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Government rice stockpile

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows packaged rice from a government stockpile at a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores. The company has procured 15,000 tons of the stockpiled rice harvested in 2022 and plans to sell it at 2,000 yen per 5 kilograms, excluding tax, amid soaring prices.

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Government rice stockpile

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows packaged rice from a government stockpile at a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores. The company has procured 15,000 tons of the stockpiled rice harvested in 2022 and plans to sell it at 2,000 yen per 5 kilograms, excluding tax, amid soaring prices.

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Vendors sell fruit and vegetables along a busy street in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 13, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Vendors sell fruit and vegetables along a busy street in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 13, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Debretsion Gebremichael, Ethiopia’s ex-deputy prime minister and leader of the TPLF (Tigray People's Liberation Front), poses for the camera in his office in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 13, 2025. Following the suspension of USAID and sweeping aid cuts under the Trump administration, food distributions in IDP camps like 70 Kare have fallen from 15 to just 9 kilograms per person, while soaring medication costs have left Tigray’s displaced communities increasingly vulnerable and underserved. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

People walk through an intersection in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 2, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

People walk along the road linking the city of Adwa to Mariam Shewito, Ethiopia, on March 31, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flying car tested in N China

STORY: Flying car tested in N China SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: LANGFANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flying car STORYLINE: The XPeng X2 flying car successfully completed on Sunday a test flight in Langfang City, north China's Hebei Province. This flying car can cruise for approximately 25 minutes. It has an empty weight of 680 kilograms and a maximum payload of 160 kilograms. The vehicle is designed for altitudes of up to 1,000 m and flight speeds of up to 130 km/h. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Langfang, China. (XHTV)

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Big cabbages harvested in Hokkaido's Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People harvest big cabbages, measuring 50-60 centimeters in diameter and weighing 10-15 kilograms, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Big cabbages harvested in Hokkaido's Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People harvest big cabbages, measuring 50-60 centimeters in diameter and weighing 10-15 kilograms, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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New Year tea ceremony

NARA, Japan - Worshipers at Saidai-ji, a temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, enjoy green tea served in cups with a diameter of 30-40 centimeters and weighing about 5 kilograms, at an annual New Year tea ceremony on Jan. 15, 2014.

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New Year tea ceremony

NARA, Japan - Worshipers at Saidai-ji, a temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, enjoy green tea served in cups with a diameter of 30-40 centimeters and weighing about 5 kilograms, at an annual New Year tea ceremony on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Ceremony to drink tea from huge bowl

NARA, Japan - A girl attempts to drink green tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first ''Ochamori'' traditional tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. The bowls used in the ceremony, which dates back more than 750 years, measure around 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh more than 5 kilograms.

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Robot climbing ladder

OSAKA, Japan - A robot climbs a ladder during a demonstration in Osaka on Oct. 26, 2010. The Yume Robo, 1.4 meters tall and 35 kilograms in weight, has been shown at the Japanese Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo. A group of 15 small companies in Osaka Prefecture developed the humanoid.

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Kid has New Year sip from huge tea bowl

NARA, Japan - A child drinks tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first traditional ''Ochamori'' tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2010. The bowls, used in the ceremony which dates back more than 750 years, each measure 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh 5-7 kilograms.

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New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

NARA, Japan - A woman drinks tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first traditional ''Ochamori'' tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2010. The bowls, used in the ceremony which dates back more than 750 years, each measure 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh 5-7 kilograms.

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Huge New Year's bowl tea ceremony held in Nara

NARA, Japan - A woman is helped by another next to her to drink ''maccha'' green tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first gathering of the traditional ''Ochamori'' tea ceremony, believed to date back to the 13th century, at Saidaiji Temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Jan. 15. Several bowls measuring 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter and weighing 5 to 7 kilograms were used in the ceremony about 20 people took part in.

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Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. unveils a pure gold ''Ebisu'' figure, or god of business prosperity, for sale on Dec. 26 in Osaka. The figure, 40 centimeters high and 15 kilograms in weight, will be put on sale starting Jan. 2 at 80 million yen.

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New Year's tea ceremony with huge bowls at Nara temple

NARA, Japan - Pilgrims attend a New Year's tea ceremony at the Saidaiji temple in Nara on Jan. 15 that involves huge tea bowls measuring 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter. The bowls weigh as much as 7 kilograms each -- so heavy that some female pilgrims required assistance when sipping the powdered green tea.

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120 kg of stimulant drug seized from gang leader's car

TOKYO, Japan - Police show off in Tokyo on June 15 about 120 kilograms of stimulant drugs, the second largest haul this year, allegedly seized from the car of Hiroyasu Kitajima, leader of a gang affiliated with Inagawa-kai, one of the nation's largest crime syndicates. The drugs were seized after police arrested Kitajima and Wang Li-wei, a Taiwanese waiter who is believed to be a member of a Taiwan gang.

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4 in Aichi Pref. nabbed for smuggling drugs from H.K.

NAGOYA, Japan - Police in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16 display for the media some 70 kilograms of amphetamines allegedly smuggled into Japan from Hong Kong. Four people, including Kiyosada Isobe, a 59-year-old inn owner, were arrested on suspicion of smuggling the drugs by concealing them inside a cardboard box containing Shanghai crabs that arrived at Nagoya airport from Hong Kong on Dec. 15.

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Man nabbed over smuggling drugs in form of folk art

NARITA, Japan - Customs officials at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 15 show two plaques made of about 9.3 kilograms of cannabis resin. They were allegedly found in the possession of Robin Jenkins, a 41-year-old Dutch man who arrived at the airport from Johannesburg, South Africa, via Singapore on Nov. 27. The haul has a street value of 74.4 million yen.

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Unmanned kite plane used to observe volcanic activity at Mt. Usu

ABUTA, Japan - The Meteorological Agency on April 24 employs an unmanned kite plane equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) to observe volcanic activity at Mt. Usu, southwestern Hokkaido. Strong winds, however, forced the agency to cancel the observation. The light plane, 2.1 meters long, 2.8 meters across and weighing about 15 kilograms, is capable of automatically flying on a programmed flight route.

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China's "grain barn" to embrace bumper harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" to embrace bumper harvest DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the harvest land in Heilongjiang 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): REN YANJUN, General manager of Baoquanling Branch of Heilongjiang Agriculture Company Limited STORYLINE: Across China, the autumn harvest is in full swing. In northeast China, Heilongjiang Province, which is dubbed China's "grain barn," is poised for another bumper harvest. Heilongjiang has remained China's top grain producer for 12 years in succession. In 2021, Heilongjiang saw its 18th consecutive bumper year, with a grain harvest of more than 78.68 billion kilograms. Over the past decade, the province has developed 91.41 million mu (over 6 million hectares) of high-standard farmland, laying a solid foundation for national food security. Heilongjiang has also achieved a 98-percent mechanization rate in farming. Technologies such as biological breeding and intelligent agricultural machi

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India's space body says newly-launched small satellites "no longer usable"

STORY: India's space body says newly-launched small satellites "no longer usable" DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission (courtesy of Indian Space Research Organization) STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday said the two small satellites launched earlier in the day are "no longer usable." The Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the AzadiSAT (Independence Satellite) developed by school students, were put into orbit, but the "orbit achieved was less than expected," said the ISRO. The AzadiSAT is a CubeSat developed by 750 girl students to mark the 75th anniversary of India's independence on Aug. 15, according to media reports. "AzadiSAT is an 8U CubeSat weighing around 8 kilograms. It carried 75 different payloads each weighing around 50 grams and conducting femto-experiments. Girl students from rural regions across the country were provided guidance to build

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MEMO Technos' collaborative robot "Loux Pro".

The robot for the work section can be changed according to the user's specifications. The company aims to receive orders for 10 systems a year. The size of the robot is approximately 795 mm (width), 1405 mm (height) and 710 mm (depth). It weighs 230 kilograms. It has a payload of 15 kilograms. On a full charge, the arm part can operate for one hour and the mobile part for 13 hours. The robot can move without any track or markings and automatically connects to the charging device when needed. The twin-armed robot of the working part has a total of seven axes, and teaching work is relatively easy because it has a direct teaching function that teaches movement by holding the arm. Since the robot can work together with a person, it can be used to help pack boxes beside a worker, or to take the place of a worker when a vacancy occurs. (Photo taken on March 2, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Golden Coach Exhibition At Amsterdam Museum - Amsterdam

The restored Golden Coach is in the Amsterdam museum and is part of an exhibition about the coach. The Golden Coach, which weighs more than 2,800 kilograms, will be on display to the public from June 18 to February 27, 2022 as the centerpiece of the exhibition of the same name. Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15, 2021. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM