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RECAP: Southern Thailand Hit by Deadly Floods, Hat Yai Records Record Rain

Catastrophic floods have battered southern Thailand, affecting more than 3 million people and causing over 100 deaths across the region. Hat Yai has experienced “the heaviest rain in 300 years,” prompting a disaster declaration.

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the 9th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award to the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez (c), together with the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente (2I), at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the 9th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award, together with the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente (r), at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the 9th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award to the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez (c), together with the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente (d), at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Felipe VI presents the XIX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career - Madrid

King Felipe VI during the award ceremony of the IX Kingdom of Spain Award for Business Career Achievement, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on December 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). In this edition, the award was received by the honorary president of Galletas Gullón, María Teresa Rodríguez, a company that was founded in 1892 and which she led from 1983, after the death of her husband, José Manuel Gullón, until her retirement in 2019. Galletas Gullón is today the only family-owned cookie company that remains in the sector with a turnover of more than 300 million euros per year and a presence in more than 120 countries. In addition to her outstanding business career, María Teresa Rodríguez has promoted philanthropic initiatives in the field of education, employment generation and community development. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Factory of Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - China

A worker inspects the quality of a string instrument at a warehouse in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, August 19, 2025. Suning County in Hebei Province is now home to over 300 musical instruments enterprises, providing jobs for over 15,000 people and producing more than 1 million instruments annually in over 200 varieties. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Factory of Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - China

A worker makes traditional Chinese musical instruments at a factory in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, August 19, 2025. Suning County in Hebei Province is now home to over 300 musical instruments enterprises, providing jobs for over 15,000 people and producing more than 1 million instruments annually in over 200 varieties. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Factory of Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - China

A worker makes a violin at a factory in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, August 19, 2025. Suning County in Hebei Province is now home to over 300 musical instruments enterprises, providing jobs for over 15,000 people and producing more than 1 million instruments annually in over 200 varieties. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Factory of Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - China

A worker makes a traditional Chinese musical instrument at a factory in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, August 19, 2025. Suning County in Hebei Province is now home to over 300 musical instruments enterprises, providing jobs for over 15,000 people and producing more than 1 million instruments annually in over 200 varieties. Photo by Xinhua/Mu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Photovoltaic And Energy Storage In Dongying City - China

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. Photo by Guo Xulei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A worker takes down freshly oxidized aluminum ferrules from a rack at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers arrange brush bristles at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers perform anodizing treatment on aluminum ferrules at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A staff member livestreams in the studio of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

This photo taken on June 18, 2025 shows makeup brushes made by a manufacturing company in Luyi, central China's Henan Province. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ad giant Dentsu fined 300 mil. yen over Tokyo Olympics bid-rigging

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2025, shows the building housing the headquarters of leading Japanese advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. in Tokyo. The Tokyo District Court fined the company 300 million yen ($1.94 million) the same day for its role in bid-rigging related to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Ad giant Dentsu fined 300 mil. yen over Tokyo Olympics bid-rigging

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows the building housing the headquarters of leading Japanese advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. in Tokyo. The Tokyo District Court fined the company 300 million yen ($1.94 million) the same day for its role in bid-rigging related to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Ad giant Dentsu fined 300 mil. yen over Tokyo Olympics bid-rigging

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows the building housing the headquarters of leading Japanese advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. in Tokyo. The Tokyo District Court fined the company 300 million yen ($1.94 million) the same day for its role in bid-rigging related to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Year-end lottery tickets on sale in Japan

Photo taken Nov. 20, 2024, shows wads of year-end "Jumbo" lottery tickets at a booth in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, as sales of the 300 yen lottery began the same day across Japan. Purchasers can win up to 1 billion yen ($6.48 million), including before and after prizes.

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