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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

(A harvester reaps wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-meter-deep

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2024. Zelkova trees lining a 450-meter street are lit up with about 450,000 LED lights, with about 1.6 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2024. Zelkova trees lining a 450-meter street are lit up with about 450,000 LED lights, with about 1.6 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows many visitors including parents with children enjoying an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22.

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows many visitors including parents with children enjoying an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22.

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Many visitors including parents with children enjoy an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22.

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Many visitors including parents with children enjoy an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken with a super telephoto lens from a Kyodo News helicopter shows visitors at the 450-meter-high observation deck of the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 23, 2012. The weather cleared a day after rainy weather on the tower's opening to the public.

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Chinese-built Makupa Bridge launched in Mombasa, Kenya

STORY: Chinese-built Makupa Bridge launched in Mombasa, Kenya DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: MOMBASA, Kenya CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday launched the Chinese-built Makupa Bridge in Kenya's Mombasa county. The 450-meter-long Makupa Bridge replaced the 1929 Makupa Causeway that was prone to heavy traffic congestion and became a threat to the marine ecosystem. China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) was the main contractor for the construction of the bridge. The Makupa Causeway was one of three roads linking the Mombasa Island with the mainland. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mombasa, Kenya. (XHTV)

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows many visitors including parents with children enjoying an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows many visitors including parents with children enjoying an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Many visitors including parents with children enjoy an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Skytree 1st weekend

TOKYO, Japan - Many visitors including parents with children enjoy an extensive view of the capital from the highest platform, the 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria, open to the public in the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 26, 2012, the start of the first weekend since its opening on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken with a super telephoto lens from a Kyodo News helicopter shows visitors at the 450-meter-high observation deck of the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 23, 2012. The weather cleared a day after rainy weather on the tower's opening to the public. (Kyodo)