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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces demolish a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces stand in formation after demolishing a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces demolish a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces demolish a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces demolish a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces demolish a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces demolish a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A view shows the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A Palestinian man stands among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from reaching a factory as they prepare to demolish it in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians walk among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A Palestinian man sits among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces launch tear gas after demolishing a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A view shows the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A Palestinian man sits among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians walk among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians walk among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces stand in formation after demolishing a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A view shows the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians walk among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians walk among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces launch tear gas after demolishing a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

A view shows the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians walk among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces leave with military vehicles after demolishing a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Palestinians sit among the debris of a factory demolished by Israeli forces with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Factory - Palestine

Israeli forces stand in formation after demolishing a factory with heavy machinery in the industrial area of Beit Ula village, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on December 3, 2025. The 3,000-square-meter facility, owned by Samir Ghanem, was razed for allegedly lacking building permits. Ghanem estimated losses at $2.5 million. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker tests products at a workshop of a smart water meter manufacturing company in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - Workers weld in a workshop of a smart water meter manufacturing company in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker tests products at a workshop of a smart water meter manufacturing company in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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A Smart Water Meter Company in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 11, 2024 - A worker assembles a smart water meter at a workshop in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China's Shandong province, April 11, 2024. On May 11, the National Bureau of Statistics released data, in April 2024, the national industrial producer prices fell by 2.5% year on year.

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Thai capital Bangkok reports unsafe levels of air pollution

STORY: Thai capital Bangkok reports unsafe levels of air pollution SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bangkok STORYLINE: Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported unsafe levels of air pollution in all parts of Bangkok on Wednesday, prompting calls for remote work to combat excessive dust particles. Private sector and state agencies are urged to consider allowing their staff to work from home until the weekend as PM 2.5 pollution in the Thai capital and its surrounding areas is projected to worsen in the next two days due to air stagnation and increased fire hotspots, the PCD said in a statement. Unhealthy to very unhealthy levels of PM 2.5 pollutants, ranging from 58-105 micrograms per cubic meter, were detected in the Bangkok metropolitan region on Wednesday, according to the PCD. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) also reached out to its agencies

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(240126) -- XI'AN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 21, 2024 shows a train carrying 500-meter steel rails arriving at the track-laying base of the China Railway 11th Bureau Group in Yanliang District of Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Shaanxi Province has weathered several rounds of cold waves so far this winter, with temperatures plummeting to minus 26 degrees Celsius in Yan'an City, but constructors are still beating the adverse weather with normal operations at the construction site along the Xi'an-Yan'an High-Speed Railway. Spanning over about 299 km, this railway is the first of its kind built for the old revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi. Upon completion, it is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour. This holds significance in consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation for old revolutionary base areas, advancing rural revitalization on all fronts, and fostering a new paradigm

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Global biz leader's 1st stop in 2024: German meter manufacturer confident on China's market prospect

STORY: Global biz leader's 1st stop in 2024: German meter manufacturer confident on China's market prospect SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of employees working at Zenner's factory in Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER LEHMANN, President of Minol-ZENNER Group STORYLINE: Alexander Lehmann, chairman of a leading German meter manufacturer, said that his company has kept increasing its investment in China, as the country remains an outstanding investment destination with rosy innovation. Lehmann chose China as the destination of his first global business trip in 2024. In the first half of 2023, Minol-ZENNER Group established a foreign-funded research and development (R&D) center in Shanghai and continued to increase its investment on R&D in China. With strong R&D, production and manufacturing capabilities, the group's output value in China has reached about 2.5 billion yuan (about 349 million U.

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'Silent Struggle' Giant Sculpture - Rotterdam

A 2.5 by 4 meter statue of a crouching youth wearing a bright yellow hoody arrives and installed in Rotterdam, after Amsterdam, on October 25, 2023. The sculpture is called 'Silent Struggle' and was made by the artist Saskia Stolz, founder of the art platform Power of Art House . A giant statue of a youngster in a bright yellow coat sitting down in an attitude of despair will be calling attention to the problem of depression and suicide among young people in the coming months. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM