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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service 52 days after quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2026, shows a shinkansen bullet train running in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, marking the full-route resumption of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line service 52 days after a massive earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near damaged houses in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train running near a damaged house in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes full-route service

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2026. The bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route that day for the first time in 52 days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July.

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government are deployed to the border areas with Lebanon in al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government are deployed to the border areas with Lebanon in al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Fighting erupted along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed

Defense Ministry forces of the new Syrian government shell border towns of Lebanon from al-Qusayr, Syria on March 18, 2023. The clashes between Syria and Lebanon, that have reportedly left 10 people dead and 52 wounded, erupted when three Syrian soldiers were killed in Lebanon. Syrian government claims the three were kidnapped, taken into Lebanon, and killed by Hezbollah, but Hezbollah denies involvement. Syria and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire after two days of clashes. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Justine Mettraux poses with British skipper Pip Hare, French skipper Nicolas Lunven, Catherine Chabaud (French skipper, member of the EU parliament, and first woman ever to finish an around-the-world solo race), and Isabelle Autissier, (French navigator, first woman to have completed a solo round the world race in 1991) during her arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025, in the Vendee Globe 2024 race. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvians celebrate annual Midsummer Festival

STORY: Latvians celebrate annual Midsummer Festival SHOOTING TIME: June 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Riga CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Midsummer Festival celebrations in Latvia STORYLINE: People in Latvia on Sunday and Monday celebrated the annual Midsummer Festival, singing folksongs, making flower wreaths and lighting bonfires. Summer solstice, with the longest day and shortest night of a year, is Latvians' largest family festival, which is usually celebrated outside of city by bonfires. The Latvian midsummer celebration is called either Ligo or Jani. Ligo refers to the midsummer night (June 23) whereas Jani is the following day (June 24). Both days are national holidays in Latvia and the biggest celebration of the year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Riga. (XHTV)

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Turkish police nab 36 IS suspects across country

STORY: Turkish police nab 36 IS suspects across country SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations of Turkish police to detain 36 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) across 11 provinces in the country (courtesy of the Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 36 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) over the past three days, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. The suspects were captured as part of "Operation Heroes-45" across 11 provinces in the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Yerlikaya said that Türkiye will not allow any terrorist to disrupt the peace, unity and solidarity of the country. In the operation, the police also seized a significant amount of foreign currencies, as well as digital materials and documents, he said. Video footage posted on the Turkish minister's X account showed po

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Indonesia sends off hospital ship for aid mission in Gaza

STORY: Indonesia sends off hospital ship for aid mission in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sending-off ceremony STORYLINE: Indonesia here on Thursday sent off a hospital ship for a humanitarian mission in the Gaza Strip, where the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in the region has reportedly killed more than 24,000 people and injured more than 61,000 people since its outbreak in October last year. The ship with more than 200 crews on board is carrying humanitarian aid, including medicines, blankets, clothes, milk, biscuits, mineral water and instant noodles, to the Egyptian city of El Arish, which borders Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip. The government has set a target for the ship to return to Jakarta 52 days after its departure. "This is our proof of support to Palestinians in their struggle to defend themselves ... We continue to help with what we can do for them," the country's Defence Mini

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China's Tianjin Port launches direct route for Chilean cherry imports

STORY: China's Tianjin Port launches direct route for Chilean cherry imports SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16/17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the port 2. various of cherry imports 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YAN, Manager of a local container terminal company STORYLINE: North China's Tianjin Port has launched a new direct shipping route to facilitate cherry imports from Chile, marking the first direct shipping service for Latin American cherries to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, said the port authorities. A container vessel loaded with over 2,000 tonnes of Chilean cherries arrived at Tianjin Port on Tuesday evening, marking the maiden trip via the new service. Another two ships carrying over 5,800 tonnes of cherries and other seasonal products are expected to dock at the port within the next few days. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI YAN, Manager of a local container terminal company "This is the first time in Tianjin that we have

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Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

A woman was captured walking past an anti-US mural outside the 'Den of Spies' museum in Tehran, formerly the U.S. embassy, on November 3, 2023. This date marked the day before the 44th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, when Islamist students took 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. This pivotal event severed diplomatic relations and initiated decades of mutual hostility. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

An Iranian woman, not wearing the mandatory headscarf, walked past an anti-US mural outside the 'Den of Spies' museum in Tehran, formerly the U.S. embassy, on November 3, 2023. This date marked the day before the 44th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, when Islamist students took 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. This pivotal event severed diplomatic relations and initiated decades of mutual hostility. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

A woman was captured walking past an anti-US mural outside the 'Den of Spies' museum in Tehran, formerly the U.S. embassy, on November 3, 2023. This date marked the day before the 44th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, when Islamist students took 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. This pivotal event severed diplomatic relations and initiated decades of mutual hostility. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

A picture captured the reenactment of a hostage crisis scene within the building that once housed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, now known as the 'Den of Spies' museum, on October 25, 2023. This historical event preceded the 44th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, during which Islamist students captured and held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. The crisis not only resulted in a severance of diplomatic relations but also paved the way for decades of mutual hostility. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

A picture captured the reenactment of a hostage crisis scene within the building that once housed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, now known as the 'Den of Spies' museum, on October 25, 2023. This historical event preceded the 44th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, during which Islamist students captured and held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. The crisis not only resulted in a severance of diplomatic relations but also paved the way for decades of mutual hostility. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

Former US Embassy Turned Museum - Tehran

A picture captured the reenactment of a hostage crisis scene within the building that once housed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, now known as the 'Den of Spies' museum, on October 25, 2023. This historical event preceded the 44th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, during which Islamist students captured and held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days. The crisis not only resulted in a severance of diplomatic relations but also paved the way for decades of mutual hostility. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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