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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) chats with young player Sota Fujii in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retiring pro shogi player Hifumi Kato waves after his retirement press conference in Tokyo in June 2017. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato gives an interview in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) reviews his match against debutant Sota Fujii after being beaten by him in Tokyo in December 2016. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavaniposing during the red carpet of the movie "Franca: chaos and creation" at the 73rd International Film Festival of Venice (Mostra), Venice, on september 2nd, 2016. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Marco Piovanotto /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani attending the 'Franca Chaos and Creation' Premiere on the Lido in Venice, Italy as part of the 73rd Mostra, Venice International Film Festival on September 02, 2016. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani attending the Premiere of Nocturnal Animals as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, England on October 14, 2016. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani and his brother Giancarlo Garavani arriving at the Valentino show as a part of Paris Fashion Week Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2017 in Paris, France on October 02, 2016. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavaniposing during the red carpet of the movie "Franca: chaos and creation" at the 73rd International Film Festival of Venice (Mostra), Venice, on september 2nd, 2016. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Marco Piovanotto /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani at 73rd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2016. Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani at 73rd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2016. Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani at 73rd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2016. Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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10 years after deadly bus crash in central Japan

Photo taken Jan. 15, 2026, shows a cenotaph for the victims of a 2016 ski trip charter bus crash near the accident site in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, with flowers offered on its 10th anniversary the same day. The accident left 15 people dead and 26 injured, mostly college students.

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Finola Hughes & Anthony Geary General Hospital Post Emmy Party Held at the Argyle on May 1, 2016. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Tyler Christopher General Hospital Post Emmy Party Held at the Argyle on May 1, 2016. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Laura Wright General Hospital Post Emmy Party Held at the Argyle on May 1, 2016. @Steven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Laura Wright General Hospital Post Emmy Party Held at the Argyle on May 1, 2016. @Steven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Presides Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

The hosts for the celebration will be donated by the Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti Foundation through the project "Il senso del Pane" (The Meaning of Bread), which since 2016 has involved more than 300 prisoners each year in the creation of hosts destined for over 15,000 Italian and foreign dioceses, religious congregations, parishes, monasteries and Christian communities during a mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of Prisoners at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Presides Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

The hosts for the celebration will be donated by the Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti Foundation through the project "Il senso del Pane" (The Meaning of Bread), which since 2016 has involved more than 300 prisoners each year in the creation of hosts destined for over 15,000 Italian and foreign dioceses, religious congregations, parishes, monasteries and Christian communities during a mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of Prisoners at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Holy Jubilee Mass - Vatican

.The hosts for the celebration will be donated by the Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti Foundation through the project "Il senso del Pane" (The Meaning of Bread), which since 2016 has involved more than 300 prisoners each year in the creation of hosts destined for over 15,000 Italian and foreign dioceses, religious congregations, parishes, monasteries and Christian communities during a mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of Prisoners at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican , on December 14, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raul Malo 1965 - 2025

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, 60, died on December 8, 2025 in Tennessee. He died after a year-and-a-half-long battle with colon cancer.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— February 15, 2016 Los Angeles, Ca. The Mavericks The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Obama Honors Celebrities - Washington

US President Barack Obama presents architect Frank Gehry with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, November 22, 2016. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Obama Honors Celebrities - Washington

US President Barack Obama presents architect Frank Gehry with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, November 22, 2016. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016, IN BACKGROUND THE TOUR EIFFEL Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016, IN BACKGROUND THE TOUR EIFFEL Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016, IN BACKGROUND THE TOUR EIFFEL Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016, IN BACKGROUND THE TOUR EIFFEL Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE,PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, THE DOME OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY OF PARIS OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER (CSCOR), DESIGNED BY FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF PARIS OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER (CSCOR), DESIGNED BY FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016, WITH THE EIFFEL TOWER IN THE BACKGROUNDWILMOT Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Sainte Trinite Orthodox Cathedral

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER, BUILT BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN-MICHEL WILMOTTE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016, IN BACKGROUND THE TOUR EIFFEL Photo by JArry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olivier Rousteing Leaves Balmain After 14 Years

File photo - Designer Olivier Rousteing makes an appearance after the Balmain Homme show during Paris Men's Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2016/17 on January 23, 2016 in Paris, France. - Olivier Rousteing has stepped down as creative director of Balmain after 14 years. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

Cracked earth lines the edge of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A view of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

Cracked earth lines the edge of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A rifle lies on the cracked ground of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A discarded object is seen on the dried bed of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A spent shotgun shell rests on cracked soil at the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A view of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A view of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drying Wetland Fuels Dust Storm Crisis - Iran

A park ranger walks near the edge of the Eshtehard Wetland on January 5, 2016, in Eshtehard, Iran. Once a seasonal lake, the wetland has largely dried up due to prolonged drought, declining rainfall, and poor water management, becoming a growing source of dust pollution for nearby communities. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM