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Images from some of our most popular global stories of 2023 (left to right): A woman from Brazil's Awa people holds her bow and arrow after a hunt; an artificial intelligence program made this fake photo to fulfill a request for "doctors help children in Africa" — AI added the giraffe; researchers are learning that a stranger's hello can do more than just brighten your day. Scott Wallace/Getty Images, Midjourney Bot Version 5.1. Annotation by NPR, David Rowland/AP hide caption

Amelia Ngola, 30, marks out the location of a suspected landmine before beginning to excavate the area in a minefield in Benguela province, Angola. The first step is to dig down and find out if it was a mine that set off her mine detector or something else — say, a rusty soda can or an old bullet casing. If it is indeed a mine, then it will be marked with stakes and signs until it's destroyed. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption