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Roma - Associazione Stampa estera, la società civile chiama al tavolo la politica

Roma - Associazione Stampa estera, la società civile chiama al tavolo la politica

FILE PHOTO - Journalist Sigfrido Ranucci speaks at the conference titled ‘Information, democratic emergency, media Freedom Act, Rai reform, conflict of interest, European social platform, no to the security decree, civil society calls politics to the table’ at the Foreign Press Association in Rome. Rome, Italy, April 15, 2025. Sigfrido Ranucci was the target of an attack on the night of Thursday, October 16 to Friday, October 17, 2025. A bomb destroyed his car in front of his home, located south of Rome. The explosion did not cause any casualties, as confirmed by the program “Report,” which the journalist presents on the public channel RAI 3. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Split After 19 Years of Marriage

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Split After 19 Years of Marriage

(FILE) Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban split after 19 years of marriage on Monday, September 29, 2025. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA - APRIL 15: Australian-American actress and producer Nicole Kidman and husband/Australian-American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter Keith Urban arrive at the 53rd Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Aix en Provence

Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Aix en Provence

UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy supported by Michele Allliot-Marie and Francois Fillon holds a political meeting and delivers his speech in a park of Aix en Provence, south of France on April 15, 2007. Photo by Patrick Bernard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Bear Sightings Surge Across Country, Fatalities Reported

Japan recorded 55 bear attacks between April and July 2025, leaving three people dead and dozens injured. Authorities say sightings have surged nationwide, including 154 cases in Tokyo by August 21, as a growing Asiatic black bear population increasingly pushes into towns and cities. This vides shows a bear spotted in Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan on August 15, 2025.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Momoko Kato (top) gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Kato and another shogi pro, Miran Nohara.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Miran Nohara gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Nohara and another shogi pro, Momoko Kato.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors pack the site of the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's "bon" summer holiday season. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million on Aug. 21.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors pack the site of the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's "bon" summer holiday season. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million on Aug. 21.

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[Breaking News]World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Visitors wait in line to enter pavilions at the World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2025. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million the previous day. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors wait in line to enter pavilions at the World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million the previous day.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors wait in line to enter pavilions at the World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2025. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million the previous day.

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Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) LAC DE SERRE-PONCON. THE RECORD LOW LEVEL REACHED BY THE LAKE WAS MEASURED ON 15 APRIL 2018 (NGF 732). THIS RESERVOIR IS THE RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERRE-PONCON DAM ON THE DURANCE RIVER IN 1959, JUST UNDER TWO KILOMETRES DOWNSTREAM OF ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE UBAYE. THE CREATION OF THIS BODY OF WATER NECESSITATED THE RELOCATION OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AS WELL AS THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 400 BUILDINGS AND TWO SUBMERGED VILLAGES. Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) LAC DE SERRE-PONCON. THE RECORD LOW LEVEL REACHED BY THE LAKE WAS MEASURED ON 15 APRIL 2018 (NGF 732). THIS RESERVOIR IS THE RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERRE-PONCON DAM ON THE DURANCE RIVER IN 1959, JUST UNDER TWO KILOMETRES DOWNSTREAM OF ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE UBAYE. THE CREATION OF THIS BODY OF WATER NECESSITATED THE RELOCATION OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AS WELL AS THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 400 BUILDINGS AND TWO SUBMERGED VILLAGES. Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) AERIAL VIEW (VUE AERIENNE) OF LAC DE SERRE-PONCON. THE RECORD LOW LEVEL REACHED BY THE LAKE WAS MEASURED ON 15 APRIL 2018 (NGF 732). THIS RESERVOIR IS THE RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERRE-PONCON DAM ON THE DURANCE RIVER IN 1959, JUST UNDER TWO KILOMETRES DOWNSTREAM OF ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE UBAYE. THE CREATION OF THIS BODY OF WATER NECESSITATED THE RELOCATION OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AS WELL AS THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 400 BUILDINGS AND TWO SUBMERGED VILLAGES. Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) AERIAL VIEW (VUE AERIENNE) OF LAC DE SERRE-PONCON. THE RECORD LOW LEVEL REACHED BY THE LAKE WAS MEASURED ON 15 APRIL 2018 (NGF 732). THIS RESERVOIR IS THE RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERRE-PONCON DAM ON THE DURANCE RIVER IN 1959, JUST UNDER TWO KILOMETRES DOWNSTREAM OF ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE UBAYE. THE CREATION OF THIS BODY OF WATER NECESSITATED THE RELOCATION OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AS WELL AS THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 400 BUILDINGS AND TWO SUBMERGED VILLAGES. Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) LAC DE SERRE-PONCON. THE RECORD LOW LEVEL REACHED BY THE LAKE WAS MEASURED ON 15 APRIL 2018 (NGF 732). THIS RESERVOIR IS THE RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERRE-PONCON DAM ON THE DURANCE RIVER IN 1959, JUST UNDER TWO KILOMETRES DOWNSTREAM OF ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE UBAYE. THE CREATION OF THIS BODY OF WATER NECESSITATED THE RELOCATION OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AS WELL AS THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 400 BUILDINGS AND TWO SUBMERGED VILLAGES. THE CREATION OF THIS BODY OF WATER NECESSITATED THE RELOCATION OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AS WELL AS THE DESTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 400 BUILDINGS AND TWO SUBMERGED VILLAGES. Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Suu Kyi in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) takes part in a tea ceremony with Sen Genshitsu (L), former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, at the Konnichian tea house in Kyoto on April 15, 2013. (Kyodo)

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Arles

Arles

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) ARLES. VAN GOGH FOUNDATION. INAUGURATED IN APRIL 2014, THE FOUNDATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE PAINTER VINCENT VAN GOGH. CAME TO SEEK THE LIGHT OF THE SOUTH, BETWEEN 1888 AND 1889, THE DUTCH PAINTER STAYED THERE FOR 15 MONTHS, AND PRODUCED MORE THAN 300 DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. Photo by Thiery Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

- A drone photo taken on April 28, 2025 shows a technician working on a 750-kilovolt (kV) power transmission line linking Qiemo and Ruoqiang in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China has finished construction of a 4,197-km extra-high voltage power transmission loop around the Tarim Basin, home to the country's largest desert, marking a major infrastructure milestone in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The final section of the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop, now the country's largest of its kind, was connected on Sunday, capping a 15-year project involving nine substations and nearly 10,000 steel towers, according to a subsidiary of State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., which constructed the project. Photo by Ma Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

- Staff members lay grass grids under a power transmission tower in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 24, 2025. China has finished construction of a 4,197-km extra-high voltage power transmission loop around the Tarim Basin, home to the country's largest desert, marking a major infrastructure milestone in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The final section of the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop, now the country's largest of its kind, was connected on Sunday, capping a 15-year project involving nine substations and nearly 10,000 steel towers, according to a subsidiary of State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., which constructed the project. Photo by Ma Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15 APRIL 2019. NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL RAVAGED BY FLAMES DURING RESTORATION WORKS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15 APRIL 2019. NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL RAVAGED BY FLAMES DURING RESTORATION WORKS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE.PARIS (75) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE ON 15 APRIL 2019) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. AERIAL VIEW AT MID-HEIGHT OF THE WEST FACADE AND THE PARVIS FROM THE NORTH WEST. THE ARROW IS 96 M AND THE TOWERS AT 69 M. NARROW AND VERY HIGH BAYS (OVER 16 M) GIVE THEM LIGHTNESS. THE FACADE MEASURES 43.5 M WIDTH. UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT, THE SEINE. ALTITUDE 60 M Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS NOTRE DAME DE PARIS OR THE VIRGIN OF THE PILLAR, IS A 1.80 M HIGH STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY, IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF LATE GOTHIC SCULPTURE AND IS THE MOST FAMOUS STATUE IN THE CATHEDRAL. FOLLOWING THE DRAMATIC FIRE ON 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT AS A MIRACLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR VIEWED FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE CHOIR. EXECUTED IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO RESTORE THE SANCTUARY OF DARKNESS AND FIND THE MYSTERY, THE SIDE WINDOWS DESCRIBE THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PARIS, INCLUDING SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL, WHEN THOSE OF THE APSE (TOP RIGHT) ADDRESS THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN. BOTTOM LEFT, THE TRANSEPT AND THE NAVE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR SEEN FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE APSE. WILLED BY LOUIS XIII IN APPRECIATION OF MOTHERHOOD ANNE OF AUSTRIA, BUT EXECUTED BY HIS SON LOUIS XIV, THE BAROQUE ALTAR HAS REGAINED DARKNESS AND MYSTERY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. ON STAINED GLASS, ART GLASS HIGHLIGHTED THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, AND ON THE SIDES, GAVE A FACE TO THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PARIS, INCLUDING SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE APSE OF THE CHOIR AND THE PIETA MADE BY NICOLAS COUSTOU. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. AT THE CROSSING OF THE TRANSEPT, THE BASE OF THE SPIRE RECREATED BY VIOLLET LE DUC IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND DECORATED WITH TWELVE COPPER STATUES OF THE APOSTLES - ALTITUDE 60 M (ARCHIVE PHOTO TAKEN BEFORE THE VIOLENT FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, WHICH RAVAGED THE CATHEDRAL'S ROOF STRUCTURE AND DURING WHICH THE SPIRE, ONE OF THE SYMBOLS OF PARIS AT 93 M HIGH, COLLAPSED). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE WEST FACADE OF NOTRE DAME IN LATE AFTERNOON, ILE DE LA CITE. ON THE COURT, THE ZERO KILOMETER POINT, WHICH MARKS THE INTERSECTION OF THE ROADS OF FRANCE. IN THE CENTER, THE ARROW (REBUILT IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE OLD, SHOT IN THE REVOLUTION) IS 96 METERS AND TOWERS 69 METERS. NARROW AND VERY HIGH BAYS (OVER 16 METERS) GIVE THEM LIGHTNESS. THE FACADE IS 43.5 METERS WIDE. AT THE FOREGROUND, L. TO R., ARCOLA STREET, THE SQUARE OF NOTRE DAME, THE SOUTH ARM OF THE SEINE AND QUAI DE MONTEBELLO. ON THE BACK GROUND L. TO R., THE CHURCH OF SAINT GERVAIS AND THE LATIN QUARTER. ALTITUDE 140 METERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. DETAIL OF THE UPPER PART OF THE ARROW, PEAKING AT 96 METERS. IT IS TOPPED BY A WEATHERVANE ROOSTER-SHAPED, MADE OF COPPER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE WEST FACADE OF NOTRE DAME IN LATE AFTERNOON, ILE DE LA CITE. ON THE COURT, THE ZERO KILOMETER POINT, WHICH MARKS THE INTERSECTION OF THE ROADS OF FRANCE. IN THE CENTER, THE ARROW (REBUILT IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE OLD, SHOT IN THE REVOLUTION) IS 96 METERS AND TOWERS 69 METERS. NARROW AND VERY HIGH BAYS (OVER 16 METERS) GIVE THEM LIGHTNESS. THE FACADE IS 43.5 METERS WIDE. AT THE FOREGROUND, L. TO R., ARCOLA STREET, THE SQUARE OF NOTRE DAME, THE SOUTH ARM OF THE SEINE AND QUAI DE MONTEBELLO. ON THE BACK GROUND L. TO R., THE CHURCH OF SAINT GERVAIS AND THE LATIN QUARTER. ALTITUDE 140 METERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. PARIS (75) EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF THE CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME (BEFORE THE TERRIBLE FIRE ON 15 APRIL 2019). THE WEST FACADE AT SUNRISE. IN THE CENTRE, THE ARROW ROSE TO 96 M AND THE TOWERS TO 69 M. IN THE FOREGROUND ON THE LEFT, RUE D'ARCOLE (ELEVATION 60 M). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. PARIS (75) EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF THE CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME (BEFORE THE TERRIBLE FIRE ON 15 APRIL 2019). THE WEST FACADE AT SUNRISE. IN THE CENTRE, THE ARROW ROSE TO 96 M AND THE TOWERS TO 69 M. IN THE FOREGROUND ON THE LEFT, RUE D'ARCOLE (ELEVATION 60 M). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

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File - Conclave at the Vatican

File - Conclave at the Vatican

File photo - Preparation of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for the conclave and the election of the new pope by the cardinals on April 15, 2005. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

A soft toy in a surgical mask is attached to a pole in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

Blood bags and medications are kept in a refrigerator in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

Nurse Snizhana stays in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

Nurse Snizhana stays in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

A healthcare worker carries a backpack in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

Nurse Snizhana stays in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

Mugs line the shelves in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

A soft toy in a surgical mask is attached to a pole in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

Surgical unit of underground hospital

People stay in a waiting room in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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