky Pool’ will be at Embassy Gardens The world's first "sky pool" has been unveiled - and it's high enough to give an...