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Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns 2

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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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 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman

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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 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. 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 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman

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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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jonathan Jackson & Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo by 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jonathan Jackson & Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo by 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jonathan Jackson & Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A man helps a displaced child from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) get on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A displaced family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seen on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A displaced woman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sits on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026. Press conference 2 days ahead of the opening race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in Soelden, Austria on October 23, 2025; Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA) during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup â Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women, Alpine Ski race in Solden, Italy, October 24 2025

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026. Press conference 2 days ahead of the opening race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in Soelden, Austria on October 23, 2025; FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026. Press conference 2 days ahead of the opening race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in Soelden, Austria on October 23, 2025; Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA) during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup â Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women, Alpine Ski race in Solden, Italy, October 24 2025

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026. Press conference 2 days ahead of the opening race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in Soelden, Austria on October 23, 2025; during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup â Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women, Alpine Ski race in Solden, Italy, October 24 2025

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup – Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026. Press conference 2 days ahead of the opening race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in Soelden, Austria on October 23, 2025; during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup â Press conference Italy Teams Men/Women, Alpine Ski race in Solden, Italy, October 24 2025

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Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season 3

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average.

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Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season 2

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average. This video was filmed inside the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train as it passed through Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average.

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco Fire Affects Quiroga And A Rua - Spain

Effects of the Larouco fire, on September 11, 2025, in Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The Larouco fire, which started on August 13, 2025, is the largest fire in the history of Galicia. It ravaged approximately 30,000 hectares for 11 days out of control and affected municipalities in Ourense and also Quiroga, in Lugo. The fire was declared stabilized on August 23, after mobilizing a large number of ground and air resources, including the Military Emergency Unit. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

View of the fire on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and arrived from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground to fires ravaging Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of the fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardano de Arriba) 08/23/2025 , on August 22, 2

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

A forest firefighter on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and those arriving from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground on the fires that have ravaged Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardano de Arriba) 08/23/20

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

A forest firefighter on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and those arriving from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground on the fires that have ravaged Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardano de Arriba) 08/23/20

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

A forest firefighter on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and those arriving from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground on the fires that have ravaged Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardano de Arriba) 08/23/20

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Wildfires in Spain - Favorable Evolution in Castilla y Leon

A forest firefighter on August 22, 2025, in Argayo, Leon, Castilla y Leon (Spain). Helped by falling temperatures and milder weather than in recent days, firefighting services, both regional and those arriving from other communities and other EU countries, are managing to gain ground on the fires that have ravaged Castilla y Leon for weeks, where they have already been grazed by the flames about 149,426 hectares, 41 percent of those affected throughout the country, according to the latest figure provided by Copernicus information system to which Europa Press has had access. All in all, Castilla y Leon continues to fight 25 uncontrolled fires, eight of them with a Potential Severity Index (IGR) 2, another four of grade 1 and thirteen more active, that is, in level 0, with the province of Leon at the head in terms of severity of fires, with a total of four (Llamas de la Cabrera, Barniedo de la Reina, Gestoso and Colinas del Campo Martín Moro), followed by Zamora (Porto) and Palencia (Cardano de Arriba) 08/23/20

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. A staff member operates a digger to repair a damaged road in Nantai Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, August 2, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. A villager cleans up silt in Liudaogou Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 1, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. Staff members from the State Grid Corporation of China carry a wire to repair power supply facilities in Nantai Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, August 2, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. Staff members operate a digger to clean up rocks in Zhujiagou Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 1, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. Villagers clean their home in Liudaogou Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 1, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. A staff member conducts disinfection operations in Nantai Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, August 2, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. A drone photo shows staff members from the State Grid Corporation of China repairing power supply facilities in Nantai Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, August 2, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Floods Aftermath in Northern China - Xinglong

At least 70 people have died in northern China after another bout of torrential rain triggered flooding, the latest in a series of extreme rainfall events in recent months. Between 23 and 29 July, Beijing and its surrounding areas recorded an average of 166mm, equivalent to the monthly norm.Floods also damaged roads and vital infrastructure, cutting off more than 130 rural villages and leading to the evacuation of more than 80,000 people from their homes. Villagers receive supplies in Nantai Village in Liudaohe Town, Xinglong County of north China's Hebei Province, August 2, 2025. Affected by heavy rainfall, some roads and houses were damaged in several villages in Liudaohe Town. In recent days, local authorities have organized efforts to carry out relief operations to restore roads, power supply and communication facilities, along with environmental disinfection measures. Photo by Wang Xiao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Junglia Okinawa theme park

NAKIJIN, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone shows Junglia Okinawa theme park in Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 23, 2025, two days before its opening. (Kyodo)

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Junglia Okinawa theme park

Photo shows an attraction at Junglia Okinawa theme park in Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 23, 2025, two days before its opening.

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Junglia Okinawa theme park

Photo taken from a drone shows Junglia Okinawa theme park in Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 23, 2025, two days before its opening.

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Junglia Okinawa theme park

The Junglia Tree is seen near the entrance of Junglia Okinawa theme park in Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 23, 2025, two days before its opening.

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Junglia Okinawa theme park

The Infinity Spa is pictured at Junglia Okinawa theme park in Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 23, 2025, two days before its opening.

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Turkey: Forest Fires Continue in Sakarya 2

Firefighting continued in Sakarya on Wednesday, July 23. The forest fire that started three days earlier in the wooded area between the Geyve and Pamukova districts spread to Bilecik Province due to strong winds, prompting the evacuation of several villages and the closure of a major highway.

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Turkey: Forest Fires Continue in Sakarya

Firefighting continued in Sakarya on Wednesday, July 23. The forest fire that started three days earlier in the wooded area between the Geyve and Pamukova districts spread to Bilecik Province due to strong winds, prompting the evacuation of several villages and the closure of a major highway.

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM