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Lightning is seen over the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on August 18, 2012.

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Lighting

Lightning is seen over the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on August 18, 2012.

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) attends a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican on August 30, 2022. - Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz is a progressive-leaning senior Vatican official who since 2012 has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) attends a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican on August 30, 2022. - Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz is a progressive-leaning senior Vatican official who since 2012 has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen posing during a portrait session, France on August 2, 2012. Photo by APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen posing during a portrait session, France on August 2, 2012. Photo by APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen posing during a portrait session, France on August 2, 2012. Photo by APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen posing during a portrait session, France on August 2, 2012. Photo by APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen

File - Jean-Marie Le Pen posing during a portrait session, France on August 2, 2012. Photo by APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is entering Madanjoo coal mine to start his working shift in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 24, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is seen after his working shift in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 24, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is seen after his working shift in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 24, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is seen after his working shift in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 24, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miner are entering Madanjoo coal mine to start their working shift in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 24, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miner are working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Iranian miners are resting outside Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 4, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miners are eating food in their dormitory in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miners are washing themselves while another miner is waiting in line after their working shift in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 24, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miner are working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - A group of Iranian miners are walking outside Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miner are working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is washing himself after his working shift in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - A group of Iranian miners are working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is entering Madanjoo coal mine to start his working shift in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Iranian miners are resting outside Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miner are working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - Two Iranian miner are working in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 21, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

Files - At Least 51 Dead In Coal Mine Explosion - Iran

File photo - An Iranian miner is using the telephone down in Madanjoo coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran on August 19, 2012. An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the mine in Tabas, 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran. The explosion occurred at 21:00 local time on Saturday September 21, 2024, state media said. South Khorasan's governor Javad Ghenaatzadeh said there were 69 workers in the blocks at the time of the explosion. Photo by Rahman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Paris 2024 Paralympic - Matt Stutzman

Matt Stutzman, American archer at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2024. He competed in the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, Stutzman uses his legs and feet for most of his activities, including archery. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated January 18, 2012 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Indian Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell via ABACAPRESS.COM

Former UK PM Cameron To Return As Foreign Secretary

Former UK PM Cameron To Return As Foreign Secretary

File photo dated August 4, 2012 shows Prime Minister David Cameron attends the Athletics on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium, in London, UK. Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country's new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron, 57, served as British prime minister from 2010 to 2016, resigning after the outcome of the Brexit referendum, when Britain voted to leave the European Union. Photo by Gouhier-Guibbaud-JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italian bond yields top 5 pct

STORY: Italian bond yields top 5 pct DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italy-related footage STORYLINE: Yields on Italian government bonds topped the 5 percent threshold for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, continuing a weeks-long trend that has seen yields pushed higher amid concerns over interest rates, economic growth and inflation. The government's benchmark ten-year bond yield peaked at 5.012 percent in early trading on secondary markets, before retreating slightly and closing Wednesday's session at 4.907 percent. The last time the yield on Italian government bonds was so high was in August 2012. Since then, bond yields in Italy have dropped and fluctuated for the past ten years before rising again in early 2021. Analysts said that the rise in bond yields across Europe over the last 18 months has been mostly powered by high inflation, stemming from an interruption in energy supplies due to the Ukraine crisis, and an in

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 23, 2023 - Members of the public perform the national anthem during the inauguration of the memorial plaque in remembrance of perished Taras Redkin, a fighter pilot of the 204th Oleksandr Pokryshkin Sevastopol Brigade of Tactical Aviation, at the school where the servicemen studied in 2012-2014, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Ukrainian fighter pilot Taras Redkin died after steering the plane away from a town in Mykolaiv Region on September 25, 2022. His MiG-29 aircraft was shot down by Russian invaders during a mission to locate and destroy Russian air defence systems.

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 23, 2023 - Servicemen stand to attention during the inauguration of the memorial plaque in remembrance of perished Taras Redkin, a fighter pilot of the 204th Oleksandr Pokryshkin Sevastopol Brigade of Tactical Aviation, at the school where the servicemen studied in 2012-2014, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Ukrainian fighter pilot Taras Redkin died after steering the plane away from a town in Mykolaiv Region on September 25, 2022. His MiG-29 aircraft was shot down by Russian invaders during a mission to locate and destroy Russian air defence systems.

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 23, 2023 - The inauguration of the memorial plaque in remembrance of perished Taras Redkin, a fighter pilot of the 204th Oleksandr Pokryshkin Sevastopol Brigade of Tactical Aviation, takes place at the school where the servicemen studied in 2012-2014, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Ukrainian fighter pilot Taras Redkin died after steering the plane away from a town in Mykolaiv Region on September 25, 2022. His MiG-29 aircraft was shot down by Russian invaders during a mission to locate and destroy Russian air defence systems.

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

Memorial plaque for Ukrainian military pilot Taras Redkin in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 23, 2023 - A man pays tribute to perished Taras Redkin, a fighter pilot of the 204th Oleksandr Pokryshkin Sevastopol Brigade of Tactical Aviation, during the inauguration of the memorial plaque at the school where the servicemen studied in 2012-2014, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Ukrainian fighter pilot Taras Redkin died after steering the plane away from a town in Mykolaiv Region on September 25, 2022. His MiG-29 aircraft was shot down by Russian invaders during a mission to locate and destroy Russian air defence systems.